Funding Guidelines
Funding Guidelines
Guidelines for Grant Applications
VNA Foundation awards grants to support home– and community-based healthcare and health services for the medically underserved in Cook, Lake, McHenry, DuPage, Kane and Will counties — with a focus on Chicago.
We will consider funding program, operating, and capital grants, including indirect costs and salaries that support core staff. In deference to our roots as the Visiting Nurse Association of Chicago, priority consideration will be given to programs in which care is provided by nurses. We prefer that requested grant amounts be rounded to the nearest $500. For more information about our funding guidelines, visit our FAQ page.
We approve and disburse grants 4 times per year. See our Funding Overview page to learn about our funding priority areas.
Important Deadlines
Letters of Intent and proposals must be submitted online, though our Grants Management System, and are due by 5:00 p.m. on the dates listed below.
Application Resources
- Have measurable goals and objectives. See our Outcome Measures page for examples.
- Benefit the medically underserved.
- Be submitted by an organization exempt from income tax under sec. 501 (c)(3), and designated as a public charity under section 509(a)(1) or 509(a)(2), of the Internal Revenue Code. VNA Foundation does not provide grants to section 509(a)(3) “supporting organizations.”
- Letters of Intent and must be submitted online and are due by 5:00 p.m. on the dates listed above. Hard copies or emailed letters of intent and proposals will not be accepted.
- Please include your most recent IRS Determination Letter stating your status as a 501(c)(3) organization with a 509(a)(1) or 509(a)(2) designation.
- Based upon review of the Letter of Intent, you will either be asked to submit online a complete copy of a full proposal or be advised to look elsewhere for funding.
Feel free to contact us if you have any questions about our guidelines or application procedures.
VNA Foundation
20 North Wacker Drive, Suite 3118
Chicago, IL 60606
info@vnafoundation.net
Phone: (312) 214-1521
