Understanding the Employee Retention Credit (ERC)

Look into the Employee Retention Credit (ERC) if you have not yet filed for it. There are many misguidances, specifically in the Healthcare space, that are deterring people from filing when they are in fact eligible for the ERC. For information https://www.irs.gov/coronavirus/employee-retention-credit

Health Equity Fund Demonstration Projects

Provided by: Greater Washington Community Foundation
Amount: $5,000 – $25,000
Eligibility: 501C3 organizations implementing programs in the District of Columbia
Description: Supports projects with two or more partner organizations working collaboratively in a new and targeted way to implement economic mobility models that increase strategic economic participation and build community wealth for people and communities with the greatest economic and health disparities. Click here to learn more.
Due Date: Rolling through March 2026

Superior HealthPlan Grant Program

Provider: Superior HealthPlan
Amount: $2,000
Eligibility: Superior Health Plan participating providers and community organizations
Description: Grants focus on meeting Non-Medical Drivers of Health (NDOH) to include but not limited to Food Insecurity, Economic Stability, Education, Neighborhood and Built Environment, Access to Health Care, and Social and Community Context. Click here to learn more.
Application Deadlines: September 30, 2024, and December 31, 2024  

The Hillcrest Foundation

Provider: Bank of America Philanthropic Services
Amount: $10,000 to $300,000
Eligibility: Texas charitable organizations with a focus on Dallas
Description: Support the promotion of health and the relief of poverty. Funds programs, capital, and equipment. Click here to learn more.
Application Deadline: November 30, 2024

Creating Healthy Communities

Provider: The Claneil Foundation
Amount: Three-year grant ($90,000/$30,000 per year)
Eligibility: Organizations serving the following Pennsylvania counties: Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia
Description: Supports non-profit organizations in the Philadelphia region with multi-year general operating support while addressing the broad range of issues that impact the health and livelihood of communities. Click here to learn more.
Letter of Intent Due December 1, 2024

Action for Women’s Health

Provider: Lever for Change
Amount: $1,000,000 – $5,000,000
Eligibility: Organizations that serve women and have a record of improving women’s mental or physical health
Description: The focus of each organization may range from improving women’s daily health, their longevity, their access to care, their ability to engage in daily life, and/or their opportunity to form and support a family. The open call is focused on improving the health of people from all backgrounds, ethnicities, and races who identify as women, including those within the LGBTQ+ community. Organizations that serve non-binary and gender-nonconforming people are also eligible. Click here to learn more.
Application Deadline: December 3, 2024

Action for Women’s Health

Provider: Lever for Change
Amount: $1,000,000 – $5,000,000
Eligibility: Organizations that serve women and have a record of improving women’s mental or physical health
Description: The focus of each organization may range from improving women’s daily health, their longevity, their access to care, their ability to engage in daily life, and/or their opportunity to form and support a family. The open call is focused on improving the health of people from all backgrounds, ethnicities, and races who identify as women, including those within the LGBTQ+ community. Organizations that serve non-binary and gender-nonconforming people are also eligible. Click here to learn more.
Application Deadline: December 3, 2024 

Community Reinvestment Grant

Provider: New York State Office of Cannabis Management
Amount: $100,000
Eligibility: Applicants must be based in New York State
Description: Funding projects that address the systemic impacts of past drug policies, focusing on mental health, housing, and workforce development for youth in affected areas. The program seeks to foster equity, resilience, and long-term benefits for individuals and communities. Click here to learn more.
Application Deadline: December 13, 2024 

Baltimore Women’s Giving Circle

Provider: Baltimore Women’s Giving Circle
Amount: Up to $25,000
Eligibility: 501c3 nonprofits serving Baltimore County, Maryland
Description: Supports organizations that address housing, addiction, financial literacy, education, health services, parenting, life skills, mentoring, workforce development, legal services, and violence prevention. Click here to learn more.
Application Deadline: December 15, 2025

Vocational Fund for Alaska’s Future

Provider: Alaska Community Foundation
Amount: $10,000-$50,000
Eligibility: 501c3 organizations, tribes and tribal entities, K-12 schools, and local governments that serve Alaska
Description: Supports projects that build career awareness and employability skills and promote cross-sector skill acquisition. Click here to learn more.
Application Deadline: December 16, 2024 

Senior Programs of Santa Barbara

Provider: Santa Barbara Foundation
Amount: $2,000-$15,000
Eligibility: Organizations that serve older adults in the cities of Santa Barbara, Goleta, and Carpinteria, California
Description: Support programs and projects directed to the welfare of senior citizens. Click here to learn more.
Application Deadline: December 16, 2024

VNA Foundation

Provider: VNA Foundation
Amount: $35,000 – $50,000
Eligibility: 501c3/509 nonprofits serving Cook, Lake, McHenry, DuPage, Kane and Will counties in Illinois
Description: Awards grants to support community-based healthcare and health services for the medically underserved. Click here to learn more.
Letters of intent due December 16, 2024

Safe and Stable Housing Fund

Provider: Coastal Community Foundation and San Diego Foundation
Amount: $10,000-$40,000
Eligibility: 501c3 public charities in San Diego County, California
Description: Funds organizations serve our community members at risk of becoming homeless, with the goal they remain stable in a home of their own. This annual grant cycle is committed to the financial support of projects proposing to address the urgent needs of seniors struggling to remain housed or age in place. Click here to learn more.
Application Deadline: December 18, 2024 

Community Foundation of North Central Massachusetts

Provider: Community Foundation of North Central Massachusetts
Amount: $5,000 to $20,000
Eligibility: 501c3 nonprofits that serve residents in 12 North Central Massachusetts communities: Ashby, Ayer, Bolton, Devens, Groton, Harvard, Lancaster, Littleton, Lunenburg, Pepperell, Shirley, and Townsend Description: Supports proposals pertaining to the prevention of health problems, access to healthcare services (including prenatal/maternity care, emergency medical services, and health- related support services), elder health, youth and adolescent health, and behavioral health. Click here to learn more.
Application Deadline: December 22, 2024

Spark Good Local Grants

Provider: Walmart
Amount: $250-$5,000
Eligibility: 501c3, government entities, and schools throughout the United States where Walmart operates
Description: Supports local organizations that are addressing the unique needs of their community. Click here to learn more.
Application Deadline: December 31, 2024 

Reimaging Nursing Initiative

Provider: American Nurses Foundation (ANF)
Amount: $1,500,000
Eligibility: Nurse-led teams across the United States
Description: Will fund ten projects, led by nurses focused on dramatic improvements to access, care, and outcomes. Through the grant, ANF will enable nurses to design a future where they are valued and compensated for the expertise and care they provide. Click here to learn more.
Application Deadline: January 10, 202

Frank W. and Carl S. Adams Memorial Fund

Provider: Bank of America Philanthropic Solutions
Amount: Varies
Eligibility: 501c3 nonprofits in Massachusetts with annual budgets of $5M or less
Description: Promote quality human services and health care programming for underserved populations. Click here to learn more.
Application Deadline: January 15, 2025

Northeast Delta Dental Foundation

Provider: Delta Dental
Amount: $2,000 and above
Eligibility: Organizations in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont
Description: Support for educational programs enhancing awareness of good oral health, oral healthcare programs that are preventive in nature, nonprofit dental clinics or centers working to make oral healthcare more accessible and affordable, education of dental health professionals, research efforts that will improve oral health, and efforts improving the dental health workforce through scholarship and loan repayment programs. Click here to learn more.
Application Deadline: February 7, 2025 

Mobile Health: Technology and Outcomes in Low and Middle Income Counties (R21/R33 – Clinical Trial Optional)

Provider: National Institutes of Health
Amount: $125,000 – $200,000
Eligibility: Higher education institutions, nonprofits, for-profit, local government, and other applicants in the US and outside the US
Description: Encourages exploratory/developmental research applications that propose to study the development, validation, feasibility, and effectiveness of innovative mobile health (mHealth) interventions or tools specifically suited for low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) that utilize new or emerging technology, platforms, systems, and/or analytics. Click here to learn more.
Application Deadline: February 21, 2025

The Whitehorse Foundation

Provider: Seattle Foundation
Amount: $100,000 – $250,000
Eligibility: 501c3 nonprofits serving Snohomish County, Washington
Description: Focus on addressing risk factors early and enabling the conditions that help children, youth, and families to thrive. Click here to learn more.
Submit LOI as a first step; applications rolling

Dogwood Health Trust

Provider: Dogwood Health Trust
Amount: $10,000 – $25,000
Eligibility: 501cs nonprofits or government entities in 19 counties and the Qualla Boundary Region of North Carolina
Description: Supports accessible health ecosystems, including expanding support to safety net providers and addressing gaps in health service systems. Click here to learn more.
Rolling Deadline

Chapman Grant Opportunity

Provided by: Chapman Trust
Amount: $1,000 – $10,000,000
Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations serving Colorado and Oklahoma.
Description: Fund healthcare direct service and healthcare access for general operations, projects and programs, capital needs (brick and mortar, equipment purchases, etc.), and organization capacity building. Click here to learn more.
Grant applications are reviewed at Trustee meetings in October, January, April, and July. 

Essential Needs for Children & Programs for Seniors Grant Opportunities

Provided by: Carl C. Anderson Sr. and Marie Jo Anderson Charitable Foundation
Amount: $5,000 – $20,000
Eligibility: 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organizations serving New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. Preference is given to nonprofits serving rural counties in all three states.
Description:Funds general operations or restricted funds for medical and dental care, therapy, counseling, and transportation.Click here to learn more.
Grant applications are reviewed monthly.

The Meadows Foundation

Provider: The Meadows Foundation
Amount: $5,000 to $50,000
Eligibility: 501c3 nonprofits or public entities serving Texas, with 50% focused on the Dallas-Fort Worth area
Description: Supports health programs that offer a chance to rethink what can be accomplished with new knowledge and technology, ultimately leading to Texans living healthier lives. They invest in programs and initiatives that promote innovation in services and delivery and strengthen the ecosystem of care. Click here to learn more.
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.

Health Program Area Grant Opportunity

Provided by: Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation
Amount: The most common grant amount: $150,000
Eligibility: 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organizations serving West Virginia. 
Description: Available funds improve healthcare delivery, strengthen public health infrastructure, and advance community-based health programs, particularly in the prevention and management of chronic diseases. It fosters partnerships between communities, businesses, and public agencies, providing support in technical assistance, program development, research, and policymaking. 
Key interests include: 

	1. Improving access to affordable healthcare and preventive services to enhance the quality of life in West Virginia.
	2. Supporting children’s access to healthcare and promoting their healthy development through child-focused public policies.
	3. Addressing social determinants of health to improve community well-being.

Click here to learn more.
Grant applications: Rolling deadline. 

Kansas Innovation Fund

Provider: Kansas Health Foundation
Amount: Up to $5,000
Eligibility: Kansas nonprofits that are a 501(c)(3) organization, government entities, or churches in Kansas–classified as tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, and not a “supporting organization” described in Section 509(a)(3), and not a “private foundation” as defined in Section 509(a).
Description: Funds innovative ideas to address health and health equity, supporting a range of ideas from different sectors that address the underlying factors causing poor health outcomes and health disparities. Click here to learn more.
Mini-grant applications are accepted on a rolling basis

Agile Grant Program

Provider: Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne
Amount: Up to $20,000
Eligibility: Allen County Area, Indiana, nonprofit organizations
Description: Funds coordinated requests that address community concerns, optimize resource use, test new approaches, strengthen agency management, and promote citizen involvement. Click here to learn more.
Grant applications are accepted on a rolling basis

Healthy Lives – Strategic Initiative Grant

Provider: Rhode Island Foundation
Amount: The most common grant award is $10,000
Eligibility: Organizations with a 501(c)(3) IRS designation that aligns with our funding priorities and will consider grant applications from groups utilizing a fiscal sponsor.
Description: Funds align with the following strategies: improving equitable access, utilization, and quality of primary care and behavioral health care services, expanding alternative care models and collaborations to address the social determinants of health, promoting system reform to improve patient experience, health, reduce per capita costs, and address workforce.
needs. Click here to learn more.
Rolling deadline

Kansas Innovation Fund Mini-Grant

Provider: Kansas Health Foundation
Amount: $5,000
Eligibility: Organizations with a 501(c)(3) IRS designation that benefit the people of Kansas.
Description: Funds innovative ideas to address health and health equity, supporting a range of ideas from different sectors that address underlying factors causing poor health outcomes and health disparities. Click here to learn more.
Rolling deadline

Kentucky Immunization Registry (KYIR) Grants

Provider: Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky
Amount: $10,000
Eligibility: Immunization providers in Kentucky.
Description: Provide grants to immunization providers who wish to connect their Electronic Health Records (EHR) to KYIR via the Kentucky Health Information Exchange (KHIE). These funds may only be used to cover charges from the provider’s EHR and for the cost of staffing needed to complete the integration of data. Click here to learn more.
Applications are accepted until funds run out.

The Norcliffe Foundation

Provider: The Norcliffe Foundation
Amount: $15,000 or less
Eligibility: 501(c)(3) nonprofit public charity organizations serving residents of Puget Sound counties: Island, Jefferson, King, Kitsap, Mason, Pierce, San Juan, Skagit, Snohomish, Thurston, and Whatcom in Washington State.
Description: Funds are provided for capital requests, program costs, operating expenses, capacity building, and endowment projects. Preference is given to requests that meet critical needs, employ innovative approaches, fill a unique niche in their community, and have a diverse funding base. Click here to learn more.
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.

Children’s Health Grant Opportunity

Provider: Topfer Family Foundation
Amount: The most common grant amount $10,000
Eligibility: 501(c)(3) nonprofit public charity organizations serving residents of greater Austin, Texas, and the greater Chicago, Illinois metropolitan areas.
Description: Funds provide access to critical healthcare for low-income children and those with chronic and terminal illnesses through compassionate care, medical treatment and intervention services. Click here to learn more.
Application Deadline: Rolling

Highmark Foundation Grant Opportunity

Provider: Highmark Foundation
Amount: The most common grant amount $50,000
Eligibility: 501(c)(3) nonprofit public charity organizations in one of 62 counties in Pennsylvania (with the exception of Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia counties) or the state of West Virginia.
Description: “Funds evidence-based programs” impacting multiple counties, that achieve replicable long-term models, and that attract collaborative funding by community partners. Click here to learn more.
Application Deadline: Rolling

Health Foundation for Western & Central New York

Provider: Health Foundation for Western & Central New York
Amount: The most common grant amount is $10,000.
Eligibility: 501(c)(3) nonprofit public charity organizations serving the counties of Western and Central New York.
Description: Funds projects aligned with the Health Foundation’s strategic plan and vision, and support one or more of three focus areas: older adults, children ages zero to five who are impacted by poverty, and community health capacity. Click here to learn more.
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.

Hearst Foundations

Provider: Hearst Foundations
Amount: Minimum grant size $100,000
Eligibility: 501(c)(3) – regional and national nonprofit public charity organizations operating with audited expenses of greater than $2 million.
Description: Funds hospitals and medical institutions in providing healthcare to high-need populations. They also fund programs to enhance skills and increase the number of healthcare professionals. Click here to learn more.
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.

Health Foundation of South Florida Access to Care Grants

Provider: Health Foundation of South Florida
Amount: Varies
Eligibility: 501c3 nonprofits that serve Broward, Miami-Dade, and/or Monroe counties in Florida
Description: Supports a multi-pronged strategy that addresses access to health care from a number of angles, including Increasing health care coverage; expanding the adoption of alternative delivery models, supporting the expansion of safety net clinics, and advocating for policies that increase access to health care. Click here to learn more.
Rolling- applicants are strongly encouraged to contact the foundation first before submitting

Red Sox Foundation

Provider: Red Sox Foundation
Amount: Up to $10,000
Eligibility: 501c3 nonprofits within Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine, Vermont, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Florida.
Description: To make a difference in the lives of children, veterans, families, and communities in need throughout New England by improving their health, educational, and recreational opportunities. Click here to learn more.
Rolling application

Vaccine Outreach and Event Grants

Provider: Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky
Amount: Varies
Eligibility: 501c3 nonprofits in Kentucky
Description: Funds projects throughout the state that educate minoritized communities about adult vaccine recommendations and/or provide an opportunity for people to receive these immunizations. Click here to learn more.
Applications are accepted until funds run out. 

Kirchgessner Vision Foundation

Provider: Kirchgessner Vision Foundation
Amount: $10,000 – $25,000
Eligibility: 501c3 nonprofits in the five-county region of Greater Los Angeles, California
Description: Supports projects, equipment, and operations for organizations actively engaged in the provision of services in the field of vision. Click here to learn more.
LOI accepted ongoing.

Community-Based Services Program

Provided by: Polk Bros Foundation
Amount: $25,000 – $50,000
Eligibility: 501c3 organizations that operate in and serve Chicago.
Description: Supports programs that work with Chicagoans living on low incomes and at risk of poor health outcomes that focus on health promotion and risk reduction, increased access to care, and systems improvement and innovation. Click here to learn more.
Rolling deadlines, Board meetings quarterly

The Ahmanson Foundation

Provided by: The Ahmanson Foundation
Amount: Varies
Eligibility: 501c3 organizations based in and serving Los Angeles County, CA
Description: Supports one-time or short-term projects focused on health, medicine, and human services, including program vehicles. Click here to learn more.
Due Date: Accepts letters of inquiry throughout the year

Microsoft Tech for Social Impact

Provided by: Microsoft
Amount: Free and discounted technology products
Eligibility: 501c3 organizations within the United States
Description: Provides grants and discounts on cloud-based technology offers.
Due Date: Rolling. Complete online application.

Partnership Grants

Provided by: The Michael and Susan Dell Foundation
Amount: Varies
Eligibility: 501c3 nonprofits in the United States
Description: Supports organizations focused on creating opportunities for children and families living in urban poverty by funding projects making an impact in education, health, and family economic stability. Click here to learn more.
Due Date: Rolling

Texas Health Community Giving

Provided by: Texas Health Resources
Amount: Varies
Eligibility: 501c3, 501c6, and 509a1 organizations in 16 Texas counties served.
Description: Supports programs and events that aim to improve access to healthcare services, advance medical or healthcare knowledge, or enhance the health and wellbeing of the communities served. Click here to learn more.
Due Date: Rolling

Healthcare Connect Fund Program

Provided by: Universal Service Administrative Co.
Amount: Varies
Eligibility: Public or nonprofit healthcare providers in rural locations
Description: Provides a 65% discount on eligible broadband connectivity expenses for eligible rural health care providers (HCPs). You can apply as an individual health care provider or as a consortium, i.e., a group of HCPs that can be both rural and non-rural. Click here to learn more.
Due Date: Rolling

Health Connect Innovation Grants

Provided by: Mid-Iowa Health Foundation
Amount: $1,000-$50,000
Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations in Central Iowa/Greater Des Moines
Description: Supports projects that are improved by communities most impacted, targets system changes, addresses at least one social determinant of health, and drives toward health equity. Click here to learn more.
Due Date: Quarterly deadlines; contact staff person before submission

Point32Health Grants

Provided by: Point32Health Foundation
Amount: Varies
Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations and community-led solutions in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island.
Description: Funds initiatives that increase access to affordable, nutritious food, promote mental health, and advance healthy aging – prioritizing work that addresses systemic inequities. Click here to learn more.
Due Date: Schedule a call with a program office

Building Optimal Outcomes for Moms (BLOOM)

Provided by: US Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
Amount: TBD
Eligibility: 501c3 nonprofit organizations, Native American tribal governments, and state, county, and municipal governments
Description: Supports community-based organizations (CBOs) to implement, sustain, or expand programs or policies addressing social and structural determinants of health (SSDOH) to improve maternal health and eliminate maternal health inequities. Click here to learn more.
Opportunity: A forecasted opportunity for 2024 funding

Carl C. Anderson Sr. & Marie Jo Anderson Foundation

Amount: $5,000 – $20,000
Eligibility: 501(c)(3) organizations in New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas (excluding Dallas and Houston). Preference is given to nonprofits serving rural counties in these three states.
Description: The Foundation funds organizations that provide services supporting the following program areas for low-income and vulnerable populations or individuals: Programs that provide basic and essential needs of children and youth; Programs that improve or enhance the quality of life for seniors; Programs that improve or enhance the quality of life for people with disabilities. Click here to learn more.
Due Date: Continuous

Alexander & Baldwin Kokua Giving Program

The Alexander & Baldwin Kokua Giving Program, a charitable contributions program funded by Alexander & Baldwin and its operating companies, provides support to nonprofit organizations in Hawaii with the aim of improving the quality of life. Areas of interest include, but are not limited to, health and human services, education, community, culture and the arts, and environmental and land stewardship. Support for startup, general operating, and special project needs as well as major and minor capital requests will be considered. Click here to learn more. 
Application deadlines: February 1, April 1, June 1, August 1, October 1, and December 1, annually
(Applications for requests of $20,000 or greater should be submitted by February 1 or August 1.)

Google Ad Grant

If you’re a Federally Qualified Health Center or 501(c)(3) non profit, the Google Ad grant program offers up to $120,000 in annual funding towards your Google search advertising. Non profits are eligible for up to $10,000 in advertising grants in kind from Google Ads. This program has proven to be a game changers for many organizations. The ad grant allows organizations of all sizes find more patients, residents, donors, and so much more all while spreading the message of their cause! If you’re interested in reaching more of your community. Click here to learn more.