Jewish Healthcare Foundation Grants

The Jewish Healthcare Foundation (JHF) awards grants to help improve health outcomes for residents of the Pittsburgh region and for efforts to improve healthcare quality, cost, and efficiency. We prioritize funding for grants that align with our key focus areas of Aging, HIV/AIDS, Patient Safety, Teen Mental Health, Women's Health, and Workforce Development

Generally, the Jewish Healthcare Foundation does not fund:

Organizations without IRS tax-exempt status
Organizations outside western Pennsylvania
Programs without a healthcare component
General operations
Endowment programs
Capital needs
Operating deficits or retirement of debt
Political campaigns
Scholarships, fellowships, individual research grants, individual travel

Please send one copy of your proposal, which should include:

A project/program narrative not to exceed six pages with the following sections:

Project overview
Program strategies
Theory of change
Outcomes
Deliverables and milestones
Project principals and partners
Communications strategy
Considerations for sustainability
Financial requirements/use of the JHF funds
The following attachments
Name and address of contact person
Institutional and personnel qualifications
Organizational budget
Board of Directors list
Letter from the IRS verifying 501(c)(3) status
Most recent financial statements, showing amounts and sources of current income and the most recent auditor's report (if available)

After receipt, the Foundation may request additional information, a virtual meeting, and/or a site visit.

Please email a Microsoft Word document of your proposal to:

Nancy Zionts
COO and Chief Program Officer
Jewish Healthcare Foundation
zionts@jhf.org