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Anonymous Donor Gives $125 Million to Hackensack Meridian Health — One of the Largest Healthcare Gifts in the U.S.
Historic donation, the largest in the network's history and the largest of its kind in New Jersey healthcare, will expand Jersey Shore University Medical Center — and honor the late John K. Lloyd
Hackensack Meridian Jersey Shore University Medical Center Renames HOPE Tower in Honor of Transformative Philanthropists Dr. Robert H. and Mary Ellen Harris
The renaming celebrates a legacy of profound generosity from Mary Ellen Harris and the Golden Dome Foundation, whose contributions to Hackensack Meridian Health have surpassed $50 million over the last seven years.
Helena Theurer Donates $10 Million Gift to Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine to Establish Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Hackensack Meridian Health Foundation today announced a record-breaking $10 million donation from philanthropist Helena Theurer to the Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine
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Handprint Ceremony at Joseph M. Sanzari Children’s Hospital Honors Hyundai Hope on Wheels Grant Supporting Pediatric Cancer Patients
Joseph M. Sanzari Children’s Hospital and Hyundai Hope on Wheels celebrate a $100,000 pediatric cancer grant with a special Handprint Ceremony.
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Spirit Halloween Makes Spooky Season Less Scary for Young Patients at K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital
Support K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital by shopping at participating Spirit Halloween stores during the 2026 Halloween season.
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Raritan Bay Medical Center Foundation and Old Bridge Medical Center Foundation are Proud to Host Annual Walk for Mental Health
Proceeds from this year’s walk will benefit mental health initiatives at Hackensack Meridian Raritan Bay Medical Center and Hackensack Meridian Old Bridge Medical Center.
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Hackensack Meridian Health Foundation Receives “High Performer” Designations from the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy For Another Year
Hackensack Meridian Health Foundation is proud to announce its recognition as a High Performer for 2025 by the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy (AHP), the leading authority in health care fundraising and development.

About Hackensack Meridian Health Foundation

Hackensack Meridian Health Foundation, a registered 501(c)(3), is the philanthropic division of Hackensack Meridian Health, a leading not-for-profit health care organization that is the largest, most comprehensive and truly integrated health care network in New Jersey, offering a complete range of medical services, innovative research and life-enhancing care. The foundation oversees fundraising for the network’s three academic medical centers, two children’s hospitals and seven community-based medical center foundations, as well as key initiatives, programs and services offered by Hackensack Meridian Health, including nursing support, behavioral health, children’s health, Hackensack Meridian Health’s Center for Discovery & Innovation and Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine.

Hackensack Meridian Health Foundation has been designated as both a High Performer Overall and Healthcare System High Performer by the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy (AHP) within their 2023 Report on Giving.

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