Roche Corporate Donations and Philanthropy (CDP) Grant

Roche Corporate Donations and Philanthropy (CDP) Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: La Roche, Inc.
Last Updated: November 01, 2025

Summary

Roche Corporate Donations and Philanthropy (CDP) focuses on impactful projects that foster sustainable development, engage employees, and leverage Roche's expertise. Their philanthropic efforts prioritize humanitarian, educational, environmental, and cultural initiatives, aiming to build stronger communities and support innovative projects. Eligibility is limited to local organizations, while ineligible projects include those with political or religious ties. The foundation strives to create a positive societal impact through collaboration and strategic partnerships.

Overview

Philanthropy is our commitment to communities in which we operate and broader society. We focus our resources on a limited number of key projects that can deliver valuable benefits from our contributions and those of our partners. We give priority to innovative, high-quality projects that meet the following criteria: promote sustainable developmentoffer an opportunity for Roche to use its expertise and logistics capabilitiesinvolve Roche actively at an early stage with local authorities and established partnersengage Roche employees in cultural (focus on contemporary arts), educational and social activitiesmanaged by an accredited charity Our four focus areas Humanitarian and Social We direct the majority of our philanthropic donations to humanitarian and social development projects. Science and education We are dedicated to programmes that promote scientific interest and provide educational opportunities for young people around the world. Community and Environment We are committed to building stronger communities and responding to natural disasters sustainably. Arts and Culture We support groundbreaking contemporary art, cultural projects and activities that explore the parallels between innovation in art and in science.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Requests for support of a project that operates within one country should be directed to local management. Roche affiliate offices manage local donation and sponsorship activities within a common framework and Roche’s global policy. Affiliate giving is thereby restricted to supporting local organisations and programmes that are based in and operate their programmes in the same country as the affiliate.

Ineligibility

Roche does not support projects with a connection to religious, political, commercial or image-building purposes. Roche restricts product donations to assisting emergency disaster relief efforts and only upon request from local partners or international aid organisations.Roche does not fund professional or semi-professional sporting events or mainstream cultural events.Only in exceptional cases does Roche participate in charity fund-raising events. Even then, Roche provides direct support rather than collect funds on behalf of third parties.Roche does not support projects intended to replace or compete with government programmes.Roche does not respond to mass mailings, unsigned requests or those broadcasted throughout the corporation.Roche only makes political donations in exceptional cases, and only to political organizations. Political donations are made in line with prevailing legal and ethical standards.Roche clearly separates commercial from non-commercial projects. Commercial projects are the responsibility of Roche’s operating divisions, with related costs reported as marketing expenses.