Guidelines for Giving

To be considered for funding, organizations must have IRS 501(c)(3) status or they must be a unit of government under Section 170(c)(1), such as public schools, libraries, villages and municipalities. All organizations must have been operating for a minimum of two years and be in compliance with our Non-Discrimination Policy.

Bayer Fund is not able to provide support for:

• Endowments

• Debt retirements

• Political, labor and fraternal organizations

• Consumer or governmental lobbying or advocacy

• Veterans’ organizations classified as 501(c)4 (if classified as 501c3 are eligible)

• Benefits, dinners, advertisements (sponsorships)

• Religious organizations for religious purposes

• Trade or business associations

• Grants for individual aid or personal support

• Activities that directly support marketing programs

• Projects in which Bayer Fund or Bayer has a financial interest, or from which either one could derive a financial benefit.

• Organizations that could purchase, dispense or prescribe Bayer products, or their affiliated foundations (e.g., hospitals, medical schools, health care providers, pharmacies)

• Patient assistant fund or requests that provide financial assistance to patients, or medical treatment or therapy-related supplies for patients.

• Bayer Fund will not support programs that focus on or are limited to specific types of cancer (e.g. prostate cancer) or a particular form of cardiovascular disease. The program must be open to patients and families dealing with any type of cancer or cardiovascular disease.

• Organizations that do not comply with our Non-Discrimination Policy.

• As a programmatic foundation, Bayer Fund does not fund infrastructure costs of organizations

Visit our Grant Programs page for more information on the kinds of programs we fund.