$13 million donation from Eric and Terri Holoman establishes health equity center
Eric and Terri Holoman have built their philanthropic identity on a belief that access—to capital, to opportunity, and increasingly to healthcare—shapes outcomes as profoundly as innovation itself.
Their latest gift, a $13 million commitment to Cedars-Sinai, reflects a deepening focus on systemic inequities in medicine and positions the Los Angeles-based couple among a growing cohort of donors directing capital toward structural reform rather than episodic care.
The contribution establishes the Cedars-Sinai Holoman Health Equity Center and endows the Holoman Chair in Health Equity, which will be held by Christina Harris, MD, the institution’s vice president and chief health equity officer.
The dual investment signals a strategic approach: pairing leadership with infrastructure to ensure that equity is not a peripheral initiative but embedded within clinical delivery, research, and institutional accountability.
For the Holomans, the gift represents both a continuation and an evolution of their philanthropic engagement with Cedars-Sinai. Over more than a decade, their support has largely centered on neuroscience, including contributions to the Neurosurgery Scholars Program and the Brain Trust, which advances the work of renowned neurosurgeon Dr. Keith Black.
This latest investment expands their focus beyond specialized medicine into one of healthcare’s most complex and persistent challenges—closing disparities tied to race, income, geography, and access.
Eric Holoman, an insurance and finance entrepreneur with a portfolio spanning professional sports ownership and investment, approaches philanthropy through the same lens he applies to markets: identifying inefficiencies and backing scalable solutions.
As a member of the Cedars-Sinai Board of Directors, he has had a front-row view into both the institution’s capabilities and the gaps that persist across the broader healthcare ecosystem.
“I invest for a living, and this is one of the most important investments we can make,” Holoman said in remarks tied to the gift. “Communities cannot thrive without coordinated healthcare services that extend beyond hospital walls.”
That emphasis on coordination—between hospitals, community organizations, and data systems—sits at the core of the new center’s mandate. Rather than funding isolated programs, the Holoman Health Equity Center is designed as an operational engine that integrates analytics, community partnerships, and care delivery models to identify and address disparities in real time.
Terri Holoman’s philanthropic footprint complements this systems-oriented approach with a strong cultural and community dimension.
A noted collector of African American art and an active board member of the California African American Museum, St. Anne’s Family Services, and the USC Black Alumni Association, she has long supported institutions that elevate underrepresented voices and address inequities at their roots.
“This is about creating meaningful change in the communities we call home,” she said. “Healthcare inequities are deeply tied to broader social realities, and addressing them requires intentional, sustained effort.”
The couple’s philanthropic philosophy aligns with a broader shift among high-net-worth donors who are moving beyond traditional capital campaigns toward targeted interventions in public health infrastructure.
At Cedars-Sinai, the Holoman gift will support efforts to expand diversity in clinical research participation, strengthen partnerships with local nonprofits, and deploy advanced data tools to track disparities in care and outcomes.
It also arrives at a moment of institutional transition and reflection. The endowed chair held by Harris builds on the legacy of Linda Burnes Bolton, Cedars-Sinai’s inaugural chief health equity officer, whose work helped formalize the organization’s commitment to equity beginning in 2019.
By underwriting both leadership and long-term programming, the Holomans are effectively helping to secure that mission across future generations of care delivery.
Cedars-Sinai leadership has framed the gift as both catalytic and corrective—an investment that enables the system to hold itself accountable while accelerating measurable progress. For donors like the Holomans, that accountability is central.
Their philanthropy is not simply about expanding access but about ensuring that outcomes improve in ways that can be tracked, analyzed, and sustained.
The couple was honored at a May gathering at the Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills, a setting that underscored both their prominence within Los Angeles philanthropy and the growing visibility of health equity as a funding priority. Yet the ambition of their gift points well beyond a single institution or city.
By backing a model that integrates data, community engagement, and clinical practice, Eric and Terri Holoman are effectively placing a long-term bet on systemic change—one that reflects a broader recalibration in how major donors are choosing to influence the future of American healthcare.