National Healthy Start Association

Major Foundations
& Resources

Major U.S. Private Foundations and
Other Resources for
Children, Youth and Family and,
Health and Human Services Programs

These larger foundations and resources often have new grant opportunities throughout the year. Get in the habit of checking their websites often for announcements of new grant opportunities.

Foundation Major Program Areas Relating
to CYF and/or Health
(see web sites for other areas of interest)		 Total Awards
(last annual report)
Aetna Foundation

http://www.aetna.com/foundation
  1. Education
  2. Health
  3. Diversity
  4. Civic & Community
  5. Arts & Culture
 $16,500,237
American Legacy Foundation

http://www.americanlegacy.org
  1. Smoking cessation & substance abuse
$150,000,000 since 2000
The Annie E. Casey Foundation

www.aecf.org
  1. Improving Major Systems Serving Disadvantaged Children and Families
  2. Transforming Neighborhoods
  3. Promoting Accountablitliy and Innovation
$110,385,237
Carnegie Foundation

www.carnegie.org
  1. Education
  2. Special Opportunites Fund
$54,835,721
Ford Foundation

www.fordfound.org		 Asset Building & community Development:
  1. Economic Development
  2. Community Resouce Development
  3. Human Development & Reproductive Health
$557,000,000
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

www.gatesfoundation.org
  1. Health & Healthcare
  2. Racial & Ethnic Disparities
  3. Tobacco Use
  4. Vulnerable Populations
$1,359,635,000
Hasbro Children’s Foundation

http://hasbro.com
  1. Health
  2. Education
  3. Social Support
 Over $1,000,000
Hearst Foundations

http://hearstfdn.org
  1. Education
  2. Health
  3. Social Services
  4. Culture
 $30,030,000
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

www.rwjf.org
  1. Health & Health Care
  2. Racial & Ethnic Disparities
  3. Tobacco Use
  4. Vulnerable Populations
$316,500,000
The W.K. Kellogg Foundation

www.wkkf.org
  1. Health
  2. Philanthropy & Volunteerism
  3. Food Systems & Rural Development
  4. Youth & Education
$230,838,680
Charles Stewart Mott Foundation

www.mott.org
  1. Pathways Out of Poverty
  2. Civil Society
  3. Special Projects
$99,979,943
The Open Society Institute

www.soros.org

(U.S. Programs)

  1. Youth
  2. Justice
  3. Reproductive Health
 $89,309,000
The David & Lucile Packard Foundation

www.packfound.org
  1. Population
  2. Children, Families & Communities
$214,000,000
Public Welfare Foundation

www.publicwelfare.org
  1. Community Economic Development & Participation
  2. Disadvantaged Youth
  3. Health
  4. Population & Reproductive Health
  5. Special Opportunities
$18,004,540

Federal Grant Resources

In addition to your Healthy Start grant, there may be other federal grants for which your organization could apply. Become familiar with the Federal Register and also visit the web sites of specific agencies on a regular basis to check out their grant announcements.

The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS), www.hhs.gov, is a prime source. Agencies within DHHS that you might check include the following


Administration for Children & Families (ACF), www.acf.hhs.gov

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), www.ahrq.gov

Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), www.hrsa.gov

Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), www.cdc.gov

Indian Health Service (IHS), www.ihs.gov

National Institutes of Health (NIH), www.nih.gov and www.grants.nih.gov (and agencies within NIH)

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), www.samhsa.gov

MAJOR FOUNDATIONS
& RESOURCES		 SMALLER FOUNDATIONS
& RESOURCES		 OTHER RESOURCES
 
 

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