Funding search · EIN 261437283 · New York, NY

Pfizer Patient Assistance Foundation

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

134
grants reported
$5.49B
total given
2022–2024
filing years
$4,080
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

patientinstitutionaleligiblefreeindividualmedicinespatientspfizer

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Where the money goes

  • Free Pfizer medicines shipped directly to eligible uninsured patients
  • Institutional patient assistance stock for free and charitable clinics
  • Charitable pharmacies dispensing donated medicines to low-income patients
  • Safety-net hospitals and public health systems serving indigent patients
  • Statewide medication access intermediaries like Welvista and NC MedAssist

Typical grant

Almost all the money, over $5.4 billion of $5.48 billion across three years, goes to a single line item called Individual Patient Programs in New York, running $1.5 to $2.0 billion a year. Everything else is in-kind product to clinics, with a median of $4,080 and a middle range of roughly $1,600 to $11,600. The biggest institutional awards, Welvista at $884,261 in 2022 and NC MedAssist at $147,497, went to large medication access intermediaries, and most recipients appear in two or three consecutive years at shifting amounts.

Their words

Phrases from their own grant descriptions, worth speaking back to them.

  • INDIVIDUAL PATIENT PROGRAM PROVIDES FREE PFIZER MEDICINES TO ELIGIBLE PATIENTS
  • INSTITUTIONAL PATIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
  • eligible patients
  • free clinic
  • charitable pharmacy

Positioning adjacent work

  • Treat this as product donation, not research funding. Frame the ask as medicine for uninsured patients you already treat.
  • Connect to the institutional patient assistance track only if you dispense or stock Pfizer medicines on site.
  • Size expectations to the $2,000 to $20,000 in-kind range unless you are a statewide access intermediary.
  • Emphasize documented patient eligibility screening and dispensing volume, the metrics that drive their annual amounts.

Worth knowing: This is a company-affiliated foundation that moves Pfizer product, not cash for projects, and 99 percent of dollars never leave the Individual Patient Programs line in New York. Institutional recipients cluster in Virginia, the Carolinas, Texas and Florida, are overwhelmingly free clinics and charitable pharmacies, and the same names recur year to year with amounts that track dispensing rather than any competitive review.

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

  • Individual Patient Programs3 grants · $5.48B
  • Welvista3 grants · $1.0M
  • Nc Medassist3 grants · $219,951
  • Grady Memorial Hospital3 grants · $150,792
  • The Free Medical Clinic3 grants · $86,846
  • Communityhealth Medaccess Chicago3 grants · $73,614
  • Greenville Free Medical Clinic3 grants · $69,776
  • Crossover Health Ministry3 grants · $50,654
  • Lloyd F Moss Free Clinic3 grants · $41,310
  • University Health Truman Medical Center3 grants · $40,174

Giving over time

$1.96B
2022
$2.04B
2023
$1.48B
2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 134 grants.

  • $2.04B

    Individual Patient Programs · New York, NY · 2023

    Individual patient program provides free pfizer medicines to eligible patients

  • $1.96B

    Individual Patient Programs · New York, NY · 2022

    Individual patient program provides free pfizer medicines to eligible patients

  • $1.48B

    Individual Patient Programs · New York, NY · 2024

    Individual patient program provides free pfizer medicines to eligible patients

  • $884,261

    Welvista · Columbia, SC · 2022

    Institutional patient assistance program

  • $147,497

    Nc Medassist · Charlotte, NC · 2022

    Institutional patient assistance program

  • $128,410

    Grady Memorial Hospital · Atlanta, GA · 2023

    Institutional patient assistance program

  • $82,587

    The Free Medical Clinic · Columbia, SC · 2022

    Institutional patient assistance program

  • $73,402

    Welvista · Columbia, SC · 2023

    Institutional patient assistance program

  • $71,579

    Welvista · Columbia, SC · 2024

    Institutional patient assistance program

  • $54,739

    Nc Medassist · Charlotte, NC · 2023

    Institutional patient assistance program

  • $38,342

    Crossover Health Ministry · Richmond, VA · 2024

    Institutional patient assistance program

  • $36,532

    University Health Truman Medical Center · Kansas City, MO · 2022

    Institutional patient assistance program

  • $35,266

    Greenville Free Medical Clinic · Greenville, SC · 2022

    Institutional patient assistance program

  • $30,795

    Communityhealth Medaccess Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Institutional patient assistance program

  • $26,939

    Merci Clinic · New Bern, NC · 2022

    Institutional patient assistance program

  • $24,743

    Communityhealth Medaccess Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Institutional patient assistance program

  • $24,527

    University Health Truman Medical Center Lakewood · Kansas City, MO · 2022

    Institutional patient assistance program

  • $23,311

    Lackey Free Family Medicine Clinic · Yorktown, VA · 2022

    Institutional patient assistance program

  • $20,295

    University of North Carolina Hospitals · Durham, NC · 2022

    Institutional patient assistance program

  • $19,177

    Lloyd F Moss Free Clinic · Fredericksburg, VA · 2022

    Institutional patient assistance program

  • $18,557

    Greenville Free Medical Clinic · Greenville, SC · 2023

    Institutional patient assistance program

  • $18,544

    Community Volunteers in Medicine · West Chester, PA · 2024

    Institutional patient assistance program

  • $18,076

    Communityhealth Medaccess Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Institutional patient assistance program

  • $17,976

    Sinclair Health Center · Winchester, VA · 2024

    Institutional patient assistance program

  • $17,715

    Nc Medassist · Charlotte, NC · 2024

    Institutional patient assistance program

  • $16,744

    Guadalupe Clinic · Wichita, KS · 2023

    Institutional patient assistance program

  • $15,953

    Greenville Free Medical Clinic · Greenville, SC · 2024

    Institutional patient assistance program

  • $15,879

    University of North Carolina Hospitals · Durham, NC · 2023

    Institutional patient assistance program

  • $14,714

    People'S Pharmacy · Houston, TX · 2022

    Institutional patient assistance program

  • $13,434

    Grady Memorial Hospital · Atlanta, GA · 2024

    Institutional patient assistance program

  • $13,352

    Western Tidewater Free Clinic · Suffolk, VA · 2022

    Institutional patient assistance program

  • $13,092

    Jefferson Abington Health Dba Abington Obgyn Center · Abington, PA · 2024

    Institutional patient assistance program

  • $12,992

    University Medical Center · Lubbock, TX · 2022

    Institutional patient assistance program

  • $11,671

    Health and Hope Clinic · Pensacola, FL · 2022

    Institutional patient assistance program

  • $11,264

    Acres Home Pharmacy · Houston, TX · 2022

    Institutional patient assistance program

  • $11,117

    Lloyd F Moss Free Clinic · Fredericksburg, VA · 2023

    Institutional patient assistance program

  • $11,016

    Lloyd F Moss Free Clinic · Fredericksburg, VA · 2024

    Institutional patient assistance program

  • $10,996

    Malta House of Care Clinic · Hartford, CT · 2023

    Institutional patient assistance program

  • $10,816

    El Franco Lee Pharmacy · Houston, TX · 2022

    Institutional patient assistance program

  • $10,709

    Guadalupe Clinic · Wichita, KS · 2022

    Institutional patient assistance program

  • $10,090

    Memorial Regional Hospital Primary Care Centers · Hollywood, FL · 2022

    Institutional patient assistance program

  • $9,860

    Aldine Pharmacy · Houston, TX · 2022

    Institutional patient assistance program

  • $9,527

    Cape Fear Clinic · Wilmington, NC · 2022

    Institutional patient assistance program

  • $9,412

    Strawberry Pharmacy · Pasadena, TX · 2022

    Institutional patient assistance program

  • $9,334

    Cenla Medication Access Program (Cmap) · Alexandria, LA · 2022

    Institutional patient assistance program

  • $9,038

    Northwest Pharmacy · Houston, TX · 2022

    Institutional patient assistance program

  • $8,948

    Grady Memorial Hospital · Atlanta, GA · 2022

    Institutional patient assistance program

  • $8,929

    Siloam Health · Nashville, TN · 2024

    Institutional patient assistance program

  • $8,398

    University Medical Center · Lubbock, TX · 2023

    Institutional patient assistance program

  • $7,807

    Charitable Pharmacy of North Texas Inc Dba St Vincent Depaul Pharmacy · Dallas, TX · 2022

    Institutional patient assistance program

  • $7,510

    University Medical Center · Lubbock, TX · 2024

    Institutional patient assistance program

  • $6,850

    Malta House of Care Clinic · Hartford, CT · 2022

    Institutional patient assistance program

  • $6,588

    Gulffate Pharmacy · Houston, TX · 2022

    Institutional patient assistance program

  • $6,434

    Crossover Health Ministry · Richmond, VA · 2022

    Institutional patient assistance program

  • $6,400

    E a Squatty Lyons Pharmacy · Humble, TX · 2022

    Institutional patient assistance program

  • $5,910

    Baytown Pharmacy · Baytown, TX · 2022

    Institutional patient assistance program

  • $5,891

    Guadalupe Clinic · Wichita, KS · 2024

    Institutional patient assistance program

  • $5,878

    Crossover Health Ministry · Richmond, VA · 2023

    Institutional patient assistance program

  • $5,751

    Guadalupe Free Clinic · Colonial Beach, VA · 2024

    Institutional patient assistance program

  • $5,357

    Casa De Amigos Pharmacy · Houston, TX · 2022

    Institutional patient assistance program

  • $5,103

    Charitable Pharmacy of North Texas Inc Dba St Vincent Depaul Pharmacy · Dallas, TX · 2023

    Institutional patient assistance program

  • $4,927

    Cape Fear Clinic · Wilmington, NC · 2023

    Institutional patient assistance program

  • $4,706

    Lbj Hospital Outpatient Pharmacy · Houston, TX · 2022

    Institutional patient assistance program

  • $4,695

    Arlington Free Clinic · Arlington, VA · 2024

    Institutional patient assistance program

  • $4,592

    Fondren Foundation Lab at Smith Smith Pharmacy · Houston, TX · 2022

    Institutional patient assistance program

  • $4,224

    Volunteers in Medicine Clinic of the Cascades · Bend, OR · 2024

    Institutional patient assistance program

  • $4,107

    Bradley Free Clinic · Roanoke, VA · 2022

    Institutional patient assistance program

  • $4,052

    Lackey Free Family Medicine Clinic · Yorktown, VA · 2023

    Institutional patient assistance program

  • $4,037

    Cape Fear Clinic · Wilmington, NC · 2024

    Institutional patient assistance program

  • $3,572

    Malta House of Care Clinic · Hartford, CT · 2024

    Institutional patient assistance program

  • $3,566

    Bradley Free Clinic · Roanoke, VA · 2024

    Institutional patient assistance program

  • $3,557

    Sinclair Health Center · Winchester, VA · 2023

    Institutional patient assistance program

  • $3,497

    University of North Carolina Hospitals · Durham, NC · 2024

    Institutional patient assistance program

  • $3,475

    Mlk Pharmacy · Houston, TX · 2022

    Institutional patient assistance program

  • $3,327

    Cenla Medication Access Program (Cmap) · Alexandria, LA · 2023

    Institutional patient assistance program

  • $3,218

    The Free Medical Clinic · Columbia, SC · 2023

    Institutional patient assistance program

  • $3,115

    University Medical Center of El Paso · El Paso, TX · 2022

    Institutional patient assistance program

  • $3,012

    Settegast Pharmacy · Houston, TX · 2022

    Institutional patient assistance program

  • $2,994

    Anderson Free Clinic · Anderson, SC · 2022

    Institutional patient assistance program

  • $2,935

    Bradley Free Clinic · Roanoke, VA · 2023

    Institutional patient assistance program

  • $2,883

    Santa Barbara County Health Care Srvs · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022

    Institutional patient assistance program

  • $2,853

    University Health Truman Medical Center · Kansas City, MO · 2024

    Institutional patient assistance program

  • $2,709

    Broward Hosp-Cora E Braynon Family Health Center · Ft Lauderdale, FL · 2024

    Institutional patient assistance program

  • $2,639

    Health and Hope Clinic · Pensacola, FL · 2024

    Institutional patient assistance program

  • $2,626

    Merci Clinic · New Bern, NC · 2024

    Institutional patient assistance program

  • $2,497

    Cenla Medication Access Program (Cmap) · Alexandria, LA · 2024

    Institutional patient assistance program

  • $2,493

    Miami Beach Community Health Center 4 · North Miami, FL · 2024

    Institutional patient assistance program

  • $2,287

    Arlington Free Clinic · Arlington, VA · 2023

    Institutional patient assistance program

  • $2,225

    Mountain Care Center · Oakwood, VA · 2022

    Institutional patient assistance program

  • $2,195

    Anderson Free Clinic · Anderson, SC · 2023

    Institutional patient assistance program

  • $2,185

    Merci Clinic · New Bern, NC · 2023

    Institutional patient assistance program

  • $2,071

    St Vincent De Paul Charitable Pharmacy · Cincinnati, OH · 2022

    Institutional patient assistance program

  • $1,868

    Miami Beach Community Health Center · Miami Beach, FL · 2024

    Institutional patient assistance program

  • $1,844

    Western Tidewater Free Clinic · Suffolk, VA · 2024

    Institutional patient assistance program

  • $1,820

    Arlington Free Clinic · Arlington, VA · 2022

    Institutional patient assistance program

  • $1,789

    Charitable Pharmacy of North Texas Inc Dba St Vincent Depaul Pharmacy · Dallas, TX · 2024

    Institutional patient assistance program

  • $1,761

    Guadalupe Free Clinic · Colonial Beach, VA · 2023

    Institutional patient assistance program

  • $1,626

    Broward Health Specialty Care · Ft Lauderdale, FL · 2024

    Institutional patient assistance program

  • $1,626

    Pompano Adult Primary Health Center · Pompano Beach, FL · 2024

    Institutional patient assistance program

  • $1,606

    Memorial Regional Hospital · Hollywood, FL · 2022

    Institutional patient assistance program

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