$2 Million Investment to Support Atrium Health Levine Cancer Institute, Levine Children’s
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Jan. 24, 2025 – Adult and pediatric cancer patients will have access to enhanced survivorship and wellness programs at Atrium Health, thanks to a $2 million gift from 24 Foundation. The gift will help expand the supportive oncology programs at Atrium Health’s Levine Cancer Institute and Levine Children’s in Charlotte which provide personalized resources to patients and their caregivers throughout their cancer journey.
Collectively, 24 Foundation has invested more than $7 million in Atrium Health to help improve the quality of life for those impacted by cancer. And since its inception in 2002, the organization has raised over $29 million to support cancer navigation and survivorship programs through local and national beneficiaries.
“We are deeply grateful for our long-standing partnership with 24 Foundation and their continued dedication to our cancer patients and their care teams,” said Dr. Ruben Mesa, president of Atrium Health Levine Cancer. “Their transformational philanthropic investments continue to propel us to the forefront of supportive oncology, fueling crucial services that ensure our patients thrive throughout their treatment.”
A significant portion of the 24 Foundation gift will grow the integrative oncology program at Atrium Health Levine Cancer Institute, providing continued funding for art and music therapy; yoga and tai chi; and massage and acupuncture. The gift will also support the cancer resource center, psycho-oncology and exercise physiology programs, virtual programming, and a new full-time dietitian to work individually with oncology patients to develop personal nutrition plans.
“Patient centered care is the hallmark of Levine Cancer,” said Dr. Anthony Caprio, vice chair of Supportive Oncology at Atrium Health Levine Cancer. “We focus on the whole person and providing compassionate, safe, evidence-based approaches to address the physical, emotional and spiritual needs of our patients.”
The survivorship team at Atrium Health Levine Children’s will benefit from 24 Foundation’s ongoing support of a psychology fellow – who provided mental health care for 310 patients in 2024 – and supplies for the 24 Foundation healthy snack cart, which teaches patient and families the importance of nutrition during cancer treatment. Funds from the gift will launch a prehabilitation program to strengthen patients, physically and mentally, prior to treatment, and teambuilding opportunities for pediatric and young adult cancer survivors.
“Thanks to partners like 24 Foundation, we are offering a full range of services to our survivorship patients,” said Dr. Jen Pope, director of supportive medicine at Atrium Health Levine Children’s Cancer & Blood Disorders, whose department cared for over 700 patients in the last year. “Teamwork between health care professionals and the community ensures that our patients don’t just achieve a cure but thrive through survivorship.”
“We are deeply committed to our partnership with Atrium Health and ensuring that patients in our community have equal access to the highest quality cancer services available,” said Katherine Murphy, executive director of 24 Foundation. “I know our founder, Spencer Lueders, would agree that from the moment we first learned about the vision for Levine Cancer Institute, we knew 24 Foundation was stepping into something truly extraordinary. Thanks to the support of our sponsors and donors, we are proud to advance such impactful programs for cancer patients of all ages and see, firsthand, the difference our gifts make.”
“Defeating cancer is a team sport,” said Mesa, “and thanks to the team at 24 Foundation, we are stronger, together.”
About Atrium Health
Atrium Health is a nationally recognized leader in shaping health outcomes through innovative research, education and compassionate patient care. Based in Charlotte, North Carolina, Atrium Health is part of Advocate Health, the third-largest nonprofit health system in the United States, which was created from the combination with Advocate Aurora Health. A recognized leader in experiential medical education and groundbreaking research, Wake Forest University School of Medicine is its academic core. Atrium Health is renowned for its top-ranked pediatric, cancer and heart care, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Atrium Health is also a leading-edge innovator in virtual care and mobile medicine, providing care close to home and in the home. Ranked nationally among U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hospitals in 10 pediatric specialties and for rehabilitation, Atrium Health has also received the American Hospital Association’s Quest for Quality Prize and its 2021 Carolyn Boone Lewis Equity of Care Award, as well as the 2020 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Health Equity Award for its efforts to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in care. With a commitment to every community it serves, Atrium Health seeks to improve health, elevate hope and advance healing – for all, providing nearly $3 billion in free and uncompensated care and other community benefits in 2023
About 24 Foundation
24 Foundation is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit charity located in Charlotte, N.C. with a mission to inspire and engage communities to make an immediate impact on the lives of people affected by cancer. Funds raised support organizations dedicated to cancer navigation and survivorship including Atrium Health’s Levine Cancer Institute and Levine Children’s Hospital. Since 2002, more than 29,000 participants in its signature 24 Hours of Booty fundraiser have raised more than $29 million, with an ultimate goal of providing supportive oncology programs and services for all. For more information, visit 24foundation.org.
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