Healthcare Giving

As a leader in the healthcare industry and a good corporate citizen, Siemens Healthineers provides donations, educational grants and sponsorships for initiatives intended to advance or support various objectives within the U.S.

The Healthcare Giving Portal welcomes the submission of:

• Charitable donation requests that correlate with Siemens Healthineers business and focus areas.
• Qualified educational grant requests for R&D, clinical, technical, and scientific programs, such as funding of educational conferences and seminars.
• Sponsorship requests payable to healthcare organizations or their foundations. 

We prioritize well-rated charitable entities and programs through which a very high percentage of the corporate donation is applied to clinical or research efforts (vs. to administrative/operational/capital expenses). Examples of funding or events generally not supported; Fundraisers supporting direct patient or community initiatives, Health Fairs, Bike Rides, Golf Outings and Walk/Run events.

Siemens Healthineers provides unrestricted grants to support continuing professional education, best practice sharing, and/or clinical demonstration via educational conferences, seminars, meetings, other live events, and presentations in other formats such as Internet-based presentations and publications.

Support of Healthcare-related events/programs (with or without exhibit/display opportunity), payable to HCO and their foundations only. Opportunity to support brand and/or technologies. This can include exhibits and/or purchasing of advertising opportunities, not related to charitable donations or fundraising events.

For more information or if you have any questions, please contact us at usagiving.healthcare@siemens-healthineers.com or at 855-269-8517.

Charitable Donations and Sponsorships

For charitable donations and sponsorships, Siemens Healthineers is currently supporting the focus areas of:

• Diagnostic & Interventional Imaging
• Laboratory Diagnostics
• Cardiology
• Oncology   

Educational Grants
Support for clinical, technical, and scientific education programs focused in the areas of:

• Medical Imaging
• Laboratory Diagnostics
• Clinical IT, including Computer-Aided Diagnosis and Clinical Decision Support

Siemens Healthineers provides unrestricted grants to support continuing professional education, best practice sharing, and/or clinical demonstration via educational conferences, seminars, meetings, other live events, and presentations in other formats such as Internet-based presentations and publications.

While Siemens Healthineers does not control the content of such accredited educational sessions, the selection of attendees, or the use of financial support, we contribute funding to programs that educate on topics aligning to our portfolio and approved clinical applications of technology. In-person forums must be predominantly educational (vs. recreational) in nature, held at an appropriate business venue, offered by recognized clinical experts, and ultimately designed to support the advancement of patient care. In exercising proper professional discretion and awareness of industry organization (e.g., AdvaMed, PhRMA) Codes of Conduct, Siemens Healthineers encourages event organizers to avoid resort locations and recreational opportunities.  

All requests are initially assessed by Siemens Healthineers against the below criteria:

1. For charitable donations and sponsorships, Siemens Healthineers is currently supporting the focus areas of:

• Diagnostic & Interventional Imaging
• Laboratory Diagnostics
• Cardiology
• Oncology

2. We cannot be sole supporter. Any given event must also be funded by other organizations as well

3. Direct-to-beneficiary: Siemens Healthineers does not sponsor third-parties to support donation efforts (e.g., Siemens Healthineers will not contribute to a hospital's fundraiser to benefit a charitable organization). When appropriate, Siemens Healthineers sponsors a beneficiary organization directly.

4. Any charitable fundraiser, such as a gala being sponsored, must provide at minimum 65% of the funds to the intended cause vs. administrative/event expenses (e.g., a $1,000 gala contribution, a minimum of $650 must go to the intended cause while $350 or less could be going to support the costs of the gala).

5. Local chapters of national non-profits: please contact your national team to identify and submit an annual request to Siemens Healthineers. We are unfortunately unable, in most circumstances, to entertain separate requests from local entities.

6. The fundraising is not accomplished via a golf outing or other sporting event.

7. For Donations, we ask whether your organization has requested previous support. It is unusual for Siemens Healthineers to grant multiple donations to the same organization within one year.

8. The request does not fund the following:

• Construction or capital improvements
• Endowments, general operations costs, salaries of employees, etc.
• International programs, even if the charity is a U.S. organization
• Individuals
• Religious or political initiatives

9. The beneficiary/requesting organization must be a U.S. organization.

10. Siemens Healthineers employees may not submit a request on behalf of an organization.

To submit a request, please visit http://usagiving.healthcare.siemens.com. To complete your request, the following qualifications are necessary:

• Letter of Request that includes details on the proposed use of funds and the type of request.
• Selection of funding type: (i) Charitable Donations and Sponsorships, or (ii) Educational Grants
• Event documentation, if applicable (e.g., brochure, letter)
• Completed W9 form - EIN # must match IRS letter
• Agreement to the terms and conditions upon submitting the request form
• Completion of an Acknowledgment Form following the conclusion of the program
  

After submitting a request, you can check the status by logging into the Healthcare Giving Portal or by calling 1-855-269-8517.

Once submitted, your request will be reviewed by the Siemens Healthineers Review Committee. Submission of a request does not guarantee support. The Review Committee will make decisions only on requests that are complete. You will receive notification regarding the Review Committee's decision. It may take approximately 60-90 days for your request to be reviewed and a decision rendered. Siemens Healthineers will not fund programs/activities after the start date has passed.

Siemens Healthineers may be required to publish or otherwise disclose to Federal and/or State governments the details of any support provided by Siemens Healthineers, including but not limited to organization receiving funds, names of those receiving funds, amount of funding, and purpose of the award.

All decisions are final.

To learn more about Siemens Healthineers in the USA, please visit www.usa.healthcare.siemens.com.