About United States Pharmacopeial Convention
Through our rigorous science and the public quality standards we set, USP helps protect patient safety and improve the health of people around the world.
Focus Areas
pharmaceuticalsbiologicsdietary supplementsfood ingredientsreference standardsmicrobiology and quality control testingimpurities and analytical methodssupply chain resiliencegene therapy analytical guidance
Who They Fund
professional associations and societies (e.g., APHA, NABP, AAPS)conference and meeting organizersresearch and regulatory science community
About United States Pharmacopeial Convention
The United States Pharmacopeial Convention funds work tied to regulatory science, pharmaceutical access, and the standards environment around medicines and health products. Its largest recent grant in the dataset was a $100,000 platinum package to the Corporate Council on Africa for the 2024 U.S.-Africa Business Summit, showing support for convenings that connect health, trade, and policy. Other large awards point to a strong association-based pattern: $80,000 went to the Association for Accessible Medicines for 2023 GRX and AAM Access! sponsorships, and $37,502 went to the Arthritis Foundation for the Arthritis Healthcare Forum sponsorship. The grant list also shows repeated support for organizations working in pharmaceutical policy and professional education, including the American Pharmacists Association, the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy, and the Reagan Udall Foundation for the Food and Drug Administration. Alongside those field-specific grants, the foundation gave to Newark Mentoring Movement, Duke University, and Montgomery County Maryland, suggesting that its philanthropy extends beyond conference sponsorships into capacity building, education, and local partnerships. Across the recent awards, amounts are generally in the five-figure range, with a mix of sponsorships, memberships, charitable donations, and strategic partnerships.
What United States Pharmacopeial Convention Funds
A major theme is professional and regulatory science convenings. The foundation gave $28,500 to the American Pharmacists Association for the APHA 2024 Remington Honor Reception, $27,737 to the same group for the APHA 2025 Annual Meeting sponsorship, and $15,000 to the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy for its 2024 annual meeting sponsorship. It also supports public-health and disease-focused advocacy events. In that area, it gave $37,502 to the Arthritis Foundation for the Arthritis Healthcare Forum sponsorship and $10,000 to the Alliance for Aging Research for an annual dinner sponsorship. A third thread is pharmaceutical access and regulatory innovation. The foundation awarded $80,000 to the Association for Accessible Medicines for 2023 GRX and AAM Access! sponsorships, and it provided $15,000 to the Reagan Udall Foundation for the Food and Drug Administration for an annual Innovations in Regulatory Science awards sponsorship. Community and institutional support appears too, including a $25,000 capacity-builder grant to Newark Mentoring Movement and a $20,000 donation to Duke University.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$256K
Total Assets
$788.7M
Total Revenue
$357.7M
Total Expenses
$333.6M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $10K and $22K, with a median of $15K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$15K
75th Percentile
$22K
Geographic Reach
National13 states funded
About 12% of grants go to recipients in DC.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
RONALD T PIERVINCENZI
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