The Merck Company Foundation—a U.S.-based, private charitable foundation established in 1957—is funded entirely by the company and is Merck's chief source of funding support for qualified nonprofit charitable organizations.

Since its inception, The Merck Company Foundation has contributed more than $700 million to support initiatives that address important societal needs in a manner consistent with Merck's overall mission to help the world be well. The mission of the Foundation is to support organizations and innovative programs that are aligned with our three priority areas: health, education and community. We also share outcomes, lessons learned and best practices from our initiatives to contribute knowledge to and help advance progress in our three priority areas.

Health

We strive to improve healthcare quality and capacity, increase access to care for underserved populations, and work to understand and alleviate barriers to good health through strategic collaborations and program investments. Key initiatives include:

• The African Comprehensive HIV/AIDS Partnerships (ACHAP)
• BroadReach Institute for Training and Education—Management and Leadership Academy
• China/MSD HIV/AIDS Partnership (CMAP)
• The Children's Inn at NIH
• EngenderHealth—Mobile Outreach Program
• FXB Center, School of Nursing, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey— Health Worker Training Program
• Merck Childhood Asthma Network (MCAN)
• Millennium Villages Community Health Worker Program
• The Alliance to Reduce Disparities in Diabetes
• The Merck Vaccine Network—Africa
• Rx to Fight Hunger
• Save the Children—Frontline Health Workers initiative

Education

We foster educational opportunity and academic success through programs that seek to eliminate achievement gaps among disadvantaged populations and to expand quality education in science. Key initiatives include:

• The Merck Institute for Science Education
• The United Negro College Fund/Merck Science Initiative
• The Alliance/Merck Ciencia (Science) Hispanic Scholars Program
• AAAS/Merck Undergraduate Science Research Program
• Teach for America
• University of Colorado—XSci Extraordinary Educator Experiences
• W. E. B. Dubois Institute

Community

We provide financial support and share Merck employees' expertise through grant programs that address critical health and social issues in communities where Merck has a presence. Key initiatives include the Neighbor of Choice program, Partnership for Giving (P4G) and Join My Village.

• Neighbor of Choice Program
• Partnership for Giving
• Join My Village