Endowments and current use funds

Newton-Wellesley Hospital’s endowment provides a predictable, permanent source of revenue to support clinical excellence, community programs, important capital projects, and leadership positions at the hospital. Current use funds provide immediate support in these areas.

For more information on contributing to endowed funds or establishing a new endowment or current use fund, contact Jaime Mulligan, Managing Director of Philanthropy, at jmulligan5@partners.org.

Endowed funds receiving contributions in fiscal year 2022

Anne B. Egbert Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Endowment

The Bernard G. and Nancy J. Berkman Medical Director for Palliative Care in honor of Dr. Revati Rao (newly established in FY22)

The Bernard G. and Nancy J. Berkman Endowment Fund for Pain Management in honor of Paul Satwicz, MD (newly established in FY22)

Chief of Physical Medicine Endowment Fund

Child Psychiatry Parent Program Endowment Fund

The Dennis “Dino” Beer Endowed Lectureship and Education Fund (newly established in FY22)

Elizabeth Ballantine Gardner, PhD, Endowed Scholar Fund

Frederic R. Morgenthaler Visiting Professorship in Hematology and Oncology Endowment Fund

Revati Rao, MD, exemplifies our highly knowledgeable, compassionate physicians. In 2022, her extraordinary care as a hematologist and oncologist inspired two generous families to make leadership gifts in her honor. The Bernard G. and Nancy J. Berkman Medical Director for Palliative Care as well as the Seeker Family Fund for Professional Development both pay tribute to Dr. Rao.

Henry D. Swartz Oncology Endowment Fund

Lawrence I. Stellar, MD Memorial Endowment

Michael S. Jellinek, MD, Chief of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Endowed Fund

NWH Endowed Palliative Care Fund

Silverman/Stare Endowed Chief of Gastroenterology Fund

Substance Use Disorder Treatment Endowed Fund

The Sullivan Family Palliative Care Chief Endowment Fund

Newly established current use funds in fiscal year 2022

The Chang and Sylligardos Family Fund for the Mass General Cancer Center at Newton-Wellesley Infusion Center

The Marino Fund for Urology

The Seeker Family Fund for Professional Development in honor of Dr. Revati Rao

Always and forever

When Ed Chang’s family and friends remember how he touched their lives, they speak of his wonderful constancy. He was always kind, caring, thoughtful, perceptive. And he always had a smile.

Throughout a two-year battle with pancreatic cancer, “he was always so positive,” recounts Susan Sylligardos, his wife and architectural partner of three decades.

While Ed passed away in August 2022, he had always kept his eyes on the future—including a wish to have a lasting impact on his caregivers at the Mass General Cancer Center at Newton-Wellesley.

During his many cycles of treatment, “Ed was in awe of everyone,” Susan says. “All the nurses were compassionate and kind. He wanted to let them know what they meant to him.”

Together, Ed and Susan chose to establish The Chang and Sylligardos Family Fund for the MGCC at NewtonWellesley Infusion Center. “We wanted to do whatever we could do to preserve its sense of home and help make it an even more welcoming place,” she adds. Their family’s generosity will forever be an inspiration.