Mental Health Field of Interest Funds

Overview

Mental Health Field of Interest Funds

The Greater Toledo Community Foundation is a public charitable organization created by citizens of our community to enrich the quality of life for individuals and families in our service area, which includes northwest Ohio and southeast Michigan. The Foundation holds a variety of funds with the earliest established in 1973. One fund type is the Field of Interest Fund which allows individuals, families or businesses to support specific causes like the environment, youth programs, the arts, etc. Grants made from Field of Interest Funds are not restricted to a particular nonprofit organization. Rather, they support issues or areas that are important to the original donor in perpetuity. The Mental Health Field of Interest Funds support grantmaking through the following endowed funds at the Foundation: Mental Health Association of Lucas County CARE Fund, Brenskelle Fund for Mental Health, Donkel Fund and Shaffer Humanitarian Fund.

In this request for proposals, the Foundation seeks applications requesting support for new and existing programs that offer education, advocacy and support services benefitting persons with mental illness, their family members and/or care givers. Priority applications will incorporate one or more of the following approaches:

* Client-driven efforts as part of program offerings
* Holistic and alternative approaches as an adjunct to conventional medicine
* The role of lifestyle choices in achieving positive mental health outcomes

Funds are limited and should not be depended upon as an annual source of support.

Funding

The Mental Health Field of Interest Funds grant program offers awards up to $25,000.

Eligibility

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

*  Proposals will only be considered from nonprofit, charitable organizations which have been designated as having tax-exempt status under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Service code.
* Applicant organizations must be located in and providing services for residents of northwest Ohio or southeast Michigan.

Ineligibility

* Governmental agencies are not eligible to receive grants through this fund.