Community Support

Baxter and its employees support communities worldwide through financial contributions, product donations, base of the pyramid initiatives and employee volunteerism. Increasing access to healthcare, supporting community service and increasing employee engagement in these efforts are core principles of Baxter's vision and culture.

Baxter focuses its community support programs in three areas:

• Access to Healthcare - Baxter works to improve access to healthcare globally through product development and business model improvement, as well as cash, foundation grants and product donation.
• Critical Community Needs - Baxter makes financial and in-kind donations to address needs such as improving education, protecting the environment and increasing patient safety.
• Employee Involvement - Baxter encourages employees to volunteer their time and expertise in their communities and matches employees' monetary contributions to eligible U.S. charitable organizations through The Baxter International Foundation Matching Gifts Program.

Baxter’s efforts around community support benefit people in need worldwide, and strengthen the company's business. Supporting these initiatives improves community relations, demonstrates Baxter's leadership and provides opportunities for stakeholder engagement. During 2010, Baxter and The Baxter International Foundation gave more than $79 million, including product donations, cash contributions and foundation grants.

The company has contributed more than $266 million over the last five years.

Baxter and The Baxter International Foundation Charitable Giving (Dollars in Millions)*
	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
Product Donations**
Products/Patient Assistance Programs	$14.85	$31.09	$10.86	$18.94	$48.09
Business and Facility Cash Donations
Within U.S.	$9.14	$9.26	$12.17	$15.29	$14.66
Outside U.S.	7.36	11.16	16.75	15.11	12.56
Subtotal	$16.50	$20.42	$28.92	$30.40	$27.22
The Baxter International Foundation Contributions
Within U.S.	$1.29	$1.10	$1.43	$1.10	$1.32
Outside U.S.	1.86	0.84	1.39	1.21	1.55
Matching Gifts & Dollars for Doers	0.60	0.70	0.75	0.76	0.74
Prize Programs	0.19	0.21	0.19	0.21	0.26
Scholarship Program	0.28	0.26	0.26	0.28	0.27
Subtotal	$4.22	$3.09	$4.01	$3.56	$4.14
Total Charitable Giving	$35.57	$54.60	$43.79	$52.9	$79.45

*

Some subtotals vary slightly from sum of items in category, due to rounding.

**

Includes value of product donations calculated using average sales price (ASP). Variations in Baxter's annual product donations are due to fluctuations in community needs, the regulatory environment, manufacturing processes and marketing. The company identifies opportunities to donate and responds to community requests as appropriate. Amount in 2010 reflects change in method of reporting donations through the company’s Patient Assistance Program to ASP, and significant donations to assist earthquake victims in Haiti as well as victims of a subsequent cholera outbreak in that country. Data for Patient Assistance programs were not reported until 2007.

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