UNC Health Foundation and School of Medicine

Our mission is to improve the health and well-being of North Carolinians and others whom we serve. As the state’s largest academic health system, we are committed to the health and wellness of our patients.

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Your support of UNC Health matters.

Philanthropic support for UNC Health and UNC School of Medicine transforms healthcare and provides hope to the people of North Carolina and communities around the world.

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Patient care

We place patients and their needs at the center of everything. Your support ensures our patients have access to state-of-the-art facilities, advanced technology and world-class healthcare providers right here in North Carolina.

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Research

Supporting innovative research at UNC School of Medicine helps our physician-scientists bring game-changing breakthroughs from the lab bench to the bedside, helping our patients benefit directly from novel discoveries and leading-edge technology.

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Education

At UNC School of Medicine, we educate and train medical and health sciences students, residents, fellows and graduate students in the same way they will practice – in interprofessional teams, with advanced simulation and real patient encounters. Your support means the future of healthcare starts here.

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Your gifts at work

Giving to UNC Health Foundation makes a real difference in the lives of the patients and families around you. Whether it’s expressing gratitude for the compassionate care you receive, honoring the memory of a loved one or an investment in the future of medicine, we can help match your passion with opportunity.

Serving patients in our state and beyond

Support for the UNC Health Foundation reaches healthcare professionals, patients, medical students and researchers.

Feeding it forward

A collaboration with Wegmans collected 2,454 pounds of food for the UNC Health FoodWell program.

56,000+

UNC Health teammates

3,000+

UNC SOM students, residents and fellows

$600M​+

research grants and contracts

Support UNC Health and UNC School of Medicine

Donor support fuels innovation, expands opportunities for students, attracts and retains exemplary faculty, and drives research that saves lives.

UNC Hospitals Patient and Family Support Fund

Provides support for patient and family programs taking place across UNC Hospitals. Your support will help ease the burden that many patients and families face so that they may focus on the most important thing, their health.

Medical Discovery Research Fund

Provides support for research at the earliest stages—before grant money can be applied for. Private support ensures that today’s promising ideas have a chance to become tomorrow’s breakthroughs!

UNC Children’s Excellence Fund

Provides support for the enhancement of patient care and education, clinical programs, research, staff development, facilities and ancillary services.

UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center Fund

Provides support for researchers and physicians to address their greatest needs and priorities in the fight against cancer. Gifts to this fund drive research, enhance patient care, support vital education initiatives, and allow UNC Lineberger to respond swiftly to emerging challenges and opportunities.

Your support in action

UNC alumni Heath Massey (BA ’83), left, and John Mitchener (BSBA ’81).

New eminent professorship to support melanoma research

This generous gift will support melanoma research and care for patients from all corners of the state and beyond in memory of alumnus John Mitchener’s late father, Dr. Calvin Mitchener.

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When music meets the mind

Carolina Performing Arts and UNC Health professionals teamed up on interdisciplinary collaborations that sparked creativity and innovation.

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UNC Health Sciences at MAHEC responds to Helene

Carolina’s Asheville health care campus continues to address urgent needs and aid those in western North Carolina. 

Contact us

Have questions or want to explore how your giving can make the greatest impact? We welcome the opportunity to connect and learn more about what inspires you.

 

UNC Health Foundation 
123 West Franklin Street
Suite 510
Chapel Hill, NC 27516

Main Line: 919-966-1201
Toll-Free: 1-800-962-2543
Fax: 919-966-5470
unchealthfoundation@med.unc.edu

“In the face of a complex and ever-changing healthcare landscape, dedicated and generous supporters ensure our teammates across UNC Health and UNC School of Medicine are equipped to deliver the compassionate care our patients and families have come to expect while also powering game-changing research and modern, comprehensive medical education.”
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Cristy Page, MD, MPH

CEO of UNC Health, Dean of UNC School of Medicine