IRS 990 Nonprofit Profile

Americares Foundation INC

As one of the world's leading nonprofit provider of donated medicines and supplies, americares reached 92 countries in fy24 with medicine, medical supplies, support and technical assistance valued at more than $1.8 billion through our medicine security, emergency programs and health services programs. americares mission is to saves lives and improves health for people affected by poverty or disaster so they can reach their full potential. to accomplish this, americares invests in local health centers: when local health centers thrive, so do people in their communities with better health, more opportunities and increasingly productive lives. americares reaches an unrivaled network of 4,000 local, national and international health care institutions and facilities that include hospitals, clinics, local health centers, ministries of health and nonprofit health care networks and providers. working through this network, americares has three core programs: medicine security: increasing access to critical medicine and medical supplies; emergency programs: helping communities prepare for, respond to and recover from disasters; and health services: improve and expand health services, prevent disease and promote good health. across its programs, americares prioritizes mental health, women's and children's health, treatment and prevention of infectious diseases and management of hypertension and diabetes. through collaboration with our extensive worldwide partner network, we implemented 315 health projects in 36 countries and leveraged more than $1 billion worth of donated and procured commodities to respond to emergencies and relieve shortages of medicines and supplies. this support included enough medicine to fill more than 16 million prescriptions and more than 3 million units of supplies. through medicine alone, we estimate that we improved the health more than 2.5 million people.

Filing year

2023

Total revenue

$2.0B

Total expenses

$2.0B

Program expenses

$1.9B

Administration

$15.5M

Fundraising

$18.4M

Program share of expenses

98%

EIN

61008595

Location

Stamford, CT

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