{"id":3628808,"date":"2023-11-02T13:09:34","date_gmt":"2023-11-02T17:09:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/?page_id=3628808"},"modified":"2025-11-11T15:31:07","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T20:31:07","slug":"merck-foundation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/company-overview\/sustainability\/philanthropy\/merck-foundation\/","title":{"rendered":"Merck Foundation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"mco-b2-hero-block-block_f1a10012ba7f359c62d41e22edcf3f94\" class=\"mco-b2-hero-block full mccberg-block mb-2\">\n    <div class=\"mco-b2-hero-block-wrapper\">\n        <div class=\"mco-b2-hero-block-image-section \">\n\n                            <div class=\"mco-b2-hero-block-image-container \">\n                    <picture >\n\t<source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2021\/09\/MicrosoftTeams-image-62.jpg?w=768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2021\/09\/MicrosoftTeams-image-62.jpg?w=768\" >\n<source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1199px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2021\/09\/MicrosoftTeams-image-62.jpg?h=768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2021\/09\/MicrosoftTeams-image-62.jpg?h=768\" >\n<source media=\"(min-width: 1200px) and (max-width: 1919px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2021\/09\/MicrosoftTeams-image-62.jpg?w=1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2021\/09\/MicrosoftTeams-image-62.jpg?w=1200\" >\n<source media=\"(min-width: 1920px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2021\/09\/MicrosoftTeams-image-62.jpg?w=1920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2021\/09\/MicrosoftTeams-image-62.jpg?w=1920\" >\n\t<img data-src=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2021\/09\/MicrosoftTeams-image-62.jpg?w=1920\" alt=\"African village\" class=\"eager \" loading=\"eager\" \/>\n<\/picture>                                    <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"mco-b2-hero-block-image-container-two\">\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"mco-b2-hero-block-content-section\">\n            <nav class=\"breadcrumbs wrapper text-descriptive\"aria-label=\"Breadcrumbs\"><\/nav>            \n                            <h1>Merck Foundation<\/h1>\n            \n                            <div class=\"mco-b2-hero-block-description\"><p>The Merck Foundation is dedicated to advancing access to health by supporting innovative programs and partnerships to improve the health and well-being of people around the world.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n            \n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    \n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"mco-title-block-block_531281b11670c95d6799c42af3386136\" \n\t class=\"mco-title-block mccberg-block mt-2 mb-2 aligncenter\" \n\t \t >\n\t<div class=\"wrapper\">\n\t\t<div class=\"mco-title-block-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"mco-title-block-title\">Helping build stronger health systems and address barriers to high-quality care <\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mco-title-block-description\"><p>Through our programs, we believe that by working closely with governments, donors, patient groups, health care professionals, nonprofit organizations, academic institutions, multilateral agencies, the private sector and others, we can help build stronger health systems that provide better care.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About the Foundation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns border-top-1 mco-columns-wrapping is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">History<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66%\">\n<p>The Merck Foundation is a private, charitable organization established and funded by Merck. It&#8217;s a separate legal entity from Merck and operates independently. Our company established the Merck Foundation (the \u201cFoundation\u201d) in 1957. The Foundation has contributed more than $1 billion to support initiatives that address important global health and societal needs. It\u2019s our chief source of financial support for eligible nonprofit organizations and innovative programs that align with our two focus areas: health and community.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns border-top-1 mco-columns-wrapping is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our commitment to advancing access to health<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>We invest in philanthropic programs that aim to improve the quality of health care and address barriers to accessing care for people living with cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes and HIV\/AIDS.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns border-top-1 mco-columns-wrapping is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Supporting community grants<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>Through our community grants programs, we\u2019re working to enhance the health and well-being of the communities where our employees live and work.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:44px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About the Foundation History The Merck Foundation is a private, charitable organization established and funded by Merck. It&#8217;s a separate legal entity from Merck and operates independently. Our company established the Merck Foundation (the \u201cFoundation\u201d) in 1957. The Foundation has contributed more than $1 billion to support initiatives that address important global health and societal [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":795,"featured_media":0,"parent":742675,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"bdl_company_name":[],"bdl_item_external_link":[],"inpsyde_pem_expiration_date":[],"inpsyde_pem_expiration_action":[],"editor_notices":[],"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3628808","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.9.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Merck Foundation - Merck.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/company-overview\/sustainability\/philanthropy\/merck-foundation\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Merck Foundation - Merck.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"About the Foundation History The Merck Foundation is a private, charitable organization established and funded by Merck. It&#8217;s a separate legal entity from Merck and operates independently. Our company established the Merck Foundation (the \u201cFoundation\u201d) in 1957. The Foundation has contributed more than $1 billion to support initiatives that address important global health and societal [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/company-overview\/sustainability\/philanthropy\/merck-foundation\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Merck.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-11-11T20:31:07+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2022\/03\/Merck.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"3056\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1380\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/company-overview\/sustainability\/philanthropy\/merck-foundation\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/company-overview\/sustainability\/philanthropy\/merck-foundation\/\",\"name\":\"Merck Foundation - Merck.com\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2023-11-02T17:09:34+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-11-11T20:31:07+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/company-overview\/sustainability\/philanthropy\/merck-foundation\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/company-overview\/sustainability\/philanthropy\/merck-foundation\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/company-overview\/sustainability\/philanthropy\/merck-foundation\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Who we are\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/company-overview\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Sustainability\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/company-overview\/sustainability\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Philanthropy\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/company-overview\/sustainability\/philanthropy\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":4,\"name\":\"Merck Foundation\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/\",\"name\":\"Merck.com\",\"description\":\"Just another vip-msd.com site\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Merck Foundation - Merck.com","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/company-overview\/sustainability\/philanthropy\/merck-foundation\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Merck Foundation - Merck.com","og_description":"About the Foundation History The Merck Foundation is a private, charitable organization established and funded by Merck. It&#8217;s a separate legal entity from Merck and operates independently. Our company established the Merck Foundation (the \u201cFoundation\u201d) in 1957. The Foundation has contributed more than $1 billion to support initiatives that address important global health and societal [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/company-overview\/sustainability\/philanthropy\/merck-foundation\/","og_site_name":"Merck.com","article_modified_time":"2025-11-11T20:31:07+00:00","og_image":[{"width":3056,"height":1380,"url":"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2022\/03\/Merck.png","type":"image\/png"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/company-overview\/sustainability\/philanthropy\/merck-foundation\/","url":"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/company-overview\/sustainability\/philanthropy\/merck-foundation\/","name":"Merck Foundation - Merck.com","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/#website"},"datePublished":"2023-11-02T17:09:34+00:00","dateModified":"2025-11-11T20:31:07+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/company-overview\/sustainability\/philanthropy\/merck-foundation\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/company-overview\/sustainability\/philanthropy\/merck-foundation\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/company-overview\/sustainability\/philanthropy\/merck-foundation\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Who we are","item":"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/company-overview\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Sustainability","item":"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/company-overview\/sustainability\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Philanthropy","item":"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/company-overview\/sustainability\/philanthropy\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"name":"Merck Foundation"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/#website","url":"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/","name":"Merck.com","description":"Just another vip-msd.com site","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"}]}},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3628808","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/795"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3628808"}],"version-history":[{"count":175,"href":"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3628808\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3677784,"href":"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3628808\/revisions\/3677784"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/742675"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3628808"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}