Kinder Children’s Cancer Center Announcement Sparks Widespread Media Coverage

In May 2025, Texas Children’s Hospital and UT MD Anderson Cancer Center announced a historic $150 million gift from the Kinder Foundation to establish the Kinder Children’s Cancer Center. Since then, the announcement has generated significant attention from local, national and international media, reflecting the importance of this collaboration and the promise it holds for children and families facing cancer and blood disorders.

To help our community stay informed, we’ve compiled a categorized list of media coverage that highlights the scope, vision and impact of the Kinder Children’s Cancer Center. These stories offer a deeper look at the center’s mission, the generosity of the Kinder Foundation, and the future of pediatric oncology care in Houston and beyond.

📰 National Media Coverage

• APNews | Texas Children's Hospital and UT MD Anderson Announce $150 Million Gift from Kinder Foundation to Launch Kinder Children's Cancer Center
• Yahoo Finance | Texas Children's Hospital and UT MD Anderson Announce $150 Million Gift from Kinder Foundation to Launch Kinder Children's Cancer Center 

🏙️ Local Houston Coverage

• Community Impact | ‘Solving the unsolvable’: $150M donation launches creation of new childhood cancer center at Texas Medical Center
• Houston Public Media | Kinder Foundation donates $150 million to MD Anderson, Texas Children’s for new childhood cancer facility
• Houston Public Media | Fighting childhood cancer (May 15, 2025)
• Houston Business Journal | Texas Children's, MD Anderson Cancer Hospital Brand (paywall)
• Community Impact | Health Care Edition: Houston hospitals unite to fight childhood cancer
  Houston Chronicle | Texas Children's, MD Anderson receive $150 million for new children's cancer center (paywall)
• Houston Business Journal | MD Anderson, Texas Children's to build Kinder Children's Cancer Care hospital with $150 million gift (paywall)

🏥 Healthcare Industry Publications

• Becker's Hospital Review | Texas Children's, UT Anderson get $150M gift for cancer center: 7 things to know
• Chief Healthcare Executive | How MD Texas Children's MD Anderson will use $150M gift to fight cancer
• Becker's Hospital Review | How 5 health systems are using gifts
• Medical Journal Houston | UT MD Anderson and Texas Children's Hospital announce $150 million gift from Kinder Foundation to launch Kinder Children's Cancer Center
• Becker's Hospital Review | MD Anderson, Texas Children's $150M plan to end childhood cancer
• Oncology Times: Texas Children's Hospital & UT MD Anderson Launch Kinder Children's Cancer Center
• The Cancer Letter with President and CEO Debra F. Sukin and Dr. Will Parsons: How MD Anderson and Texas Children’s made plans to build a $1 billion pediatric cancer hospital—one of the world’s largest
• The Cancer Letter | Texas Children's and MD Anderson receive $150M gift from Kinder Foundation to launch Kinder Children's Cancer Center (may require subscription) 

📺 Broadcast & Video Coverage

• KHOU YouTube Segment
• KENS 5 YouTube Segment
• Click2Houston | As a cancer dad, the new Kinder Children's Cancer Center gives me real hope
• Click2Houston | New cancer center: Historic gift launches nation's largest pediatric cancer center in Houston
• KENS 5 | MD Anderson, Texas Children's Hospital Kinder

💝 Philanthropy & Nonprofit News

• Philanthropy News Digest | Kinder Foundation commits $150 million for children's cancer center
• Hoodline | Kinder Foundation's $150M Donation Ignites Pioneering Pediatric Cancer Center in Houston
• Scienmag | Kinder Foundation pledges $150 million to launch Kinder Children's Cancer Center at UT MD Anderson and Texas Children's Hospital
• Parent Herald | Kinder Foundation donates $150 million to Texas Children's for new cancer center
• Texas Border Business | Kinder Foundation gives $150M to launch new Kinder Children's Cancer Center
• PaperCity Magazine | Rich & Nancy Kinder $150 Million Gift Houston Texas Children's Hospital New Cancer Center
• The Chronicle of Philanthropy | Houston Couple Gives $150 Million to Launch Pediatric Cancer Center  (paywall) 

🏛️ Institutional Announcement

• Texas Children's Hospital | Texas Children's Hospital and UT MD Anderson Announce $150 Million Gift from Kinder Foundation to Launch Kinder Children's Cancer Center

Kinder Children’s Cancer Center is a first-of-its-kind, groundbreaking joint venture between Texas Children’s Hospital and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center focused on ending childhood cancer. By combining both institutions’ world-class expertise in pediatric oncology, clinical trials, and drug development, our mission is to accelerate cures and provide specialized care in a child-friendly environment. Learn more at kinderchildrenscancercenter.org