Mars Impact Fund grants $2.07M to Elucid for cocoa-farmer healthcare in Côte d'Ivoire
What's the deal? Mars, IncorporatedDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → has awarded a $2.07 million grant to ElucidDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, a social enterprise that runs health programs within agricultural supply chains. The grant, made through the Mars Impact Fund, will support Elucid Santé Côte d'IvoireDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, the company's local implementation arm.
What's the endgame? The funding backs the BLOOM program — "Better Lives, Outcome and Opportunities through Medical Access" — phased over three years from 2026 to 2029. It aims to help up to 12,750 cocoa-farming households access national health insurance by removing upfront costs and administrative barriers.
Why now? Cocoa is a core ingredient across Mars brands, and the company has tied supply-chain resilience to the wellbeing of farming communities. "This partnership reflects a growing recognition that farmer health is fundamental to sustainable sourcing," said Amos Kouassi, country director for Côte d'Ivoire at Elucid.
The grant pairs with roughly $2 million in matching funds from Gavi, the Vaccine AllianceDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →. Together, the money is planned to upgrade rural health facilities, extending vaccination campaigns, mobile clinics, and preventive care to more than 200,000 people, including 150,000 children.
By the numbers: Mars reported more than $65 billion in combined net sales with KellanovaDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → for 2025. The company employs 170,000 people and owns brands including M&M'S, SNICKERS, PEDIGREE, and Pringles. The Mars Impact Fund, its enterprise philanthropic arm, launched in February 2026 to focus on sourcing resilience, the science pipeline, and companion animal wellbeing.
What the funders say: "At Mars, we know that the resilience of the cocoa supply chain depends on the health and wellbeing of the people and communities where cocoa is sourced," said Michelle Grogg, executive director of the Mars Impact Fund.
The signal: At $2.07 million, the grant ranks in the top 10% of comparable grant rounds by size — a sign that corporate philanthropy is treating supply-chain health as a measurable business concern, not just charity. For cocoa buyers facing climate and cost pressures, embedding healthcare into sourcing is becoming a resilience strategy.
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