HCAI Fund (Health Care Advocates International LLC)

Overview

About

Health Care Advocates International (HCAI) is a non-profit health & advocacy organization dedicated to serving the needs of the LGBTQ+ community through prevention, programs, education, advocacy & treatment. As a medical practice and advocacy group, HCAI embraces the whole health (mental, physical and emotional) of the individuals who seek their help. The HCAI team’s mission is to assist all those who walk through their doors. If the needs can’t be met within the walls of HCAI, the organization becomes a conduit to services available elsewhere in the community and beyond.

Through The HCAI Fund, we offer financial and program support to organizations and programs that further HCAI’s mission to end discrimination and support healthy lives for the LGBTQ+ community. The purpose of this policy and procedure is to help HCAI manage and provide guidance for evaluating grant donation requests. Some of our past grant recipients include the New Haven Pride Center, The Yale Gender Program, The Jim Collins Foundation and The Youth Continuum.

Mission

The mission of The HCAI Fund is to provide financial support to organizations that strengthen, serve and advocate for the LGBTQ+ community by addressing basic needs, fostering safety and wellness, fighting stigma and discrimination, and promoting equality and education through programs and services.

Funding Parameters

Funding will be considered for 501(c)3 organizations whose mission aligns with ours, and that address one or more of the following areas for members of the LGBTQ+ community:

* Basic needs support and assistance including for homelessness and food insecurity
* Substance abuse that impacts other treatments and care
* Equality in any facet of community life (work, housing, education and access to healthcare)
* Mental health support and services
* Stigma and discrimination
* HIV/AIDS education, prevention and support
* Advertising/marketing or similar services that specifically support the program for which the grant is being requested

Eligibility

_You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website._

* All grant submissions must include approved documentation of the applicant’s 501(c)3 status.

* Organizations are eligible to apply for funding once per year.

Ineligibility

* Funding Exclusions:
* Salaries or travel expenses
* Individual medical procedures
* Endowment campaigns
* Partisan, political or denominational programs
* General and administrative costs, with certain exceptions for part of a grant
* Intermediary funding
* Scholarships or individual education costs
* The same organization within a twelve-month period
* Individuals
* Organizations that do not have tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code or the equivalent