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Grants
As a grantmaking organization, Foundation for Health Equity provides direct support to organizations fulfilling immediate, individual needs as well as addressing historical, systemic inequities. For example, we fund programs that feed hungry families as well as work to end food deserts. We also fund programs that help older adults age in place as well as protect their rights. Our goal is to improve systems that have historically made it difficult for people to gain and maintain health.
Grants can be awarded to nonprofits that fit F4HE’s grant-receiving criteria under one of our primary focus areas: Food Insecurity, Healthy Aging, Women’s and Children’s Health. These grants are awarded to those non-profits that are exemplary of BOTH direct service and systems change efforts.
What are the criteria? Great question!
The Foundation supports nonprofits that work to advance health equity in NW Philadelphia through direct service AND actively creating systemic change. (Please see links below for further information on our systems change requirement.)
*Eligibility does not guarantee funding.
Who May Apply
Grants are restricted to organizations identified as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and serving Northwest Philadelphia in the following zip codes:
19150 – Wadsworth
19144 – Germantown
19138 – East Germantown
19128 – Roxborough
19119 – Mt. Airy
19118 – Chestnut Hill
One LOI per organization may be submitted in a single calendar year. Applicants will be notified directly should there be any exception.
Overview of Our Grant Cycles
Community Health Cycle (Healthy Aging / Women’s and Children’s Health)
Portal open and LOI’s accepted January 1 (8am) – February 1 (5pm)
Food Insecurity Cycle
Portal open and LOI’s accepted June 1 (8am) – July 1 (5pm)
Step One:
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Non-profit creates an account on our online platform and submits LOI prior to cycle deadline.
Step Two:
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F4HE reviews LOIs.
Step Three:
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Non-profits that meet all requirements will be contacted for an interview and site visit.
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Non-profits that do not meet requirements will receive decline letters.
Step Four:
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Grants Committee Review and awards determined
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Contact made late May for Community Health Grant Cycle
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Contact made late September for Food Insecurity Cycle
If at any point throughout the process you have questions or concerns, please reach out to Abby Wochele, Director of Community Engagement, at 215.438.8102 or Abby@f4he.org.
Please Note
Organizations must be identified as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and cannot identify as a private foundation. A photocopy of the organization’s most recent IRS determination letter is required for consideration of funding.
Foundation for Health Equity operates under a mission-driven strategic plan which guides our grantmaking. Therefore, as a general practice it is outside of our funding scope to provide grants for the following:
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Institutions which in policy or process discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religion/non-religion
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Grants to individuals
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Support of the promotion of specific religions
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Loans, endowment, and debt reduction
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Capital campaigns