Gift Announcements

Stories celebrating philanthropic gifts and the impact donors make possible.

Carolina Stories

Three people smile for a picture on a golf course.

4 min read

Elmore family endows fund for mental health in western North Carolina

Portrait of Caroline Finch Ives against a geometric multi-toned blue graphic.

3 min read

Enabling researchers to follow their passion

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

6 min read

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

Ian Shih, Scott Tyler Albert, Sheng Song and Adam Hantman pose in front of an MRI machine in the Shih Lab.

8 min read

How damaged brains recover

Grace White

5 min read

Expanding the Ackland’s conservation efforts

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

3 min read

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

A sea lion is perched on a rock underwater with his head pointing up above the waterline

6 min read

Kenan Galapagos Fellows Program launches fall 2024

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