On Jun. 24, 2015, Sanford-Burnham announced it had received a gift of $100 million from prominent San Diego developer, philanthropist, and Sanford-Burnham honorary trustee Conrad Prebys.

This was the largest donation ever made by Prebys and used to further the Institute’s 10-year strategic vision to accelerate the delivery of innovative new treatments. In recognition of Prebys’ contribution, The Institute included his name, along with the other Institute namesakes T. Denny Sanford and Malin Burnham.