General Guidelines for Charitable Contributions, Sponsorship, and Patient Education Program Requests:
To provide guidance on Charitable Contributions, Sponsorships and Patient Education Programs funded by Elan’s U.S. entities to ensure alignment with Elan’s goals and objectives, which are focused on activities that improve the healthcare of the patients we serve; promote science, education and skills; and support the communities in which we operate.
There are many factors that are evaluated when reviewing funding requests, including but not limited to the following:
- Alignment with one of Elan’s clinical areas of interest:
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Crohn’s Disease
- Alzheimer’s Disease
- Parkinson’s Disease
- and other areas of Elan’s clinical interests
- Budget availability
- Compliance with all applicable policies and regulations
- Patient education programs must be consistent within current product labeling
- Charitable contributions must be provided to not-for-profit third party organizations where the intent is to provide goodwill on behalf of the company
Requests may not be funded for:
- Gifts to individuals or endowments
- Political organizations, political parties, third-party PACs, political candidates or political office holders, unless via an Elan PAC
- The purchase, construction, expansion or modification of facilities, equipment or other capital expenditures
- Support for military or religious programs
Requests for funding should be made at least 10 weeks prior to the event date to ensure all necessary review and paperwork is completed in a timely manner. In order for your submission to be reviewed, Elan must receive the following:
- A formal request letter on the requesting institution’s letterhead
- A program or agenda of events, with specific topics, speakers, date(s), and location
- Tax ID and/or verification of a signed W-9 or W8-BEN
- 501 (c) attachments / designation letter for any charitable donation request
Requests may be subject to rejection if information is incomplete or missing
The External Funding Committee (EFC) meets on a regular basis. Once a decision is made, you will be notified by mail or via email.
To submit a request click on the appropriate link:
Contact information:
Should you have further questions, you may contact the Elan EFC administrator at: efc-admin@elan.com