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The Astellas Global Health Foundation (“Foundation”) is an international philanthropic organization dedicated to improving access to health, building resilient communities, and providing disaster support in underserved global communities in order to make a sustainable impact on the health of people around the world and build toward “One World, A Healthier Tomorrow.”
Launched in November 2018, the Astellas Global Health Foundation is committed to supporting initiatives that address access to health barriers, build resilient communities, and provide disaster support for the most underserved in low- and middle-income countries where Astellas does not have a business presence.
The Astellas Global Health Foundation is primarily focused on supporting low- and middle-income communities in three key areas:
For more information on recent grants, please visit the Latest News Page.
The Astellas Global Health Foundation primarily funds initiatives to support the most underserved communities in low- and middle-income countries where Astellas does not have a business presence. Click here for a list of Astellas offices/subsidiaries.
The Astellas Global Health Foundation proactively seeks out organizations and initiatives that align with its goals and considers partnerships with those organizations. Once selected organizations are determined, the Foundation issues a request for proposal to inform its funding decisions. The Foundation does not accept unsolicited proposals or requests for funding.
In total, the Foundation has awarded more than $35 million in worldwide funding over 15 years. This includes more than $10 million in new grants since the Foundation’s launch in November 2018 and previous grants awarded by the three former Astellas philanthropic entities that merged to form the AGHF – the Astellas USA Foundation (AUSF), the Astellas European Foundation (AEF), and the Astellas Asia-Oceanic Foundation (AAOF).
In 2023, The Foundation provided $2.6 million to three world-leading organizations with plans to include making a sustained impact on improving access to healthcare in Kenya, community resilience in Yemen, and disaster support in Peru.
In 2022, the Astellas Global Health Foundation provided $2.3 million in combined grants to five charitable organizations focused on improving access to health and building community resilience for people in the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Honduras, Guinea Bissau, Kenya, Senegal and Uganda. Read the announcement.
In 2021, the Astellas Global Health Foundation funded grants to five organizations totaling $1.85 million in new funding for urgent projects helping improve access to health and build community resilience – including COVID-19 vaccine education and support – for hard-to-reach populations within Nepal, Honduras, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Uganda and Venezuela. Funds supported initiatives impacting more than 4 million people in these regions to help them lead healthier lives. Learn more.
In 2020, the Astellas Global Health Foundation granted a combined $2 million in emergency funding to help strengthen the COVID-19 response in underserved communities. Grants to CARE, International Medical Corps, the Japanese Organization for International Cooperation in Family Planning and World Vision support projects to prevent the immediate spread and long-term effects of COVID-19 in hard-to-reach communities in South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Ghana, Ethiopia and Nigeria. Additionally, a portion of funds previously awarded to AMPATH and UNICEF were reallocated to help support COVID-19 efforts in western Kenya and the Dominican Republic, respectively.
In 2019, the Astellas Global Health Foundation awarded its inaugural $3.4 million to support health and resiliency programming led by Americares, and access to health grants to the END Fund, The Academic Model Providing Access to Healthcare (AMPATH) through the Indiana University Center for Global Health, and UNICEF USA.
Learn more about our previously awarded grants and impact in the Foundation’s News section.
Only selected organizations that have been invited to apply for funding through our Request for Proposal Process will be eligible to submit a funding request through the online portal.
The Astellas Global Health Foundation considers a grant to be financial funding provided without a tangible benefit or commercial motive to external organizations to support specific scientific, education, research, or community-focused charitable activities to advance and improve patient health and outcomes. In this context, grants do not include independent medical education grants or research grants.
The Astellas Global Health Foundation is based in the United States and operates internationally, in countries where Astellas does not have a business presence.
The Astellas Global Health Foundation is primarily focused on grants for projects and initiatives that address access to health barriers, build resilient communities, and provide disaster preparedness support for the most underserved communities in low- and middle-income countries where Astellas does not have a business presence.
These include:
We are committed to funding established non-governmental organizations (NGOs)/non-profit organizations (NPOs) with a proven track record of addressing access to health within our categories and geographies of interest, as well as robust methods of measuring impact. Grants may only be directed to organizations that have been deemed in good faith to be a public charity or private operating organization (e.g., as described in section 501(c)(3) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code, or equivalent in markets outside the U.S.).
Yes. The Astellas Global Health Foundation will primarily fund grants that support access to health in the areas outlined above. The Foundation will only support philanthropic initiatives that are separate from Astellas’ commercial interests. The Foundation will not fund any grants to any Astellas customers, including healthcare providers or medical societies, nor will the Foundation fund grants in countries where Astellas has a business presence. In addition, the Foundation will not fund grants that fall within the categories listed below.
The Astellas Global Health Foundation will not fund:
Yes. The Astellas Global Health Foundation requires a signed letter of acceptance and ongoing progress reports, including annual reconciliation reports, throughout the duration of the grant. We also request that the Foundation name be included in recognition of the initiative.
Financial reconciliation consists of detailed activity expenditure documentation, which outlines that funds were used for the approved activity. Note: All financial/outcome reconciliations must be completed prior to the review of new grant request submissions.
The Foundation does not accept unsolicited proposals or requests for funding. The Foundation engages in a rigorous Request for Proposal (RFP) process which includes research on non-governmental organizations and selects a certain number of organizations to solicit during its RFP process. The Foundation supports initiatives that improve access to health, build community resilience, and provide disaster preparedness support for the most underserved communities in low- and middle-income countries where Astellas does not have a business presence. These include:
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