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Aetna Foundation
Independent charitable and philanthropic arm of Aetna Inc. Helps build healthy communities by promoting volunteerism, forming partnerships and funding initiatives that improve the quality of life where Aetna's employees and customers live and work.
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Contact:
151 Farmington Ave
Hartford, CT 06156
Tagged keywords: National
AHIMA Foundation
Provides scholarships and grants for health information management students. Provides professional education and advancement programs, research, and a comprehensive resource library. Supports people, research and resources that advance the health information management profession.
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Contact:
info@ahimafoundation.org
312.233.1167
233 N. Michigan Avenue, 21st Floor
Chicago, IL 60601-5809
Tagged keywords: Health Information Management
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Provides research fellowships and offers grants for science, technology, economics, engineering, and math related initiatives. Includes grants for projects focused on promoting women and underrepresented minorities in math, science, and engineering programs.
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Contact:
212.649.1649
630 Fifth Avenue
Suite 2550
New York, NY 10111
Tagged keywords: Diversity, Education and Training, National
American Academy of Audiology Foundation (AAAF)
Supports research, educational programs, and public awareness in audiology. Encourages audiologists to mentor students.
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Contact:
aaafoundation@audiology.org
Tagged keywords: Audiologists, National, Workforce Pipeline
American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education (AFPE)
The American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education offers to advance and support pharmaceutical sciences education at U.S. schools and colleges of pharmacy.
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Contact:
info@afpenet.org
301.738.2160
One Church Street
Suite 202
Rockville, MD 20850
Tagged keywords: National
American Indian College Fund
Located in 12 states. Provides 5000 scholarships annually for American Indian students seeking to better their lives through continued education at qualified tribal colleges and universities. Provides support for other needs at the tribal colleges ranging from capital support to cultural preservation activities.
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Contact:
info@collegefund.org
800.776.3863
8333 Greenwood Blvd.
Denver, CO 80221
Tagged keywords: Diversity, Financial Aid, National
American Indian Graduate Center (AIGC)
The American Indian Graduate Center offers to build, promote, and honor self-sustaining American Indian and Alaska Native communities through education and leadership.
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505.881.4584
4520 Montgomery Blvd, NE
Suite1B
Albuquerque, NM 87109
Tagged keywords: National
American Legacy Foundation
Develops programs that address the health effects of tobacco use. Focuses on vulnerable populations – youth, low-income Americans, the less educated, and racial, ethnic and cultural minorities. Works through grants, technical assistance and training, partnerships, youth activism, and counter-marketing and grassroots marketing campaigns.
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Contact:
202.454.5555
1724 Massachusetts Ave, NW
Washington, DC 20036
Tagged keywords: National, Public Health
American Osteopathic Foundation (AOF)
Supports osteopathic medicine through grants, scholarships, and awards.
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Contact:
info@aof-foundation.org
866.455.9383
142 East Ontario Street, Suite 1450
Chicago, IL 60611
Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Financial Aid, National, Osteopathic Physicians, Research
American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation
Supports research, education, and special projects that help advance the communication sciences field.
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Contact:
foundation@asha.org
301.296.8700
2200 Research Boulevard
Rockville, MD 20850-3289
Tagged keywords: Audiologists, Financial Aid, National, Speech-Language Pathologists
Amgen Foundation
Funds programs dedicated to providing patients, caregivers and health care practitioners with information, education and access. Provides funding to patient navigator programs.
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Contact:
805.447.4056
One Amgen Center Drive
Thousand Oaks, CA 91320-1799
Tagged keywords: National
The Barking Foundation
Provides grants for undergraduate education for Maine residents.
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Contact:
info@barkingfoundation.org
207.990.2910
PO Box 855
Bangor, ME 04401
Tagged keywords: Financial Aid, Maine
Bayer USA Foundation
Provides grants for education and workforce development, health and human services, environment and sustainability, and arts and culture. Serves communities near Bayer sites; see website for details.
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Contact:
412.777.2000
100 Bayer Road
Pittsburg, PA 15205-9741
Tagged keywords: California, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, West Virginia
Ben B. Cheney Foundation
Funds projects that develop new approaches to community problems, improve services or programs, or invest in equipment or facilities that will have a long-term impact on the community's needs, including programs related to providing health care. Serves Tacoma and Pierce County, southwestern Washington and Oregon, and portions of Del Norte, Humbolt, Lassen, Shasta, Siskiyou, and Trinity counties in California.
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Contact:
info@benbcheneyfoundation.org
253.572.2442
3110 Ruston Way, Suite A
Tacoma, WA 98402-5307
Tagged keywords: California, Oregon, Washington
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation
Supports health care access in Massachusetts by providing grants and commissioning policy research.
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Contact:
617.246.3744
The Landmark Center
401 Park Dr.
Boston, MA 02215
Tagged keywords: Massachusetts
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation (BCBSM)
Funds community health, access to care, and cost-effective quality health care related work in Michigan. Current PIN (Partners Investing in Nursing's Future) partner.
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Contact:
foundation@bcbsm.com
313.225.8706
600 E. Lafayette Blvd.
Mail Code X520
Detroit, MI 48226-2998
Tagged keywords: Michigan
Blue Mountain Community Foundation
Offers grants to 501(c)(3) organizations in certain areas in Washington state for education, health, arts and humanities, and social and community services. Provides scholarships based on need.
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Contact:
509.529.4371
8 South Second, Suite 618 P.O. Box 603
Walla Walla, WA 99362-0015
Tagged keywords: Financial Aid, Washington
Boeing Company Charitable Trust
Provides grants for five focus areas: education, health and human services, arts and culture, civic, and environment. Health and human services includes job training programs, social enterprises, programs that bring jobs to low-income communities, programs that address health care disparities, collaborations that coordinate health care services, and projects that improve the efficiency of health care services.
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Contact:
wwwmail.boeing2@boeing.com
312.544.2000
100 North Riverside
Chicago, IL 60606-1596
Tagged keywords: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Disparities, District of Columbia, Education and Training, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Kansas, Maryland, Missouri, Nevada, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Washington
Bruce W. Gilpin Memorial Foundation
Supports organizations like Pacific Lutheran University School of Nursing, Make-A-Wish Foundation, and Tacoma Art Museum through matching grant funding. Partnered with Partners Investing in Nursing, the Dimmer Family Foundation, and the Gary E. Milgard Family Foundation to help Pacific Lutheran University School of Nursing alleviate the regional nursing crisis.
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Contact:
PO Box 64897
University PI, WA 98464-0897
Tagged keywords: Washington
Bullitt Foundation
Supports sustainable enterprises and human institutions through grants for urban issues, business and technology, ecosystem services and planning, and civic engagement for the Pacific Northwest. Focuses on Anchorage, Vancouver, Portland, Seattle, and Boise.
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Contact:
info@bullitt.org
206.343.0807
1212 Minor Avenue
Seattle, WA 98101-2825
Tagged keywords: Alaska, Environmental Health Specialists, Idaho, Oregon, Washington
Bush Foundation
Provides the Bush Medical Fellows Programs. Provides grants and fellowships to programs in Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin that work to develop courageous leaders and engage entire communities in solving problems, support the self-determination of native nations, and increase educational achievement.
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Contact:
info@bushfoundation.org
651.227.0891
332 Minnesota Street
Suite East 900
St. Paul, MN 55101
Tagged keywords: Financial Aid, Minnesota, North Dakota, Physicians, South Dakota, Wisconsin
California Endowment
Works to expand access to affordable, quality health care for underserved individuals and communities, and to promote improvements in the health status of all Californians. Provides reports on allied health workforce diversity throughout California.
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800.449.4149
1000 North Alameda Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Tagged keywords: California, Diversity
California Healthcare Foundation (CHF)
Focuses on improving the quality of care for Californians with chronic disease, reducing barriers to health care for the underserved, and promoting accountability in California's health care system.
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510.238.1040
1438 Webster Street
Suite 400
Oakland, CA 94612
Tagged keywords: California
Caring for Colorado Foundation
Provides grants to improve health care access in Colorado including community health programs and services projects, capital construction to expand or renovate heath care facilities, and medical equipment.
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Contact:
cwiant@caringforcolorado.org
800.463.7713
4100 E. Mississippi Avenue
Mountain Towers, Suite 605
Denver, CO 80246
Tagged keywords: Colorado
Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching (CF)
Consists of an independent policy and research center. Supports transformation in American education through connections between teaching practice, evidence of student learning, communication, and opportunities to build knowledge.
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Contact:
clyburn@carnegiefoundation.org
650.566.5100
51 Vista Lane
Stanford, CA 94305
Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Health Educators, National, Policy, Registered Nurses, Research
Catherine Holmes Wilkins Foundation
Provides funding to 501(c)(3) organizations in the Greater Seattle area for medical education and research, the physically handicapped and mentally ill, and services for the needy.
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Bank of America Philanthropic Management
P.O. Box 24565
Seattle, WA 98124
Tagged keywords: Academic Health Centers, Health Care Access, Washington
CDC Foundation
Unites a wide range of private sector partners with CDC scientists, forges effective partnerships, and has a direct and dramatic impact on public health and safety.
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Contact:
cdcinfo@cdc.gov
888.880.4232
55 Park Place
Suite 400
Atlanta, GA 30303
Tagged keywords: Environmental Health Specialists, Epidemiologists, Health Care Quality, National, Patient Safety
The Colorado Health Foundation
Provides grants to help improve the health of Coloradans by encouraging healthy life styles and increasing health care access. Current PIN (Partners Investing in Nursing's Future) partner.
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303.953.3600
501 S. Cherry St.
Suite 1100
Denver, CO 80246-1325
Tagged keywords: Colorado
Colorado Trust
Distributes grants to nonprofits, government and public agencies to increase health care access for Coloradans.
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Contact:
questions@coloradotrust.org
888.847.9140
1600 Sherman Street
Denver, CO 80203
Tagged keywords: Colorado
The Commonwealth Fund
Supports independent research on health and social issues. Provides grants to improve health care practice and policy. Dedicated to helping people become more informed about their health care, and improving care for vulnerable populations such as children, elderly people, low-income families, minority Americans, and the uninsured.
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info@cmwf.org
212.606.3800
1 East 75th Street
New York, NY 10021
Tagged keywords: Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, National, Policy
Community Foundation for Muskegon County
Provides grants to for education, health and human services, the environment, arts, community and youth development to improve the quality of life for residents of Muskegon County. Offers over 600 scholarships, including several nursing scholarships.
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Contact:
cmcguigan@cffmc.org
231.722.4538
425 W. Western Ave., Suite 200
Muskegon, MI 49440
Tagged keywords: Michigan
Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines
Provides grants to support health; workforce development; education; arts and culture; the community; and families, youth, and children in the Greater Des Moines area.
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Contact:
info@desmoinesfoundation.org
515.883.2626
1915 Grand Avenue
Des Moines, IA 50309
Tagged keywords: Iowa
Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque
Provides grants to nonprofits in the community of Dubuque, Iowa for programs related to health and human services; the environment; education; community development; art and culture; families, children, and youth.
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Contact:
nancyvanm@dbqfoundation.org
563.588.2700
Dubuque Building, Suite 195
700 Locust Street
Dubuque, IA 52001
Tagged keywords: Iowa
Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee
Offers grants for charitable purposes to organizations in the forty counties of Middle Tennessee. Focus areas include health, education, social services, and general community programs. Provides scholarship opportunities for students from this region. A Partners Investing in Nursing's Future (PIN) partner.
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Contact:
mail@cfmt.org
888.540.5200
3833 Cleghorn Avenue Suite 400
Nashville, TN 37215-2519
Tagged keywords: Financial Aid, Tennessee
Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa
Provides grants to nonprofit organizations that serve the people of northeast Iowa and scholarships for students who graduated from high school in the area. Funding areas include health, human services, historic preservation, environmental education and protection, arts and culture, and community affairs and development.
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319.287.9106
425 Cedar Street, Suite 310
PO Box 1176
Waterloo, IA 50704
Tagged keywords: Financial Aid, Iowa
Community Foundation of Shreveport-Bossier
Provides grants to serve Caddo and Bossier Parishes in Louisiana in the following areas: human services, health/science, education, environment, civic, religion, arts and culture, and organizational development/capacity building.
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Contact:
laborde@comfoundsb.org
318.221.0582
401 Edwards Street, Suite 105
Shreveport, LA 71101
Tagged keywords: Louisiana
The Community Foundation of South Puget Sound
Provides funds to support 501(3)(c) educational, health, charitable, cultural, and environmental organizations in Thurston, Mason, and Lewis counties in Washington. Grants range from $1,000-$7,500.
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Contact:
legacy@thecommunityfoundation.com
360.705.3340
111 Market Street NE, Suite 375
Olympia, WA 98501
Tagged keywords: Washington
Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore
Provides grants and scholarships for Somerset, Wicomico, and Worcester county in Maryland. A Partners in Nursing (PIN) partner.
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Contact:
cfes@cfes.org
410.742.9911
1324 Belmont Ave., Suite 401
Salisbury, MD 21804
Tagged keywords: Maryland
Community Foundation of the Great River Bend
Offers financial assistance for students and for nonprofits in health and human services, education, the arts, youth services, social services, the environment, and other charitable fields in eastern Iowa and western Illinois. Partners on nursing workforce development.
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Contact:
info@cfgrb.org
563.326.2840
852 Middle Rd., Suite 100
Bettendorf, IA 52722
Tagged keywords: Illinois, Iowa, Nursing Occupations
Con Alma Health Foundation
Offers grants for 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations that serve New Mexico's residents health. Focuses on underserved populations, public policies that promote access to preventive care and wellness, and leaders who increase health and wellness in their communities. Current PIN (Partners Investing in Nursing's Future) partner.
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staff@conalma.org
505.438.0776
144 Park Avenue
Santa Fe, NM 87501
Tagged keywords: New Mexico
Dakota Medical Foundation (DMF)
Partners with nonprofit organizations and government entities to improve health and access to healthcare services. Provides grants to improve access to health care, dental care, and to recruit and retain dentists. Emphasizes access for children. Includes grantseeker, general health information, and Foundation resources; directory of regional health service organizations; and links to websites focusing on improving nonprofit performance. Current PIN (Partners Investing in Nursing's Future) partner.
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Contact:
davidgibb@dakmed.org
701.271.0263
4152 30th Avenue South
Ste 102
Fargo, ND 58104-8403
Tagged keywords: Health Care Access, Minnesota, North Dakota
Daniels Fund
Provides grants for 501(c)(3) nonprofits in Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming. Offers scholarships for non-traditional students and graduating high school seniors.
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877.791.4726
101 Monroe Street
Contact@danielsfund.org
Denver, CO 80206
Tagged keywords: Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming
David B. Gold Foundation
Funds the following types of programs: early childhood development, school age enrichment programs, preventing teen parenthood, reducing domestic violence, improving child welfare (includes mental health services), reducing toxic emissions, preserving open space, promoting sustainable energy, supporting democratic values, Jewish culture, and miscellaneous. Focuses on organizations that impact the San Francisco Bay Area or the Twin Cities in Minnesota and occasionally national projects. Current PIN (Partners Investing in Nursing's Future) partner.
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Contact:
rose@goldfoundation.org
415.288.9530
44 Montgomery Street
Suite 3750
San Francisco, CA 94104
Tagged keywords: California, Mental Health, Minnesota
Denver Foundation
Serves Metro Denver through grants focused on civic, education, health, and human services.
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Contact:
information@denverfoundation.org
303.300.1790
55 Madison 8th Floor
Denver, CO 80206
Tagged keywords: Colorado
Dimmer Family Foundation
Provides grants to charities primarily in the Tacoma-Pierce County area of Washington. Current PIN (Partners Investing in Nursing's Future) partner.
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Contact:
info@dimmerfoundation.org
253.572.4607
1019 Pacific Ave.
Suite 916
Tacoma, WA 98402
Tagged keywords: Washington
Endowment for Health
Dedicated to improving the health of people in New Hampshire. Awards grants to health-related projects and provides information on various health topics.
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Contact:
info@endowmentforhealth.org
603.228.2448
14 South Street
Concord, NH 03301
Tagged keywords: New Hampshire
Faye McBeath Foundation
Provides grants to 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organizations in the metropolitan Milwaukee area that focus on children, aging and elders, health education, health, or civic and governmental affairs. Current PIN (Partners Investing in Nursing's Future) partner.
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Contact:
info@fayemcbeath.org
414.272.2626
101 W. Pleasant Street
Suite 210
Milwaukee, WI 53212
Tagged keywords: Wisconsin
Foundation for Rural Education and Development (FRED)
Promotes activities that improve rural educational, social and economic conditions. Sponsors programs and activities, scholarships and grants to schools to improve their technology.
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Contact:
202.659.5990
2020 K Street, NW
7th Floor
Washington, DC 20006
Tagged keywords: Economy, Education and Training, Financial Aid, National, Rural, Technology
Foundation of the National Student Nurses Association (FNSNA)
Organized exclusively for charitable and educational purposes, the Foundation awards scholarships to qualified nursing students.
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Contact:
nsna@nsna.org
718.210.0705
45 Main Street
Suite 606
Brooklyn, NY 11201
Tagged keywords: Financial Aid, National, Nursing Occupations
Gary E. Milgard Family Foundation
Supports education, health, youth, social services, endowments, and capital campaigns through grants primarily in Pierce County, Washington. Current PIN (Partners Investing in Nursing's Future) partner.
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253.274.0121
1701 Commerce Street
Tacoma, WA 98402
Tagged keywords: Washington
Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation (GCRCF)
Serves Linn County, Iowa. Offers grants to nonprofits for programs related to health and human services, education, community development, the environment, arts and culture. Provides scholarships for students.
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Contact:
info@gcrcf.org
319.366.2862
200 First Street SW
Cedar Rapids, IA 52404
Tagged keywords: Financial Aid, Iowa
Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation (TGKVF)
Provides grants for health, education, arts, economic development, land use and public recreation, and human services to improve the Greater Kanawha Valley community. Includes Boone, Clay, Kanawha, Fayette, Putnam, and Lincoln counties. Offers numerous scholarships.
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Contact:
tgkvf@tgkvf.org
800.467.5909
PO Box 3041
Charleston, WV 25331
Tagged keywords: West Virginia
Hartford Foundation for Public Giving
Supports the community of Hartford, Connecticut. Includes a scholarship directory for the Greater Hartford Area.
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Contact:
hartfordfoundation@hfpg.org
860.548.1888
10 Columbus Boulevard, 8th Floor
Hartford, CT 06106
Tagged keywords: Connecticut
Hawaii Medical Services Association Foundation (HMSA)
Provides grants, publications, community programs, and strategic initiatives to improve health care access, education, research, and the welfare of society in Hawaii. Current PIN (Partners Investing in Nursing's Future) partner.
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808.948.5585
818 Ke`eaumoku Street
Honolulu, HI 96808-0860
Tagged keywords: Hawaii
Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City
Provides grants to those who improve access to health care for underserved and uninsured people in Kansas City, MO, and the surrounding counties: Cass, Jackson, Lafayette (in Missouri), Allen, Johnson, and Wyandotte (in Kansas). Current focus on mental health, healthy lifestyles, and safety net health care. Current PIN (Partners Investing in Nursing's Future) partner.
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Contact:
info@healthcare4kc.org
816.241.7006
2700 East 18th Street
Suite 220
Kansas City, MO 64127
Tagged keywords: Health Care Access, Kansas, Missouri
Health Careers Foundation (HCF)
The Health Careers Foundation (HCF) has helped more than 4,500 students realize their dream of becoming a healthcare professional.
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Contact:
inquiries@hcfinfo.org.
314.770.1626
100 North Point Center East
Suite 200
Alpharetta, GA 30022
Tagged keywords: Financial Aid, National
The Hearst Foundations
Offers grants for education, health, social service, and culture. Address listed here is for grant applicants east of the Mississippi River; see organization website for western address.
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212.586.5404
300 West 57th Street
26th Floor
New York, NY 10019-3741
Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Health Care Access, National
Hitachi Foundation
Invests in innovative practices used by nonprofits and businesses to address community problems.
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Contact:
202.457.0588
1215 17th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036
Tagged keywords: National
Hogg Foundation for Mental Health
Promotes better mental health for Texans through grants, policy analysis, education, and conferences. Includes resources and publications such as workforce policy reports.
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Contact:
Hogg-Info@austin.utexas.edu
888.404.4336
Lake Austin Centre, 4th Floor
3001 Lake Austin Boulevard
Austin, TX 78703-4200
Tagged keywords: Mental Health, Texas
Illinois Prairie Community Foundation
Provides grants to Logan, Livingston, McLean, DeWitt and parts of Tazewell, Ford, LaSalle, Woodford and Piatt counties in Illinois related to education, youth, human services, health and wellness, environment, community development, or arts and culture. Current PIN (Partners Investing in Nursing's Future) partner.
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Contact:
info@ilprairiecf.org
309.662.4477
202 N. Prospect
Suite 205
Bloomington, IL 61704
Tagged keywords: Illinois
Iowa West Foundation
Supports economic development, education, community development, and human and social needs in western Iowa.
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Contact:
712.309.3012
25 Main Place, Suite 550
Council Bluffs, IA 51503
Tagged keywords: Iowa
The Joe W. and Dorothy Dorsett Brown Foundation
Offers grants for education, community benefit, human services, health and science (including research), religion, the environment, and the arts for nonprofit organizations in Louisiana and Mississippi. Focuses on the Mississippi Gulf Coast and New Orleans area.
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Contact:
BethBuscher@thebrownfoundation.org
504.834.3433
320 Hammond Highway
Suite 500
Metairie, LA 70005
Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Health Care Access, Louisiana, Mississippi, Substance Abuse
The John A. Hartford Foundation
Committed to health care training, research and service system innovations that will ensure the well-being and vitality of older adults. Works to provide effective, affordable care to the rapidly increasing older population. Seeks to enhance and expand the training of doctors, nurses, social workers and other health professionals who care for elders.
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Contact:
mail@jhartfound.org
212.832.7788
55 East 59th Street
16th Floor
New York, NY 10022-1713
Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Geriatrics, Health Care Access, National, Nursing Occupations, Physicians, Social Workers
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Provides grants and loans through four programs: the Program on Global Security and Sustainability, the MacArthur Fellows Program, the General Program, and the Program on Human and Community Development.
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Contact:
4answers@macfound.org
312.726.8000
140 S. Dearborn Street
Chicago, IL 60603-5285
Tagged keywords: National, Policy, Public Health
Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation
Provides leadership in the field of intellectual disabilities and service to persons with intellectual disabilities, both those born and unborn, and their families.
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Contact:
202.393.1250
1133 19th Street NW
12th Floor
Washington, DC 20036
Tagged keywords: Mental Health, National
Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation
Focuses on improving the education of health professionals, particularly physicians. Supports programs designed to improve the education of health professionals in the interest of the health of the public, and to enhance the representation of minorities in the health profession.
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Contact:
info@macyfoundation.org
212.486.2424
44 East 64th Street
New York, NY 10065
Tagged keywords: Diversity, Education and Training, National, Physicians
Joyce Foundation
Works to ensure that people in the Great Lakes Region, particularly Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin, have access to schools, jobs, and a diverse culture. Works to improve public policies, education, welfare, the environment, and health of communities.
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Contact:
info@joycefdn.org
312.782.2464
70 West Madison Street
Suite 2750
Chicago, IL 60602
Tagged keywords: Diversity, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin
Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF)
Focuses on the major health care issues facing the nation. Acts as a source of facts, information, and analysis for policymakers, the media, the health care community, and the general public.
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650.854.9400
2400 Sand Hill Road
Menlo Park, CA 94025
Tagged keywords: Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, National, Policy
M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust
Provides grants to 501(3)(c) organizations who benefit people in the Pacific Northwest. Includes community and faith-based organizations. Awards grants for education, health and human services, arts and culture, leadership development, and scientific research.
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Contact:
360.694.8415
703 Broadway, Suite 710
Vancouver, WA 98660
Tagged keywords: Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington
Maine Health Access Foundation (MeHAF)
Promotes affordable access to health care for every resident of Maine. Provides grants and programs that target the medically underserved and the uninsured.
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Contact:
866.848.9210
150 Capitol Street, Suite 4
Augusta, ME 04330
Tagged keywords: Health Care Access, Maine
McCormick Foundation
Offers grants to civic, educational, cultural, health and social service institutions primarily in the Chicago metropolitan area.
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Contact:
Info@MccormickFoundation.org
312.445.5000
205 North Michigan Avenue
Suite 4300
Chicago, IL 60601
Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Illinois
Medic One Foundation
Provides funding to train paramedics in King County and part of Snohomish County in Washington state.
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Contact:
206.744.9425
MS 359747 325 Ninth Avenue
Seattle, WA 98104-2420
Tagged keywords: Washington
Midland Area Community Foundation
Serves Midland and Gladwin counties in Michigan through grants and scholarships related to education, health, civic improvement, arts and culture, environment, recreation, or youth. Current PIN (Partners Investing in Nursing's Future) partner.
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Contact:
989.839.9661
76 Ashman Circle
Midland, MI 48640
Tagged keywords: Michigan
Milbank Memorial Fund
Analyzes, researches, and publishes on health policy issues.
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Contact:
mmf@milbank.org
Tagged keywords: National, Policy
Mississippi Nurses Foundation
Provides scholarships, educational support, and professional development opportunities related to nursing in Mississippi. Supports nursing research and health promotion.
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Contact:
601.898.0850
Mississippi Center for Nursing
31 Woodgreen Place
Madison, MS 39110
Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Mississippi, Nursing Occupations
Monroe County Iowa Community Foundation
Supports projects that help Monroe County, Iowa and that have a lasting impact on the community. Priorities include: education program development, scholarship programs, health care and social services, community development, arts and culture, public facilities, and wellness/recreation.
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Contact:
aidc@iowatelecom.net
641.932.7233
Bates Building
1 Benton Avenue West
Albia, IA 52531-1942
Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Iowa
The Mt. Sinai Health Care Foundation
Supports the mental and physical health of the community in Greater Cleveland. Partners with Jewish agencies and organizations, public, and private funding sources especially for: early childhood development and health-related aging proposals, health issues related to the Jewish community, increasing capacity at Cleveland's academic medical centers, and government health projects. Current PIN (Partners Investing in Nursing's Future) partner.
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Contact:
gxh42@case.edu
216.421.5500
11000 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44106-1714
Tagged keywords: Ohio
National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID)
Encourages and sponsors, as well as supports research and training in public and professional education about infectious diseases. Works with public health care workers.
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Contact:
info@nfid.org
301.656.0003
4733 Bethesda Avenue
Suite 750
Bethesda, MD 20814
Tagged keywords: Epidemiologists, National, Physicians, Public Health
National Hispanic Health Foundation
The National Hispanic Health Foundation (NHHF) has developed a unique program to award scholarships to talented students, the future leaders in healthcare.
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Contact:
nhhf@nyu.edu
212.992.8706
Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service
The Puck Building 295 Lafayette St
New York, NY 10012-9690
Tagged keywords: Diversity, Financial Aid, National
National Kidney Foundation (NKF)
Seeks to improve the lives of those affected by, or at risk for kidney disease. Supports professionals in nephrology through practice guidelines, continuing education, advocacy, and research support.
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800.622.9010
30 East 33rd Street
New York, NY 10016
Tagged keywords: Dietitians and Nutritionists, National, Pharmacists, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Social Workers
National Patient Safety Foundation (NPSF)
Works to improve the safety of all patients, the prevention of healthcare errors, and the elimination or mitigation of patient injury caused by healthcare errors. Includes hospitals, healthcare organizations, and health administrators.
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Contact:
info@npsf.org
617.391.9900
268 Summer Street
6th Floor
Boston, MA 02210
Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Health Services Researchers, National, Patient Safety
NCPA Foundation
Offers scholarships and low-interest educational loans for pharmacy students. Offers financial assistance to community pharmacy owners recovering from adverse circumstances, to support critical research, and to support programs that help independent pharmacies succeed.
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Contact:
info@ncpafoundation.org
800.544.7447
100 Daingerfield Road
Alexandria, VA 22314
Tagged keywords: Financial Aid, National, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Occupations, Retail and Community Pharmacies
The New York Community Trust
Provides grants to nonprofit organizations in New York City for the following areas: health, people with special needs, community development, the environment, education, arts, human justice, children, youth, and families.
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Contact:
aw@nyct-cfi.org
212.686.0010
909 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10022
Tagged keywords: New York
North Carolina Foundation for Advanced Health Programs
Works to expand health care services and improve health status in North Carolina. Builds coalitions, creates programs, promotes change, develops computerized tools, and supports changes in the health workforce.
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Contact:
susan.yaggy@ncfahp.org
919.821.0485
P.O. Box 10245
Raleigh, NC 27605
Tagged keywords: North Carolina
Northwest Health Foundation (NWHF)
Supports the health of people in Oregon and Southwest Washington. Focuses on the nursing workforce, health care access, public health, physical activity and nutrition, and community-based participatory research. Operates the Partners Investing in Nursing (PIN) program in partnership with Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
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Contact:
judith@nwhf.org
503.220.1955
221 NW Second Avenue
Suite 300
Portland, OR 97209
Tagged keywords: Oregon, Washington
Northwest Osteopathic Community
Part of the Northwest Osteopathic Medical Foundation. Provides resources, continuing education, scholarships, and services for the osteopathic medical communities of Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington.
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Contact:
rosch@nwosteo.org
503.222.7161
1410 SW Morrison Street, Suite 700
Portland, OR 97205
Tagged keywords: Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Osteopathic Physicians, Washington
Nurse Practitioner Healthcare Foundation (NPHF)
The Nurse Practitioner Healthcare Foundation offers to improve health status and quality of care through nurse practitioner innovations in education, research, health policy, service, and philanthropy.
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Contact:
fiona@nphealthcarefoundation.org
425.861.0911
2647-134th Avenue NE
Bellevue, WA 98005-1813
Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, National, Nurse Practitioners, Policy, Research
The Oregon Community Foundation (OCF)
Offers grants and scholarships in Oregon to support education, humanitarianism, and cultural programs. Current PIN (Partners Investing in Nursing's Future) partner; provided grant money with the Samuel S. Johnson Foundation to support cultural competence in nursing.
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Contact:
grants@ocf1.org
503.227.6846
1221 S.W. Yamhill St.
Suite 100
Portland, OR 97205-2108
Tagged keywords: Oregon
Orphan Foundation of America (OFA)
Serves foster teens across the United States by providing college scholarships, mentors and internships. Helps youth transition from foster care to young adulthood, with particular emphasis on helping them attend college and vocational school.
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571.203.0270
21351 Gentry Drive
Suite 130
Sterling, VA 20166
Tagged keywords: Financial Aid, National
PACCAR Foundation
Provides grants to organizations in PACCAR service areas for capital campaigns for acquiring or improving health and social service, education, and cultural facilities.
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Contact:
john.waggoner@paccar.com
425.468.7546
P.O. Box 1518
Bellevue, WA 98009
Tagged keywords: Washington
Pennsylvania Higher Education Foundation and the Higher Education Foundation
Seeks to expand access to postsecondary education.
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Contact:
717.720.3961
1200 North Seventh Street, Suite 101
Harrisburg, PA 17102-1444
Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Pennsylvania
Pew Charitable Trusts
Serves the public interest by providing organizations and citizens with fact-based research and practical solutions; studies and promotes nonpartisan policy solutions; uses impartial, fact-based public-opinion polling and other research tools to track important issues and trends; and supports organizations that create a thriving arts and culture community and institutions that enhance the well-being of the region’s neediest citizens.
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Contact:
info@pewtrusts.org
202.552.2000
901 E St. NW
Washington, DC 20004
Tagged keywords: National, Policy
The Physicians' Foundation
Focuses on physician education, patient safety, and improving the quality of physician practice.
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Contact:
617.399.0417
The Physicians' Foundation c/o Grants Management Associates
77 Summer Street, 8th Floor
Boston, MA 02110
Tagged keywords: National, Physicians
Pottawattamie County Community Foundation
Provides grants to organizations that help Pottawattamie County communities. Grant areas include workforce development initiatives for rural Iowa.
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712.256.7007
536 E. Broadway
Council Bluffs, IA 51503
Tagged keywords: Iowa
Principal Financial Group Foundation
Provides grants to 501(c)(3) organizations in the communities with a large Principal Financial employee presence: Des Moines, Mason City, Pella, Ottumwa, and Cedar Falls in Iowa; Grand Island, NE; Spokane, WA; Wilmington, DE; and Appleton, WI. Focus areas include health and human services, education, community and environment, arts and culture and civic.
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Contact:
515.247.7227
Community Investment Consultant, Principal Financial Group Foundation, Inc.
711 High Street
Des Moines, IA 50392-0150
Tagged keywords: Delaware, Iowa, Nebraska, Washington, Wisconsin
Public Health Foundation (PHF)
Provides research, training, and technical assistance to help achieve healthy communities. Includes workforce resources.
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Contact:
info@phf.org
202.218.4400
1300 L Street, NW
Suite 800
Washington, DC 20005
Tagged keywords: Public Health
Rainier Pacific Foundation
Provides grants to nonprofit organizations in Pierce County and Federal Way areas. Focuses on supporting programs that serve underserved and un-served people through education, health care, and community services.
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Contact:
dabraham@rainierpac.com
253.926.4042
PO Box 11628
Tacoma, WA 98411-6628
Tagged keywords: Health Care Access, Shortage Designations, Washington
The Rapides Foundation
Provides grants to help improve the health of the people of central Louisiana. Supports medical education programs to aid workforce development. Seeks partners for increasing access to primary health care and mental health services.
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Contact:
grantinfo@rapidesfoundation.org
800.994.3394
1101 4th Street, Suite 300
Alexandria, LA 71301
Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Health Care Access, Louisiana
REACH Healthcare Foundation
Funds projects related to oral health, mental health, and services that directly benefit the poor and underserved. Projects must target residents in Kansas City, MO or Allen, Johnson, Wyandotte (Kansas), Cass, Lafayette, or Jackson counties (Missouri). Current PIN (Partners Investing in Nursing's Future) partner.
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Contact:
866.866.8805
6700 Antioch Road
Suite 200
Merriam, KS 66204
Tagged keywords: Kansas, Missouri
Renton Community Foundation
Supports health care, education, the arts, youth and families in King, Pierce, and Snohomish counties.
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Contact:
lbohart@rentonfoundation.org
425.282.5199
Renton Technical College Campus Building C (Technical Resource Center)
3000 NE Fourth Street
Renton, WA 98056
Tagged keywords: Washington
Richmond Memorial Health Foundation
Provides grants to non-profit health-related organizations in Richmond and central Virginia. Focuses on nursing and health education, aging and alzheimer's, women's and children's health, and the Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center. A Partners Investing in Nursing's Future (PIN) partner.
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Contact:
info@rmhfoundation.org
804.282.6282
The Hillcrest Building
1801 Bayberry Court, Suite 104
Richmond, VA 23226
Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Virginia
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF)
Devoted exclusively to improving health and health care in the United States. Focuses on human capital, vulnerable populations, childhood obesity, coverage, public health and quality/equality.
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Contact:
webmail@rwjf.org
877.843.7953
Route 1 and College Road East
P.O. Box 2316
Princeton, NJ 08543
Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Health Care Quality, National, Policy, Public Health
Rockefeller Foundation
Supports poor and vulnerable people in the United States and internationally.
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212.869.8500
420 Fifth Ave
New York, NY 10018
Tagged keywords: Health Care Access
Rockwell Collins Charitable Corporation
Provides grants to non-profit organizations in communities where 100 or more Rockwell Collins employees work. Focus areas include education (especially STEM areas), arts and culture, and youth. See http://www.rockwellcollins.com/about/locations for company locations.
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Manager, Community Relations
400 Collins Rd NE M/S 124-302
Cedar Rapids, IA 52498-0001
Tagged keywords: California, District of Columbia, Education and Training, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Workforce Pipeline
Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC)
Works to create, find, and support programs that directly improve the health and well being of children worldwide.
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Contact:
info@rmhc.org
630.623.7048
One Kroc Drive
Oak Brook, IL 60523
Tagged keywords: Health Care Access, National
Rose Community Foundation
Supports greater Denver through grants, including hospitals and community health centers who are struggling to meeting the needs of the uninsured population.
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303.398.7400
600 South Cherry Street
Suite 1200
Denver, CO 80246-1712
Tagged keywords: Colorado
Sallie Mae Fund
Prepares families for their college investment by supporting programs and initiatives that help increase access to postsecondary education.
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Contact:
866.858.7166
12061 Bluemont Way
Reston, VA 20190
Tagged keywords: Financial Aid, National
Samuel S. Johnson Foundation
Offers grants to organizations in Oregon for programs related to training nurses, vocational programs that target high-school drop-outs or grads unable to pursue formal education, emergency food assistance, and rural mobile health screening/projects for the uninsured. Current PIN (Partners Investing in Nursing's Future) partner.
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Contact:
mary@tssjf.org
541.548.8104
P.O. Box 356
Redmond, OR 97756-0079
Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Oregon, Registered Nurses
Silicon Valley Community Foundation
Serves Santa Clara and San Mateo counties in California by providing services, grants, and scholarships.
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Contact:
info@siliconvalleycf.org
650.450.5400
2440 West El Camino Real, Suite 300
Mountain View, CA 94040
Tagged keywords: California
St. David's Community Health Foundation
Provides grants for the uninsured and underserved in Central Texas. Works with other agencies to serve people in the area. Offers a mobile dental clinic program.
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512.879.6600
811 Barton Springs Road, Suite 600
Austin, TX 78704
Tagged keywords: Texas
St. James Healthcare Foundation
Provides funds and scholarships related to health care. Current PIN (Partners Investing in Nursing's Future) partner. Helped establish the Academy for Advanced Nursing Workforce Solutions.
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Contact:
foundation@sjch.org
888.933.9902
425 Porphyry St.
PO Box 3300
Butte, MT 59701
Tagged keywords: Montana
United Health Foundation
Provides grants to enhance the quality of health services and expand access to them.
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9900 Bren Road East
Minnetonka, MN 55343
Tagged keywords: Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, National
USA Funds
Supports access to education by providing financial and other valued services to those who pursue, provide or promote education.
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Contact:
contact@usafunds.org
888.272.5543
Tagged keywords: Financial Aid, National, Student Debt Load
Ventura County Community Foundation (VCCF)
Provides grants and scholarships to organizations who benefit Ventura County, California. Current PIN (Partners Investing in Nursing's Future) partner.
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Contact:
vccf@vccf.org
805.988.0196
1317 Del Norte Road
Suite 150
Camarillo, CA 93010
Tagged keywords: California
W.K. Kellogg Foundation
Supports children, families, and communities to achieve success as individuals and as contributors to the larger community and society. Provides research, publications, and funding opportunities for Food Systems and Rural Development, Health, Philanthropy and Volunteerism, and Youth and Education.
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Contact:
bjs@wkkf.org
269.968.1611
One Michigan Avenue East
Battle Creek, MI 49017-4012
Tagged keywords: Health Care Access, National, Public Health
Wal-Mart Foundation
Works to meet the unmet needs of under-served populations and support organizations that give individuals access to a better life. Provides assistance to hurricane damaged areas, veterans educational programs, and college students.
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Contact:
800.925.6278
702 SW 8th Street
Bentonville, AR 72716-8611
Tagged keywords: Financial Aid, National
Western Union Foundation
Supports education, human services, charitable giving programs, and humanitarian relief projects worldwide. Provides grants for cultural inclusion, scholarships, and job training programs.
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Contact:
foundation@westernunion.com
720.332.6606
12500 East Belford Avenue, Suite M1-I
Englewood, CO 80112
Tagged keywords: National
Wyoming Community Foundation
Provides grants and scholarships to organizations that benefit the people of Wyoming. Current PIN (Partners Investing in Nursing's Future) partner.
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Contact:
wcf@wycf.org
866.708.7878
313 S. 2nd St.
Laramie, WY 82070
Tagged keywords: Wyoming
Yakima Valley Community Foundation
Offers competitive grants to public and nonprofit groups in Yakima Valley communities. Funding priorities include health, education, community development, human and social services, arts and culture.
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Contact:
509.457.7616
111 University Parkway Suite 103
Yakima, WA 98901
Tagged keywords: Washington

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