The Healthy for Life Cycle supports strategies that proactively improve health and wellness by fostering transformational change in individual and community behaviors, with a particular focus on disparities in under resourced communities.
Donor Name: Menorah Heritage Foundation
States: Kansas, Missouri
Counties: Johnson County (KS), Wyandotte County (KS), Cass County (MO), Clay County (MO), Jackson County (MO), Platte County (MO)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 12/15/2022
Details:
The ideal grant in this category would address at least one identified social determinant of health and holistically impact mind, body and spirit. Successful grant applications include programs or projects which remove barriers to self-actualization and often reflect different types of social entrepreneurship.
In this cycle, they provide seed money to early-stage and/or innovative strategies to develop impact and supporting data necessary to draw other philanthropic and/or governmental resources as the strategies mature. Healthy for Life grants serve as a limited term source of financial support for the creation and initial establishment of such proactive initiatives.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicant organizations must meet the following eligibility requirements:
- Tax Status: Eligible organizations must have been determined to have 501(c)(3) status by the Internal Revenue Service, and if this organization is a foundation, that it has been determined to be a non-private foundation.
- Geographic Parameters: Eligible organizations must maintain ongoing operations, including staffing and programs, within the greater Kansas City metropolitan area, defined as Johnson and Wyandotte Counties in Kansas, and Cass, Clay, Jackson, and Platte Counties in Missouri. All funded services/programs are designed and carried out for the benefit of a target population living in the greater Kansas City metropolitan area. Any exception to this geographic limitation must be requested and approved by MHF prior to submission of any grant.
- Non-Discrimination Requirement: Eligible organizations do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, national origin, or disability both in hiring staff and providing services.
- Applications Submission: Eligible applications are only accepted when submitted through our online application software. Applications submitted through mail WILL NOT be accepted.
For more information, visit Menorah Heritage Foundation.
