Advocates for World Health

About Advocates for World Health

Advocates for World Health Inc centers its grantmaking on improving healthcare in the U.S. and abroad, with its largest recent awards going to Food for the Poor for that purpose. The foundation’s pattern is unusually tied to in-kind medical support: its active programs describe a system for recovering surplus medical products and distributing them to hospitals, surgery centers, and eligible nonprofit organizations, with recipients typically responsible only for shipping. That operating model aligns with the organization’s summary as a corporation that recovers surplus medical products and distributes them worldwide. Recent grants show both large-scale and smaller, targeted support. In 2025, it awarded $14,080,500 to Food for the Poor in Coconut Creek, Florida, and another $4,268,000 to the same recipient for the same healthcare objective. Earlier grants include $5,555,841 to Food for the Poor in 2023, showing repeated support over multiple years. The rest of the recent list includes grants to Voom Foundation in Minnesota, Ghana Womens Association in Georgia, Christ United Ministries Inte in Texas, and Faith In Action in Texas, all under the same broad healthcare-improvement purpose. The foundation’s latest 990 year on file is 2025, and its annual grants given total $24,275,094.

What Advocates for World Health Funds

A central theme is medical supplies redistribution. Advocates for World Health Inc’s active programs say eligible nonprofit recipients can request surplus medical supplies and equipment at no cost for the items, with shipping paid by the recipient. That model appears in multiple program labels, including the Request Aid / Recipient Application and Medical Supplies Redistribution programs. Healthcare access and capacity building also run through the grant record. In 2023, the foundation gave $222,896 to Voom Foundation in Duluth, Minnesota, to improve healthcare in the U.S. and abroad. Similar purpose language appears across grants to Ghana Womens Association in Atlanta and Christ United Ministries Inte in Houston. Humanitarian support is another clear thread. Its recipient-assistance program describes shipment of recovered surplus medical supplies to eligible healthcare organizations worldwide, with emphasis on Central America. The organization’s listed focus areas also include surgical supplies donation, medical equipment donation, and global health.

How Advocates for World Health Gives