The Community Health Foundation awards grants for programs that support the health and wellness of residents of Clark or Champaign County, Ohio.
Donor Name: Community Health Foundation
State: Ohio
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 02/13/2026
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Grants to area nonprofit organizations help fulfill this mission. Responsive grants are awarded annually for programs that support health and wellbeing in the region.
Health Priorities
Community Health Foundation supports the objectives of the most recent Community Health Improvement Plans for Champaign and Clark County Health Districts. Whenever possible, CHF will align the funding with the following priorities. Examples of possible aligned outcomes are provided.
- Healthy Living / Chronic Disease Prevention & Management: Improved healthy eating or active living opportunities; reduced risk factors for cancer, heart disease, diabetes, lower respiratory disease, tobacco use, and more.
- Maternal and Infant Health: Reduced risk factors for preterm births; more patients receiving prenatal care; reduced rates of infant mortality; improved maternal health and wellbeing.
- Mental Health: Higher rates of mental wellbeing; reduced rates of suicide or suicide attempts; reduction in substance use rates and overall overdoses; reduction in youth screen time; improved communication skills or relationship skills.
- Sexual Health: Reduced rates of sexually transmitted infections; improved treatment access for STIs; reduced rates of teen pregnancies. Any proposed reproductive health education programs must be evidence-based and comprehensive.
- Housing and Neighborhood Stability: Reduced homelessness risk factors; reduced gun violence; increased felt safety for youth; improved housing conditions. Cross-Cutting Factors: Cross-cutting factors impact all priority areas and move the community closer to health equity. Identified cross-cutting factors in the community include:
- Socioeconomic Stability: Improved socioeconomic stability or factors that improve socioeconomic stability for individuals, families, and children and youth
- Trauma: Reduced risk factors for Adverse Childhood Experiences, improved access to care for those impacted by trauma, reduced impacts of trauma
- Access to care: Improved ability to access health resources, healthcare, and health information.
Funding Information
Organizations seeking less than $5,000 for 2026-27.
Types of Funding
- Program grants support new or continuing programs, or expansion of successful ongoing programs.
- Project grants are for short-term activities, usually lasting less than one year.
- Operating support contributes to an organization’s day-to-day, ongoing expenses such as salaries, utilities, office supplies, etc.
- Capital support involves permanent improvements such as building, infrastructure (i.e., wiring, roofing), fixtures or equipment that support a specific program or project.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for a grant from the Community Health Foundation, you must meet all the following criteria.
- Nonprofit organization exempt from Federal income taxes under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or a government unit, including public schools and municipalities. If you do not have 501(c)(3) status, you may enter into an agreement with a qualified nonprofit that will act as your fiscal sponsor.
- Organizations must have an active governing board and conduct business without discrimination based on race, religion, gender, age, disability, or national origin.
- Funded activities must serve residents of Clark and/or Champaign counties in Ohio.
- In order to receive grant funds, nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations must have current Charitable Registration status with the Ohio Attorney General’s office (updated annually), Active status with the Ohio Secretary of State (renewed every 5 years), and current status with IRS filing requirements (updated annually).
Ineligibility
- Awards to individuals, including fellowships, scholarships, travel, study, research, or camp fees;
- Support for individual political candidates and/or lobbying efforts;
- Annual campaigns or dues;
- Sectarian worship, instruction, or proselytizing;
- Fraternal, political, labor, and athletic organizations;
- School extra-curricular or co-curricular projects, such as school bands or sports teams;
- Debt retirements, deficit financing, annual fund drives, or fundraising activities;
- Returning applicants who did not complete their previous grant reporting requirements;
- Endowment funds held at foundations.
For more information, visit Community Health Foundation.
