BMS Corporate Giving Grant

Bristol Myers Squibb is dedicated to enhancing healthcare and advancing scientific knowledge through its Corporate Giving program. By supporting various organizations, BMS aims to improve health equity and access to essential medicines for underserved populations. Their focus includes charitable donations, medical education, and community support initiatives. This commitment reflects BMS's goal to make a positive impact on patients' lives and foster strong communities where their employees work and live.

Bristol Myers Squibb is committed to conscientious corporate citizenship and supports efforts that make a positive difference in the world. Bristol Myers Squibb provides corporate giving support to organizations to help patients and their families, improve healthcare and advance scientific understanding.
Health equity
Bristol Myers Squibb promotes health equity globally and strives to increase access to lifesaving medicines for populations affected by serious diseases and conditions, giving hope and help to some of the world’s most vulnerable people.
We are committed to supporting quality initiatives to make a difference in people’s lives through Corporate Giving.
The purpose of this document is to describe our principles that BMS uses to review requests for Corporate Giving.
Corporate Giving includes funds or in-kind Support (products, assets or services) provided by BMS to eligible third-party organizations for educational, healthcare-related, scientific, community, public policy, patient advocacy or charitable purposes. Some examples are charitable donations to non-profit organizations, support of medical education programs, corporate sponsorships, fellowships, and corporate memberships.
Corporate Giving Principles
BMS provides Corporate Giving in compliance with our Principles of Integrity, applicable laws,
regulations and industry codes of conduct.
Bristol Myers Squibb provides Corporate Giving in compliance with our Principles of Integrity, applicable laws, regulations, and industry codes of conduct.Bristol Myers Squibb provides Corporate Giving to organizations where we do not have control over the activity for which the funding or In-Kind Support will be used.Bristol Myers Squibb provides funding only to eligible institutions or organizations. Funding is not provided to individuals or physician groups.Bristol Myers Squibb requires that our funding provided to support a request be acknowledged publicly.

Eligibility

Corporate Giving Requirements
BMS Corporate Giving is generally made to organizations that have a not-for-profit status. Exceptions include for-profit organizations requesting for Independent Medical Education support.BMS will review the overall financial support of an organization as a factor in our funding decision.As part of our due diligence, BMS will request the names of an organization’s Board of Directors and/or Principals to make sure that these individuals do not appear on applicable exclusion lists.Before BMS will fund a request, we require a written agreement with the requesting organization.BMS will provide payment for an approved request only to the requesting organization.
BMS complies fully with financial transparency laws and industry codes associated with Corporate Giving.

Ineligibility

Bristol Myers Squibb does not provide funds to support:Start-up or establishment of new organizationsPrescriber salaries; and operational expenses that are unrelated to the proposed activity.Administrative fees and overhead may be considered on a case-by-case basisRetroactive support of activities that have already occurredEntertainment, parties, lavish meals, childcare, and recreational activitiesLobbyingEvents that have significant gaps in conference agenda during normal business hoursBased on organization’s local country Code requirements and regulationsVenues that are not considered modest or appropriate for the proposed activity*No support of events with venues outside of the US where most attendees are US-based Healthcare Professional (HCP)Non-speaker/faculty HCP attendee travel and accommodationBased on organization’s local country Code requirements and regulationsPlease note that previously approved funding does not guarantee future funding.