Baxter International Foundation

The Baxter International Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Baxter International Inc., helps organisations expand access to healthcare in the United States and around the world.

 

In 2007, the Baxter International Foundation made grants totaling $3.1 million to 68 organisations in 18 countries, largely to improve the quality and accessibility of healthcare for the disadvantaged and underserved in communities where Baxter employees live and work.

 

Grants from The Baxter International Foundation support an array of programs. In 2007, these included speech therapy for children, physical rehabilitation services, mental health services for low-income youth, clinical services for women who are homeless or victims of domestic violence, and improved access to healthcare for children, the uninsured and the elderly.

All charities must be nominated by a Baxter employee and must operate in an area where there is a Baxter facility or where a number of Baxter employees live. They must also be a registered charity and although the charity need not have a health focus the specific project which funding is being sought for must relate to the improvement of access to health care.

Awards have been made to the following UK charities: