Funding Amount

Not stated

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

Deadline history & next window

Cycle
Rolling — applications accepted year-round
Tracked since
April 2026

From the program guidelines: “NOTE: We accept requests year-round that are submitted using the Letter of Request through the BMS.”

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Geography

  • Bristol-Myers Squibb accepts community giving requests from organizations located near these locations in the continental United States

Required status

  • 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status
  • Tax-exempt status

Other requirements

  • _You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's [website](https://www.bms.com/about-us/responsibility/supporting-our-communities.html)._
  • New Brunswick, New Jersey
  • Lawrenceville, New Jersey
  • West Windsor, New Jersey

Not eligible / not funded

  • Not eligible: The following types of organizations
  • Not eligible: Political, lobbying, fraternal or social clubs/organizations
  • Not eligible: Religious organizations that engage in activities that are primarily sectarian in purpose
  • Not eligible: Organizations that discriminate based on race, gender, religion, culture, age, national origin, physical disability, sexual orientation, status as a military veteran, or any other legally protected status

Overview

_NOTE: We accept requests year-round that are submitted using the Letter of Request through the BMS.  For all Community giving applications, we strongly urge you to submit your application at least 8 weeks prior to the required commitment date._

Supporting Our Communities

That’s why we support programs and organizations that address unmet medical needs, help students grow through STEM education, and deliver basic human services to our neighbors. For all community giving applications, we strongly urge you to submit your application at least 12 weeks in advance of the date of required funding.

Addressing Unmet Needs

Each year, we work with nonprofit partners to improve access to treatment, eliminate health disparities and promote healthy lifestyles throughout our communities.

Neighbors help neighbors. Together with our nonprofit partners, Bristol-Myers Squibb works to improve access to treatment and eliminate health disparities for those that live in and around the communities we also call home. Working with our nonprofit partners, we’re able to provide programs that address the health challenges of our underserved citizens.

Helping People in Need

Bristol Myers Squibb supports programs that provide marginalized populations with essential resources to help address basic human needs, such as food, medical services and shelter.

Eligibility

_You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website._

  • Our Community Giving Program accepts applications from IRS-qualified 501 (c)(3) non-profit organizations whose mission and programs are consistent with our areas of philanthropic interest, and which serve communities in the United States where our employees live and work.
  • Tax-exempt organizations including hospitals, government institutions and schools that serve our local communities also may apply.
  • Bristol-Myers Squibb accepts community giving requests from organizations located near these locations in the continental United States:
  • New Brunswick, New Jersey
  • Lawrenceville, New Jersey
  • West Windsor, New Jersey
  • Princeton, New Jersey

Ineligibility

  • BMS does not support the following types of organizations:
    • Political, lobbying, fraternal or social clubs/organizations
    • Religious organizations that engage in activities that are primarily sectarian in purpose.
    • Organizations that discriminate based on race, gender, religion, culture, age, national origin, physical disability, sexual orientation, status as a military veteran, or any other legally protected status.

What Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation Inc actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, 2024

Grants in 2024
144
Total given
$67.69M
Median grant
$134K
Range
$250–$15.18M
  • By dollars: New Jersey 100%. Top recipient cities: Princeton, NJ.
  • 30% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.

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    $7M

  • University of Kentucky Research · Princeton, NJ

    $1.54M

  • Conquer Cancer Foundation · Princeton, NJ

    $1.46M

IRS Form 990-PF, 2024. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

Focus Areas & Funding Uses

Fields of Work

  • Nonprofits
  • Healthcare
  • Health disparities
  • Human services
  • Community health

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