John Stoddard Cancer Center - The Legacy of John D. Stoddard

The Legacy of John D. Stoddard

John Stoddard was an engineer (by training), a real estate developer and an entrepreneur by profession who amassed a large fortune, giving most of it away. He would often say that the reason he worked so hard to make money was to have more to give away.

Before John’s own brief fight with cancer and death in 1998, none of his family members ever had cancer. In 1990, his keen interest in medical care and compassion for others still compelled him to support the Iowa Methodist Medical Center’s new cancer center with a $4 million gift. In recognition of his generosity, the center was named the John Stoddard Cancer Center.

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