Corporate giving guidelines

• Bristol Myers Squibb Corporate Giving is generally made to organizations that have a not-for-profit status. Exceptions include:
  • For-profit medical education providers or medical conference meeting organizers seeking support for Independent Medical Education or Continuing Medical Education.
  • For-profit organizations implementing medical education initiatives and activities that do not meet the above criteria and do not have recent contractual business with BMS.
• Bristol Myers Squibb will consider its overall, annual financial support of requesting organization relative to the organization’s most recent annual gross income.
• As part of due diligence for new organizations that haven’t previously applied for Corporate Giving support through the Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS) Giving Portal (CyberGrants), organizations may be asked to provide information including:
  • Names of the organization’s Board of Directors and/or Principals
  • Organization’s Mission Statement
  • Articles of Incorporation or Articles of Registration
  • Most recent year-end tax filing or audited financial statement
  • Detailed budget for the proposed activity at the per person level*
• A Letter of Agreement must be signed prior to the event date by the recipient organization. The signed Letter of Agreement constitutes BMS’ financial commitment of support of the proposed event or activity. 
• Bristol Myers Squibb will provide payment for an approved request only to the requesting organization or its fiscal agent.

Bristol Myers Squibb complies fully with financial transparency laws and industry codes associated with Corporate Giving. 

Bristol Myers Squibb does not provide funds to support: 

• Start-up or establishment of new organizations
• Prescriber salaries; and operational expenses that are unrelated to the proposed activity.
• Administrative fees and overhead may be considered on a case-by-case basis
• Retroactive support of activities that have already occurred
• Entertainment, parties, lavish meals, childcare, and recreational activities
• Lobbying
• Events that have significant gaps in conference agenda during normal business hours*
• Venues that are not considered modest or appropriate for the proposed activity*
• No support of events with venues outside of the US where most attendees are US-based Healthcare Professional (HCP)
• Non-speaker/faculty HCP attendee travel and accommodation*