The CVS Caremark Charitable Trust, is a private foundation created by CVS Caremark Corporation. The mission of the Charitable Trust is to provide funding for health care, education and community involvement initiatives in CVS Caremark communities.
The CVS Caremark Charitable Trust focuses primarily on supporting children with disabilities. Grants are also awarded to nonprofits providing healthcare to the uninsured and to Pharmacy Colleges and Universities. Additionally, the Trust supports the volunteer efforts of CVS Caremark colleagues through the CVS Caremark Challenge Grant program and provides scholarship support to the children of full-time CVS Caremark colleagues.
Since 2001, the Trust has awarded grants totaling more than $31.3 million to over 1,500 organizations. Of this, $6.4 million was contributed in 2008 alone.