Northwell Health has exceeded its $1 billion fundraising goal and now aims to raise another $400 million, Newsday reports.
The New Hyde Park-based health care network raised $1.02 billion by this summer, six months before its own end-of-year deadline, Northwell is due to announce Thursday.
Nearly 170,000 individuals, foundations and corporations contributed to the effort, called “Outpacing the Impossible: The Northwell Campaign.” The donors included 11,000 Northwell employees, who donated more than $15 million. The network is the state’s largest private employer, with 80,000 workers. More than 32,000 gifts came from first-time donors last year, Northwell said.
The outpouring of donations “says a lot about the communities that we serve,” Brian Lally, chief development officer at Northwell, said in an interview. “When COVID hit, communities responded in a way that was absolutely touching.”
