Through investment in innovative kidney disease solutions and financial assistance for employees facing hardship, we strive to improve lives and foster resilience. The Foundation focuses on raising awareness of kidney disease and transplantation as a lifesaving solution and on investing in innovative programs and solutions to change the trajectory of kidney disease for patients and communities.
A defining part of Fresenius Medical Care Foundation Inc’s grantmaking is its mix of employee hardship support and kidney-transplant philanthropy. In the recent grants list, the largest award went to Emergency Assistance Foundation Inc for the CARES FUND GRANT PROGRAM, showing that the foundation also uses substantial resources for internal relief alongside health-focused giving. That employee support sits next to a clear medical mission: improving kidney disease care, raising awareness of transplantation, and backing programs that can change patient outcomes. The foundation’s current focus areas include mineral and bone disease in CKD patients on dialysis, iron deficiency anemia in CKD patients on dialysis, fluid management in CKD patients on dialysis, home therapies, critical care, and kidney transplantation awareness and support. Its transplant program also points to a practical, outcomes-oriented approach, with attention to living donation, post-transplant care, and organ transport infrastructure. Recent awards show the foundation working through both direct assistance and specialized nonprofit partners to support patients, transplant systems, and employees.
In transplant-related work, Fresenius Medical Care Foundation Inc gave $125,000 to American Society of Transplantation for an AST patient survey to address unmet needs with immunosuppression medications for transplant recipients. It also awarded $96,585 to United Network for Organ Sharing for an organ transportation, logistics and tracking project, which aligns with its emphasis on transplant operations and donor access. On the employee-support side, the foundation gave large grants to Emergency Assistance Foundation Inc for the CARES Fund Grant Program, indicating a parallel commitment to hardship assistance. Across these awards, the foundation’s priorities are tightly tied to kidney disease, transplant outcomes, and operational support for systems that affect patients and clinicians.
Typical grants are relatively large: the 25th percentile is $366,776, the median is $636,966, and the 75th percentile is $691,259. The recent grant list also shows repeat funding to the same recipient across multiple years, with Emergency Assistance Foundation Inc appearing in 2023, 2024, and 2025. The foundation gives through a formal foundation structure and also operates an Independent Medical Education grants portal that accepts unsolicited requests from the United States. It does not make program-related investments and does not fund individuals.
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Most grants fall between $367K and $691K, with a median of $637K.
25th Percentile
$367K
Median
$637K
75th Percentile
$691K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in FL.
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Grantmaking is regional, but the recent recipients are concentrated in the United States. The top state by grant count is Virginia, driven in part by United Network for Organ Sharing in Richmond, VA. Other named recipient locations include West Palm Beach, FL for Emergency Assistance Foundation Inc and Mt Laurel, NJ for American Society of Transplantation. All listed recent grants in the dataset went to U.S. recipients.
The foundation supports kidney disease and transplant-related work, including mineral and bone disease in CKD patients on dialysis, iron deficiency anemia in CKD patients on dialysis, fluid management in CKD patients on dialysis, home therapies, critical care, and kidney transplantation awareness and support. Its transplant fund also emphasizes living kidney donation, post-transplant outcomes, and organ transport logistics.
Yes for its Independent Medical Education grants portal, which accepts unsolicited requests from the United States. The Transplant Fund is listed as not accepting unsolicited requests and is built around partner nonprofits and targeted transplant initiatives.
The recent distribution is large: the 25th percentile is $366,776, the median is $636,966, and the 75th percentile is $691,259. That suggests a fairly concentrated pattern of high-value awards rather than small grants.
Yes. Emergency Assistance Foundation Inc received grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025. That repeat pattern suggests the foundation does make multi-year awards to some recipients rather than only one-time grants.
The foundation gives most often in Virginia by grant count, while its recent recipient list also includes West Palm Beach, Florida, and Mt Laurel, New Jersey. All recent grants in the provided data went to U.S. recipients.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE FOUNDATION INC | WEST PALM BEACH, FL | $3,067,553 | 2026 | CARES FUND GRANT PROGRAM |
| AMERICAN TRANSPLANT FOUNDATION | DENVER, CO | $25,000 | 2026 | TO ESTABLISH AND PILOT PHASE 1 OF ATF'S LIVING+ INITIATIVE |
| EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE FOUNDATION INC | WEST PALM BEACH, FL | $1,010,693 | 2025 | CARES FUND GRANT PROGRAM |
| AMERICAN SOCIETY OF TRANSPLANTATION | MT LAUREL, NJ | $125,000 | 2025 | AST PATIENT SURVEY TO ADDRESS UNMET NEEDS WITH IMMUNOSUPPRESSION MEDICATIONS FOR TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS. |
| EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE FOUNDATION INC | WEST PALM BEACH, FL | $636,966 | 2024 | CARES FUND GRANT PROGRAM |
| UNITED NETWORK FOR ORGAN SHARING | RICHMOND, VA | $96,585 | 2024 | ORGAN TRANSPORTATION, LOGISTICS AND TRACKING PROJECT |
| EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE FOUNDATION INC | WEST PALM BEACH, FL | $745,552 | 2023 | CARES FUND GRANT PROGRAM |
AMERICAN TRANSPLANT FOUNDATION
$25,000TO ESTABLISH AND PILOT PHASE 1 OF ATF'S LIVING+ INITIATIVE
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF TRANSPLANTATION
$125,000AST PATIENT SURVEY TO ADDRESS UNMET NEEDS WITH IMMUNOSUPPRESSION MEDICATIONS FOR TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS.
CARES FUND GRANT PROGRAM
UNITED NETWORK FOR ORGAN SHARING
$96,585ORGAN TRANSPORTATION, LOGISTICS AND TRACKING PROJECT
