The Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation concentrates large, strategic grants to major medical centers and hospitals, supporting clinical and translational medical research and health care delivery. Their giving also includes corporate philanthropy infrastructure through employee giving and matching programs. Grants are few but very large, aimed at institutional impact rather than many small community grants.
Concentrated giving: a very small number of large grants (multi-million-dollar) often repeated to the same institutional grantees, focusing on hospitals and research institutions rather than broad geographic or grassroots distribution.
Bristol-myers Squibb Foundation Inc. shows a strong pattern of large institutional grants rather than broad small-ticket philanthropy. The largest recent awards in the file went to Medical College of Virginia, including $15,175,285 in 2025 and $9,094,944 in 2024, alongside another $3,075,000 payment in 2025. Texas Children’s Hospital also received multi-million-dollar support, with $7,500,000 in 2023 and $7,000,000 in 2025. That mix points to a funder that backs hospitals, research centers, and health systems through sizable general-support grants. The foundation’s stated programs reinforce that profile. Its portfolio includes competitive research grants, neuropsychiatry funding, pediatric cancers and blood disorders, a lung cancer control program, and the Robert A. Winn Diversity in Clinical Trials Award Program. A New Jersey safety-net initiative launched in 2023 also signals interest in healthcare delivery and capacity-building. Employee giving is part of the picture as well: Charities Aid Foundation of America received $8,048,827 in 2025 for an employee giving program. Across the recent grants list, the foundation appears to favor institutional partners that can absorb large grants and apply them to research, clinical care, or health-system needs.
Medical research is a central theme. The foundation gave $1,205,261 in 2025 to the American Association for Cancer Research for general support, and $993,985 in 2024 to Case Western Reserve University for the same purpose. It also supported University-based and hospital-based research institutions through unrestricted grants tied to clinical and translational work. Cancer and blood-disorder care is another clear thread. Princeton Healthcare System received $1,000,000 in both 2024 and 2025 for general support, while Roswell Park Alliance Foundation received $1,157,718 in 2024 and $1,114,173 in 2023. The program list also includes pediatric cancers and blood disorders, with work described around Global HOPE, sickle cell, and beta-thalassemia initiatives. Health equity and access show up in the foundation’s named initiatives too. In 2024, it launched a $1.8 million health equity initiative spanning Brazil, India, Thailand, and the United Kingdom. The New Jersey Safety Net Innovation Program added another delivery-focused line of work for safety-net providers.
$42.6M
$83.3M
$83M
$43.1M
Most grants fall between $96 and $600, with a median of $200.
25th Percentile
$96
Median
$200
75th Percentile
$600
Top 10 recipient countries by grant volume for Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 17,344 | $174.5M | 99.2% |
| 2 | South Africa |
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Notable grantees: Medical College of Virginia, Texas Children’s Hospital, Charities Aid Foundation of America (employee giving program)
The recent grants file shows a very wide spread in grant size, from a p25 of $96 to a median of $200 and a p75 of $600, even though the largest listed awards are in the millions. That suggests the foundation uses multiple grant modes, including employee-giving support and much larger institutional grants. The grant list also shows repeated support to the same organizations across multiple years, including Medical College of Virginia, Texas Children’s Hospital, Princeton Healthcare System, and American Heart Association Inc. The foundation is a Regular Funder and does not fund individuals. One current opportunity, the Education Request for Proposals, is listed as accepting unsolicited proposals.
Giving is overwhelmingly concentrated in the United States, which accounts for 17,344 grants, or 99.2% of the recipient country distribution. Within the recent grants list, Princeton appears repeatedly as the recipient city for major institutional partners, including Medical College of Virginia, Charities Aid Foundation of America, and Princeton Healthcare System. The broader country distribution also includes smaller clusters in Brazil, Switzerland, Taiwan, Zimbabwe, Kenya, Ethiopia, Lithuania, and Zambia. The foundation’s geographic scope is local in the structured data, while the program list also includes named global initiatives.
The recent grants list is dominated by hospitals, research institutions, and health-focused nonprofits. Examples include Medical College of Virginia, Texas Children’s Hospital, American Association for Cancer Research, Case Western Reserve University, and Roswell Park Alliance Foundation. The program list also emphasizes clinical research, pediatric care, neuropsychiatry, and health-systems strengthening.
Yes. Charities Aid Foundation of America received $8,048,827 in 2025 for an employee giving program. The foundation’s topic taxonomy also includes employee giving programs and workplace philanthropy.
The grant-size distribution is very small at the lower end, with p25 at $96, median at $200, and p75 at $600. At the same time, the recent grants list includes multi-million-dollar institutional awards, including $15,175,285 to Medical College of Virginia and $7,500,000 to Texas Children’s Hospital.
The recipient country distribution is heavily U.S.-based, with 17,344 grants, or 99.2%, going to recipients in the United States. In the recent grants list, Princeton appears often as the recipient city for major partners, reflecting a very U.S.-centered giving pattern.
Yes. The Education Request for Proposals is listed as a current funding opportunity and is marked as accepting unsolicited proposals. The other active programs shown are marked false for unsolicited applications.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
| 46 |
| $13.1M |
0.3% |
| 3 | Brazil | 37 | $5.1M | 0.2% |
| 4 | China | 9 | $4.1M | 0.1% |
| 5 | Taiwan | 9 | $1.5M | 0.1% |
| 6 | Kenya | 8 | $1.7M | 0.1% |
| 7 | Zimbabwe | 8 | $1.4M | 0.1% |
| 8 | Ethiopia | 6 | $1.7M | 0.0% |
| 9 | Lesotho | 4 | $784K | 0.0% |
| 10 | Eswatini | 3 | $1.5M | 0.0% |
Recipient country reflects the grantee's headquarters per IRS 990-PF and Schedule F filings, not the program's implementation country.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEDICAL COLLEGE OF VIRGINIA | PRINCETON, NJ | $15,175,285 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION OF AMERICA | PRINCETON, NJ | $8,048,827 | 2025 | EMPLOYEE GIVING PROGRAM |
| TEXAS CHILDRENS HOSPITAL | PRINCETON, NJ | $7,000,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MEDICAL COLLEGE OF VIRGINIA | PRINCETON, NJ | $3,075,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MEDICAL COLLEGE OF VIRGINIA | PRINCETON, NJ | $2,288,632 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY RESEARCH | PRINCETON, NJ | $1,541,870 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CONQUER CANCER FOUNDATION | PRINCETON, NJ | $1,457,502 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS FOUNDATION | PRINCETON, NJ | $1,311,960 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR CANCER RESEARCH | PRINCETON, NJ | $1,205,261 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION INC | PRINCETON, NJ | $1,140,649 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| PRINCETON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM | PRINCETON, NJ | $1,000,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| AMERICAN PHARMACISTS ASSOCIATION | PRINCETON, NJ | $998,371 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| TRUST FOR HEALTH SYSTEMS PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT | PRINCETON, NJ | $889,860 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BEIJING YICHUANG CANCER PREVENTION | PRINCETON, NJ | $850,312 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE | PRINCETON, NJ | $845,720 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| RWJ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL FOUNDATION | PRINCETON, NJ | $833,333 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| JHU SCHOOL OF MEDICINE OFFICE | PRINCETON, NJ | $738,366 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| TRUSTEES OF TUFTS COLLEGE | PRINCETON, NJ | $710,388 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| NATIONAL NETWORK OF PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTES | PRINCETON, NJ | $616,884 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| REGENTS UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA | PRINCETON, NJ | $607,660 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION INC | PRINCETON, NJ | $535,330 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| WITS HEALTH CONSORTIUM | PRINCETON, NJ | $515,992 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| JOAN AND SANFORD I WEILL MEDICAL | PRINCETON, NJ | $500,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE BRIGHAM AND WOMENS HOSPITAL INC | PRINCETON, NJ | $498,233 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU-NATAL | PRINCETON, NJ | $442,941 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| WITS HEALTH CONSORTIUM - GAUTENG | PRINCETON, NJ | $404,096 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP CORP | PRINCETON, NJ | $402,559 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA | PRINCETON, NJ | $381,728 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD | PRINCETON, NJ | $349,734 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD | PRINCETON, NJ | $340,538 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| FRED HUTCHINSON CANCER CENTER | PRINCETON, NJ | $337,841 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI | PRINCETON, NJ | $337,033 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND ALLIED HEALTH SERVICES | PRINCETON, NJ | $320,119 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CURE CERVICAL CANCER | PRINCETON, NJ | $300,282 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ROSWELL PARK ALLIANCE FOUNDATION | PRINCETON, NJ | $295,081 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CAMDEN COALITION OF HEALTHCARE | PRINCETON, NJ | $294,489 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| TRUSTEES OF TUFTS COLLEGE | PRINCETON, NJ | $287,230 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS | PRINCETON, NJ | $258,290 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR CANCER RESEARCH | PRINCETON, NJ | $256,426 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS | PRINCETON, NJ | $251,111 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| AMERICAN NATIONAL RED CROSS | PRINCETON, NJ | $250,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER | PRINCETON, NJ | $240,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF LESOTHO | PRINCETON, NJ | $232,867 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY | PRINCETON, NJ | $219,700 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| FOUNDATION FOR A HEALTHY OKLAHOMA | PRINCETON, NJ | $215,304 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH | PRINCETON, NJ | $214,390 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| UNIVERSITY OF FREE STATE | PRINCETON, NJ | $212,364 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE SYSTEM | PRINCETON, NJ | $200,910 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| FACILITATORS OF COMMUNITY TRANSFORMATION | PRINCETON, NJ | $188,574 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| NEW DIMENSION CONSULTING ZIMBABWE | PRINCETON, NJ | $186,120 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
MEDICAL COLLEGE OF VIRGINIA
$15,175,285GENERAL SUPPORT
CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION OF AMERICA
$8,048,827EMPLOYEE GIVING PROGRAM
TEXAS CHILDRENS HOSPITAL
$7,000,000GENERAL SUPPORT
MEDICAL COLLEGE OF VIRGINIA
$3,075,000GENERAL SUPPORT
MEDICAL COLLEGE OF VIRGINIA
$2,288,632GENERAL SUPPORT
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY RESEARCH
$1,541,870GENERAL SUPPORT
CONQUER CANCER FOUNDATION
$1,457,502GENERAL SUPPORT
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS FOUNDATION
$1,311,960GENERAL SUPPORT
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR CANCER RESEARCH
$1,205,261GENERAL SUPPORT
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION INC
$1,140,649GENERAL SUPPORT
PRINCETON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM
$1,000,000GENERAL SUPPORT
AMERICAN PHARMACISTS ASSOCIATION
$998,371GENERAL SUPPORT
TRUST FOR HEALTH SYSTEMS PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
$889,860GENERAL SUPPORT
BEIJING YICHUANG CANCER PREVENTION
$850,312GENERAL SUPPORT
BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
$845,720GENERAL SUPPORT
RWJ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL FOUNDATION
$833,333GENERAL SUPPORT
JHU SCHOOL OF MEDICINE OFFICE
$738,366GENERAL SUPPORT
TRUSTEES OF TUFTS COLLEGE
$710,388GENERAL SUPPORT
NATIONAL NETWORK OF PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTES
$616,884GENERAL SUPPORT
REGENTS UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
$607,660GENERAL SUPPORT
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION INC
$535,330GENERAL SUPPORT
WITS HEALTH CONSORTIUM
$515,992GENERAL SUPPORT
JOAN AND SANFORD I WEILL MEDICAL
$500,000GENERAL SUPPORT
THE BRIGHAM AND WOMENS HOSPITAL INC
$498,233GENERAL SUPPORT
UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU-NATAL
$442,941GENERAL SUPPORT
WITS HEALTH CONSORTIUM - GAUTENG
$404,096GENERAL SUPPORT
NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP CORP
$402,559GENERAL SUPPORT
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA
$381,728GENERAL SUPPORT
PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD
$349,734GENERAL SUPPORT
PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD
$340,538GENERAL SUPPORT
FRED HUTCHINSON CANCER CENTER
$337,841GENERAL SUPPORT
ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI
$337,033GENERAL SUPPORT
CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND ALLIED HEALTH SERVICES
$320,119GENERAL SUPPORT
CURE CERVICAL CANCER
$300,282GENERAL SUPPORT
ROSWELL PARK ALLIANCE FOUNDATION
$295,081GENERAL SUPPORT
CAMDEN COALITION OF HEALTHCARE
$294,489GENERAL SUPPORT
TRUSTEES OF TUFTS COLLEGE
$287,230GENERAL SUPPORT
NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS
$258,290GENERAL SUPPORT
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR CANCER RESEARCH
$256,426GENERAL SUPPORT
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
$251,111GENERAL SUPPORT
AMERICAN NATIONAL RED CROSS
$250,000GENERAL SUPPORT
DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER
$240,000GENERAL SUPPORT
NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF LESOTHO
$232,867GENERAL SUPPORT
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY
$219,700GENERAL SUPPORT
FOUNDATION FOR A HEALTHY OKLAHOMA
$215,304GENERAL SUPPORT
INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH
$214,390GENERAL SUPPORT
UNIVERSITY OF FREE STATE
$212,364GENERAL SUPPORT
MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE SYSTEM
$200,910GENERAL SUPPORT
FACILITATORS OF COMMUNITY TRANSFORMATION
$188,574GENERAL SUPPORT
NEW DIMENSION CONSULTING ZIMBABWE
$186,120GENERAL SUPPORT
Current and upcoming funding from Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Requests must align with BMS corporate giving and health equity priorities and fall within therapeutic areas of interest. Some subtopics are marked YES for independent medical education and/or other grants/support.
Deadline: Specific deadlines apply when posted as an RFP/RFE.
Who can apply: Requests must align with BMS corporate giving and health equity priorities and fall within therapeutic areas of interest. Some subtopics are marked YES/NO for independent medical education and/or other grants/support.
Deadline: Specific deadlines apply when posted as an RFP/RFE.
Who can apply: Requests must align with BMS corporate giving and health equity priorities and fall within therapeutic areas of interest. Some subtopics are marked YES for independent medical education and/or other grants/support.
Deadline: Specific deadlines apply when posted as an RFP/RFE.
Who can apply: Requests must align with BMS corporate giving and health equity priorities and fall within therapeutic areas of interest. Some subtopics are marked YES/NO for independent medical education and/or other grants/support.
Deadline: Specific deadlines apply when posted as an RFP/RFE.
Who can apply: Requests must align with BMS corporate giving and health equity priorities and fall within therapeutic areas of interest. Some subtopics are marked YES/NO for independent medical education and/or other grants/support.
Deadline: Specific deadlines apply when posted as an RFP/RFE.
Who can apply: Independent non-profit third-party organizations and academic institutions; projects should align with BMS priorities and corporate giving guidelines.
Deadline: Rolling submissions; allow at least 60 days prior to project start; for conference support, submit at least 45 days before the event.
Who can apply: Generally made to not-for-profit organizations; some for-profit medical education providers or conference organizers may be eligible for Independent Medical Education/Continuing Medical Education. Funding is not provided to individuals or physician groups. Requests should align with BMS therapeutic areas of interest or health equity priorities.
Deadline: Year-round for general requests; posted RFP/RFE opportunities have specific submission deadlines.
Who can apply: Requests must be eligible for BMS areas of interest, locations, and corporate giving guidelines.
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