By supporting Albany Medical Center, you are partnering with a unique and vital regional resource. With your generosity, we can reach new heights in our pursuit of excellence and continue to offer the very best in patient care, education, and research.
We invite you to read how the generosity of people like you has been put to work at Albany Med. Whether it's a gift to support patient care, education or research, these stories demonstrate that every gift to Albany Med directly benefits the people we serve.
Patient Care
Twinspirational Teen Philanthropists Honor Children’s Hospital
Rather than accept gifts for their 13th birthday, Brianna and Vincenzo Ferraro asked family and friends to support the Center for Childhood Cancer and Blood Disorders at The Children’s Hospital at Albany Medical Center. Their donation totaled over $500 and is dedicated to the
memory of their cousin, Tanner Zullo, who passed away from leukemia at 18 months old.
Medical Education
Albany Med Board Member Pledges $1 Million Gift
Matthew Bender IV, longtime Albany Medical Center board member and volunteer, has committed $1 million to the institution to support Albany Medical College. The gift will be used to further support the Bender Endowed Chair in Neurology and the Bender Family Minority Scholarship. This is Bender’s second million dollar gift to the Medical Center in less than a decade.
Research
Ray of Hope Benefit Raises Over $100,000 for 
Parkinson's Disease
Over 200 people gathered at Albany’s Fort Orange Club on April 24, to attend Albany Med’s inaugural “Ray of Hope” benefit. The event raised over $100,000 in support of The Chris DiNapoli Parkinson’s Research Endowment benefiting the Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Center at Albany Medical Center. Five dedicated women and friends of Chris DiNapoli founded this event with Chris to honor her years of living with Parkinson’s and to keep much-needed Parkinson’s disease research money in the Capital Region.
Unrestricted Giving
To succeed as a technologically advanced, high-quality academic medical center, Albany Med needs financial support that far exceeds insurance reimbursements and government subsidies. This is why unrestricted giving is so important. An unrestricted gift allows Albany Med to use your gift where it is needed most, guaranteeing the Medical Center's ability to achieve success and to continue to offer the very best in patient care, education, and research.
