Goodwill - J. Peter and Florine Ministrelli
Florine and Peter Ministrelli are both native Detroiters. Peter Ministrelli grew up during the Depression on the city’s east side. The financial hardships he witnessed during that era motivated him to become an entrepreneur and chart his own destiny. Throughout his career, he became involved in many business interests, including land development in Michigan and California.
Florine Ministrelli is particularly dedicated to raising awareness about women’s heart health. She provided the initial funding six years ago for the J. Peter and Florine Ministrelli Women’s Heart Center at Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak. Today the center – the first of its kind in Michigan devoted to women’s heart care – is a leading prototype for medical institutions across the nation.
In addition to the women’s heart center, the Ministrellis’ extraordinary philanthropy at Beaumont has established an endowed chair in the department of Cardiology; the Ministrelli Advanced Cardiac Research Imaging Center to establish a new standard-of-care for MRI and CT imaging for diagnosing and treating specific cardiac diseases; and the Ministrelli Program for Urologic Research and Education.
The Ministrellis have given generously to many charitable causes in Michigan and throughout the United States, including the Cornerstone Schools in Detroit; a Jesuit Intermediate School in Palm Springs; the Ginopolis Charity for Children’s Hospital of Michigan; St. Mary’s Catholic Church for the Benedictine Order for the Cloister Nuns in Massachusetts; and the Pope John Paul II Cultural Center in Washington, D.C.
- Beaumont Hospitals
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$30 million gift from J. Peter and Florine Ministrelli
11/8/2007
Ministrelli Named Ambassador of the Year
As one of Ambassador Magazine's 2009 Ambassadors of the Year, Florine Ministrelli has been honored for her charitable donations and generosity in and around Detroit, including the Ministrelli Women's Heart Center at Beaumont, Royal Oak.
Beaumont Hospitals gratefully acknowledges Florine and her husband Peter for their support of our programs, research and education in Cardiology and Urology.