Gift Announcements

Stories celebrating philanthropic gifts and the impact donors make possible.

Carolina Stories

Three people smile for a picture on a golf course.

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Elmore family endows fund for mental health in western North Carolina

A portrait of the late Joan Gillings. Joan is leaning into the frame from the left and looking into the distance.

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A legacy of excellence, strength and opportunity

Close up headshots of Susan and Ritch Allison with the western North Carolina mountains in the background.

4 min read

Why I Give: Supporting students after Helene

A rainbow stretches across Punta Carola Beach in San Cristobal, Galapagos.

4 min read

Royal Caribbean Gift Will Support Carolina's Galapagos Programs

Exterior of Carroll Hall, the UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media.

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Reporting on N.C.’s Latino communities

Van Weatherspoon

3 min read

Sisters Honor Late Father Through Philanthropy

Michol Dawson with family.

4 min read

Accelerating students' impact on global public health

Nikin and Rashmi Shah with their three children in front of a UNC sign.

4 min read

A Family’s Legacy of Education and Curiosity

Stephen H. Israel portrait

6 min read

$10 Million Gift Seeks to Ignite a ‘Humanities Renaissance’ at UNC-Chapel Hill