Grants

Applicaton Process

The Jewish Healthcare Foundation welcomes applications for grant proposals that reflect its founding mission and current priorities.

Guidelines

Generally, the Jewish Healthcare Foundation does not fund:

• Organizations without IRS tax-exempt status
• Organizations outside western Pennsylvania
• Programs without a healthcare component
• General operations
• Endowment programs
• Capital needs
• Operating deficits or retirement of debt
• Political campaigns
• Scholarships, fellowships, individual research grants, individual travel

Please send four copies of your proposal which should include:

A project/program narrative not to exceed six pages with the following sections:
• Project overview
• Program strategies
• Theory of change
• Outcomes
• Deliverables and milestones
• Project principals and partners
• Communications strategy
• Considerations for sustainability
• Financial requirements/use of the JHF funds
• The following attachments
  • Name and address of contact person
  • Institutional and personnel qualifications
  • Organizational budget
  • Board of Directors list
  • Letter from the Internal Revenue Service verifying 501(c)(3) status
  • Most recent financial statements, showing amounts and sources of current income and the most recent auditor's report (if available)

The Foundation also accepts the common grant application designed by the Grantmakers of Western Pennsylvania.

The Foundation may request additional information and a site visit.

Please send four copies of your proposal to:
Nancy Zionts
Vice President, Program and Planning
Jewish Healthcare Foundation
Centre City Tower, Suite 2400
650 Smithfield Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15222