About Medecins Sans Frontieres Usa
Médecins Sans Frontières USA concentrates its philanthropic support on advancing treatments for neglected diseases by funding product development and medical assistance efforts. All recorded grants—repeated awards to a single partner—are directed toward drug development and medical aid for populations underserved by commercial R&D. This giving pattern suggests a strategic, mission-aligned investment in remedies for tropical and neglected illnesses rather than broad or diversified grantmaking.
Focus Areas
Drug development for neglected tropical diseasesMedical assistance and treatment access for underserved populationsPublic-interest biomedical R&D outside commercial markets
Who They Fund
individual patients requiring medical assistancelow-income or uninsured patients (implied)people needing emergency or short-term medical support
Giving Approach
Highly concentrated: all funding was directed to one organization (three grants), indicating repeat, targeted support rather than dispersed or one-off grants.
Funding Style
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$98K
Total Assets
$434.3M
Total Revenue
$776.9M
Total Expenses
$774.3M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $1.2M and $1.2M, with a median of $1.2M.
25th Percentile
$1.2M
Median
$1.2M
75th Percentile
$1.2M
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
AVRIL BENOIT
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