Benefactor Stories
"When you love someone, you don't want anything to happen to them."
Michael Sullivan and his community raised nearly $500,000 for cancer research.
Thomas Grainger understands there is no end to medical discovery. That's why he and his wife, Elizabeth, put their trust in Mayo Clinic to find[...]
I wanted to do something unique for my high school senior project in Windom, Minnesota. So when it came time to brainstorming ideas, I knew[...]
"Our entire family is tremendously grateful for the care we have received at Mayo Clinic. That gratitude connects us with larger goals, including teaching our[...]
George Eisenberg never forgot what his mother, Rose, told him: “You must help those who suffer hardships. Take care of others and God will take[...]
In a Florida condo overlooking the Gulf of Mexico, three generations of the Berghoff and McClure family are gathered. Naturally, as they have been for[...]
John Schuler spent years restoring a 1948 Tucker sedan, a car he fell in love with as a young boy. But now he's ready to part with it, donating the proceeds to cancer research.
Grateful patients seek to help empower medical students.
Mayo Clinic benefactors James Reibel, M.D., and Barbara Reibel are not the type to slow down. They travel the world and have been actively engaged[...]
Penny and Bill George learned the importance of caring for the mind, body and spirit firsthand. Penny’s experience inspired a gift to Mayo Clinic that[...]
Stephen and Barbara Slaggie are pillars of their communities in Minnesota and in Florida.
Bill and his wife, Carolyn, are enthusiastic supporters of access to education and have focused their philanthropy on higher learning. The Franke family’s transformative gift[...]