About The James Hollister Wellness Foundation

The waste of non-expired, viable medication is an increasing problem within the developed world. Consequently, billions of dollars worth of prescription medication is wasted annually in the US alone. Much of this medication is disposed of improperly, either by being flushed down the toilet or incinerated, leading to unforeseen negative impacts on the environment. Despite this waste, drug shortages have been occurring frequently around the world, particularly in developing nations. The James Hollister Wellness Foundation is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization founded in October 2015 in honor of James Hollister, the late father of co-founder Matthew Hollister. Along with our partnered beneficiary corporation, Save Inc., the James Hollister Wellness Foundation offers novel solutions to the world’s drug shortage crisis that has saved medication from being needlessly wasted and, more importantly, lives from being needlessly lost. Through our partnerships, the James Hollister Wellness Foundation is able to put the medicine we save to charitable use for individuals who otherwise would not have access to healthcare services.

We are able to collect unused, unexpired medication from individuals, hospitals, nursing homes, pharmacies, and manufacturers across the country. These medications are in turn given to our partnered medical mission teams operating in Honduras, Ukraine, Mexico, Costa Rica and Bolivia. All the teams we support directly serve the end-user, and the medicine is handled solely by licensed practitioners of medicine. Because of our relationship with Save Inc, we are able to provide all of our medicine to our partnered medical mission teams at significantly reduced rates or, in most cases, free of charge.