Corporate endorsed grants

Other Hospital and Health Care Grants

1. Government Grant Resources
   Find and apply for federal grant opportunities online.
   http://www.grants.gov/GetStarted?campaignid=tabnavtracking081105
   
   To see a full listing of government grants designated specifically for health care, please visit the following Web site: http://fedgrants.gov/grants/servlet/SearchServlet/searchservlet?dates=*&Docs=DocumentDisplay&Agency=*&FundActivity=HL&button=Start+Search 



2. Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
   www.rwjf.org/index.jsp  

 

3. Big bucks for community service, education & health - Guidant Foundation
   Eligibility: Nonprofits across the country.
   
   Funding: About $15.4 million.
   
   Comments: Created in 1995 by a leading medical instrument company, Guidant doesn’t award grants for fundraising activities, political or religious activities, memorials, medical equipment or hospital costs, product donations or supplies, overhead, travel, construction, capital needs, salaries, or debt reduction.
   
   Deadlines: Apply by May 30 and Nov. 30 for review in July and January.
   
   Contact: Pat Kuhl, Guidant Foundation, 111 Monument Circle, Suite 2900, Indianapolis, IN 46204-2159, 317-971-2272 or email at: pkuhl@guidant.com. 
   
   Web Site: www.guidant.com/foundation 
4. Private dollars boost art, health, learning, & services - Star Foundation
   
   Eligibility: U.S. and foreign nonprofits.
   
   Funding: About $5.6 million. Grants range from $2,000 to $12,000.
   
   Priorities: Star gives to five program areas:
   • Education - higher education, scholarships and exchange programs
   • Medicine and Health Care - capital grants to hospitals, research and care delivery for under-served communities
   • Human Needs - emergency food programs, job training, literacy projects, and emergency or transitional housing for the disabled or underprivileged (mainly in New York City)
   • Public Policy - international relations and promotion of democratic institutions, and
   • Culture - large or community-based arts groups that offer services to populations such as the elderly and disabled.
     
   Comments: Starr's board of trustees meets regularly to approve general, capacity building, and capital grants.
   
   Deadlines: None.
   
   Contact: Starr Foundation, 70 Pine St. 29th Floor, New York, NY 10270; 212-770-6881.
   
   Web Site: www.cummins.com 



5. Medical tech firm funds health, learning & civics - Medtronic Foundation
   
   Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations
   
   Funding: About $40.2 million.
   
   Priorities: Giving breaks down as follows:
   • Health (51%) - projects serving people with chronic disease and economically disadvantaged populations
   • Community (27%) - programs for art, civic, culture and human services
   • Education (22%) - efforts to ignite students' natural curiosity, and
   • Public Policy - international relations and promotion of democratic institutions.
   
   Comments: Don't submit proposals for capital needs, fiscal agents, fundraising events, goodwill advertising, general operating support, general support of educational institutions, political or religious activities, long-term counseling or personal development, endowments, research, or purchases of automatic external defibrillators.
   
   Deadlines: Vary by program. You can send letters of inquiry any time.
   
   Contact: Medtronic Foundation, 710 Medtronic Pkwy. NE, Minneapolis, MN 55432-5604, 763-505-2639.
   
   Web Site: www.medtronic.com/foundation 



6. TV mogul backs education, health, art & social services - Oprah Winfrey Foundation
   
   Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations.
   
   Funding: Almost $6.5 million.
   
   Priorities: Wide-ranging interests include social services, kids, health, education, art and community improvement.
   
   Comments: Endowed by one of media's most powerful women, her fund gives program, operating and pilot grants.
   
   Deadlines: None.
   
   Contact: Oprah Winfrey Foundation, 110 N. Carpenter St., Chicago, IL 60607, 312-633-1000.



7. Cereal estate funds health, nutrition, kids & education - W.K. Kellogg Foundation
   
   Eligibility: Nonprofits in the United States, Latin America, Caribbean and Africa. Funding: About $195 million. Priorities: Grants fall into four categories:
   • Improving Health of People - bolster individual and community health, and improve access to and quality of care
   • Food Systems & Rural Development - provide access to a safe and nutritious food supply for all segments of society
   • Youth & Education - improve learning for vulnerable youth so kids enter school ready to learn and young adults are prepared for meaningful work, and
   • Philanthropy & Volunteerism - unleash resources for new leaders and donors.
   Comments: This funder likes to educate the public and demonstrate new approaches to social issues. It makes seed grants, but does not support operational phases of established programs, capital purposes, indirect costs, conferences, film or radio programs, endowment or development campaigns, or religious programs.
   
   Deadlines: Apply any time. The staff prefers to receive pre-proposals online.
   
   Contact: Deborah Rey, supervisor of proposals processing, W.K. Kellogg Foundation, 1 Michigan Ave. East, Battle Creek, MI 49017-4058, 269-968-1611.
   
   Web Site: www.wkkf.org 



8. Grants enrich civics, health, kids, environment & justice - Public Welfare Foundation
   
   Eligibility: U.S. grassroots organizations.
   
   Funding: About $18 million. Most grants fall between $25,000 and $50,000.
   
   Priorities: Giving categories include Community Development, Criminal Justice, Environment, Health, Human Rights/Global Security, Reproductive & Sexual Health, Special Opportunities, Youth, Welfare Reform, and Civics.
   
   Comments: This funder gives general and project support, and seed money to address new problems as they arise. But do not send proposals for graduate work, government projects, research or foreign study, conferences, publications, video or media projects, or capital needs.
   
   Deadlines: You can submit requests for new projects any time. The board meets about eight times during the year.
   
   Contact: Public Welfare Foundation, 1200 U St. NW, Washington DC 20009-4443, 202-965-1800 or by email at reviewcommittee@publicwelfare.org. 
   
   Web Site: www.publicwelfare.org 



9. Contractor funds education, family services and health - Northrop Grumman Corp.
   
   Eligibility: Nonprofits in communities where its employees live and work.
   
   Priorities: You can land support from two giving vehicles: Corporate Contributions (education, family, diversity, health and human services, and youth programs), and its Foundation (youth education, literacy, math, science and technology).
   
   Comments: Don't send the world's #1 ship builder and #2 U.S. defense contractor requests for fundraising events, campus student organizations, religious schools, athletic teams, capital campaigns, advertising or underwriting expenses, endowments, tuition, or bands.
   
   Deadlines: Dec. 31 for corporate giving; the foundation has no due dates.
   
   Contact: Northrop Grumman Corp., Corp. Director of Diversity, EEO and Contributions, 1840 Century Park East, 131/CC, Los Angeles, CA 90067-2199, 310-553-6262 or 888-478-5478..
   
   Web Site: www.northgrum.com/com_rel/community_main.html 



10. Awards explore roots of disease & medical solutions - Burroughs Investigators in Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease
    
    Eligibility: U.S. or Canadian institutions including medical schools, graduate schools, hospitals, or research institutions.
    
    Funding: $400,000 over five years.
    
    Priorities: This fund offers opportunities for scientists early in their careers to study problems at the intersection of human and pathogen biology. Work focused on viral, bacterial, fungal or parasite systems is of special interest.
    
    Comments: Burroughs encourages requests from women, under-represented minority groups and new institutions.
    
    Deadlines: Nov. 1.
    
    Contact: Jean Kramarik, Senior Program Associate, Burroughs Wellcome Fund, 21 T.W. Alexander Dr., P.O. Box 13901, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, 919-991-5122.
    
    Web Site: www.bwfund.org 



11. Schools, social services, art, health & civics land grants - Dr. Scholl Foundation
    
    Eligibility: Grantseeking organizations.
    
    Funding: About $3 million.
    
    Priorities: Funding supports a wide range of grantees including private education (elementary, secondary and higher ed) and programs for the developmentally disabled, children, civic and cultural institutions, social service agencies, hospitals and health care, environmental organizations, and religious activities.
    
    Comments: Dr. School accepts requests for multi-year projects, but rejects proposals for political organizations, endowments, capital campaigns, deficit reduction, general support, or event sponsorships such as the purchase of tables or tickets.
    
    Deadlines: Requests are accepted from Nov. 1 until March 1.
    
    Contact: Dr. Scholl Foundation, 1033 Skokie Blvd., Suite 230, Northbrook, IL 60062, 847-559-7430.
    
    Web Site: www.drschollfoundation.com. 


12. Win grants for art, health, schools & economic growth - Ambrose Monell Foundation
    
    Eligibility: Grantseeking organizations.
    
    Funding: Grants generally range from $10,000 to $100,000.
    
    Priorities: Monell’s broad interests include art, health and medical research, science, public policy, education, seniors, botanical gardens, libraries, environment, social services, kids, and economic growth.
    
    Comments: Monell supports annual funds, general operating needs, programs, buildings, outreach and scholarships.
    
    Deadlines: Send letters of inquiry any time; proposals are due April 30 and Oct. 31.
    
    Contact: George Rowe Jr., President, Ambrose Monell Foundation, 1 Rockefeller Plaza, Suite 301, New York, NY, 10020-2002, 212-586-0700 or by email at info@monellvetlesen.org. 
    
    Web Site: www.monellvetlesen.org/monell 
    
    
13. Media king’s estate aids art, learning, services & health - William Randolph Hearst Foundations
    
    Eligibility: American nonprofits.
    
    Funding: About $27.2 million.
    
    Priorities: Grants fall into four categories:
    • Education – access to learning, especially in the fields of teaching and health care.
    • Health – access to quality care for urban and rural under-served populations.
    • Social Services – effective solutions to social and economic problems, and
    • Culture – activities that engage youth in cultural endeavors and arts education.

    Comments: Hearst supports projects, endowments, challenges grants and general operations. But don’t send requests for multi-year needs, start-ups, equipment (including computers and transportation), publishing, media projects, conferences, public policy research, or fundraising events.
    
    Deadlines: Proposals accepted year-round.
    
    Contact: If you’re East of the Mississippi, apply to William Randolph Hearst Foundations, 888 Seventh Avenue, 45th Floor, New York, NY, 10106, 212-586-5404. Requests West of the Mississippi go to 90 New Montgomery Street, Suite 1212, San Francisco, CA 94105, 415-543-0400.
    
    

14. Drug maker assists art, kids, health & communities - Eli Lilly & Company Foundation
    
    Eligibility: Nonprofits worldwide.
    
    Funding: In 2004, $45.7 million in cash from the company, $25.6 million from the foundation, and $337.7 million in product donations.
    
    Priorities: Corporate giving focuses on public policy research, health and human services aligned with major therapeutic interests, and academic relations. The foundation supports culture, education and youth development, community development, community development, locally aligned health care organizations, neighborhood groups, and diversity.
    
    Comments: Lilly doesn’t support debt reduction, endowments, religious or political activities, beauty contests, fundraising activities, conferences, media productions, non-accredited educational groups, or memorials.
    
    Deadlines: Submit requests any time.
    
    Contact: Robert Smith, President, Eli Lilly & Co. Foundation, Lilly Corp. Center, D.C. 1627, Indianapolis, IN 46285, 317-276-3177.
    
    Web Site: www.lilly.com/about/citizenship 
    
    
15. Grants for religion, health, education, art & community - Dale & Edna Walsh Foundation
    
    Eligibility: Nonprofits around the globe.
    
    Funding: About $560,000.
    
    Priorities: This funder contributes to ministries, religious activities, health, relief efforts, education, community services, and arts organizations. But it rejects requests for normal church operations, liberal activist causes, and efforts to influence legislation or government spending and political organizations.
    
    Comments: Walsh recently gave Chicago Christian Industrial League support to purchase a new building for training and placement services and offered the Green Isle Children Ranch’s school a grant to help pay some of the teachers’ salaries.
    
    Deadlines: None.
    
    Contact: Dale & Edna Walsh Foundation, P.O. Box 7796, Incline Village, NV 89452-7796 or by email at mail@dewfoundation.org. 
    
    Web Site: www.dewfoundation.org 



16. Soda maker supports kids, health, learning & diversity - PepsiCo Foundation
    
    Eligibility: Nonprofits in operating areas.
    
    Funding: $71.9 million.
    
    Priorities: Grants benefit a wide range of interests, including youth, diversity, education, health and wellness, communities, minorities, and job skills.
    
    Comments: This giver favors projects where its employees volunteer, donate personal funds or join board leadership.
    
    Deadlines: None.
    
    Contact: PepsiCo Foundation, PepsiCo, Inc., 700 Anderson Hill Rd., Purchase, NY 10577, 914-253-3153.
    
    Web site: www.pepsico.com/PEP_Citizenship/Contributions/index.cfm 



17. Drug firm benefits health, education & community - Pfizer Corporation Citizenship
    
    Eligibility: Nonprofits locally, nationally and internationally.
    
    Funding: Nearly $15 million in grants.
    
    Priorities: Interests include Health (access to quality care, health literacy, AIDS and community); Science Education (raise standards, broaden pool of future scientists, improve quality of workforce or diversity); and Community (revitalize urban areas, and support civic and arts).
    
    Comments: Pfizer favors nonprofits that can forge partnerships to address issues and prevent duplication of local services.
    
    Deadlines: Apply year-round.
    
    Contact: Pfizer Corp. Citizenship, 235 E. 42nd St., New York, NY 10017-5755, 212-573-2323.
    
    Web Site: www.pfizer.com/pfizer/subsites/corporate_citizenship/index.jsp 
18. Grant for Language Access at Hospitals
    
    Speaking Together: National Language Services Network (NLSN) is a new Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) national program that will support hospitals to improve the quality and availability of health care language services for patients with limited English proficiency (LEP). The core component of Speaking Together: National Language Services Network is a 16-month-long hospital learning collaborative that will foster shared learning and innovation among all program participants. Sites selected to participate in the collaborative will receive grants of up to $60,000, as well as technical assistance and training using measures developed by the National Program Office (NPO). http://www.speakingtogether.org/ 
19. Score funds for science education, arts & health - W.M. Keck Foundation
    
    Eligibility: Tax-exempt organizations.
    
    Funding: $52 million.
    
    Priorities: Keck concentrates on five broad areas of giving: Science & Engineering Research, Undergraduate Science & Engineering, Medical Research, Liberal Arts, and Southern California.
    
    Comments: To win program support, you must show that your project focuses on emerging areas of research, establishes new directions or uses creative approaches, responds to a compelling need, can make long0lasting impact, and encourages self-sufficiency. Ineligible requests: general operating expenses, endowments, deficit reduction, overhead costs, general and federated campaigns, fundraising events and mass mailings, conferences, book publication, film or theater productions, and policy research.
    
    Deadlines: May 1 and Nov. 1 for review in December and June.
    
    Contact: W.M. Keck Foundation, 550 S. Hope St., Suite 2500, Los Angeles, CA, 90071, 213-680-3833 or by email at: info@wmkeck.org. 
    
    Web site: www.wmkeck.org 
20. New initiative investigates child nutrition and obesity - Robert Wood Johnson’s Healthy Eating Research Program
    
    Eligibility: U.S. nonprofits.
    
    Funding: $16 million over five years. Grants range from $75,000 to $400,000.
    
    Priorities: Support goes to research projects that identify, analyze, and evaluate environmental and policy approaches to increase healthy eating among children and prevent obesity.
    
    Comments: Launched in December 2005, the first round of grants focuses on school food policies. Future interests include access to fruits and vegetables, exposure to food advertising, point-of-purchase nutrition information, regulations around nutrition, ingredient and portion size labeling, food pricing, agricultural or tax subsidies, nutrition guidelines, federal nutrition assistance, and food distribution systems.
    
    Deadlines: March 7 for the first grant cycle. Grants begin on July 1.
    
    Contact: Mary Story, program director, Healthy Eating Research Program, University of Minnesota, School of Public Health, Division of Epidemiology, 1300 S. Second St., Suite 300, Minneapolis, MN 55454-1015, 612-626-8801 or by email at: story@epi.umn.edu. 
    
    Web Site: www.healthyeatingresearch.org 
21. Insurer invests in health, art, education & diversity - Aetna Foundation
    
    Eligibility: Nonprofits nationwide with some special interest in Connecticut.
    
    Funding: About $16.5 million.
    
    Priorities: With the overarching goal of building healthy communities by reducing the gap in health care among racial and ethnic populations, Aetna supports five broad giving categories: Health, Civic & Community, Arts & Culture, Diversity, and Education. Special priorities include disparities in health care, end-of-life care, professional training for care providers and disease prevention.
    
    Comments: Aetna also offers regional community grants for local agencies. But it rejects requests for advertising, and religious or political activities.
    
    Deadlines: None nationally; between March 1 and May 2 for regional grants.
    
    Contact: Aetna Foundation, 151 Farmington Avenue, REIB, Hartford, CT 06156, 860-273-6382.
    
    Web Site: www.aetna.com/foundation 
22. Fund commits to education, religion, health & public TV - Arthur Vining Davis Foundations
    
    Eligibility: U.S. tax-exempt organizations.
    
    Funding: Grants generally range from $100,000 to $200,000.
    
    Priorities: Its five program categories are Private Higher Education, Secondary Education, Religion (graduate theological education), Health Care (caring attitudes) and Public Television.
    
    Comments: Don’t submit requests for publicly governed colleges or universities, voter education or registration drives, or political activities. Recent grants include $200,000 for Hampton University’s scholarship endowment fund; $150,000 to Pacific School of Religion’s endowment fund; and $150,000 for Marine Biological Laboratory’s endowment for a semester in environment for a semester in environmental science.
    
    Deadlines: None. You can send a brief letter of inquiry anytime.
    
    Contact: Dr. Jonathan Howe, executive director, Arthur Vining Davis Foundations, 225 Water St., Suite 1510, Jacksonville, FL 32202-5185, 904-359-0670 or email: arthurvining@bellsouth.net. 
    
    Web Site: www.avdfdn.org/index.htm 
    
    
23. Grants for social services, art, schools & health care - Hagen Family Foundation
    
    Eligibility: Tax-exempt organizations.
    
    Funding: Grants generally range from $1,000 to $10,000.
    
    Priorities: Recent grantees include youth services, schools, universities, housing, the disabled, neighborhood development, job skills, disease research, domestic violence prevention, seniors, literacy, low-income families and the arts.
    
    Comments: Created in 1999, this giver favors projects that seek start-up costs for new strategies, identify ongoing means for being self-sustaining, promote prevention of social problems, show inter-agency cooperation and empower target populations to meet their own needs. But it rejects requests for annual drives, capital campaigns and research.
    
    Deadlines: Letters of intent are due April 30.
    
    Contact: Hagen Family Foundation, 2760 NE 16th St., Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33304 or by email at webmaster@hagenfamilyfoundation.org. 
    
    Web Site: www.hagenfamilyfoundation.org 

• Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) Program
  
  The DLT program is designed to provide benefits of distance learning and telemedicine to residents of rural America. In order to be eligible, applicants must propose to use the financial assistance to operate a rural community facility or deliver distance learning or telemedicine services to entities that operate a rural community facility or to residents of rural areas. The program provides grants, loans, and combination loan-grants. Additional information about the DLT program is available on the Department of Agriculture web site.
  
  
• Rural Broadband Access Loan and Loan Guarantee Program
  
  The Rural Broadband Access Loan and Loan Guarantee Programs are designed to provide loans for funding, on a technology neutral basis, the costs of construction, improvement, and acquisition of facilities and equipment to provide broadband services to eligible rural communities. The Programs' goal is to ensure that rural consumers enjoy the same quality and range of telecommunications services that are available in urban and suburban communities. Applications can be submitted throughout the year and will be reviewed and processed on a first-come, first-served basis. Additional information about this program is available on the USDA web site.
  
  
• Federal Office of Rural Health Policy
  
  Rural Health Outreach Grants support projects that demonstrate creative or effective models of outreach and service delivery in rural communities. Applicants may propose projects to address the health care needs of a wide range of population groups and to deliver many different types of health care and health care related services in rural communities.
  
  Applicant organizations must be public or nonprofit private entities located in rural areas or in rural ZIP Codes of urban counties and all services must be provided in rural counties or ZIP codes. Organizations that exist exclusively to provide services to migrant and seasonal farm workers in rural areas and are supported under Section 330g of the Public Health Service Act, or are federally recognized Native American Tribal or quasi-Tribal entities are also eligible to apply. Additional information about this grant program is available on the Office of Rural Health Policy web site.
  
  Rural Health Network Development Planning Grants provide support to rural entities that seek to develop a formal health care network and that do not have a significant history of collaboration. This grant program supports one year of planning activities to develop integrated health care networks in rural areas. Additional information about this grant program is available on the Office of Rural Health Policy web site.
  
  Rural Health Network Development Grants provide funding to support activities that strengthen the organizational capabilities of rural health networks. The program is designed for organizations that wish to further ongoing collaborative relationships to integrate systems of care administratively, clinically, financially, and/or technologically. Additional information about this grant program is available on the Office of Rural Health Policy web site.
  
  Rural Access to Emergency Devices Grants provide funding to rural communities to purchase automated external defibrillators (AEDs) and provide training in their use and maintenance. Awards are made to community partnerships that are defined as a consortium of first responders and local for and non-profit entities, including long-term care facilities, rural health clinics, libraries, and community health centers. Funding preference is given to community partnerships that are statewide in scope. To qualify as a statewide community partnership, all eligible counties do not have to be included in the partnership. However, a state level office, such as the State Emergency Medical Services Office or the State Office of Rural Health, must be the lead applicant. Additional information about this grant program is available on the Office of Rural Health Policy web site.
  
  Small Rural Hospital Improvement Program (SHIP) provides grants to small rural hospitals to help address 1) costs related to the implementation of PPS, 2) compliance issues related to HIPAA, and 3) medical error reduction and support of quality improvement efforts. Hospitals apply for these grants through their State Office of Rural Health (SORH). Eligible hospitals must be non-federal, short-term general acute care facilities, have 49 available beds or less, and be located in rural areas. Additional information about the SHIP program is available on the Office of Rural Health Policy web site.

Foundation Web sites

Cooper Foundation - www.fdncenter.org/grantmaker/cooper/ 

Grand Island Community Foundation - www.gicf.org/ 

Kearney Area Community Foundation - www.kearneyfoundation.org/ 

Lincoln Community Foundation - www.lcf.org/ 

Merrick Foundation - www.merrick-foundation.org/ 

Nebraska Community Foundation - www.nebcommfound.org/ 

Omaha Community Foundation - www.omahacf.org/ 

Oregon Trail Community Foundation - www.otcf.org/ 

Union Pacific Foundation - www.up.com/found/index.shtml 

Regional Grants

Lawn care company backs art, health, schools and environment

• Toro Foundation looks for nonprofit partners to improve communities where the company has facilities, including Minnesota, Nebraska and Wisconsin.
• Toro’s main interest is preserving the outdoor environment, but it also contributes to education, health and welfare, culture, and civic projects.
• Insider Tip: This manufacturer of lawnmowers and other landscaping equipment does not give to religious or political activities, general or capital costs, endowments, fundraising events, United Way agencies, research, health treatment, or multi-year commitments.
• Deadlines: Send proposals any time.
• Contact: Toro Foundation, 8111 Lyndale Ave. South, Bloomington, MN 55420-1196, 952-888-8801.
• Web Site: www.thetorocompany.com/community/involvement.html 

Regional giving for health care, learning & services for disabled

• Coleman Foundation kicks in nearly $8 million to nonprofits in Chicago and other parts of the Midwest.
• Its major grantmaking areas include cancer care, treatment and research; education, with a strong emphasis on entrepreneurship education; and Services for the disabled, with special interest in development disabilities.
• Insider Tip: This funder’s charter prohibits support to advertising, books, tickets, general solicitations and annual appeals.
• Deadlines: Send letters of inquiry any time; submit full requests by invitation.
• Contact: Michael Hennessy, president, Coleman Foundation, 575 W. Madison St., Suite 4605, Chicago, IL 60661, 312-902-7120 or by email at info@colemanfoundation.org. 
• Web Site: www.colemanfoundation.org 

Human services, education, arts and community take top billing

• Nonprofits in Nebraska, especially the Lincoln area, find a $1.4 million pool of support at Woods Charitable Fund.
• Its four grant programs: Human Services (child care, single parenthood, the elderly, family planning, shelters, and violence prevention); Education (all levels of students, newcomers learning a second language or job skills for adults); Civic & Community (neighborhoods or citizen involvement); and Arts & Culture (education, creativity or performances).
• Insider Tip: Don’t send requests for healthcare capital projects, fundraising benefits, environmental programs, endowments, research, individual schools, recreation programs, medical clinics or religious activities.
• Deadlines: September 15, March 15 and June 15 for board meetings in December, June and September.
• Contact: Pam Baker, Executive Director, or Tom Woods, Woods Charitable Fund, P.O. Box 81309, Lincoln, NE 68501, 402-436-5971 or e-mail pbaker@woodscharitable.org. 
• Web Site: www.woodscharitable.org 

Insurer rolls out grants for art, education, health & communities

• Mutual of Omaha gives grants and in-kind gifts to Nebraska nonprofits.
• Its interests: Education (institutions and capital projects); Community Betterment (neighborhood revitalization and family and child services); Health & Wellness (prevention and education); and Arts & Culture (performances, exhibits and youth education programs).
• Insider Tip: Grant restrictions include endowments, research, travel, sport sponsorships, political or religious activities, festivals, or memorials.
• Deadlines: Send requests at least four weeks before quarterly meetings held in January, April, July and November.
• Contact: Contributions Committee, 9-Community Affairs Dept., Mutual of Omaha, Mutual of Omaha Plaza, Omaha, NE 68175, 402-342-7600.
• Web Site: www.mutualofomaha.com/community/index.html