On Sept. 10, 2012, Oregon Health Science University (OHSU) announced the estate of Garthe and Grace Brown designated more than $10 million to benefit OHSU’s groundbreaking heart research. The Garthe Brown and Grace L. Brown Fund II was established through the Oregon Community Foundation and supported OHSU’s cardiac research in perpetuity.

The Brown’s long-standing philanthropic support of OHSU was first inspired by the exceptional care their son received at OHSU.