Money will establish medical center institute
Justin Murphy
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle USA TODAY NETWORK
Billionaire philanthropist Tom Golisano is donating $50 million to the University of Rochester Medical Center to establish the Golisano Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Institute, he announced Thursday. It is the largest single gift UR has ever received and the largest that Golisano, an Irondequoit native, has ever made. “This gift will change the University of Rochester, our Medical Center, and our community forever,” UR Board of Trustees Chairman Richard Handler said in a statement.