REACH Health Foundation Grants

The REACH Healthcare Foundation is dedicated to enhancing health coverage and access to affordable care for uninsured and underserved individuals across a six-county area in Kansas and Missouri. The foundation prioritizes funding in primary care, mental health, and health equity, focusing on collaborations that align with its mission. Organizations eligible for grants must be tax-exempt and meet specific criteria to ensure equitable health outcomes in the community.

ABOUT REACH
The REACH Healthcare Foundation is a charitable foundation dedicated to improving health coverage and access to quality, affordable health care for uninsured and medically underserved people. The foundation maintains a regional focus, with a six-county service area that encompasses Allen, Johnson and Wyandotte counties in Kansas, and Cass, Jackson and Lafayette counties in Missouri.
Historically, REACH has focused its community investments in areas including primary medical care, mental health, oral health, and health policy and advocacy. Our current funding priorities are outlined within a community investment framework, which describes the foundation’s three outcomes areas:

• Bridge the Coverage Divide, Close the Health Equity Gap Strengthen the Safety Net

To maximize our resources, the foundation directs its grantmaking primarily toward strategies within three outcome areas. REACH staff is available to meet and discuss on an individual basis.
Collaborations
Collaborative efforts are eligible to apply provided the applicant organization meets the Foundation’s eligibility criteria and is exempt under Section 501(c)(3).

Eligibility

Our service area includes the city of Kansas City, Missouri, and Cass, Jackson and Lafayette counties in Missouri, and Allen, Johnson and Wyandotte counties in Kansas. Funded projects must benefit uninsured or medically underserved individuals in these areas.Organizations must be tax-exempt under IRS Section 501(c)(3) and not a private foundation as described under Section 509(a), and in good standing in the state in which incorporated. Governmental entities must have a Federal Employer Identification Number.Organizations cannot discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, gender identity and sexual orientation in employment practices or policies and procedures concerning services. Organizations also must meet local, state, and federal regulations related to non-discrimination, wage and hour laws, workplace safety, licensing, protection of confidential health care information, and other laws and regulations that apply to staff, patients and consumers.Organizations must maintain financial records in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and obtain an annual audit by an independent certified public accountant each fiscal year. Organizations that do not meet the audit requirement are encouraged to discuss their circumstances with program staff.

Ineligibility

The REACH Foundation does not fund health care or aid for individuals, health services for Medicare-eligible populations, medical research, programs focused on a single disease or animal-assisted therapy programs. In addition, REACH does not fund endowments, fundraising events or operating deficits.