Cullen Children's Foundation Grants
Funding Amount
Varies
Deadline
October 26, 2026
30 days left
Grant Type
foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Current deadline
- October 26, 2026
- Tracked since
- September 2026
Deadlines typically fall in: October
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
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Eligible organizations
- Nonprofits
Geography
- North Dakota
- Within a 60-mile radius of the Fargo-Moorhead area
Overview
The Cullen Children's Foundation awards grants each year to organizations in the Fargo-Moorhead area. The ongoing grant program focuses on helping children with healthcare challenges, with an emphasis on cancer.
Grant funds must be used for children under the age of 18 who live within a 60-mile radius of the Fargo-Moorhead area.
In 2025 the Foundation awarded more than $325,000 across organizations including Make a Wish, Ronald McDonald House of the Red River Valley, Sanford Children's Hospital, the American Diabetes Association and HOPE Inc.
How to Apply
Grant requests are due by October 26, 2026. Organizations will be contacted by December 18.
Download the grant application instructions (PDF) from the Foundation's grants page, and contact the Foundation directly with questions about the program.
What Cullen Children's Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 11
- Total given
- $243K
- Median grant
- $24K
- Range
- $7,000–$50K
- 80% of its 2024 grant dollars went to recipients in North Dakota, where this grant's project is located.
- By dollars: North Dakota 80%, Pennsylvania 10%, Virginia 6%. Top recipient cities: Fargo, ND; Sewickley, PA; Merrifield, VA.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 9% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Kamp Kace · Fargo, ND
Funds used to offset expenses of the camp
$50K
Make a Wish Foundation · Fargo, ND
Funds used to grant the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to…
$40K
Lend a Hand up · Fargo, ND
To support youth of 18 and under who are struggling health battles
$30K
Outdoor Adventure Foundation · Fargo, ND
Hunting and fishing adventures for children under the age of 18 and young adults under…
$25K
Ronald McDonald · Fargo, ND
Funds housing of families who have children currently receiving care at local hospitals
$25K
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