H'mmm…how many donors recently received organ transplants right after and immediately before the Haiti dissaster??? Should be looked into…MAYO CLINIC: Says its biggest campaign ever raised over $3 billion~ Feb. 19, 2018
“YOU ARE…” ran from the start of 2010 ( Interesting: Haiti earthquake was on Jan 12, 2010) until the end of 2017 and collected $3.76 billion in donations, far exceeding its initial goal of $3 billion.
Mayo Clinic raised $634 million in 2017, making it the health care provider’s most successful fundraising year ever. Over the course of the entire campaign, 530,000 people contributed a total of 1.9 million gifts with support coming from all 50 states and 99 foreign countries. Mayo says donations ranged from 1 cent to $100 million.
"We are deeply grateful to the many generous individuals who stepped forward to make gifts of all sizes during the campaign," says Mayo Clinic Board of Trustees Chairman Samuel Di Piazza Jr. "Philanthropy plays a vital role in advancing Mayo Clinic's status as a global authority in health care. Mayo Clinic's ability to solve the world's most serious and complex medical challenges is made possible by a singular level of benefactor support."
Mayo Clinic President and CEO John Noseworthy, M.D. "This campaign advanced our capabilities in many strategically important areas…”
Phoenix, Arizona; helped launch clinical trials on regenerative medicine;
https://www.kimt.com/content/news/Mayo-Clinic-makes-fundraising-history-474492163.html