{"id":1997,"date":"2025-08-16T00:28:30","date_gmt":"2025-08-16T00:28:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/verifiedviral.com\/?p=1997"},"modified":"2025-08-16T00:28:31","modified_gmt":"2025-08-16T00:28:31","slug":"record-breaking-gift-phil-knight-donates-2-billion-to-cancer-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/verifiedviral.com\/?p=1997","title":{"rendered":"Record-Breaking Gift: Phil Knight Donates $2 Billion to Cancer Research"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>What\u2019s Happening:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nike co-founder Phil Knight, alongside his wife Penny, has pledged a record-setting $2 billion to the Knight Cancer Institute at Oregon Health &amp; Science University (OHSU) \u2014 the largest single donation ever made to a U.S. university or academic health center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Why It Matters:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>This monumental gift allows the Knight Cancer Institute to become a self-governing entity within OHSU, expanding its reach in precision cancer research and patient care.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The funds will bolster comprehensive support services\u2014such as genetic and psychological counseling, survivorship programs, nutrition, and treatment innovations\u2014and significantly expand clinical trials and foundational research.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It surpasses Michael Bloomberg\u2019s previous record: a $1.8 billion donation to Johns Hopkins University in 2018.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Impact Highlights:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The donation cements Phil Knight\u2019s legacy not just as a business icon, but as a transformative benefactor in healthcare and academic support, particularly in his home state of Oregon.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>With this latest pledge, the Knights\u2019 cumulative contributions to OHSU alone exceed $600 million since 2008.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"244\" height=\"409\" src=\"https:\/\/verifiedviral.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_1957.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1998\" srcset=\"https:\/\/verifiedviral.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_1957.jpeg 244w, https:\/\/verifiedviral.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_1957-179x300.jpeg 179w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 244px) 100vw, 244px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What\u2019s Happening: Nike co-founder Phil Knight, alongside his wife Penny, has pledged a record-setting $2 billion to the Knight Cancer Institute at Oregon Health &amp; Science University (OHSU) \u2014 the largest single donation ever made to a U.S. university or academic health center. Why It Matters: Impact Highlights:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1999,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[84,59,52],"tags":[635,637,632,636,633,634],"class_list":["post-1997","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrity-news","category-fashion-and-style","category-trending-now","tag-cancer-research","tag-largest-university-gift","tag-nike-donation","tag-ohsu-knight-cancer-institute","tag-phil-knight","tag-philanthropy"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/verifiedviral.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1997","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/verifiedviral.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/verifiedviral.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/verifiedviral.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/verifiedviral.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1997"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/verifiedviral.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1997\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2000,"href":"https:\/\/verifiedviral.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1997\/revisions\/2000"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/verifiedviral.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1999"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/verifiedviral.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1997"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/verifiedviral.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1997"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/verifiedviral.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1997"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}