Key Takeaways
- Felicia and Ben Horowitz committed $150 million to Intermountain Health's planned children's hospital in Las Vegas, announced Friday, October 23, 2026.
- The hospital will be named the Intermountain Health Felicia and Ben Horowitz Children's Hospital and is expected to open in 2030.
- The $150 million is 1.5 times the $100 million Duke Endowment grant to North Carolina Children's Hospital, the largest earlier children's hospital gift in WYDE's gifts ledger, the newsroom's own record of gifts.
- The $150 million is under 15 percent of the hospital's cost, which the Las Vegas Review-Journal put at over $1 billion.
On Friday, October 23, 2026, the Intermountain Foundation announced that Felicia and Ben Horowitz committed $150 million to Intermountain Health's planned children's hospital in Las Vegas. The hospital will be named the Intermountain Health Felicia and Ben Horowitz Children's Hospital, according to News 3 Las Vegas.
The commitment is 1.5 times the $100 million grant that The Duke Endowment made to North Carolina Children's Hospital, as WFAE reported on October 20, 2026. That grant is the largest earlier gift to a children's hospital in WYDE's gifts ledger. The campus will sit at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) Harry Reid Research and Technology Park on the southwest side of Las Vegas. Intermountain said the money will go toward recruiting pediatric providers, building specialty programs and supporting research.
Felicia Horowitz said in a statement: "Every parent wants to know that when their child needs care, the very best people and resources are there for them." She leads the Horowitz Family Foundation and co-founded The Paid in Full Foundation, where she is president. Her husband, Ben Horowitz, co-founded the venture firm Andreessen Horowitz, where he is a general partner. Ben Horowitz said of the hospital: "I really never want anybody in Las Vegas to lose a child because we don't have the right healthcare," as the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported.
Children's hospital gifts: how the $150 million Horowitz commitment compares
WYDE's gifts ledger lists a $100 million grant from The Duke Endowment and a $25 million gift from Coca-Cola Consolidated to North Carolina Children's Hospital, and one $10 million gift from Bank of America to Boston Children's Hospital. No other children's hospital entry in the ledger is larger than the $100 million grant. The Horowitz commitment is 1.5 times that grant, so it is the largest gift to a children's hospital in the ledger so far.
Related WYDE coverage: Duke Endowment Gave North Carolina Children's Hospital $100 Million
Las Vegas children's hospital: size, cost and opening date
The Las Vegas Review-Journal reported that the hospital "will open with around 200 beds, around 2,000 to 3,000 caregivers and cost over $1 billion."
News 3 reported that the hospital is expected to break ground the week after the announcement. News 3 also reported that the health system operates 34 hospitals and about 400 clinics across six western states.
How the $150 million commitment compares with the hospital's cost
The $150 million is under 15 percent of the cost. The Review-Journal put the cost at over $1 billion, so $150 million divided by that cost is less than 0.15, or under 15 percent. The sources do not say when the $150 million will be paid, how much of the cost has been raised to date, or how the gift is split between construction and the recruiting, programs and research Intermountain named, so the percentage compares the gift with the cost and does not say what the gift pays for.
David Flood, chief development officer and president of the Intermountain Foundation, said: "Intermountain Health is proud to honor their noble intentions and philanthropic spirit by making this site home to the Intermountain Health Felicia and Ben Horowitz Children's Hospital."
People Also Ask
Who committed $150 million to Intermountain Health's children's hospital in Las Vegas?
Felicia and Ben Horowitz committed $150 million to Intermountain Health's children's hospital in Las Vegas. News 3 said Felicia Horowitz leads the Horowitz Family Foundation, and that Ben Horowitz co-founded and is a general partner at Andreessen Horowitz.
When will Intermountain Health's Las Vegas children's hospital open?
The Intermountain Health Felicia and Ben Horowitz Children's Hospital is expected to open in 2030 at the UNLV Harry Reid Research and Technology Park in southwest Las Vegas. News 3 reported that groundbreaking was expected the week after the October 23 announcement.
How much will Intermountain Health's Las Vegas children's hospital cost?
The Las Vegas Review-Journal reported that the hospital will cost over $1 billion and open with around 200 beds. The Horowitz commitment of $150 million is under 15 percent of that cost.
Is the $150 million Horowitz gift one of the largest to a children's hospital?
News 3 reported that the gift is one of the largest ever made to a children's hospital in the United States, according to Intermountain. In WYDE's gifts ledger, no other children's hospital gift is larger than the $150 million Horowitz commitment.
Sources: News 3 Las Vegas, Las Vegas Review-Journal, Intermountain Health, WFAE.