Grief Support Grants
Funding Amount
$470,000+ (2020 cycle); $500,000+ (2022 cycle)
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
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Eligible organizations
- Service area: 84 counties, 4.7 million population
Other requirements
- Eastern Missouri
- Southern Illinois
- Northeast Arkansas
Overview
Grants supporting grief centers and counseling programs serving donor families throughout Mid-America Transplant's service area. These grants fund professional counseling services to help families heal following the loss of a loved one.
Mission
Ensuring donor families have access to professional grief support as part of honoring the legacy of their loved ones' donation decision. The Foundation identified the critical need to help donor families heal through counseling services.
Geographic Scope
- Eastern Missouri
- Southern Illinois
- Northeast Arkansas
- Service area: 84 counties, 4.7 million population
2020-2022 Grief Center Grant Recipients
Annie's Hope - St. Louis
- Comprehensive support for children, teens, and families grieving a death
- Serves 3,400+ clients annually (20%+ related to organ/tissue donors)
- Programs: Camp Courage, retreats, family support groups, Horizons program
Heartlinks Grief Center - Belleville, IL
- Program of Family Hospice
- Serves 2,500+ people annually (100+ donor family members)
- Services: counseling, peer support groups, community programs
- Adding: addiction/substance abuse loss programs, rural grief programs
Infant Loss Resources - St. Louis and Springfield, MO
- Connects families affected by infant loss to grief support services
- Serves 250+ people annually
- "You're Not Alone" program providing free grief support to bereaved parents and families
Lost & Found Grief Center (LFGC) - Southwest Missouri (near Springfield)
- Only professional counseling service in two-and-a-half hour radius
- Operating for 20+ years
- Serves 2,400+ individuals annually
- Therapeutic grief support groups for children, parents, adults
NEA Baptist Center for Good Grief - Jonesboro, AR area
- Comprehensive bereavement center providing free grief support
- Serves 250+ individuals annually
- Developing teletherapy grief service program for rural, underserved communities
- Uses video conferencing for remote access
The Counseling and Social Advocacy Center (CSAC) - University of Missouri-St. Louis
- Affordable counseling by professional counselors and graduate students
- Serves 800+ people annually
- Focus: North St. Louis County (historically underserved for mental health)
- Comprehensive grief services
Funding Impact
2020 grants represented 57% increase in funding allocated to grief services
Context
In 2019, Mid-America Transplant served 2,500+ donor families, highlighting the significant need for grief support services
Contact Information
Mid-America Transplant Foundation
- Phone: 314-735-8200
- Toll-Free: 888-376-4854
- Email: info@midamericatransplant.org
- Website: midamericatransplant.org
How to Apply
Application Process
Basic requirements indicated:
- Eligibility: Grief centers and counseling programs serving donor families in Mid-America Transplant service area
- Submission: Organizations are invited to submit an application
- Alignment: Programs must align with Foundation's mission to support donor families
Contact for Application Details
For specific application requirements, submission deadlines, and process, contact:
- Mid-America Transplant Foundation
- Phone: 314-735-8200
- Toll-Free: 888-376-4854
- Email: info@midamericatransplant.org
- Website: midamericatransplant.org
What Donate Life Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 17
- Total given
- $2.39M
- Median grant
- $100K
- Range
- $8,500–$681K
- By dollars: Missouri 87%, Arkansas 6%, Illinois 4%. Top recipient cities: St. Louis, MO; Rolla, MO; Springfield, MO.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 12% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Washington University · St Louis, MO
Science-clinical innvovation
$681K
St Louis University · St Louis, MO
Science-clin innv & investigator
$497K
University of Missouri Curators · Rolla, MO
Science-clinical innvovation
$209K
Lost & Found Grief Center · Springfield, MO
Community-grief centers
$100K
St Louis Breavement Center for Young People DBA Annie's Hope · St Louis, MO
Community-grief centers
$100K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Mental health
- Human services
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