Cencora Impact Foundation
Cencora Impact Foundation is an independent charitable organization based in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania. It is a public charity established by Cencora, Inc. and supports nonprofit organizations working to improve health and well-being by expanding access to healthcare.
Cencora Impact Foundation at a glance
In short: Cencora Impact Foundation gave $7.4M across 100 grants in 2025 (avg $74K), top state Pennsylvania. 38% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $7,420,228
- +30.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 100
- +11.1% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $74,202
- +17.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $13,107
- Total assets
- $15,248,503
- -19.9% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 38% first-time grantees (38 of 100, 2025)
- Primary geography
- Pennsylvania (18% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Cencora Impact Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The Foundation does not accept unsolicited funding requests. Its 2025 guidelines say it considers projects and programs aligned with its mission and areas of impact. In 2024, it invited organizations in its nonprofit partner network to submit proposals for the Healthier Futures Grant Program. The guidelines exclude hospitals and related entities, municipalities and government agencies, governmental entities with regulatory oversight over Cencora, and organizations that are not tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) or an international equivalent.
- Contact
Mailing address: 1 West 1St Avenue, Conshohocken, PA 19428
Phone: (610) 727-7000
Website: https://cencora.com
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Cencora Impact Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Direct Relief ($658K). Together the top 10 received $4.0M.
Grant Size Distribution
486 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 290 grants of 486 (60%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The Foundation describes international work strengthening pharmaceutical supply chains in disaster zones and underserved communities, alongside domestic work concentrated in the United States to reduce barriers to care. In 2025, grant dollars by recipient state were distributed most heavily to Pennsylvania (18%), California (16%), Washington, D.C. (13%), New York (12%), and Connecticut (8%).
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 100 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Cencora Impact Foundation open to new grantees?
38%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 38 of 100 grantees (38%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $29K; repeat grants $102K. How we count
Medians: $10K first-time, $50K repeat.
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $5.5M (2022) to $9.2M (2020). In 2025 it made 100 grants totaling $7.4M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Direct Relief Goleta, CA | General Support | $658,478 |
| Project Hope the People to People Health Foundation Inc Washington, DC | General Support | $628,966 |
| Americares Foundation Inc Stamford, CT | General Support | $618,633 |
| International Rescue Committee Inc New York, NY | General Support | $497,021 |
| Eluna Philadelphia, PA | General Support | $353,347 |
| Family Reach Foundation Boston, MA | General Support | $277,507 |
| United States Association for Unhcr Washington, DC | General Support | $250,077 |
| Sostento Inc Montclair, NJ | General Support | $250,000 |
| Partners in Health a Nonprofit Corporation Boston, MA | General Support | $232,800 |
| Alexs Lemonade Stand Foundation Wynnewood, PA | General Support | $226,999 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $15,248,503 | $5,406,480 | $8,239,286 | $7,420,228 | 100 | $1,901,480 |
| 2024 | $19,028,818 | $3,887,928 | $6,528,143 | $5,707,679 | 90 | $1,280,000 |
| 2023 | $19,845,761 | $6,255,598 | $7,037,590 | $6,209,113 | 103 | $1,235,398 |
| 2022 | $19,786,138 | $5,384,753 | $6,357,645 | $5,505,962 | 100 | $1,878,058 |
| 2021 | $25,773,807 | $2,240,607 | $7,813,657 | $5,951,060 | 93 | $2,234,357 |
| 2020 | $29,070,475 | $2,547,282 | $10,287,705 | $9,244,967 | 105 | $545,282 |
| 2019 | $34,731,784 | $7,025,193 | $7,172,582 | $7,206,506 | 99 | $1,226,937 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The Foundation’s mission is to improve the health and well-being of patient populations by partnering with organizations to expand access to healthcare around the world. It says it helps patients in unstable regions or situations safely access essential therapies.
Its Healthier Futures Grant Program, launched in 2023, supports nonprofit ideas addressing gaps in healthcare access and infrastructure. The Foundation also describes work to strengthen pharmaceutical supply chains internationally and reduce barriers to care in the United States. Its additional charitable giving includes emergency response, business segment-aligned giving, and support for team members’ charitable contributions and volunteer or board service.
Examples of supported organizations illustrate the range of grantee work. Direct Relief describes its mission as improving the health and lives of people affected by poverty or emergencies. The International Rescue Committee says it responds to humanitarian crises and helps people affected by conflict and disaster. ELUNA describes supporting children, teens, and families impacted by grief or addiction, while Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation says it works to change the lives of children with cancer through research funding, awareness, and family support.
Grantmaking
The Foundation primarily partners with organizations with a broad national or international footprint. Its website describes a strategic approach built around long-term, goal-driven relationships, collaboration and capacity-building among nonprofit partners, and use of Cencora’s global capabilities. The Healthier Futures Grant Program is one way it pursues that approach.
In filing year 2025, the Foundation reported 100 grants totaling $7,420,228. Grant amounts ranged from $5,070 to $658,478, with a median of $13,107. The largest listed grants included $658,478 to Direct Relief, $628,966 to Project HOPE, $618,633 to AmeriCares Foundation, $497,021 to the International Rescue Committee, and $353,347 to ELUNA. Each was reported for general support.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Gabe Weissman as president and director; Jain Mahaveer as vice president and treasurer; and Kourosh Q Pirouz as secretary. It also lists directors Kevin Dow, Ken Hardy, Esperanza Neu, and Jaime Pludo; assistant secretaries Susan L Coldren and Melissa Greenbaum; and Bennet Murphy as treasurer through February 2025. Greenbaum is listed as assistant secretary through December 2024.
Cencora Impact Foundation is led by Gabe Weissman, President & Director on every filing since 2024; none of the 15 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Gabe Weissman
President & Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Esperanza Neu
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jaime Pludo
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kevin Dow
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nicole Gordon
Program Director
Program Officer → Program Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ken Hardy
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kate Laepple Hertzog
Grant Administrator
Grant Adminstrator → Grant Administrator, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kourosh Q. Pirouz
Secretary
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Melissa Greenbaum
Assistant Secretary
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Susan L. Coldren
Assistant Secretary
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Melanie Bermudez
Grants Administrator
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bennet Murphy
Treasurer
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Julie Frantz
Assistant Treasurer
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Barbra Anderson
Program Officer
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jain Mahaveer
Vice President & Treasurer
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (10)
- Former: Gina K. Clark (2019–2024) — President & Director
- Former: James T. Rizol (2019–2024) — Treasurer
- Former: Susan Lorenz-Fisher (2019–2024) — Program Officer
- Former: Heather Waring (2023–2024) — Senior Director of Treasury
- Former: Jf Quinn (2019–2023) — Treasurer
- Former: Crystal Thompson (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Carolyn B. Traczykiewicz (2019–2021) — Assistant Secretary
- Former: Dale B. Danilewitz (2019) — Director
- Former: George Rafferty (2019) — Director
- Former: Tommy Bramley (2019) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Cencora Impact Foundation
How much does Cencora Impact Foundation give each year?
Cencora Impact Foundation gave $7.4M across 100 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $5.7M across 90 grants.
What is Cencora Impact Foundation's typical grant size?
Cencora Impact Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $13,107, and its average grant was $74,202, across 100 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Cencora Impact Foundation that year got $29K on average.
Where does Cencora Impact Foundation give grants?
Cencora Impact Foundation's top state is Pennsylvania, with 18% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990. The next largest states were California (16%) and District of Columbia (13%). The most frequent recipient cities were Philadelphia, PA (7 grants), New York, NY (5 grants), Washington, DC (4 grants) and Malvern, PA (4 grants).
Does Cencora Impact Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Cencora Impact Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (100 of 100) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Who are Cencora Impact Foundation's largest grantees?
Cencora Impact Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Direct Relief ($658,478), Project Hope the People to People Health Foundation Inc ($628,966) and Americares Foundation Inc ($618,633), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 26% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Cencora Impact Foundation?
Cencora Impact Foundation reported $15.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $5.4M.
What does Cencora Impact Foundation fund?
The Foundation’s mission is to improve the health and well-being of patient populations by partnering with organizations to expand access to healthcare around the world. It says it helps patients in unstable regions or situations safely access essential therapies. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Cencora Impact Foundation?
The Foundation does not accept unsolicited funding requests. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Cencora Impact Foundation's EIN?
Cencora Impact Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-1846222. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does Cencora Impact Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 6, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS January 22, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS January 26, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS January 27, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS January 19, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS January 31, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS January 21, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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