Established in 1993, the AstraZeneca HealthCare Foundation is a Delaware not-for-profit corporation and a 501(c)(3) entity organized for charitable purposes, including to promote public awareness of healthcare issues, to promote public education of medical knowledge, and to support or contribute to charitable and qualified exempt organizations consistent with its charitable purpose.
Since its inception, the Foundation has provided support to National Breast Cancer Awareness Month—a collaboration of national public service organizations, professional medical associations, and government agencies working together to promote breast cancer awareness, share information on the disease, and provide greater access to services. In addition, through the AstraZeneca Employee Disaster Relief Fund program, the Foundation also provides funds for AstraZeneca employees affected by federally declared disasters in the United States.
Connections for Cardiovascular HealthSM
Recently, the AstraZeneca HealthCare Foundation launched the Connections for Cardiovascular Health program with the mission of improving cardiovascular health within the United States and its territories.
This program awards Foundation grants of $150,000 and more annually to US-based, nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations or similar nonprofit organizations engaged in charitable work at the community level in the United States in support of the program’s mission.
To Qualify
To qualify for a Foundation grant, nonprofit organizations based in the United States must be engaged in charitable work (at the community level or otherwise) that addresses the Foundation’s Connections for Cardiovascular Health mission and meets key criteria, such as:
- Addressing cardiovascular health issues within the Unites States and its territories
- Recognizing and working to address an unmet need related to cardiovascular health in the community
- Responding to the urgency around addressing cardiovascular health issues including cardiovascular disease or conditions contributing to cardiovascular disease
- Improving patients’ lives in connection with the services provided
For additional criteria, please click here.
Foundation grants will be provided to innovative initiatives that are focused on clearly defined and measurable results and processess. The recipient organization must be able to demonstrate sustainability of the initiative after the Foundation grant funds are expended and must be able to demonstrate ongoing activity in helping to improve cardiovascular health.
2012 Online Application
The online application module will be available to accept applications January 2, 2012 via the "Apply Here" link below. This online module will guide you through a series of questions that will help define your proposal, starting with the section entitled, "Are You Eligible?"
At any time before submitting your Foundation grant application, you will be able to save your session, log out, and return to it at a later time. You can also click on the "Need help?" link to access "Application Support" and view and print a complete listing of application questions. If necessary, you can enter preliminary data into each page in order to move to the next tabbed page.
When you next log on, you can move back to previous pages to edit information, as well as complete any remaining required information. Your data is not submitted to the Foundation until you click the final "Submit" button on the last page. Please note you will not be able to make any changes to your application once submitted. Prior to clicking "Submit", be sure to print your application for your records.
Online Application and Funding Deadlines
| Online Application and Funding Cycle | Action |
| January 2, 2012 | 2012 Online Application Opens to Accept Funding Proposals (via "Apply here" link below) |
| February 2012 | 2011 Awardees Announced in the Media |
| Early March 2012 | 2011 Awardees Posted on the Foundation website |
| March 15, 2012, 5 PM ET | 2012 Online Application Closes All applications must be submitted prior to this date and time. |
| October 2012 | Foundation Grant Awardees Notified |
| November 2012 | All Foundation Grant Applicants Notified of Application Status |
| December 2012 | Foundation Grant Funds Distrubuted to the 2012 Awardees |
| January 2013 | 2013 Online Application Opens to Accept Funding Proposals |
| February 2013 | 2012 Awardees Announced in the Media |
| Early March 2013 | 2012 Awardees Posted on the Foundation Website |
Important Online Application Information
Organizations whose applications are chosen for funding will be asked to review and approve a Letter of Agreement that will include specific, periodic reporting requirements for the duration of the program.
Note that due to the large number of funding requests, not all applications that meet Foundation criteria will receive funding.
AstraZeneca HealthCare Foundation Online Application
2011 Foundation Grant Results
Thank you to the many organizations who applied for funding for the 2011 Connections for Cardiovascular Health (CCH) program. The Foundation’s Board of Trustees has selected 20 US-based nonprofits to receive CCH grants. Details about these organizations and their programs will be announced in the media in February and posted on the Foundation website by early March 2012. Check our latest news for updates.
Information about the Foundation’s past Awardees can be found by clicking the links below:
The AstraZeneca HealthCare Foundation is a tax-exempt entity organized under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
