Donors have pledged half the money needed to build a proposed expansion of the Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah, which officials say is needed to accommodate the growing number of patients seeking treatment there.
Huntsman Cancer Foundation chairman and CEO Peter Huntsman announced the $40 million donation Thursday at the foundation’s annual gala. The project must secure the rest of the funding — likely through bonds approved by the legislature — before construction can begin. Donors include Spencer and Kristin Kirk in honor of Kathryn F. Kirk, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Humanitarian Aid Fund and doTERRA International.