Golisano gives $50M to University of Maryland Children’s Hospital

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Tom Golisano donates $50 million to the University of Maryland Children’s Hospital , the largest gift in UMMS history.

The donation joins a $253 million campaign forming the Golisano Children’s Alliance, linking top pediatric hospitals nationwide.

The alliance will promote collaboration in research, technology and best practices across children’s hospitals.

Golisano’s lifetime philanthropic giving now exceeds $1 billion.

When officials at the University of Maryland Children’s Hospital in Baltimore received a letter inviting them to apply for up to $50 million in charitable funding from Rochester philanthropist Tom Golisano, Bert W. O’Malley Jr. wasn’t sure what to think.

“Is this real or is this a phishing thing?” wondered O’Malley, executive vice president for a