On September 23, partners, customers, Team Schein Members, healthcare leaders, and other stakeholders gathered in New York City to mark the anniversary during United Nations General Assembly Week. The event looked back at work that began in 2001 and set priorities for the next 25 years. The timing placed the company's corporate-citizenship agenda within a wider international policy week, as shown in the UN General Assembly calendar.
The program's next phase will focus on vulnerable populations, prevention, dental-medical integration, minimally invasive care, and disaster preparedness.
Since its formal launch in 2001, Henry Schein Cares says it has worked with more than 5,000 charitable partners worldwide while combining cash support with donated products.
Since its formal launch, Henry Schein Cares has directed more than $285 million in cash and donated products. It has worked with more than 5,000 charitable partners worldwide.
The We Care Global Challenge has delivered more than 100,000 hygiene kits. The Back to School program has supported more than 75,000 students globally.
Those numbers point to a partnership model, not one short-term campaign. Henry Schein Cares organizes that work around five pillars: Catalyzing Healthcare Access; Advancing Policies, Solutions & Innovations; Relationship Building for Change; Empowering Team Schein; and Sustaining the Planet.
The framework is already visible in several programs. The American Dental Association Foundation's Give Kids A Smile® program has helped more than 10.2 million underserved children receive oral health services since 2003. Practice Pink® has contributed more than $2.1 million to cancer-related causes. The S.M.I.L.E. Healthcare Pathway Program™ introduces students to oral health careers.
The next phase places vulnerable populations, prevention, dental-medical integration, minimally invasive care, and disaster preparedness at the center of the program's global health agenda.
Special Olympics remains part of the effort to expand access for people with intellectual disabilities. Prepare to Care supports long-term disaster preparedness and response through Americares, Direct Relief, Project HOPE, Project C.U.R.E., and Heart to Heart International.
Community education is part of that access work too. An earlier outreach report described oral health lessons delivered to children and families.
"Helping health happen has been at the core of our purpose since Henry and Esther Schein founded the Company more than 94 years ago," said Fred Lowery, Chief Executive Officer of Henry Schein. He said Henry Schein Cares had brought the philosophy of "doing well by doing good" to life through partnerships and would build on that legacy in the years ahead.
Team Schein Members are also taking a larger role. In 2025, more than 3,000 TSMs participated in the Company's seven Employee Resource Groups. They contributed more than 6,000 volunteer hours globally.
People are part of the plan.
The environmental pillar has its own targets. Henry Schein is pursuing Net Zero 2050 and plans to source 100% renewable energy by 2030. Renewable energy certificates currently account for 34% of its energy sourcing. The Company is partnering with Climeworks Solutions on its first carbon removal portfolio.
David Kochman, Senior Vice President, Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, Henry Schein, said the next phase would put more weight on prevention, the next generation of healthcare professionals, and durable partnerships. Jennifer Kim Field, Vice President, Chief Sustainability Officer, Henry Schein, connected planetary health with the health of communities. She described the environmental work as part of helping health happen.
At the New York event, Fred Lowery and Diane Brady, Executive Editorial Director of Fortune, discussed sustainability, philanthropy, and shared value in business. Their fireside chat also covered oral health as part of systemic health and the partnerships Henry Schein is developing to advance its mission.
Henry Schein's size gives the anniversary broader significance than a routine corporate milestone. The Company has more than 25,000 Team Schein Members worldwide and reported 2025 sales of $13.2 billion. That reach can connect its commercial business with its charitable infrastructure.
The test is practical. Can the five-pillar framework support lasting prevention, access, and resilience? Or will those goals remain annual messaging?
The answer is not settled.
Henry Schein Cares has built credibility through the length and measurable reach of its partnerships. Its next phase puts prevention, integration, and preparedness at the center of a corporate citizenship model that treats oral health as part of wider public health rather than a separate service line.
The anniversary was presented in an international setting. That context appears in United Nations press materials.
