Quick Stats
- Annual Giving: $12,288,763 in grants paid (2023 tax year, from 990-PF filing)
- Grant Range: Up to $10,000 for organisations without audited financials; larger grants available for those with audited financials (based on recent grant records showing grants ranging from $20,000 to $175,000)
- Geographic Focus: Primarily communities within 55 miles of Bayer employee locations in St. Louis, MO, Northern New Jersey, Pittsburgh, PA, and Berkeley, CA
- Application Method: Invitation-only
- Total Assets: $42,211,254 (2023 tax year)
Contact Details
- Website: https://www.fund.bayer.us
- Address: 800 N Lindbergh Blvd, Saint Louis, MO 63167
- Contact Page: https://www.fund.bayer.us/contact-us
Funding Priorities
- Food & Nutrition: Programmes that improve access to healthy and nutritious foods for children and families in underserved and rural communities
- STEM Education: Science, technology, engineering and mathematics education programmes that provide quality access for students
- Health & Wellness: Support services, educational programmes and awareness for patients and families managing cardiovascular disease and cancer (all types)
What They Don't Fund
- Organisations without IRS 501(c)(3) status or government units under Section 170(c)(1)
- Organisations operating for less than two years
- Infrastructure costs (operates as a programmatic foundation)
- Patient assistance funds or financial assistance to individual patients
- Medical treatment or therapy-related supplies for patients
- Programmes focusing on or limited to specific types of cancer (must be open to all cancer types)
- Organisations that could purchase, dispense or prescribe Bayer products, or their affiliated foundations (hospitals, medical schools, healthcare providers, pharmacies)
- Projects where Bayer Fund or Bayer has a financial interest or could derive financial benefit
- Organisations not complying with their Non-Discrimination Policy
- Organisations located more than 55 miles from a Bayer site community
Application Process & Timeline
Applications are accepted by invitation only. Applicants must obtain an invitation code from a Bayer Fund site contact or submit a project summary through the Contact Us page on their website. All applications must be completed online. Grant requests over $10,000 require submission of the most recent audited financials. Organisations typically cannot receive multiple grants in the same year.
Some programmes operate on specific cycles (e.g., Access to the Arts has two annual cycles: January 1 – February 28 and July 1 – August 31).
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