Avantor Sciences Foundation
The Avantor Foundation (listed on Avantor Sciences' official site) advances STEM education and broadens access to quality healthcare; it has distributed grants since 2009 and describes its grantmaking, grantee highlights, and grant distribution practices on the site.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Organizations working in STEM education or improving healthcare access that have an existing relationship or partnership with the company/CSR program, or are part of preselected programs the foundation supports.
Good Fit
- • Clear program alignment with STEM education or community health priorities.
- • Existing relationship with Avantor/Avantor Foundation, its corporate CSR team, or participation in company-selected programs.
- • Capacity to manage larger restricted awards or to participate in employer-directed giving/matching mechanisms.
Geography
Across observed years the foundation funded recipients in many states (27 states reported in 2023 and international recipients in 2022), though the most recent year was concentrated in South Carolina.
Recipient Variety
The foundation supported a large and diverse set of grantees in 2023 (119 distinct recipients) and multiple independent nonprofits in 2022; the single-recipient pattern in 2024 appears to be an outlier in the available three-year record.
New Applicants
Filings and the application summary indicate the foundation only funds preselected recipients and the default application is marked 'only preselected,' so an unfamiliar applicant appears unlikely to enter the portfolio despite prior years showing many new grantees.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
