Healthier Futures Grant Program

Healthier Futures Grant Program is sponsored by Cencora Impact Foundation. The Foundation (formerly AmerisourceBergen Foundation) funds projects that expand healthcare access for underserved populations.

Nonprofit Partnerships to Help Communities in Need | Cencora Grants that expand healthcare access: Partnering with nonprofits to reach communities in need Meet three donation recipients from the Cencora Healthier Futures Grant Program and learn what they’re doing to improve the resiliency of pharmaceutical supply chain infrastructure around the world, particularly in vulnerable communities.

Skip to the grant program video Investing in our long-term partnerships with charitable organizations Through purpose-driven projects and grants, the Cencora Impact Foundation works together with a network of nonprofit partners to advance access to healthcare around the world.

The Foundation — which is an independent, not-for-profit charitable giving entity established by Cencora — actively seeks out ways to support organizations that are already embedded in various locales as a key strategy for creating healthier futures. This approach is well-aligned with the work Cencora team members do every day to help the communities that count on us to provide timely access to the medications they need.

One way the Foundation strengthens our collective impact is through the Cencora Healthier Futures Grant Program. A bold new donation strategy In 2023, we officially changed our name to Cencora, uniting the companies and services of AmerisourceBergen and Alliance Healthcare under one global brand.

Likewise, the AmerisourceBergen Foundation evolved into the Cencora Impact Foundation with a renewed focus on three key areas: Supporting access to healthcare for underserved populations around the globe Improving the health of service, companion, and production animals that support humans Combating prescription drug misuse through safe disposal, innovative solutions, and mental health support To commemorate this exciting moment of global expansion, a new grant program was created to uncover promising opportunities where Cencora’s supply chain capabilities could be leveraged by charitable organizations that have close ties to the communities we both serve.

Making these types of connections at the local level is crucial to helping us enhance our long-term, shared impact on global health, so Cencora made a $5 million donation to the Cencora Impact Foundation, helping to launch the Cencora Healthier Futures Grant Program. An inaugural donation from this new program soon followed — a $500,000 grant to the UNICEF Global Health Fund.

Through this initiative, UNICEF focuses on giving every child the chance to survive and thrive by providing strong primary healthcare systems, training healthcare professionals, and working closely with national governments to ensure programs can be replicated at scale.

The Cencora Impact Foundation has been able to provide meaningful support to UNICEF, helping them in their efforts to reduce the number of maternal and newborn deaths, administer immunizations to children, reduce malnutrition, address adolescent mental health, and combat the rise of non-communicable diseases.

Expanding our impact on more communities Following the success of the first grant and how it strengthened the Foundation’s partnership with UNICEF, all the charitable organizations in Cencora’s partner network were invited to submit proposals for the next Healthier Futures grant in 2024.

This open call strongly encouraged initiatives aimed at building pharmaceutical supply chain infrastructure resiliency, addressing global challenges like drug shortages and antimicrobial resistance. And the response we received from our nonprofit partners was overwhelming.

2025 Cencora Healthier Futures Grant Program recipients The Cencora Impact Foundation’s Grantmaking Committee and Board of Directors gathered all the submissions and garnered input from subject matter experts across many different Cencora business units.

They carefully deliberated each proposal based on their potential impact on global health and selected these three charitable organizations to each receive a grant to help fund their ambitious projects.

Strengthening healthcare resiliency and capacity in Mexico, Peru, and Brazil International Rescue Committee Enhancing integrated surveillance for antimicrobial resistance in Kenya Establishing mobile pharmacies to streamline medication delivery in war-torn regions Available in English only The Foundation is continuing to work closely with our grant recipients, tapping into the resources and connections of our enterprise to offer strategic support that significantly extends the value of the funding provided through the grant program.

Nurturing these multi-year partnerships with organizations that reflect our purpose is one of the most effective ways we can make a direct impact on communities in times of need, because the future of global health is much brighter when we work together.

Learn more about how the Foundation is helping communities The Cencora Healthier Futures Grant Program is one of many ways the Cencora Impact Foundation is making healthcare more accessible around the world. Explore the Foundation’s work Get to know our recent grant recipients The projects that helped these charitable organizations stand out are part of much larger missions to improve people’s lives on a global scale.

Visit the websites of our nonprofit partners to learn more about what drives their teams and the full scope of how they’re making a difference in the world. Direct Relief improves the health and lives of people affected by poverty or emergencies, helping countries recover from disasters and prepare for the future.

The International Rescue Committee helps people affected by humanitarian crises globally by providing healthcare, helping children learn, and empowering individuals and communities to become self-reliant. Visit International Rescue Committee Project HOPE is committed to transforming lives and uplifting communities by empowering and equipping healthcare workers to deliver innovative, lifesaving solutions.

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