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A simple philosophy — Make a Difference — has guided the Grainger family’s relationship with Mayo Clinic for four generations. Now as Philanthropic Partners, the Thomas and Elizabeth Grainger family is carrying that legacy forward through a $75 million gift in support of Bold. Forward. Unbound. in Rochester.
"We feel privileged and proud to team with an organization that has delivered the best healthcare on the planet for more than 160 years, and is positioned to do even more, even faster and even better,” Thomas Grainger shares.
Thomas’ grandfather, William W. Grainger, founded the industrial supply company W.W. Grainger in 1927 and was a loyal patient of Mayo Clinic. His parents, David and Juli, were also longtime patients and supported a broad spectrum of projects at Mayo Clinic via the Grainger Foundation.
In recognition of this generous gift, Mayo Clinic will name the Grainger Building, a state-of-the-art logistics facility that will seamlessly deliver essential resources to care teams in the new clinical buildings planned as part of Bold. Forward. Unbound. in Rochester.
We feel privileged and proud to team with an organization that has delivered the best healthcare on the planet for more than 160 years, and is positioned to do even more, even faster and even better.
— Thomas Grainger
Thomas and Elizabeth describe themselves as team players in partnering with Mayo Clinic. Their past philanthropic leadership has accelerated innovations in precision psychiatry, bipolar disorder research, the Center for Digital Health, and urology research and education.
“If I had one message,” says Thomas, “it would be to thank the people of Mayo Clinic who have delivered care to us through our numerous storms of life — and to challenge everyone who has experienced Mayo-quality care to join us in supporting Mayo Clinic together.”