Grantmaking

In the United States, access to quality health care, adequate insurance coverage, and the chance for lifelong health is unequal. This access varies depending on who you are, where you live, how much money you earn, and more. The impact of health inequities is multiplied for children and youth with special health care needs (CYSHCN), who have greater requirements for health and social services than other children and often face discrimination. We firmly believe that characteristics such as race, ethnicity, language, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, and abilities should not affect anyone’s access to needed resources and services. 

Through our grantmaking, thought leadership, and advocacy, we actively and intentionally partner with grantees in identifying opportunities to address inequities in systems of care for CYSHCN and their families. We also work internally to ensure that our work is inclusive by engaging family experts from a range of perspectives to review grant proposals, and by providing resources that ensure our work is accessible to all stakeholders.

In order to be considered for grant funding, your organization and project must meet the criteria outlined below.

Organizations must

• be classified as tax exempt under 501(c)(3) OR be a public or educational entity; be a collaboration of nonprofit and public agencies with a designated fiscal sponsor; or be an entity that has a charitable purpose, and
• promote and maintain nondiscriminatory policies in programs and the workplace.

The Foundation may consider providing support for conferences, but the content of the conference must advance the Foundation’s mission and align with our focus areas. 

We do not fund

• disease- or condition-specific projects,
• support for direct service programs,
• biomedical research or technology-based applications,
• religious organizations,
• fundraising sponsorships, endowments, capital campaigns, or annual fund appeals, or
• individuals.

Reports should include your funded project’s major accomplishments and all results. Please address the impact the project had or will have on the field, any changes you made to the project as it progressed, and lessons learned that may be helpful to future grantees.

Grantees should submit reports and deliverables through the Grant Portal. 

If you are a grantee who did not submit your original proposal through the Grant Portal, please use the following templates for reporting:

• Interim Narrative Report Template (Word)
• Final Narrative Report Template (Word)
• Final Budget Report Template (Excel)

Looking for current or previous grants? Use the button below to access the searchable list of all grants awarded by the Foundation.