Funding Priorities

Funding Priorities

The Foundation for Community Health has worked closely with the community in diagnosing critical issues affecting the health of its constituents. Its original and subsequent assessments have identified and prioritized the following as critical needs:

• Mental Health
• Oral Health
• Access to Health Services
• Requests for Proposals

Other Types of Grantmaking

Donor Restricted Grants
Donor Restricted grants are those gifts received by the Foundation with specific restrictions on the use and purpose of the funds.

Prescription Assistance Fund
The Foundation established a Prescription Assistance Program which originated from the directives of several donor-advised funds but is augmented by unrestricted funds.

Medical Education Fund
The Foundation established a Medical Education Fund from pooling two funds, the Peter H. Smith Fund and the Elizabeth McCall Fund. This Fund works with an Advisory committee to identify and support learning opportunities for a variety of health care providers on community health-related issues.

Opportunity Grants
A small fund will be available to respond to an issue or request outside FCH Grantmaking Priority areas in a reasonable amount of time. Examples of an “opportunity” might be a response to an emergency or unexpected event, a unique idea or pilot project, or a request by another area funding partner to join them in a collaborative effort.