Bristol-Myers Squibb Patient Assistance Foundation
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About Bristol-Myers Squibb Patient Assistance Foundation
The foundation is overwhelmingly dedicated to providing direct prescription drug assistance to individual patients in need, funding a patient assistance program that covers medication costs for low-income, ill, and infant populations. Nearly all recorded giving is funneled into a single patient-focused program rather than to nonprofit intermediaries or diverse causes, indicating a mission centered on access to medicines for vulnerable individuals.
Focus Areas
Direct prescription drug assistance for low-income patientsPatient assistance for serious and chronic illnessesMeans-tested enrollment and financial support for medication access
Who They Fund
infantslow-income/needy individualspeople with qualifying illnesses (chronically ill patients)
Giving Approach
Extremely concentrated: virtually all funding is directed to a single patient assistance program across a very small number of grants. The foundation makes very large, program-specific disbursements focused on direct-to-patient support rather than diversified or repeat grants to multiple nonprofit organizations.
Funding Style
About Bristol-Myers Squibb Patient Assistance Foundation
Bristol-myers Squibb Patient Assistance Foundation Inc directs almost all of its giving to a single purpose: prescription drug assistance for individual patients. The recent record shows three large grants to Individual Patient Programs in Princeton, New Jersey, all labeled for prescription drugs for the care of qualified ill, needy, and infants. That pattern points to a funder built around direct medication support rather than a broad charitable portfolio. The foundation’s active program, the Patient Medicine Assistance Program, provides certain Bristol-Myers Squibb prescription medicines free of charge to eligible patients who need temporary help obtaining listed medicines. The focus is on access to medicines for people facing financial barriers, including low-income patients and individuals with qualifying illnesses. Because the foundation funds individuals, its grantmaking is structured around patient assistance rather than grants to nonprofit intermediaries. Across the latest filings, the foundation’s work is tightly centered on medication access in the United States, with every recorded grant going to a patient-focused program in Princeton.
What Bristol-Myers Squibb Patient Assistance Foundation Funds
The foundation’s core work is prescription drug assistance. Its active Patient Medicine Assistance Program provides certain Bristol-Myers Squibb prescription medicines free of charge to eligible patients who need temporary help obtaining listed medicines. That makes medication access, rather than general health programming, the clearest throughline in its grantmaking. Its recent grants also show support for qualified ill, needy, and infant populations through Individual Patient Programs in Princeton, New Jersey. The purpose language consistently ties funding to prescription drugs for care, which places the foundation in direct-service healthcare support. The beneficiary profile is narrow and specific: infants, low-income or needy individuals, and people with qualifying illnesses. The philosophy tags reinforce that pattern with direct service, in-kind support, targeted assistance, and healthcare access support.
How Bristol-Myers Squibb Patient Assistance Foundation Gives
The grant-size distribution is extremely large and tightly clustered: p25 is $3,245,667,810, the median is $3,627,470,508, and p75 is $4,009,273,205. That range suggests very high-volume, program-level support rather than many small discretionary awards. The recent record shows repeat funding to the same recipient program across 2023, 2024, and 2025, indicating ongoing support rather than one-off grants. The foundation is a regular funder and funds individuals directly. It also accepts unsolicited requests for its Patient Medicine Assistance Program.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$9.9B
Total Assets
$230.7M
Total Revenue
$2.7B
Total Expenses
$2.7B
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $3.2B and $4B, with a median of $3.6B.
25th Percentile
$3.2B
Median
$3.6B
75th Percentile
$4B
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
About 100% of grants go to recipients in NJ.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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