Catalyst
Flexible Gifts Maximize Donor Impact
Catalyst / Dec 09, 2024
The Art of High-Impact Philanthropy
Catalyst / Dec 06, 2024
From Innovation to Impact
Catalyst / Dec 06, 2024
Giving Extends Emergency Care
Contributors to Cedars-Sinai expand the medical center’s capacity to provide life-saving emergency care.
Catalyst / Dec 06, 2024
Champions for Cancer Cures
High-powered philanthropic investment is positioning Cedars-Sinai Cancer to reshape our approach to the disease.
Catalyst / Dec 06, 2024
Pioneering Advances in Surgery
Jim and Eleanor Randall and the Randall Family Foundation have given a $100 million gift to the Cedars-Sinai Department of Surgery to propel innovation.
Catalyst / Dec 02, 2024
Hope for Better Healthcare
Venture capitalist Douglas Shooker became a founding donor to the Board of Governors Innovation Center to bolster support for its groundbreaking research.
Catalyst / Jun 06, 2024
Emerging Heroes
For Rena and Barry Plost, philanthropy is an essential part of living. Barry and Rena Plost fund a special ER center to ensure quality care is available to an increasing number of seniors in need.
Catalyst / Jun 05, 2024
Far-Reaching Impact on Autoimmune Disease
A major gift from The Kao Family Foundation is accelerating advances in the fight against autoimmune diseases and reshaping the landscape of patient care.
Catalyst / Jun 04, 2024
An Act of Trust and Love
A bequest from Susanne and Ervin Bard becomes the largest single gift – and the biggest legacy gift – in Cedars-Sinai history.
Catalyst / Jun 03, 2024
Medical Ethics in a Digital Age
Brennan Spiegel, MD, has been named the inaugural holder of the George and Dorothy Gourrich Chair in Digital Health Ethics. The endowed chair will advance the study of treatments using virtual reality and artificial intelligence.
Catalyst / Jun 01, 2024
Inspiring Future Doctors
The Ray Charles Foundation has gifted the Neuro Scholars Program a second $1 million donation to support the training of future Neurosurgeons.
Catalyst / Jun 01, 2024
Committed to the Cause
In 1984, Leslie Pam, PhD and his wife, Ann Petersen—both therapists—set out to donate $1 million to Cedars-Sinai. It was a concrete objective with a long-term horizon. Nearly four decades later, they achieved their objective—a testament, Leslie says, to “the power of a small donor to make a big difference.”
Catalyst / May 31, 2024
Two Voices, One Vision
For philanthropists and unlikely friends Don Levin and Tom Gordon, giving to Cedars-Sinai is a natural expression of gratitude, respect and a shared belief in the power of medicine to advance the common good.
Catalyst / May 30, 2024
Planned Giving: An Enduring Legacy
Bequests and other estate-planning vehicles allow Cedars-Sinai to build a legacy of exceptional care that spans generations. This year, the medical center received the largest single gift—and the biggest legacy gift—in its nearly 125-year history.
Catalyst / Dec 04, 2023