Altman Foundation Grant

The Altman Foundation Grant invites organizations with 501(c)(3) status in New York City to submit Letters of Inquiry for health-related projects. This funding focuses on improving access to quality healthcare for underserved populations, enhancing the capacity of local service providers, and addressing structural barriers to health equity. New grants are currently limited, and only health-related LOIs will be accepted. Eligible applicants should review specific interests outlined by the Foundation before applying.

Letter of Inquiry
Typically, the Altman Foundation uses letters of inquiry (LOIs) to learn more about organizations working in its five program areas. When openings in the Foundation’s portfolio become available, candidates that are a strong fit receive more in-depth reviews by the Foundation’s staff and, potentially, are invited to submit a full application for funding.
Given the volume of proposals in the Foundation's current pipeline, including active grantees that are eligible for renewal consideration, opportunities for new grants are limited at this time. Please note that we have modified the LOI process; only LOIs for the Health portfolio are being accepted at this time. In the upcoming period, areas of specific interest for new grantmaking are outlined below. Once you have reviewed this guidance, if you wish to submit a Letter of Inquiry, please answer our eligibility questionnaire. Regrettably, our small staff is not available to provide additional guidance about the LOIs that are not accepted for further review.
Health
Expand and strengthen quality out-of-hospital health care for the most underserved and vulnerable populations.
Expand access to health care for underserved, uninsured, or vulnerable populations or communities.
Here, a particular focus will be:
Projects that aim to strengthen and sustain the resilience and capacity of NYC safety net health, behavioral health, and social service providers -- and the ability of vulnerable and/or marginalized populations to find and obtain quality, accessible health and social services and supports -- in an era of reduced federal funding and public benefits;Projects that aim to document the value of, help mainstream, and sustain support for ‘whole person’ and/or integrated health, behavioral health, and related social care within New York’s Medicaid and safety net health care systems; andProjects tackling (i) barriers to health, behavioral health, and social services (such as affordability, immigration status, and accessibility) that -- at a structural, community, or individual level -- contribute to inequity and result in health disparities or (ii) social needs such as food and housing (when determinative of health outcomes and closely linked to health care)
Full Proposal
If we have suggested that you follow your Letter of Inquiry with a full proposal or if you are a current grantee applying for renewed funding, please log in to the grant portal where you will find the related application form in the “Proposals in Progress” section. Please fill out the application and submit it with the required documents. In the application form, please select from the three types of investments most relevant to your request:
Investments in Direct ServiceIn this area we support programs and projects that create human gain for people in our areas of focus. Historically, most of the grants in our portfolio have fallen into this category.Investments in Capacity Building*At times we believe that making an investment in an organization so that it can achieve and sustain stronger gains for those served is the best investment we can makeInvestments in Systems ChangeAt times we believe that the most pressing need is to make an improvement in the larger context of factors and forces that affect programs and organizations. The Foundation will consider requests for strategic policy, advocacy, and applied research initiatives that advance the Foundation's grantmaking priorities.
*Please note that if you are providing technical assistance services to other organizations, they are your clients and you should designate your request as a “direct service” application. The “capacity building” designation refers to organizations seeking to build their own internal capacity.

Eligibility

We fund only organizations that are recognized by the Internal Revenue Service as having 501(c)(3) status and that, as a general rule, are not private foundations.Altman Foundation grants focus almost without exception on organizations and programs within the five boroughs of New York City.

Ineligibility

General Limitations
The Foundation does not make grants to individuals for any purpose. Grant requests from organizations and programs outside of the State of New York cannot be considered for funding. As a general rule, the Foundation does not fund the following:

• Bricks and mortar, other capital projects, or the purchase of capital equipment
• Galas, benefits, and other fundraising events
• Conferences or symposia that are not connected to current Altman grants
• Concerts, theater or media performances, or art exhibitions that are not connected to current Altman grants
• Instructional programming or artist-in-residence programs within the public schools or in correctional facilities
• Budget deficits
• Disease-specific projects, with the exception of initiatives aligned with our revised guidelines
• Public universities or ongoing programs of private colleges and universities
• Operating expenses and ongoing services of either public or voluntary hospitals