Latest Investment Extends Alliance West and Surpasses Halfway Mark Toward Goal of 40 Hospitals

ROCHESTER, N.Y., Sept. 10, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Philanthropist and entrepreneur Tom Golisano announced a $225 million investment in six children’s hospitals, which will now join the nationwide network of the Golisano Children’s Alliance. The addition of these hospitals brings the total number of Golisano Children’s Alliance hospitals to 21 across the United States, past the halfway mark toward Mr. Golisano’s goal of 40. It also marks a significant westward expansion of the Alliance’s national footprint. 

The six hospitals and their investments are:

• Children’s Minnesota in Minneapolis will receive $35 million
• Dartmouth Health Children’s in Lebanon, N.H., will receive $30 million
• Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital in Wesley Chapel, Fla., will receive $40 million
• Renown Health in Reno, Nev., will receive $40 million
• Children’s Hospital Colorado in Colorado Springs, Colo., will receive $40 million
• Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt in Nashville, Tenn., will receive $40 million

The Alliance is a growing national network of children’s hospitals united by a shared commitment to improving pediatric healthcare delivery, advancing innovation, and ensuring children and families have access to high-quality, compassionate care close to home.

Each hospital will become an active member of the Golisano Children’s Alliance and will prominently recognize the Golisano name. Children’s Minnesota will name its Minneapolis campus “Children’s Minnesota Golisano Campus”; Children’s Hospital at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, formerly known as CHaD, will become “Golisano Children’s Hospital at Dartmouth Health”; Johns Hopkins All Children’s builds its first campus outside of St. Petersburg and will name the new children’s facility “Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital, Golisano Children’s Medical Center at Wesley Chapel”; Renown Health will name its new children’s hospital “Golisano Children’s Hospital at Renown Health”; Children’s Hospital Colorado will name its facility “Golisano Children’s Hospital, Colorado Springs”; and Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt will rename its Pediatric Heart Institute as the “Golisano Pediatric Heart Institute.”

“These six hospitals take the Golisano Children’s Alliance west for the first time, which means so much to me,” said Tom Golisano. “As a father and grandfather, I’ve seen firsthand what it means for a family to have a great children’s hospital close to home in a difficult moment. My hope is that no family, no matter where they live or what they can afford, has to travel far or wonder if their child will get the best care available.”

“We’re thrilled to welcome this new group of hospitals into the Alliance,” said Erica Dayton, Executive Director of the Golisano Foundation. “The value of this network doesn’t just add up—it multiplies. Every new member creates fresh opportunities for collaboration, shared learning, and better outcomes for kids, and this round of hospitals brings tremendous strength and new perspective to that mission.”

The Golisano Children’s Alliance was founded in October 2025 when Mr. Golisano significantly expanded his support of children’s hospitals with a transformative philanthropic commitment totaling $403 million. An additional $125 million investment followed in April 2026. With the addition of these six new hospitals, Mr. Golisano’s personal philanthropic investment in the Golisano Children’s Alliance has now reached $753 million.

Mr. Golisano continues to actively build relationships with children’s hospitals across the country, with a long-term goal of expanding the Golisano Children’s Alliance to 40 hospitals over the next several years. More hospital partnerships are expected to be announced in the coming year.

For more information on the Golisano Children’s Alliance, visit golisanofoundation.org/golisano-childrens-alliance/

About Tom Golisano
Tom Golisano—entrepreneur, philanthropist, and civic leader—is the founder of Paychex, Inc., the nation’s largest human resource company for small to medium-sized businesses. Mr. Golisano’s vision, perseverance, and action have left an indelible mark on a broad spectrum of issues that touch our lives in business, healthcare, education, animal welfare, voter policies, politics, and tax reform. His investments are advancing entrepreneurship and driving the success of numerous businesses and start-ups. His philanthropic contributions to education, hospitals—including multiple children’s hospitals across the country that bear his name—and numerous other organizations exceed $1 billion.

A fierce advocate for dignity and inclusion, in 1985 Tom Golisano applied his pioneering spirit to establish the Golisano Foundation to make the world a better place for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. With more than $120 million in gross assets, it is one of the largest private foundations in the U.S. devoted to supporting programs for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, awarding grants to non-profit organizations in Western New York and Southwest Florida.

In 2025, Mr. Golisano launched the Golisano Children’s Alliance, a national initiative that provides strategic funding and brings together children’s hospitals across the United States to elevate pediatric care by expanding services, strengthening collaboration, and ensuring that children and families have access to the highest quality medical attention close to home. Together, Alliance members are building a nationally recognized network that exemplifies excellence, dignity, and innovation in pediatric healthcare.

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Natalie Burrows, Golisano Foundation
nburrows@golisanofoundation.org or (585) 505-5720

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