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2nd April 2024

The Simón Bolívar Foundation and Texas Children's Hospital, as fiscal sponsor for Baylor College of Medicine Children's Foundation Colombia, have extended their grant agreement to continue working together to strengthen the health of children, adolescents, and families in need in the region of La Guajira, Colombia

The Simón Bolívar Foundation is dedicated to improving the health of vulnerable individuals affected by disaster, conflict, and poverty, with special attention to children and mothers in and from Venezuela. Read more

16th January 2024

Simón Bolívar Foundation Responds to False Accusations

The Simón Bolívar Foundation categorically rejects the false accusations made by representatives of Maduro on Friday, Jan. 12 regarding the Simón Bolívar Foundation, its purpose and charitable activities.

3rd July 2023

The Simón Bolívar Foundation Releases 2022 Annual Report

The Simón Bolívar Foundation releases its 2022 Annual Report highlighting its focus on fulfilling its Mission: Improving the health of vulnerable individuals affected by disaster, conflict and poverty, with special attention to children and mothers in and from Venezuela. The Foundation spent the last year reinforcing existing strategic relationships and developing new ones, doubling its estimated impact to 200,000 individuals in eight countries across the Americas.

22nd May 2023

Baylor College of Medicine Tropical Medicine Diploma Scholarships

Simón Bolívar Foundation, a 501 (c)(3) non-profit private foundation, is offering up to seven scholarships to medical professionals working in Venezuela for a world-class Diploma Course in Tropical Medicine from Baylor's National School of Tropical Medicine.

6th March 2023

Simón Bolívar Foundation announces new initiatives to support health programs for Venezuelan and other migrants in Latin America and in the United States

Simón Bolívar Foundation Inc., the 501(c)(3) nonprofit private foundation of CITGO Petroleum Corporation awarded charitable grants to five qualified organizations through two of its programs, Small Grant Program and Medium-large Humanitarian Health Grant Program.

17th November 2022

The Simon Bolivar Foundation announces support for health programs for Venezuelan and other migrants in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru

Simón Bolívar Foundation Inc., the 501(c)(3) nonprofit private foundation of CITGO Petroleum Corporation, is awarding up to $1.68 million in grant funding to seven qualified charitable organizations as part of its Colombia-Ecuador-Peru Humanitarian Health Grants program.

8th September 2022

Simón Bolívar Foundation announces new grant agreement with FundaHígado América to support liver transplant patients in need in Venezuela

Responding to a crisis of transplant availability, insufficient post-operation follow-up and immunosuppressants in Venezuela, the $138,850 grant will fund a specific number of follow-up appointments, lab testing and immunosuppressant medication, which could potentially benefit approximately 52 Venezuelan liver transplant recipients over six months.

29th August 2022

The Simón Bolívar Foundation Announces Grant Awards for its Integral Maternal, Neonatal and Childhood Health Care Program in Venezuela

Simón Bolívar Foundation Inc., the 501(c)(3) nonprofit private foundation of CITGO Petroleum Corporation, is awarding up to $1,180,500 in funding to five qualified charitable organizations...

27th June 2022

Simón Bolívar Foundation 2021 Annual Report

The Simón Bolívar Foundation Releases 2021 Annual Report Highlighting Charitable Grants to Meet Health Needs of Vulnerable People Affected by Venezuela’s Humanitarian Crisis.

28th March 2022

Baylor College of Medicine Tropical Medicine Diploma Scholarships

The Simón Bolivar Foundation, in collaboration with Baylor College of Medicine is offering to fund up to seven scholarships to medical professionals working in Venezuela for a world-class Diploma Course in Tropical Medicine from Baylor’s National School of Tropical Medicine.

24th March 2022

The Simón Bolívar Foundation Announces $1 Million Call for Proposals

The Simón Bolívar Foundation Inc., a 501(c)(3) non-profit private foundation, today announced a new round for grant proposals to provide up to a total of $1 million in funding for up to five charitable organizations.

24th March 2022

The Simón Bolívar Foundation Presents New Report on Deteriorating Public Health Care and Infrastructure Crisis in Venezuela

Simón Bolívar Foundation Inc., a 501 (c)(3) non-profit private foundation, has presented results from a recent report on the health crisis in Venezuela, aiming to help guide humanitarian health programs and provide updated, objective and reliable data.

16th February 2022

Simón Bolívar Foundation Announces New Grant Agreement with IFRC to Improve Access to Health Services in Venezuela

Simón Bolívar Foundation Inc., the 501(c)(3) private foundation of CITGO Petroleum Corporation, has entered into a grant agreement with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) for $806,500 as part of its Humanitarian Health Medium/Large Grants program.

1st November 2021

Simón Bolívar Foundation Awards Grants to Support Health Programs for Venezuelan Migrants in Colombia

As the complex humanitarian emergency in Venezuela continues to affect the Latin America region, Simón Bolívar Foundation Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit private foundation, awarded $663,325 in a new round of its Medium/Large Grants for Humanitarian Health to fund four charitable projects that will help improve the health conditions of the Venezuelan diaspora in Colombia.

1st October 2021

Simón Bolívar Foundation Responds to False Accusations

The Simón Bolívar Foundation categorically rejects the false accusations made Wednesday, Sept. 29, by the Maduro regime regarding the Simón Bolívar Foundation and its president, Mariela Poleo, who joined the Foundation in 2020 following a competitive selection process.