Funding Amount

Up to $900,000

Deadline

Rolling / Open

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.

Overview

Memorial Health Fund

Overview: Memorial Health Fund is a supporting organization of York County Community Foundation established with proceeds from the sale of Memorial Health Systems. It became a supporting organization of YCCF in 2015.

Mission: The fund transforms the way the community addresses compelling health issues to improve the complete physical, mental, and social well-being of residents of York County and surrounding communities.

Funding Capacity: Up to $900,000 available annually, with funds available every year in perpetuity.

Geographic Scope: York County, Pennsylvania and surrounding communities

What They Fund:

  • Programs addressing health-related issues that improve physical, mental, and social well-being

  • Professional services, start-up resources, and development of new and innovative collaborative health projects

  • Programs that address compelling community health issues
  • Special Requirements:

  • Nonprofit Collaboration Required: Applicants must collaborate with other nonprofits on health-related issues

  • Applicants must attend an information session before applying
  • Eligibility: Any nonprofit organization, when collaborating with other nonprofits on health-related issues

    Contact Information:

  • Phone: (717) 848-3733

  • Address: 14 West Market Street, York, PA 17401

  • Email: Available through website www.yccf.org

  • Hanover Office: (717) 630-1843
  • Program Flexibility: Funding is not limited to large grants; the potential exists to fund one very high-impact program, many small ones, or everything in between.

    How to Apply

    Application Process

    1. Attend an Information Session
    - Prospective applicants are required to attend an information session before applying
    - Sessions typically held in spring (April-May)
    - Registration typically required

    2. Submit Application
    - Applications accepted through specific deadline (typically July 31)
    - Submit through online grant system

    3. Awards Timeline
    - Grants awarded at end of October following application deadline

    Required Materials:

  • Information session attendance (mandatory)

  • Grant application through online system

  • Evidence of nonprofit collaboration with other organizations
  • Contact for Application Questions:

  • Email: [email protected]

  • Phone: (717) 848-3733
  • What Memorial Health Fund actually gave

    Source: IRS Form 990 filing, 2024

    Grants in 2024
    29
    Total given
    $1.21M
    Median grant
    $25K
    Range
    $8,000–$375K
    • By dollars: Pennsylvania 99%, Iowa 1%. Top recipient cities: York, PA; Lancaster, PA; Dallastown, PA.
    • 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
    • 48% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.

    Example grants

    • Lifepath Christian Ministries · York, PA

      Lifepath flex shelter and inclement weather shelter

      $375K

    • Family First Health · York, PA

      Family first health pharmacy start-up

      $100K

    • York County Spca · York, PA

      Safe pet program: keeping families and pets together

      $80K

    • Girls on the Run Mid State PA · Enola, PA

      Girls on the run: positive, holistic health outcomes for youth in 3rd through 8th grades

      $50K

    • Hospice & Community Care · Lancaster, PA

      Choices palliative & supportive care at home - (year 2/3)

      $50K

    IRS Form 990 filing, 2024. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

    Focus Areas & Funding Uses

    Fields of Work

    nonprofitshealthcarecommunity-healthcapacity-building

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