The Amgen Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- Check the exclusions first: the foundation does not fund individuals, fundraising or sports-related events, corporate sponsorship requests, political organisations or lobbying, labour unions, private foundations, or organisations outside Sections 501(c)(3) and 509(a)(1), (2) and (3) of the Internal Revenue Code, and it does not fund religious organisations except for secular programmes that meet its stated conditions.
- Its stated priority is the United States and Puerto Rico, and its work centres on science education, community strengthening and disaster response.
- Because nearly all awards are made by invitation and only a small number of unsolicited local requests are considered, approach it by completing the eligibility quiz and then submitting a Letter of Inquiry, with reviews in March and September, and make sure the request is fully aligned with its strategy to strengthen science education.
- The filing shows $26,283,551 paid out, but no grant range is stated, so that total does not tell you what a single request might receive; organisations that are successful may submit one request per year.
Overview
The Amgen Foundation is a US private foundation based in Newbury Park, CA.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The Foundation works to advance science education and inspire future innovators, while strengthening communities where Amgen employees live and work. It works with dedicated nonprofits and universities to provide science education for teachers and students, and awards grants to nonprofit organisations making a lasting and meaningful impact in Amgen communities. Its science education work includes professional development, teaching materials and research-grade equipment that help teachers transform classrooms into biotechnology labs. Its community initiatives also include international collaboration with global organisations to respond to natural disasters. For community grants in the United States and Puerto Rico, it considers a small number of unsolicited requests for local programmes aligned with its science education strategy, while nearly all awards are by invitation.
Themes
- Science education
- Community strengthening
- Disaster response
Geographic Focus
Priority: United States; Puerto Rico.
What They Don't Fund
- Support to individuals
- Fundraising or sports-related events
- Corporate sponsorship requests
- Religious organizations unless the gift is designated to a program that is secular in nature and benefits a broad range of the community (e.g. soup kitchens and homeless shelters). Additionally, the program must have a formal mission and separate budget and staff
- Political organizations or lobbying activity
- Labor unions
- Private foundations
- Organizations not described in Sections 501(c)(3) and 509(a)(1), (2), (3) of the Internal Revenue Code
- Organizations that discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran or disability statuses in the delivery of services and in their employment practices
How to apply
For the unsolicited-grant pathway, organisations first complete an eligibility quiz and then submit a Letter of Inquiry; successful organisations may submit one request per year. Most grants are made by invitation.
Deadlines: Unsolicited requests are reviewed in March and September.
Application success factors
What the foundation says:
- Unsolicited local programmes should be fully aligned with its strategy to strengthen science education.
Officers and directors
- David Adcock — Director
- Susan Sweeney — Director
- Jean-Charles Soria — Director
- Jeff Bernd — CFO
- Scott Heimlich — President
- Esteban Santos — Director
- David Reese — Director
- Emily Razaqi — Director
- Ponda Motsepe-Ditshego — Director
- Sam Guhan — Director
- Nancy Grygiel — Director
- Andrea Robinson — Assistant Secretary
- Dennis Yai — Secretary
- Lisa Gruber — Tax
- Adam Elinoff — Treasurer
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $46,770,162 | $34,520,314 | $79,404,479 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $32,252,177 | $29,460,146 | $74,593,534 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $21,242,246 | $26,283,551 | $75,999,263 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
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Applying to The Amgen Foundation?
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Contact
- (805) 447-1000
- Newbury Park, CA
- amgenfoundation.org
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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- (805) 447-1000
- Newbury Park, CA
- amgenfoundation.org