Astera Health Foundation Grant Request
The mission of the Astera Health Foundation is to gather charitable gifts on behalf of Astera Health for the benefit of the communities and surrounding areas served by Astera Health, located in Wadena, Minnesota.
This statement supports funding activities that promote health care and education through grants to registered non-profit organizations in the service area of Astera Health. The Astera Health Foundation has designed these grant guidelines to assist communities within Astera Health's service area in the advancement of health care.
Grant requests will be generated through meetings of Astera Health's Foundation Board, Governing Board, Satellite Clinic Advisory Boards, Executive Committee, and Department Managers, or through a direct mail solicitation to community organizations.
The Foundation will accept applications annually to make grant awards at the fourth quarter meeting of the Astera Health Foundation Board. Priority is given to applications that meet current community health assessment needs identified for the Astera Health service area. Application deadlines are as follows:
OCTOBER 15
of the current year
All applications must use this completed digital application form and attach supporting documentation.
ELIGIBILITY:
1. Health-related educational programs, events or equipment.
2. Organizations applying for funds must serve residents in the Astera Health service area.
3. Grants are restricted to nonprofit organizations that have a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status from the Internal Revenue Service or governmental organizations.
CRITERIA:
1. To support community-based health care educational programs that contribute to the quality of life in the Astera Health service area.
2. To support health care events, which strengthen community awareness to wellness.
3. To introduce new technology, which benefits the community at large.
4. To support non-operational expenses of well-established organizations.
5. To promote the elimination of duplicated health care services.
The Foundation operates without discrimination as to race, age, religion, sex or national origin in the consideration of grant requests, and will award grants only to organizations that do not discriminate as to race, age, religion, sex or national origin
RESTRICTIONS:
1. Grants are not made to support operating expenses of well-established organizations or in response to annual fund drives for sustaining support.
2. Grants are not made to establish or add to endowment funds.
3. Grants are not made to individuals for external scholarships.
REQUIREMENTS:
1. Completed application form.
2. A detailed budget showing how the requested funds would be spent.
3. Copy of IRS tax-exempt letter if appropriate.
NOTIFICATION:
Astera Health Foundation Lead, will make notification of grant approval. Inquiries can be made by calling 218-631-7499, by writing: Astera Health Foundation, 415 Jefferson St. N, Wadena, MN 56482 or by email: kim.beiswenger@asterahealth.org.
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