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North Carolina Children's Hospital

North Carolina Children's Hospital is a hospital that UNC Health and Duke Health established in 2025 to create North Carolina's first comprehensive freestanding children's hospital in Apex, N.C.

Chair, NC Children's Board of Directors

Wesley Burks, M.D.

Major gifts tracked

$125 million

Major gifts to North Carolina Children's Hospital

Donor	Amount	Announced	Purpose
The Duke Endowment Read the story	$100 million	Oct 20, 2026	Grant to help develop a new pediatric health system in North Carolina, toward the hospital's creation in Apex
Coca-Cola Consolidated Read the story	$25 million	Jan 16, 2026	Gift to build and expand behavioral health programs; the first significant gift toward a goal of more than $1 billion for the campus in Apex

Key facts

Partnership: Established in 2025 as a partnership between UNC Health and Duke Healthsource
Campus: About 230 acres at the intersection of US-1 and NC-540 in Apexsource
Private gift: $100 million grant from The Duke Endowment, reported October 20, 2026source
Private gift: $25 million gift from Coca-Cola Consolidated, January 2026source
State funding: $425 million toward construction, according to Axiossource

WYDE coverage of North Carolina Children's Hospital

WYDE Newsroom has published one article about North Carolina Children's Hospital, on Oct 24, 2026. North Carolina Children's Hospital is a recipient in 1 story. The most recent is Duke Endowment Gave North Carolina Children's Hospital $100 Million.

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Duke Endowment Gave North Carolina Children's Hospital $100 Million

Axios and WFAE reported on October 20, 2026 that the Duke Endowment donated $100 million to North Carolina Children's Hospital in Apex. The private gifts named in the reports total $125 million, and state funding was more than three times that.

Oct 24, 2026 · 4 min read · Recipient

Reported alongside North Carolina Children's Hospital

Coca-Cola Consolidated · in 1 story with North Carolina Children's Hospital
The Duke Endowment · in 1 story with North Carolina Children's Hospital
Duke Health · in 1 story with North Carolina Children's Hospital
UNC Health · in 1 story with North Carolina Children's Hospital
Charles C. Lucas III · in 1 story with North Carolina Children's Hospital

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