6 largest gifts from individuals to healthcare organizations in 2017
3. $21 million to University of Pennsylvania, Basser Research Center for BRCA (Philadelphia) Donor: Jon and Mindy Gray. Mr. Gray oversees real estate at Blackstone, a global investment firm. Details: The donation will advance research, clinical trials and educational outreach for patients with hereditary cancers.
Basser Center for BRCA Receives $21 Million Pledge for Cancer Research
Penn Medicine has announced a $21 million gift to the Basser Center for BRCAfrom Jon Gray, global head of real estate at private equity and asset management firm Blackstone Group, and his wife, Mindy.
New $21 Million Gift Puts Basser Center for BRCA at the Forefront of Advancements for Patients At Risk of Inherited Cancers
Gift from Mindy and Jon Gray will further the development of cutting-edge lab science, clinical trials and educational outreach for patients with and at-risk for breast, ovarian, pancreatic, and other cancers.
Blackstone’s Gray Gives $21 Million to Hit Cancer Close to Home
Blackstone Group real estate chief Jon Gray and his wife, Mindy, are doubling down in their campaign against a type of cancer that claimed the life of her older sister. The Grays are donating $21 million to the Basser Center for BRCA at the University of Pennsylvania, bringing their total pledges to the initiative to $55 million.
The V Foundation Announces Multi-Million Dollar Challenge to Further the Study of BRCA Mutation Research
The V Foundation for Cancer Research, one of the nation’s leading funders of cancer research, is pleased to announce a new partnership with the San Francisco-based BRCA Foundation and the Gray Foundation to fund research of cancers that derive from BRCA or BRCA-like mutations.
Fourth Annual Basser Global Prize Awarded to Canadian Women’s Cancer Geneticist Steven Narod
Penn’s Basser Center for BRCA’s Annual Prize Recognizes Groundbreaking Contributions in Breast and Ovarian Cancer Research
How Christy Turlington, Jessica Seinfeld, Seth Rogen, and More Have Devoted Themselves to Solving a Single Issue
After losing her sister Faith Basser to the latter, Mindy and husband Jon established the Basser Research Center at the University of Pennsylvania, the first lab in the world devoted to BCRA-related cancers, and have contributed more than $30 million to date.
Wearing Jeans for Gene Research
When Mindy and Jon Gray were pulling together Tuesday’s fundraiser for the Basser Center for BRCA, Mr. Gray asked his wife that the attire be kept casual.
Blackstone’s Jon Gray, in Denim, Warms to the Social Limelight
Gray proved just how much he and his wife Mindy can be worth at a gala. The very first Basser benefit raised $8 million for fighting cancers linked to BRCA gene mutations.
Basser Center for BRCA Jean Bash
Taking a different approach to the usual benefit-hosting, the Basser Center for BRCA threw a casual and cool celebration at Cipriani Wall Street for their inaugural New York City benefit aptly named Basser Jean Bash – Unzip Your Genes.