About Americares Foundation
We are a health-focused relief and development organization that helps people affected by poverty or disaster with life-changing medicine, medical supplies, health services and programs. We believe that health is a human right and work to create a world where every person has a fair and just opportunity to live their healthiest life.
Focus Areas
Emergency responseHumanitarian aidMedicine accessMedical suppliesCommunity healthVaccine confidenceMental healthMaternal and child healthChronic disease care
Who They Fund
communities impacted by emergencies/disastersvulnerable populations during crises
Funding Style
About Americares Foundation
Americares Foundation Inc funds ongoing medical access work at a large scale, with repeated support for community clinics, pharmacy programs, and health ministries that serve people affected by poverty or disaster. In the recent grants list, the largest awards go to organizations such as Agape Clinic in Dallas and Mission Arlington Medical Clinic in Arlington, both receiving multi-million-dollar ongoing support across 2023 and 2024. That recurring pattern points to a funder that does not limit itself to one-off crisis aid; it also backs sustained local health delivery. The foundation’s stated work centers on medicine, medical supplies, health services, and programs, and its grant records show that those priorities translate into grants for frontline providers across multiple states. It supports organizations serving patients through clinics, pharmacies, and community health centers, with awards that range from smaller operating grants to very large continuing commitments. Recent recipients also include Mission of Mercy in Gettysburg, Faith Community Pharmacy in Newport, and Eunice Community Health Center in Eunice, showing a mix of service models under a consistent health-access mission.
What Americares Foundation Funds
Across community health access, Americares Foundation Inc gave ongoing support to Faith Community Pharmacy Inc in Newport, Kentucky, including a 2024 grant of $2,526,778. The same pattern appears in clinic-based care: Eunice Community Health Center in Eunice, Louisiana received $2,379,499 in 2023, tying the foundation’s health focus to local providers. The foundation also backs medical mission organizations. Medical Ministries Inc in Dorchester, South Carolina received $2,309,255 in 2024, and Mission of Mercy in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania received $2,738,043 in 2023. In Texas, grants went to The Texas Intl Institute of Health Professions in Houston for $2,691,458 and to Triangle Area Network - Beaumont for $2,240,911, showing support for training and networked service delivery as part of its health portfolio.
How Americares Foundation Gives
Typical grants sit in the middle-six-figure range: the p25 is $21,564, the median is $65,117, and the p75 is $222,523. At the same time, the recent list includes much larger ongoing awards in the millions, indicating a wide spread between core support and major operating commitments. The repeated 2023 and 2024 grants to the same recipients show multi-year funding rather than isolated one-time awards. Americares Foundation Inc is classified as a regular funder, does not fund individuals, and does not make program-related investments.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$173.3M
Total Assets
$380.2M
Total Revenue
$1.6B
Total Expenses
$1.5B
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $22K and $223K, with a median of $65K.
25th Percentile
$22K
Median
$65K
75th Percentile
$223K
Geographic Reach
National51 states funded
About 2% of grants go to recipients in SC.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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