FOUNDATION GRANTS FOR PERSONAL NEEDS
These types of grants
are awarded by wealthy foundations, corporations, and families,
and usually have very specific qualifications, and are
sometimes limited to certain states or geographic areas.
Some are limited
to persons with certain types of disabilities, medical
or living problems, or other specific needs. Each foundation
addresses
particular needs based on their own fields of humanitarian
interest.
Still, many different types of personal
needs are addressed by the foundations listed below. If
you want
the money
and can prove you deserve it, it's probably there waiting
for you.
Minnesota State Soldiers
Assistance Fund Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs
Veterans Service Building
20 W. 12th Street, (612)296-2562
St. Paul, MN 55155-2079
P/D: To provide emergency financial assistance to disabled
veterans and their families in Minnesota. To be eligible
for assistance, the veteran must be disabled and prevented
from
working, the disability must be temporary in nature
and the veteran must be able to resume his or her normal
occupation once returned to health. The funds are to
be used to provide
food and shelter, as well as to cover utility payments.
Contact
foundation for further details. Applications may be
submitted at any time.
Armory S. Carhart Memorial Fund
c/o The Fauquier Bank
P.O. Box 561
Warrenton, VA 22186
Application Address:
c/o Margaret A. Wilson, Trustee
P.O. Box 630 (540)349-0223
Warrenton, VA 22186-0630
P/D: Financial assistance to persons who have incurred
injury, illness or disability following activities
in a fox hunt, hunter
trail, horse show, hound trail, field trail steeplechase,
point to point, hunt race, pony rally, or any similar
activity.
Navarro County Health Services Found
P.O. Box 1022
Corsicana, TX 75151
Application Address:
c/o Carol Myers
Navarro Regional Hospital
West Hwy 22 (903)872-4861
Corsicana, TX 75110 or
c/o Jo Ann Means
121 N. Main Street, (903)872-8181
Corsicana, TX 75110
P/D: Funds are distributed directly to Navarro Regional
Hospital on behalf of recipients. The financial
resources of all recipients
are below the Dept. of Health and Human Services
Poverty Income Guidelines. Assistance to indigent
Navarro County,
TX residents
of at least one year for medical expenses incurred
at Navarro Regional Hospital. Applicant=s must
be referred
by a physician,
a health care agency, or the hospital. Referrals
accepted throughout the year. Completion of
formal application
required.
South Carolina Homestead Tax Exemption Program
South Carolina Comptroller General
Attn: Local Government Division
P.O. Box 11228
Columbia, SC 29211 (803)734-2137
P/D: To establish a homestead exemption for
South Carolina residents who are elderly, disabled,
or
blind. Legal
residents of South Carolina who own a house
or mobile home are eligible
for this exemption if they are aged 65 or older,
totally and permanently disabled or legally
blind. Spouses of
deceased persons who were eligible also qualify
to receive the exemption
if they were at least 50 years of age when
their spouse died.
The exemption continues as long as the homeowners
live in their primary residence in South Carolina.
Volkswagen Mobility Access Program
Volkswagen United States, Inc.
3800 Hamlin Road, (800)822-8987
Auburn Hills, MI 48326
P/D: To provide financial assistance for the
purchase of a Volkswagen minivan for the orthopedically
disabled. This
offer
is open to the disabled or anyone else purchasing
a Volkswagen minivan to transport or drive
a full-time
wheelchair
user.
The Weinglass Foundation, Inc.
Two Hopkins Plaza, No. 802
Baltimore, MD 21201
Application Address:
Deborah Layman, Admin. Exec.
3300 Fashion Way, (410)538-1000ext.2240 Joppa,
MD 21085
P/D; Grants to individuals, primarily for medical
treatment and related expenses. Application
accepted throughout
the year. Initial approach by letter.
Children's Wish Foundation Grants
Children's Wish Foundation International
7840
Roswell Road, Suite 301
P.O. Box 28785
Atlanta, GA 30358
(404)393-WISH or (800)323-WISH
P/D: To fulfill the wishes of terminally ill
children. This program is aimed at
children in the United
States or Europe,
up to the age of 18, who are facing
life threatening illnesses. The amount varies, depending
upon
the cost of filling the
child=s dream. Applications may be
submitted at any time.
Laurendeau Foundation for Cancer
Care
2700 Iron Street, (360)671-7854
Bellingham, WA 98225
P/D: Grants to individuals residing in Bellingham,
WA for outpatient cancer care.
Completion of formal application
required.
Contact: Joanne Gardner, Manager
Questar Corporate Giving Program
180 E. First South Street
P.O. Box 11150 (801)534-5435
Salt Lake City, UT 84147
P/D: Funding interest include the
aged, medical and health services,
education, the disadvantaged,
and
arts and
culture. Initial approach by letter.
Mid-Iowa Health Foundation
550 39th Street, Ste., 104
Des Moines, IA 50312 (515)277-6411
P/D: Grant to fund health related
service projects including drug
abuse, mental health, and nutrition.
Initial approach
by letter. Contact: Kathryn Bradley
West Virginia Homestead Exemption
Department of Tax and Revenue
Attn: Taxpayer Services Division
P.O. Box 2389 (304)558-3333
Charleston, WV 25328-2389
P/D: To provide a partial exemption
of property taxes on residences
owned by disabled or elderly
persons
and retired
veterans in
West Virginia. Eligible for this
exemption are single-family residences
owned and occupied
by
any person who is
permanently and totally disabled
or at least 65 years old. Applicant=s
must have been West Virginia residents
for
2 consecutive calendar years prior
to the tax year to which the
exemption relates.
Members of the U.S. military forces
who maintain West Virginia as state
of residence throughout
military service
and return
to the state to purchase a homestead
upon retirement or separation from
the military because of
permanent and total
disability
are considered to meet the residency
requirement and also qualify for
this exemption.
Alexandra Eastman Foundation
c/o New Hampshire Charitable Fund
One South Street, P.O. Box 1335
Concord, NH 03302 (603)225-6641
P/D: Seeks to improve the quality
and availability of health care
and to promote the health and
well-being of residents
of the greater Derry, New Hampshire
area. Initial approach
by letter. Contact: Deborah Cowan,
Program Director
National Association
For The Craniofacially
Handicapped
Grants-In Aid
National Association for
the Craniofacially Handicapped
P.O. Box 11082 (615)266-1632
Chattanooga, TN 37401
P/D: To provide travel
expenses for persons with
severe facial
deformities who travel
to comprehensive
medical
centers for
reconstructive facial surgery.
Persons with craniofacial
deformities resulting from
birth
defects, injury,
or disease are eligible
to apply for these grants
in aid if they need to
travel to comprehensive
medical centers
to undergo
reconstructive
facial
surgery. Funds are available
for
transportation, food, lodging,
parking, and tolls related
to securing or undergoing
treatment.
No medical costs are covered.
Grants
also provide for 1 accompanying
person for each trip. Application
may
be submitted
at any time.
Vermont Emergency Assistance
For Disabled and Needy
Veterans
State Veterans Affairs
120 State Street, (802)828-3379
Montpelier, VT 05620-4401
P/D: To provide emergency
financial assistance to
disabled needy Vermont
veterans or their
dependents. Eligible
to apply for this assistance
are veterans and their
dependents,
if the
veteran is both disabled
and poor, served for at
least 90 days (unless
discharged earlier
because
of disability
or the convenience
of the government), has
been a resident of Vermont
for at least
1 year prior to application,
and was
discharged
under conditions
other than dishonorable.
Applications may be submitted
at any time.
Pennsylvania Blind Veterans
Pension
Bureau of Veterans Affairs
Fort Indiantown Gap, (717)865-8911
Annville, PA 17003-5002
P/D: To provide financial
assistance to blind residents
of Pennsylvania
who lost their sight
while serving
in the U.S.
armed forces. Persons who
have 3/60 or 10/200 or
less normal vision
are eligible if they
are honorably
discharged
veterans
who were residents of PA
when they joined the U.S.
armed forces and
whose blindness resulted
from
a service connected
injury
or disease. Applications
may be submitted at any
time.
Alabama Ad Valorem Tax
Exemption for the Blind
Alabama Department
of Revenue
Attn: Ad Valorem Tax Division
Gordon Persons Building,
Room 4126
Montgomery, AL 36132-7210
(334)242-1525
P/D: To exempt residents
who are legally blind from
a portion of
ad valorem property taxes
in Alabama
from
ad valorem
property taxes imposed
by counties. Residents
of Alabama are eligible
to apply if they are over
the age
of 65 and
have a net annual income
of $12,000 or less for
income
tax purposes
for the preceding
year or are retired due
to permanent and total
disability regardless
of age, or are blind,
or retirement status.
Must meet eligibility
requirements.
R.H.
Wilkin Charitable
Trust
Attn: Peggy
Pittman
P.O. Box 76561
Oklahoma City,
OK 73147
(405)235-7700
P/D: To provide financial
support for needy,
crippled children
residing in Oklahoma County, OK.
Funds are made
available to maintain,
improve or
retard the deterioration
of
the physical, mental, or emotional
health and well-being of the recipients.
Expenditure
may include physical
and psychiatric
examinations,
physical therapy, occupation therapy,
wheelchairs,
crutches, braces,
prosthetic devices, blood
and vital organs,
food, clothing and shelter. The
amount
provided
to each recipient
varies, depending upon individual
needs and the
funds available to
the trust. Application
may be submitted
at any time.
Federal Income Tax Deduction
for Child and Dependent
Care Expenses
Internal Revenue Service,
Service
Headqrts.
1111 Constitution
Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20224
(800)TAX-FORM
P/D: To provide a federal
income tax credit of a
portion of the
expenses of caring for
a child.
Eligible
for this credit are U.S.
citizens or residents who
have
earned income and who live with a qualifying
dependent who was either
a) under the age
of 13. b) a spouse
who was physically
or mentally unable
to care for
himself or herself. c) another dependent
who was physically or mentally
unable to
care for himself /herself
and for whom the taxpayer
can claim an exemption.
Qualifying expenses. Schooling, care outside
the
home, transportation and
household services.
North Carolina Income Tax
Relief for Disabled Veterans
Division
of Veterans Affairs
Albermarle Building, Suite
1065
325 N. Salisbury Street,
(919)733-3851
Raleigh, NC 27603-5941
P/D: To provide income
tax relief to disabled
N.C veterans. Any assessment
of income tax
due prior to the time a
person
was inducted into the
armed forces
will be cancelled if the serviceperson is
receiving service-connected
disability compensation.
Disability payments to
veterans
by reason
of service in the
armed forces need not be reported for income
tax purposes. Grants by
the U.S. Department
of Veterans Affairs for motor vehicles for
veterans who lost
their sight or the use
of their limbs are exempt
from state income
taxation.
Grants
by the VA to
seriously disabled veterans for homes designed
for wheelchair living are
also exempt
from North Carolina
income taxation. The exemptions
continue
as long as
the eligible veteran is a resident of NC.
North Dakota Tax Refund For Senior Citizen
or Disabled Renters Office of State Tax Commissioner
State Capitol Building
600 E. Boulevard Ave.,
Bismarck, ND 58505-0599
(701)328-3127
P/D: To provide disabled North Dakota residents
who live in rented quarters with a tax refund.
Persons
who are permanently and totally
disabled, are
residents
of North Dakota, and are renters are eligible
to apply for this refund, provided their
annual income
does not exceed $13,500
from all sources.
Residents over
65 years of age are also eligible, whether
they are disabled or not. Applications must
be submitted to
the county auditor
at any time.
Sidney
S. and Grace
G. Hirsheimer Grts.
c/o National City Bank
Attn: Trust Department Hirsheimer Foud.
P.O. Box 868
Evansville, IN 47705
(812)464-9800
P/D: To provide financial assistance to the
needy blind in Indiana. Eligible to apply
are blind residents
of Vanderburgh County,
IN who require financial
assistance to purchase food, clothing, health
care, etc. The amount awarded varies, depending
upon the
needs of the recipient.
Applications
may be
submitted at any
time.
Polish Army Veterans Association of
America Assistance
Polish Army Veterans Association of America
17 Irving Place
New York, NY 10003
(212)473-0580
P/D: To provide assistance to Polish veterans
who served in the Allied forces during World
War II and
are in need because of
disability
of other causes.
Eligible for this assistance are Poles who
served in the Allied forces during World
War
II but are living in the United States and
are in financial need because of disability
or other causes.
They must be members of
the Polish Army
Veterans Association
of America.
German Protestant Orphan Asylum Association
5342 St. Charles Ave.,
New Orleans, LA 70115
(504)895-2361
P/D: Areas of support include medical services,
and youth programs. Initial approach by letter.
Contact:
Everett T. Aultman, Exec.
Dir.
New Jersey Lifeline Program
Department of Human Services
Attn: Division of Medical Assistance and
Health Services
CN 714
Trenton, NJ 08625-0714 (800)792-9745
P/D: This program is open to residents of
New Jersey who are either disabled or over
65 years of age and
who utilize public
utilities.
Eligible applicant=s
include those who pay utility bills to one
or more electricity or natural gas companies
as well as those
whose utility bills
are included
in
their rent. The
program applies only to permanent New Jersey
residents, not to those who maintain temporary
or seasonal residence
in the state.
Contact
foundation
for further
guidelines. Applications may be submitted
at any time.
Operation Liftoff of Maine Grants
Operation Liftoff of Maine
P.O. Box 29
Carmel, ME 04419
(207)848-7144
P/D: This program is open to the residents
of Maine between the ages of 3 and 18 who
are seriously or
chronically ill. To fill
the wishes
of children
in Maine
who have life-threatening illnesses. The
amount involved, varies, depending upon the
cost of filling the recipients
dream. Applications
may be
submitted any time.
Idaho Property Tax Reduction For Disabled
Veterans Idaho Division of Veterans Services
Attn: Office of Veterans Advocacy
550 West Fort, Box 044
Boise, ID 83724-0044
(208) 334-1245 or (800)827-1000
P/D: Eligible for this reduction are a) veteran=s
with a compensable disability who own property
in Idaho that they utilize as their
primary residence
b) veteran=s (whether disabled or not) who
served during the Indian Wars, The
Spanish-American
War, or World War 1. Eligible veterans are
entitled to this exemption as long as they
reside in Idaho.
Otto Sussman Trust
P.O. Box 1374
Trainsmeadow Station
Flushing, NY 11370-9998
P/D: Financial assistance for medical bills
and care-giving expenses to individuals with
serious or terminal
illnesses. Limited to
residents of
New York, New
Jersey, Oklahoma, and Pennsylvania. Write
letter requesting application form and guidelines,
explain circumstances of need, formal application
required. Contact: Edward S. Miller, Trustee
Dexter G. Johnson
Educational and
Benevolent Trust
P.O. Box 26663
Oklahoma City, OK 73125
P/D: Medical expenses to physically disabled
children and young men and women in OK. Assistance
includes
corrective surgery and
hospitalization
and the
necessities of life while in convalescence.
Past grants have been for ear
and eye surgery
and prosthesis, and skin surgery. Applications
accepted throughout the year. Completion
of formal application
required including
financial information,
family history, physical condition, age,
education goals, and other data necessary
to
show need. Contact: Betty Crews
Paul Motry Memorial Fund
P.O. Box 357
Sandusky, OH 44870-0357
P/D: Grants for medical expenses to physically
disabled children who are residents of Erie
and Eastern Ottawa
Counties, OH. Completion
of
formal
application required,
including a letter from the doctor proving
need.
Charlotte M. Robbins Trust
c/o State Street Bank & Trust Company
P.O. Box 351
Boston, MA 02101
(
617)654-3360
Application Address:
c/o State Street Bank, 225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
P/D: Financial assistance to aged coupled
and aged women for medical bills. Limited
to aged residents
of the towns of Groten,
Ayer, Harvard,
Shirley,
and Littleton,
Massachusetts. Write letter stating income,
expenses, assets, and reason money is needed.
Contact: Cheryl
D. Curtin, Vice President
Walter S. and Evan C. Jones Foundation
527 Commercial St., Rm. 515
Emporia, KS 66801 (316)342-1714
P/D: Assistance with medical expenses to
individuals under the age of 21 who have
been continuous residents
of Lyon, Coffey,
or Osage
counties,
KS for at
least one year. The types of medical assistance
given in the past include, dental care, medical
procedures,
mental health
care, hospital
stays,
eye-care and eyeglasses,
preventative care, and hearing aids. Initial
approach by letter. Completion of formal
application required.
Interviews required.
Renal Assistance, Inc.
3700 Washington St., Ste. 102
Hollywood, FL 33021
P/D: Grants to residents of Florida who require
haematolysis therapy or have received a renal
transplant for the
purpose of medical assistance,
travel
assistance, and emergency assistance. The
foundation contributes to preselected
individuals.
Nurses House, Inc.
350 Hudson Street (212)645-9685
New York, NY 10014
P/D: Short term assistance to ill and indigent
registered nurses in the U.S. who are in
need of financial assistance
to help meet
basic
living
expenses.
Costs of medical care and education are not
funded. Applications accepted throughout
the year. Initial approach by letter. Completion
of formal application required, except in
some one-time emergency situations. Interview
granted upon request.
Charles E. Saak Trust
c/o Wells Fargo Bank
5262 N. Blackstone Ave.,
Fresno, CA 93710
(209)442-6232
P/D: Dental and emergency medical assistance
to children under 21 years of age from low
income families residing
in the Porterville/Poplar
area of Tulare
County,
CA. Completion of formal application required,
including purpose and
estimate statement, parent=s financial statement,
and copy of most
recent income
tax return. Contact: Christina M. Riley,
Scholarship and Grant Director.
Teddi Project Grants
Camp Good Days
Attn: Teddi Project
1332 Pittsford-Mendon Road
Mendon, NY 14506
(716)624-5555
P/D: To grant the wishes of seriously ill
children in Florida and New York. This program
is open to
children (up to age 19)
who have
life
threatening
or terminal
illnesses. Priority is given to children
from central Florida and the upstate New
York area, particularly
Buffalo, Rochester,
Syracuse,
Albany
and Binghamton.
Application may be submitted at any time.
Lotta M. Crabtree Theatrical Fund Grants Lotta M. Crabtree Trusts
11 Beacon Street, Ste. 1110
Boston, MA 02108 (617)724-5920
P/D: To provide financial assistance to disabled
and other actors. Members of the theatrical profession
are eligible to apply if
they are disabled due to illness
or some other misfortune. Requests for assistance must
be made in writing.
Rest
Haven Preventorium For Children
P.O.
Box 23389
San
Diego, CA 92193-0389
P/D:
Grants to financially needy
children only in San Diego
County and Imperial County,
CA for medical,
dental, optical, therapy,
hearing, childcare, and
nutritional expenses. Write
for guidelines
People
In Business Care, Inc.
P.O.
Box 39601
Minneapolis,
MN 55439
P/D:
Grants for medical assistance
and emergency aid primarily
to residents of MN and CA.
Write for guidelines.
Thursday=s
Child Grants
Thursday=s
Child
P.O.
Box 9279 (608)988-4234
Madison,
WI 53713-0279
P/D:
To grant the wishes of seriously
ill children in Wisconsin.
This program is open
to children (up to 19) who
have life threatening
or terminal illnesses.
Priority is given to children
from southwest and south
central Wisconsin. Applications
may be submitted
at any time.
James
R. Nicholl Memorial Foundation
c/o
Bank One Ohio Trust Co.,
N.A.
235
West Schrock Road
Westerville,
OH 43081
Application
Address:
c/o
Bank One Ohio Trust Co. N.A.
Trust
Dept
1949
Broadway
Lorain,
OH 44209
P/D:
Medical and surgical expense
assistance to needy children
(2 to 21 of age) who have
been residents
of Lorain County, OH for
at
least two years.
Applications accepted throughout
the year. Completion
of formal application required,
including a letter indicating
the medical need. Contact:
David E.
Nocjar, VP and Sr. Trust
Office, Ban One Ohio Trust
Co.
Ontario
Children=s Home
P.O.
Box 82
Canadaigua,
NY 14424
Application
Address:
c/o
Mrs. Richard Ogden
210
West Gibson Street
Canadaigua,
NY 14424
P/D:
Grants for children=s medical
and dental expenses for residents
of Ontario County,
NY. Applications accepted
throughout the year.
Completion of formal application
required.
Pardee
Cancer Treatment Fund of
Bay County 213 Center Avenue
Bay
City, MI 48708
Application
Address:
c/o
Patricia White Manager
400
South Trumbull
P.O.
Box 541
Bay
City, MI 48708 (517)894-5332
P/D:
Payment of medical bills
to cancer patients who are
residents of Bay County,
MI. Application
by letter, including list
of expenses incurred
and other financial information.
Interviews required.
Butterworth
Foundation, Inc.
75
Butterworth Road
Royalston,
RFD No. 2 (508)249-7612
Orange,
MA 01364
P/D:
Grants to fulfill the wishes
of residents of Worcester
and Franklin counties, MA
who
are diagnosed with AIDS.
As funds are
available, applications
will also
be considered from residents
of Hampshire County, MA (Amherst-Northampton
area) Cheshire
County, NH (Keene area),
and Windham County, VT
(Brattleboro area). Application
by letter outlining wish,
including
documentation from a health
care provider or other qualified
individual,
indicating the applicant
has not been
an active drug abuser for
the past six months or longer.
Contact: Allen Young, President
High
Technology Fund
Independence
for the Blind
1278
Paul Russell Road (904)942-3658
Tallahassee,
FL 32301
P/D:
To provide an opportunity
for the multi-handicapped
blind in Florida to have
access to assistive devices.
The rental period
can last as
long as 5 years. Applications
may be submitted at any time.
Cornelia
M. Moore Memorial Free Dental
Foundation c/o Wells Fargo
Bank, N.A.
525
Market Street, 17th Floor
P.O.
Box 63954
San
Francisco, CA. 94163
P/D:
Dental expense assistance
to residents of Santa Barbara,
CA who are under the age
of 18. Funds are paid directly
to dentists.
Write for guidelines.
Josiah
Sleeper and Lottie Sleeper
Hill Fd. c/o PNC Bank, N.A.
1632
Chestnut Street
Philadelphia,
PA 19103
Application
Address:
c/o
Taylor Hospital
Ridley
Park, PA 19078
P/D:
Grants to women and children,
primarily in PA to cover
rehabilitative and convalescent
expenses.
Application accepted throughout
the year. Completion of
formal application required.
Alice L. Carlisle Trust for
Children of Town of Goshen,
Bank
of Boston, Conn. Trust Tax
Dept., P.O.
Box 2210
Waterbury,
CT 06702
P/D:
Medical expenses for children
living in Goshen, CT. Application
by letter.
Foundation
of the Alumnae Association
of Mount Sinai Hospital School
of Nursing, Inc.
One
Gustave L. Levy Place
New
York, NY 10029 (212)289-5566
P/D:
Grants to financially needy
or ill nurses, and scholarships
to financially needy nursing
students.
Write or call for further
guidelines.
A
Helping Hand
Feminist
Health Fund
P.O.
Box 323
Yellow
Springs, OH 45387
P/D:
To help Ohio women with medical
and related expenses during
critical illnesses.
Women who are residents
of southwestern Ohio,
at least 18 years of age,
and are
suffering from cancer, heart
disease, severe allergies,
depression, or other critical
illnesses are eligible
to receive support. Write
for further
guidelines. Requests for
support may be submitted
at
any time.Physician=s Aid
Association
10937
Hillhaven Ave., (818)951-0748
Tujunga,
CA 91042-1417
P/D:
Medical and financial assistance
to physicians in Los Angeles
County, CA who
are disabled or retired
and to their immediate
families. Initial approach
by letter or telephone. Completion
of formal application required.
Contact:
Bonnie Ferris, Exec. Dir.
Urann
Foundation
P.O.
Box 1788 (508)588-7744
Brockton,
MA 02403
P/D:
Medical assistance grants
for Massachusetts families
engaged in cranberry farming
and
processing. Grants intended
to assist in payment
of hospital and medical
bills. Limited to families
located
in MA. Initial contact by
phone or letter. Contact:
Howard Whelan, Admin.
Brass
Ring Society Grants
551
E. Semoran Blvd., #E5
Fern
Park, FL 32730 (800)666-WISH
P/D:
To enrich the lives and fulfill
the dreams of children whose
lives are being
threatened by illness or
disease. This program
is aimed at children between
the
ages of 3 and 18 who are
chronically or terminally
ill. There are no restrictions
on residency, illness, or
dream wishes. Application
may
be submitted at any
time.
William
J. Munson Fund
c/o
Bank of Boston, Connecticut
P.O.
Box 2210, Trust Tax Dept.
Waterbury,
CT 06702
Application
Address:
c/o
Alfred Morency, Chair.
71
Scott Road
Watertown,
CT 06795
P/D:
Medical expense assistance
to residents of Watertown,
CT. Completion of formal
application
required, including financial
information.
State
of Arizona, Aging and Adult
Admin
1789
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Phoenix,
AZ 85007
P/D:
Grants and assistance for
projects and programs related
to the aged. The grant-seeker
should contact
the agency for the most
recent
data on the status
of listed or planned programs,
as well as be aware of the
state=s priorities for the
aged, such as housing,
health, transportation,
etc.
Wishing
Well Foundation Grant
Wishing
Well Foundation
P.O.
Box 717
St.
Louis, MO 63188
P/D:
To grant the wishes and dreams
of chronically and terminally
ill children in the St. Louis
area. Children in the St.
Louis
area who are facing life-threatening
illnesses are eligible for
this program.
Applications may be submitted
any time.
Chrysler
Motors Physically Challenged
Assistance Program Chrysler
Corporation
Attn:
Automobility Program
P.O.
Box 3124
Bloomfield
Hills, MI 48302-3124
P/D:
To provide a reimbursement
for the cost of installing
adaptive driving aids on
new
purchases of new Chrysler
Motors cars, trucks, or
vans that
required adaptive driving
aids or conversion equipment
for
disabled users. Contact
Corporation for further guidelines.
James
T. Hambay Foundation
P.O.
Box 6361 (717)652-7911
Harrisburg,
PA 17112
P/D:
Medical expense assistance
to blind, physically disabled,
and indigent children
under the age of 18, who
reside in Harrisburg,
PA and vicinity. Application
accepted
throughout the year. Initial
approach by letter stating
medical expenses
and current income.
The Steeplechase Fund
400 Fair Hill Drive
Elkton, MD 21921
P/D: Financial assistance and medical expenses only to former steeplechase
jockeys and their widows and families. Application by letter including information
about when applicant was disabled and medical bills. Contact: Charles Colgan
Theresa C. Herron Memorial Scholarship
National Federation of the Blind of New Hampshire, c/o Louis Gosselin
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
361 Lincoln Street, (603)669-8733
Manchester, NH 03103
P/D: Grants to provide funding for high school expenses incurred by visually
impaired students in New Hampshire. This program is aimed at high school students
in New Hampshire who are either legally blind or visually impaired (20/60 in
the better eye or worse). Selection is based on academic record, letters of
recommendation, previous awards, personal activities, and personal goals. This
is a one time award.
Dexter G. Johnson Educational and Benevolent Trust P.O. Box 26663
Oklahoma City, OK 73125
P/D: Medical expenses to physically disabled children and young men and women
of OK. Assistance includes corrective surgery and hospitalization and the necessities
of life while in convalescence. Past grants have been for ear and eye surgery
and prosthesis, and skin surgery. Applications accepted throughout the year.
Completion of formal application required including financial information,
family history, physical condition, age, education goals, and other data necessary
to show need. Contact: Betty Crews
Automobiles or Other Conveyances For Disabled Veterans Department of Veterans
Affair
810 Vermont Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20420
(202)418-4343 Or (800)927-1000
P/D: Grant funding for certain disabled veterans and current service personnel
who require specially adapted automobiles. Write for guidelines. Applications
must be submitted.
1. C. Needles Trust Fund Hospital Care c/o First Union National Bank CHG- 1161
Charlotte, NC 28288 P/D: Grants for hospital care aid to preselected needy
individuals in the Roanoke, VA area. Contact fund for current application deadline
and procedures.
Smock Foundation Grants
Frank L. and Laura L. Smock Found.
c/o Norwest Bank Fort Wayne
Attn: Investment and Trust
P.O. Box 960
Fort Wayne, IN 46801-6632
(219) 461-6444 fax: (219)461-6678
P/D: To provide financial assistance to disabled elderly, and ill individuals
of the Presbyterian faith who reside in Indiana.
Applications may be submitted at any time.
Lena P. Frederick Trust Fund
c/o Key Trust Company
35 State Street
Albany, NY 12207
Application Address:
c/o Christina Cook
Key Trust Co. of Maine
288 Water Street
Augusta, ME 04430
P/D: Grants to needy persons of Belfast, MD for medical and general assistance.
Applications by letter accepted throughout the year.
New Jersey Partial Exemption From Realty Transfer Fee for Senior Citizens or
Disabled Persons New Jersey Division of Taxation
Attn: Taxpayer Information Services
50 Barrack Street, CN 269
Trenton, NJ 08646-0269
(609)292-6400 Or (800) 323-4400
P/D: Grants to provide exemption from realty transfer fees paid by senior citizens,
disabled persons, and blind people in New Jersey. Eligilbe for these exemptions
are persons aged 62 and older, permanently and totally disabled individuals,
and blind people who are legal residents of New Jersey. Write or call for guidelines.
Idaho Income Tax Deduction For The Blind And Their Widow (ers) (FT) Idaho State
Tax Commission
Attn: Public Information Office
800 Park Blvd., Plaza IV
P.O. Box 36
Boise, ID 83722
(208)334-7750 or (800)972-7660 (within ID, OR, UT, and WA) P/D: Grants to exempt
a portion of the income of blind or elderly residents from state income tax
in Idaho. Eligible for this deduction are blind residents of Idaho and residents
over the age of 65.
Children=s Dream Factory Grants
Children=s Dream Factory of Maine
2273 Congress Street
Portland, ME 04102
(207)774-1330 or (800)639-1492
P/D: To fulfill the dreams of children in Maine who are chronically or terminally
ill. This program is aimed at children whose lives are threatened by illness
or disease. They must be residents of Maine aged 3 to 16. Applications may
be submitted at any time.
Burks Charitable Trust f/b/o Fresno Lodge No. 247, F. & A. M. c/o Fresno
Lodge No. 247, F.& A. M.
3444 E. Shields Avenue
Fresno, CA 93726
P/D: Financial assistance including medical expenses, to needy families who
are residents of CA. Applications by letter outlining financial need and reason
for request. Committee interviews and investigation of all applicants required.
No grants are made without a personal interview at the Trust=s Fresno CA office.
Applicants must have resided in CA for at least 12 months prior to application.
Charles Montague Charitable Trust
c/o Fleet Bank, N.A.
915 Main Street, MSN 252
Hartford, CT 06103
Application Address:
c/o Fleet Bank, N.A.
P.O. Box 4276
Boston, MA 02211
P/D: Assistance to financially needy residents of Wakefield, MA to help cover
hospital bills, including psychotherapy. Contact foundation for current application
guidelines.
Dream Factory Grant
Dream Factory, Inc.
P.O. Box 3942 (800)456-7556
Louisville, KY 40201-3942
P/D: To grant the wishes of children who are critically and chronically ill.
This program is aimed at children between the ages of 3 and 13 who are facing
a life-threatening illness. One time gift.
Southern Oregon Lions Sight and Hearing Center, Inc.
228 N. Holly (541)779-3653
Medford, OR 97501
P/D: Grants to residents of southern OR particularly Jackson County, for vision
and hearing medical care, including exams, surgery, eyeglasses, hearing aids,
and travel expenses. Applications accepted throughout the year. Applications
by letter outlining sight and hearing impairments. Contact: Exec. Secy.
Louis S. Oppenheim Trust
c/o First of America Trust Co.
301 S. W. Adams (309)655-5418
Peoria, IL 61652
P/D: Medical and living expenses to financially needy, blind residents of Peoria
County, IL. Applications by letter or telephone outlining financial need.
Contact: David Welch, VP. First of American Trust.
Frank and Laura L. Smock Foundation
c/o Norwest Bank Indiana, N.A.
P.O. Box 960 (219)461-6451
Fort Wayne, IN 46801-6632
P/D: Medical and nursing care assistance to ailing, needy, crippled, blind,
or elderly residents of IN who are members of Presbyterian churches and who
have less than $3,000 in assets. Initial approach by letter. Completion of
formal application required.
Mary Mansfield Fund For The Aged
c/o Fifth Third Bank of Central Kentucky Dept. 00858
Cincinnati, OH 45263
Application Address:
c/o Fifth Third Bank of Central Kentucky 269 W. Main Street,
Lexington, KY 40507
P/D: Grants for medical expenses to indigent residents of Bourbon County, KY.
Applications accepted throughout the year. Completion of formal application
required.
Palestine Temple Charities Trust
One Rhodes Place
Cranston, RI 02906
P/D: Medical expenses assistance primarily to financially needy individuals
living in RI. Grants help cover the costs of health care providers, doctor=s
bills, hospital stays, drugs, and medical supplies. Applications by letter
including medical information. Contact: A. Sheffield Reynolds, Treas.
Alice M. G. Soper Fund
Hawaii Community Foundation
900 Fort Street Mall, Suite 1300
Honolulu, HI 96813
(808) 537-6333 or (808)521-6286
P/D: To provide financial assistance to older residents of Hawaii who are suffering
from a disability or illness. Residents of Hawaii who are over 50 years of
age and are experiencing financial difficulties because of a disability or
illness are eligible to apply. This program is administered by the Hawaii Community
Foundation and the Hawaiian Trust (111 South King Street, Honolulu, HI 96813,
(808)538-4540).
Fanny S. Gilfillan Memorial, Inc.
P.O. Box 68
Morgan, MN 56266
Application Address:
c/o Redwood County Human Services
P.O. Box 27
Redwood, MN 56283
P/D: Medical expense assistance only to financially needy residents of Redwood
County, MN who are otherwise unable to pay yet who are ineligible for government
sponsored medical assistance. Contact: Arliss Becker
Missouri Senior Citizen, Disabled Veteran, and Disabled Person Property Tax
Credit Claim Missouri Department of Revenue
1617 Southridge Drive
P.O. Box 2800 (314)751-7191
Jefferson City, MO 65105-2800
(800)877-6881 or TDD (800)735-2966
(within MO)
P/D: Grants to provide a tax credit to low-income disabled veterans, senior
citizens, and other disabled persons in Missouri. Eligible veterans, disabled
people, and senior citizens may claim this credit when they file their state
income tax return, in April of each year.
The Christian Charitable Trust
14450 T.C. Jester, Suite 170
Houston, TX 77014
P/D: Relief assistance for medical treatment to indigent individuals primarily
residing in TX. Previous assistance has aided people with cancer, leukemia,
and arthritis. Write for further information.
Southwest Michigan Rehab Foundation
723 Allison Drive, (616)781-2215
Marshall, MI 49068
P/D: Medical equipment expenses for patient rehabilitation to financially needy
residents of southwestern MI. Recipients income must not exceed two and one-half
times the poverty rate. Initial approach by letter requesting application form.
Completion of formal application required. Contact: Carl F. Green, President
Myra Deane Memorial Trust
c/o Harrington & Merryweather
202 High Street
P.O. Box 253,
Cambridge, MD 21613 (410)228-3610
P/D: Financial assistance for nursing home costs to needy residents of Dorchester
County, MD. Contact Trust for current application procedures.Edmondson-Telford
Foundation
P.O. Box 3430 (770)532-3228
Gainesville, GA 30503
P/D: Grants to financially needy residents of the Hall County, GA area, for
medical expenses and general welfare assistance. A small amount is also given
for educational expenses. Application by letter or telephone outlining financial
need. Contact: William M. House, Trustee
New Hampshire Property Tax Credit For Disabled Veterans New Hampshire Department
of Revenue Administration 61 S. Spring Street
P.O. Box 457 (603)271-2687
Concord, NH 03302-0457
TDD: (603)225-4033
P/D: Grants to provide property tax credits in New Hampshire to disabled veterans
or their surviving spouses. Eligible for this tax credit are New Hampshire
residents who are U.S. citizens, veterans, and totally and permanently disabled
from a service connected injury. Applications for a permanent tax credit may
be made at any time.
3. E. Gibbs Memorial Fund Trust c/o The Honesdale National Bank 733 Main Street,
(717)253-3355 Honesdale, PA 18431 P/D: Medical expense assistance to residents
of Wayne County, PA. Applications accepted throughout the year. Application
by letter outlining financial and medical needs. Contact: Mary McElroy, Trust
Mgr. The Honesdale National Bank
Alabama Ad Valorem Homestead Exemp.
Alabama Dept. of Revenue
Attn: Ad Valorem Tax Division
Gordon Persons Building, Room 4126
Montgomery, AL 36132-7210
(334)242-1525
P/D: Grants for disabled, blind and elderly residents of Alabama from ad valorem
property taxes imposed by counties. Resident must meet the eligibility requirements.
Federal Income Tax Credit For The Elderly or The Disabled Internal Revenue
Service, Serv. Hdqrts.
1111 Constitution Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20224 (800)TAX-FORM
P/D: To provide a federal income tax credit for certain elderly and disabled
citizens. Write for guidelines.
Loris and Pauline Keen Charitable Trust
P.O. Box 404
Blackwell, OK 74631 (405)363-0800
P/D: Medical expenses for financially needy children with eye problems living
in OK. Some assistance for children in OK in need of dental care. Assistance
includes exams, screenings, and lenses. Applications accepted throughout the
year. Completion of formal application required, including financial information.
Josiah H. Danforth Memorial Fund
Eight Fremont Street, (518)725-0653
Gloversville, NY 12078
P/D: Grants are awarded for the payment of medical expenses in times of illness
need and misfortune for the residents of Fulton County, NY. Applications accepted
throughout the year. Initial approach by letter. Completion of formal application
required.
Foundation For The Carolinas
P.O. Box 34769 (704)376-9541
Charlotte, NC 28234-4769
P/D: Medical expense assistance to financially needy children who are residents
of NC and SC. The Foundation administers the following funds for children:
a) Children=s Medical Fund Provides asst. for the medical needs of children,
age 17 and under that are beyond the means of the family income.
b) E. F. Hutton Fund provides assistance to children under age 18 of NC who
are disabled and in need of braces, corrective shoes, wheelchairs, and other
orthopedic appliances. Contact foundation for current application deadline.
Initial approach by letter. Completion of formal application required.
North Dakota Property Tax Credit For Senior Citizens or Disabled Persons Office
of State Tax Commissioner
State Capitol Building
600 E. Boulevard Avenue
Bismarck, ND 58505-0599
(701)328-3127 Fax: (701)328-3700
TDD: (701)328-2778
P/D: Grants to provide property tax exemptions for disabled or senior citizen
residents of North Dakota. To qualify for this program, applicants must be
residents of North Dakota and either totally and permanently disabled (regardless
of age) or at least 65 years of age. For husbands and wives who are living
together, only one can apply for the credit. Applicant=s must reside in the
property for which the credit is claimed. Write or call for further guidelines.
Faye O. Schenck Trust
c/o Bank One Trust
111 Monument Circle, Suite 1501
Indianapolis, IN 46277-0115
Application Address:
c/o Lyle Fogle, VP. And Trust Officer
Bank One Trust Group, (317)423-0889
Lafayette, IN 47901
P/D: Medical, surgical and hospital expense assistance to indigent residents
of Montgomery County, IN. Individuals must be recommended by Montgomery County
doctors, medical laboratories, hospitals, or school nurses. Recommendations
by letter accepted throughout the year. Letters should accompany proof of individual=s
inability to pay.
Pharmaceutical Assistance To The Aged and Disabled Program Dept. of Human Services
Attn: Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services, CN 715 Trenton, NJ
08625-0715
(800)792-9745 Or TTY:(609)588-7180
P/D: To provide financial support to the disabled and others in New Jersey
who use prescription drugs. This program is open to residents of New Jersey
who are either disabled or over 65 years of age and who purchase prescription
drugs, insulin and insulin needles, and certain diabetic testing materials.
Applications may be submitted at any time.
Portland Female Charitable Society
20 Noyes Street
Portland, ME 04103
P/D: Aid limited to financially needy residents of the City of Portland, ME
for dental care, prescriptions, hearing aids, glasses, or other needs having
to do with health, food, or shelter, with emphasis on the needs of children,
the elderly, and the ill. Requests usually presented by social workers, public
health nurses, counselors, etc. Interviews required. Contact: Jean Leighton,
Treas.
Idaho Grocery Credit
Idaho State Tax Commission
Attn: Public Information Office
800 Park Blvd., Plaza IV
P.O. Box 36
Boise, ID 83722 (208)334-7500
(800) 972-7660 (within ID, OR, UT, & WA
P/D: Grants to provide a credit against withheld taxes to disabled veterans,
the blind, and the elderly from state income taxation in Idaho. Call for guidelines.
Avery-Fuller Children=s Center
251 Kearney Street, No. 301
San Francisco, CA. 94108
(415) 986-1687
P/D: Funds are to pay for medical services, physical and occupational therapy,
psychotherapy, special school or remedial education, prosthetics, appliances,
prescriptions, and related services for disabled children. The application
must be submitted by the professional who has the primary case responsibility
( a social worker, teacher, physician, or therapist). Both the professional
and the child must reside within the geographic specifications. Specific forms
are required. Contact: Nancy J. Lobaugh, Exec. Dir.
State of Alaska, Alaska Commission on Aging P.O. Box C
Juneau, AK 99811
P/D: Grants and assistance for projects and programs related to the aged. The
grant-seeker should contact the agency for the most recent data on the status
of listed or planned programs, as well as be aware of the state=s priorities
for the aged, such as housing, health, transportation, etc.
Cloud County Children=s Trust
c/o Citizens National Bank
115 West Sixth Street
P.O. Box 409 (913)243-3211
Concordia, KS 66901
P/D: Grants to Cloud County, KS children age 12 and under with special needs,
and their families. Needs and expenses must not be covered by insurance or
other programs and charities. Write or call for program descriptions.
Division of Public Health
Health and Social Services Dept.
P.O. Box 637 (302)739-4701
Dover, DE 19903
P/D: Health care for pregnancy and for children with special health-care needs.
Stearns-Blodgett Trust
c/o Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
P.O. Box 30100 (702)334-5849
Reno, NV 89520-0100
P/D: Financial assistance to indigent residents of NV and northern CA who are
in need of opthalmological care. Completion of formal application required.
Application must be certified by a sponsor licensed MD, state-certified hospital,
member of the Knight Templar of the Free and Accepted Masons, or a cooperating
organization approved by the trust committee. Write or call for further guidelines.
Contact: Leo Humphrey=s, Member Admin. Comm.
Bridgeport Ladies Charitable Trust
c/o Chase Manhattan Bank of Connecticut
999 Broad Street
Bridgeport, CT 06604
P/D: Grants to financially needy residents of the greater Bridgeport, CT area
for health care and home assistance. Recipients are referred by Family Services
Woodfield in Bridgeport, CT and other community agencies in CT.
Hoechst Marion Roussel Indigent Patient Program
c/o Samples Dept. K2-M1216
P.O. Box 9950 (800)221-4025
Kansas City, MO 64134-0950
P/D: Prescription drugs to individuals who fall below the federal poverty level
and who are in need of continual drug therapy. Applicants must be ineligible
for third party medication payments. Initial approach by telephone. Completion
of formal application required, including physician=s certification of patient=s
medical and financial needs. Contact: Mr. Pat Mc Nerney, Dir of U.S. Commercial
Services.
All Indian Pueblo Council Speech and Hearing Program All Indian Pueblo Council,
Inc.
Attn: Speech, Language, and Hearing Pro
3939 San Pedro NE, Suite D
P.O. Box 3256
Albuquerque, NM 87190
(505)884-3820 fax: (505)883-7682
P/D: Grants to provide hearing aids and other assistive devices to Pueblo Indian
children and adults. All hearing aids and their related services are provided
at no cost to children. Adults are charged on a sliding fee scale with the
total cost not exceeding the manufacturer=s actual cost of the aid. Write or
call for further guidelines.
George S. Weeks Trust
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