Americares has received its largest-ever donation, a $50 million gift from an unidentified Connecticut family, as cuts to U.S. foreign aid weaken health programs worldwide. The nonprofit plans to use half the money to expand medical supplies for its network of more than 4,000 health centers and help 100 million people access quality healthcare by 2030, with a focus on underfunded areas across several regions. The remaining half will support its endowment, a fund that generates long-term financial support. The organization said it is responding to more than 20 emergencies, including Nepal floods and the Congo’s Ebola outbreak, while also planning greater support for U.S. health centers in states where it expects more people to lack health insurance. Americares previously received about 10% of its funding from the U.S. government. Its president and CEO, Christine Squires, said the donor family has supported the organization for 30 years and expressed hope that the gift would encourage broader philanthropy. Other donors have backed global health initiatives since President Donald Trump upended the U.S. Agency for International Development, but experts say private giving cannot replace the billions of dollars cut from U.S. global health spending.