Astellas Global Health Foundation

What Astellas Global Health Foundation does

The Astellas Global Health Foundation (AGHF) is an international, tax-exempt non-profit philanthropic organization established in November 2018 by Astellas Pharma Inc. and headquartered in Northbrook, Illinois. It was formed by merging three predecessor entities (Astellas USA Foundation, Astellas European Foundation, and Astellas Asia-Oceania Foundation), which between 2005 and 2018 had collectively contributed nearly $25 million to charitable causes. Since launch, AGHF has awarded approximately $14.8 million in grants to 17 organizations, reaching an estimated 32 million people across underserved low- and middle-income countries where Astellas has no commercial presence.

Name

Astellas Global Health Foundation

Legal name

Astellas Global Health Foundation

Website

https://astellasglobalhealthfoundation.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Short description

The Astellas Global Health Foundation is a tax-exempt, Astellas Pharma–sponsored philanthropic foundation that awards grants to NGOs working on mental health, supply chain strengthening, community health workforce development, and disaster support in underserved low- and middle-income countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Global Health Philanthropy

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Voluntary Health Organizations (813212)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

International Grantmaking & Development Foundations (BPAGAKAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Health & Medical Research Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAL), Humanitarian Health Coordination & Emergency Response Partnerships (HLAJAOAI)

Keywords

• Global health grants
• Philanthropic foundation
• Mental health programs
• Disaster preparedness support
• Community health workforce

Headquarters

HQ city

Northbrook

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Others, Operations, Personnel

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The Astellas Global Health Foundation is an international philanthropic grant-making organization that funds charitable health programs in underserved low- and middle-income countries where Astellas Pharma has no commercial presence. It awards multi-year grants to nonprofit partners across four focus areas: Mental Health, Supply Chain & Last Mile Performance Strengthening, Community Health Workforce Development, and Disaster Support.

Product overview

The Astellas Global Health Foundation is an international philanthropic grant-making organization rather than a product company. It does not offer a traditional product portfolio or technology platform. The Foundation advances access to health through grant funding focused on four strategic areas: Mental Health, Supply Chain & Last Mile Performance Strengthening, Community Health Workforce Development, and Disaster Support. Grants are awarded to partner organizations implementing charitable programs in underserved low- and middle-income countries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mental Health Grants
• Supply Chain & Last Mile Performance Strengthening Grants
• Community Health Workforce Development Grants
• Disaster Support Grants

Quantifiable outcome

• Reached approximately 32 million people through grant programs
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• International Medical CorpscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 January 2024Grant of $345,000 for humanitarian healthcare crisis response in Yemen, strengthening healthcare infrastructure in 10 vulnerable communities with projected impact of more than 60,000 lives. This is the third grant to support International Medical Corps' initiatives.
• PATHcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 January 2024Three-year grant of more than $1.6 million to address HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis healthcare delivery barriers in Kenya, with projected impact of 605,000 lives. Includes supply chain strengthening activities.
• Plan InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 January 2024Two-year grant of $690,000 for health impact of weather emergencies in Peru's Loreto region, expected to impact more than 15,000 community members including indigenous groups affected by flooding.
• UNHCRcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Partnership to address gaps in mental health services for thousands of refugees living in 5 settlement camps in Uganda, supporting the 'Journey of Life' program.
• Amref Health AfricacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Three-year grant of almost $1.7 million to improve child health in Senegal's Kolda and Sédhiou regions, impacting an estimated 340,000 children through training health workers and expanding access points for child health services.
• SightsaverscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022One-year grant to coordinate mass drug treatment campaigns treating children in Guinea-Bissau for Neglected Tropical Diseases, delivering almost one million treatments and training more than 5,000 community volunteers and health workers.
• AMPATH (Academic Model Providing Access to Healthcare)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 November 2018The Foundation partnered with AMPATH (led by Indiana University Center for Global Health) to provide mental health programming in Western Kenya. Initial grant of $1.35 million over three years to serve 400,000 people, integrating mental health services into chronic disease systems and providing group transitional housing for patients with severe mental illness. Subsequent grants continued the partnership.
• Christian Blind Mission (CBM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThree-year grant of USD 1.5 million to strengthen inclusive mental health and psychosocial support services in Guatemala and Honduras, focusing on depression, anxiety, suicide, and gender-based violence among adolescents, women, and persons with disabilities.
• St John InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTwo-year grant of USD 400,000 for community-based emergency and first aid services in Malawi's Lirangwe and Ameca Catchment Areas, training and equipping around 4,000 community health workers.
• Johanniter International AssistancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGrant of USD 250,000 for disaster preparedness and health system resilience in Mozambique's Cabo Delgado Province, focusing on climate-resilient health facilities and training health workers.

Scale indicators25 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Wellcome Trust: One of the world's largest independent charitable foundations, focused on global health research, mental health, and infectious disease. Comparable to AGHF's mental health and global health access pillars but operates at vastly greater scale (£30B+ endowment) and directly funds research rather than purely grantmaking to NGOs.

Direct peers

• Pfizer Foundation: The philanthropic arm of Pfizer Inc., one of the world's largest pharmaceutical companies. Directly comparable to AGHF as a corporate-affiliated grantmaking foundation focused on global health access, with multi-year grants to NGOs in low- and middle-income countries. Both operate grant-making models rather than direct program implementation.
• Bayer Foundation: Independent corporate foundation of Bayer AG, focused on health, nutrition, and social innovation through grantmaking. Comparable to AGHF as a global corporate-affiliated health foundation funding NGO partners internationally.
• Merck Foundation: The philanthropic arm of Merck & Co., focused on improving health and wellbeing through grantmaking in cancer care, women's health, and health workforce training. Directly comparable as a pharma-corporate-affiliated foundation funding NGO partners in low- and middle-income countries.
• Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation: Philanthropic arm of Bristol Myers Squibb, focused on health equity, workforce development, and addressing cancer and cardiovascular disease disparities in underserved populations. Comparable to AGHF as a pharma corporate foundation with multi-year, multi-country grantmaking.
• Novartis Foundation: Philanthropic arm of Novartis, focused on population health, health system strengthening, and chronic disease in low-resource settings. Closely comparable to AGHF's focus on health supply chain strengthening, workforce development, and access to care in underserved geographies.
• Johnson & Johnson Foundation: Philanthropic arm of Johnson & Johnson, focused on global health equity, health workforce development, and disaster response in underserved communities. Closely comparable to AGHF's pillars of community health workforce development, mental health access, and disaster support.
• Gilead Foundation: Philanthropic arm of Gilead Sciences, focused on HIV/AIDS, viral hepatitis, and health equity. Comparable to AGHF as a corporate-affiliated grantmaking foundation supporting disease-specific and health-system interventions in low- and middle-income countries.
• Takeda Foundation: Philanthropic arm of Takeda Pharmaceutical, focused on health system resilience, neglected tropical diseases, and access to medicine in LMICs. Highly comparable to AGHF given Takeda's similar position as a Japan-headquartered pharmaceutical company with a corporate global health foundation.
• Abbott Fund: Philanthropic arm of Abbott Laboratories, focused on expanding access to healthcare, fighting malnutrition, and improving community health worldwide. Directly comparable as a corporate-affiliated health foundation providing multi-year grants to NGO partners globally.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/astellasfdn
• Facebookfacebook.com/AstellasFoundation
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/astellas-global-health-foundation

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments5 records

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