Category Archives: Health

Just One More Foundation

The Just One More Foundation supports individuals who have faced serious obstacles and organizations who provide services to them. Their focus areas are Mental Health, Drug Misuse, Health Challenges, and Education.

Applications will open January 1 and be due by March 31, 2025.

Eligibility

This grant is open to nonprofit organizations and individuals who have developed a constructive plan for overcoming their obstacles.

The Foundation prefers to provide tuition-based grants to individuals.

Core Values

The Foundation’s grantmaking is based on their core values:

Hope
Compassion
Humility
Hard work
Perseverance
Accountability
Effectiveness

Arthur N. Rupe Foundation

The Arthur N. Rupe Foundation supports projects in the U.S. focused on Caregiving, Debate, and Public Policy.

Letters of Inquiry are accepted on an ongoing basis and reviewed regularly. The grant committee may then request additional information or invite the applicant to submit a full application. Applications will be reviewed at Board meetings to be held in March, June, and October of 2025.

Funding Areas

Caregiving

The Dorothy Rupe Caregivier Program provides funding to respite programs and training and educational resources for family, professional, and volunteer caregivers providing at-home care for individuals with dementia.

Debate

The Foundation supports non-partisan efforts to promote civil and reasoned public debate. Debates should be accessible to general audiences to educate on all sides of an issue and create a more informed electorate.

Public Policy

The Foundation supports public policy research and public interest law firms defending core Constitutional principles.

Funding Limitations

The Foundation prefers to fund specific projects over general operating expenses. Grant funds may not be used:

Fundraising events
Conferences
Endowments
Capital campaigns

Dralla Foundation

The Dralla Foundation supports organizations in the U.S. that provide fun, once-in-a-lifetime experiences for youth with physical disabilities. Events may include disabled adults, but they should not be the majority of participants.

Applications for events to take place June 1, 2025 – May 31, 2026 are due by February 1, 2025.

Eligibility

This grant is open to 501(c)3 organizations who:

Primarily serve individuals with physical challenges who do not also have significant cognitive or developmental challenges
Primarily serve youth
Have been in operation for at least one year

Activities

Possible activities might include:

Day trips
Recreational activities
Adaptive athletics

The main criteria are that the activity be fun and otherwise unavailable/inaccessible to these individuals.

Funding Limitations

Dralla typically does not fund:

Equipment purchases
Medical equipment or treatment purchases
Activities primarily for individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities
Activities primarily for individuals with a short-term, temporary illness such as cancer

Alpha Gamma Delta Foundation: Fighting Hunger Grants

Fighting Hunger Grants from the Alpha Gamma Delta Foundation support programs in the United States and Canada working to defeat hunger in their communities.

Applications for up to $10,000 are due by January 31, 2025 at 11:59 PM ET. Grantees should expect to be notified by May 1st.

Eligibility

This grant is open to 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations in the United States and NPOs in Canada.

Funding will not be awarded to organizations who:

Limit services to members of one religious group
Use their services to promote a religious creed or ideology
Use their services to influence political outcomes

Strategic Areas

The Fighting Hunger program is focused on:

Direct food assistance or food distribution in communities
Food rescue
Nutrition education related to food assistance

Parkinson’s Foundation Community Grants

Community Grants from the Parkinsons’s Foundation support programs in the U.S. and Puerto Rico that provide health, wellness, and education for people with Parkinson’s Disease.

Applications are due by January 31, 2025. Organizations may submit two applications, but there can be no overlap in their budgets.

Eligibility

This grant is open to:

Nonprofit organizations
For-profit businesses, if the program is offered free of charge
Healthcare facilities

Focus Areas

Applications for 2025 should focus on at least one of these areas:

Addressing the intersection of mental health and PD
Reaching and supporting care partners of individuals with PD
Educating and delivering exercise programs specifically designed for people with PD

Allowable Expenses

Grant funds may used for:

Participant fees
Participant transportation
Speakers’ fees
Marketing
Instructor/facilitator fees

Grant funds may not be used for:

Salaries
Capital expenses
Exercise equipment
Travel for staff/facilitators
Individual/staff memberships, accreditations, instructor training programs, and/or licensing
Indirect costs

Costco Wholesale Grant

Costco offers grant funding to organizations supporting Children, Education, and Health and Human Services. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis and reviewed within 4-6 weeks. Applicants are advised to submit at least three months prior to their program or event.

Organizations may apply once per fiscal year (September – August). Awards vary in size, but applicants are advised not to request more than 10% of their overall annual budget. First time applicants should start with smaller requests.

Eligibility

This grant is open to 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations. Preference is given to organizations in the markets where Costco does business, but anyone may apply.

Allowable Expenses

Costco does not specify what types of expenses grant funds can be used for. However, they do not fund:

Salaries or staff training
Capital campaigns, building projects, or equipment
Transportation and travel expenses
Research
Symposiums, conferences, conventions, professional association meetings
Athletic teams, events, booster clubs, or sponsorships
Animal related programs, including shelters
Merchandise promotions, partnerships or advertising
General awareness campaigns/advocacy
Development or production of books, films, videos, television programs, social media or websites
Parties, celebrations, parades, festivals and raffles
Awards, monuments and/or memorials

Application Requirements

All applications must include:

Cover Letter
W-9
Organization’s budget information (current year and past year)
Program budget information (current year and past year if applicable)

U.S. Venture Program Grants

Program Grants from U.S. Venture support organizations improving the quality of people’s lives and strengthening the communities where their facilities are located.

Applications are accepted quarterly. Due dates for 2025 are January 24th, April 25th, July 25th, and October 24th. All applications must have documented support from a U.S. Venture team member or shareholder.

Eligibility

This grant is open to nonprofit organizations, preferably with a 501(c)3 designation, within the geographic footprint of U.S. Venture facilities.

Focus Areas

Applications will be considered that focus on one or more of the following:

Education
Jobs & Economy
Family Support & Social Connectedness
Physical Health
Psychological Health & Addiction
Human Services

Allowable Expenses

Grant funds may be used for a specific program, capital support, or general operating expenses.

Required Attachments

All applications must include:

Current Annual Organization Budget
Current Organization Balance Sheet
End of Year Financials (previous 2 years)
990 Form
W-9
Board of Directors Roster

WITH Foundation Open Grants

The WITH Foundation supports U.S. organizations that promote comprehensive healthcare for adults with developmental disabilities.

Open grant cycles begin annually on March 1st and November 1st for programs with a specifically identified need. Letters of Interest for the current cycle are due by December 6, 2024 at 5:00 PM PT. If invited, full applications for up to $150,000 will be due by January 25, 2025 at 5:00 PM PT.

Eligibility

This grant is open to 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations.

Preferential consideration will be given to organizations in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Potential Activities

All programs should include at least one of the following:

Education and/or training to improve health practitioner competency
Addressing the inadequate reimbursement system
Advancing innovations in formal care coordination
Advocacting for systemic change to the inadequate care of developmentally disabled individuals
Increasing understanding of supported decision-making in healthcare settings
Encouraging digital health designers and developers to include the perspectives of developmentally disabled individuals in the design process
Conducting social policy research
Identifying and overcoming barriers to high-quality healthcare access

General operating support is only considered for previous grantees.

OPEC Fund for International Development

The OPEC Fund for International Development support projects in non-member countries that align with the UN Sustainable Development Goals and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

Applications are accepted on a continual basis for Country-Specific Activities, Global or Regional Development Initiatives, and Emergency Aid. As a general rule, requests should not exceed 50% of a project’s budget.

The OPEC Fund is not affiliated with the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC).

Eligibility

This grant is open to:

Nongovernmental organizations
Government entities
Private sector entities
Research institutes
UN agencies

Activities must take place in one or more developing country that is not an OPEC Fund member. Special consideration will be given to Least Developed Countries.

Focus Areas

The Fund’s primary funding areas are:

Agriculture
Health
Energy
Finance
Transportation
Water and sanitation

Allowable Expenses

Grant funds may be used for activities such as:

Institutional capacity building and technical assistance
Knowledge production and dissemination
Advocacy/outreach
Thematic studies
Private sector development initiatives
Consulting services
Workshops and seminars
Training
Equipment, excluding vehicles
Operation costs

Applications Requirements

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Among other elements, applications must include:

Proof of valid legal registration
Proof of a certificate to do business in the target country or countries
A letter of approval from a government entity (For NGOs, excluding Development Finance Institutions and UN agencies)
A letter of support/recommendation from a sponsor or donor (First time applicants only)

AAD Shade Structure Grant Program

The American Academy of Dermatology is dedicated to improving the diagnosis and treatment of skin, hair, and nails. They promote sun safety through their public health programs and their Shade Structure Grant Program.

Applications for up to $8,000 are available to install permanent shade structures where children learn and play. Submissions are due by December 15, 2024. Grantees will also receive a sign with sun safety tips to install near the structure.

Eligibility

This grant is open to organizations that provide services and programs to youth 18 and under, such as:

501(c)3 nonprofit organizations
Schools
Daycares
Publically owned parks

Applicants must also have had a sun safety and/or skin cancer awareness program in place for at least one year prior to submission. Use of AAD-branded materials is not required, but will receive bonus points

Requirements

Application

All applications must include:

A letter of recommendation from an AAD member
Two color photographs of the area to be shaded

Shade Structure

Shade structures are expected to follow specific guidelines.

Structures must be made of shade cloth, metal, or wood and provide significant protection from ultraviolet radiation.
Fabric structures should block at least 94% of UV radiation; 96.7% is preferred. Solid metal or wood will block 100% of UV radiation.

Ineligible structures include:

Slat-roofs
Slat-roof/trellis gazebos
Trellis roofs designed for future plant coverage
Shade trees
Small cap-roof structures for playground equipment