Overview

• The $150 million donation, the largest ever to an American children’s hospital, will fund the new Kinder Children’s Cancer Center in Houston’s Texas Medical Center.
• The center, set to open in early 2026, will consolidate pediatric oncology services, including inpatient, outpatient, and research facilities, into a single state-of-the-art location.
• MD Anderson will close its Children’s Cancer Hospital, transferring patients to Texas Children’s and integrating ambulatory services under the joint program.
• The $1 billion campaign aims to allocate $600 million for the new facility and the remainder for faculty recruitment, programming, and research expansion.
• Rich and Nancy Kinder, with personal ties to MD Anderson, envision the center as a global hub for pediatric cancer care and groundbreaking clinical trials.