In 1998, the foundation gave $6.5M to establish the McGovern-Davison Children’s Health Center at Duke.[11] The center was co-named for McGovern and his mentor, Wilburt Cornell Davison.[12] In 2001, McGovern gave $5 million to the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) to create endowments for 5 William Osler Scholars, forming the John P. McGovern Academy of Oslerian Medicine.