The Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation accepts letters of request year-round from non-profit groups serving communities near their United States facilities.The Foundation seeks to align its local giving with its mission of extending and enhancing human life. The main areas of interest are:* Addressing unmet medical needs.* Reducing health disparities.* Eliminating barriers to treatment, especially for patients with chronic diseases.* Improving the quality of science, technology and mathematics education in local schools.* Providing essential services to people in need through civic and community programs.They prefer to support programs that will have a direct impact on communities rather than fundraising galas and other requests for general assistance.For all community giving applications, applicants should submit request at least 12 weeks in advance of the date of required funding. Funding decisions are announced by letter to recipient organizations.Bristol-Myers Squibb accepts community giving requests from organizations located near these locations in the continental United States:Devens, MassachusettsHopewell, New JerseyNew Brunswick, New JerseyPlainsboro, New JerseyLawrenceville, New JerseyRedwood City, CaliforniaSeattle, WashingtonSyracuse, New YorkTampa, FloridaWallingford, ConnecticutWest Windsor, New JerseyInterested applicants may review the giving reports to ascertain the types of grants previously made by the foundation (https://www.bms.com/about-us/responsibility/corporate-giving/corporate-giving-reports.html) 1/28/2020