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Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

foundation

Overview

Senior Care Program

Geographic Scope: 15 senior care facilities in Georgia, North Carolina, and Virginia

Focus Areas:

  • Need-based financial assistance for senior Christian women

  • Care of senior women of limited means

  • Support for senior women who have met with adversity

    • Key Information:

  • Supports 15 facilities across three states

  • Small but significant part of the Foundation's grants portfolio

  • Inspired by Mrs. Whitehead's personal history and her bequest of home furnishings and antiques to residents

  • Ongoing annual grants to eligible facilities

    • Participating Senior Care Facilities:

    Georgia:

  • A.G. Rhodes

  • Crestview Health & Rehabilitation Center

  • Our Lady of Perpetual Health Home

  • Presbyterian Homes of Georgia, Inc. (Austell and Quitman)

  • Sadie G. Mays Health and Rehabilitation Center

    • North Carolina:

  • Arbor Acres United Methodist Retirement Community

  • Moravian Home, Inc. (Salemtowne)

  • Penick Home Senior Services

  • ThriveMore

  • Trellis Supportive Care

    • Virginia:

  • Goodwin Living

  • Rappahannock

  • Westminster-Canterbury

  • Westminster Canterbury Richmond

  • Westminster-Canterbury on Chesapeake Bay

    • Eligibility:

  • Grants awarded to participating senior care facilities (not to individuals)

  • Facilities must be among the designated 15 institutions

    • What They Don't Fund:

  • Grants to individuals

  • New institutions are rarely added to the grants program

    • Contact Information:

  • Email: fdns@woodruff.org

  • Phone: 404.522.6755

  • Contact persons: Carrie Conway or Emily Patteson

    • How to Apply

    Application Process

    Note: The Foundation does not make grants to individuals. Individuals seeking senior care assistance must contact their facility directly.

    For Participating Senior Care Institutions:

    Institutions submit annual grant requests through the grant portal:

    1. Grant Acceptance Letter (Due: March 15)
    - Log in to grant portal with designated primary contact credentials
    - Click "Submit Other Requirements"
    - Upload signed letter on letterhead confirming acceptance of proposed grant
    - Accept grant conditions

    2. Senior Care Report of Awards (Due: September 1)
    - Log in to grant portal with primary contact credentials
    - Click "Submit Other Requirements"
    - Complete report with details about each person receiving funds from the Foundation

    3. Grant Request Letter (Due: September 30)
    - Click "Submit Grant Request Letter for Senior Care Institutions"
    - Log in with primary contact credentials
    - Upload signed letter on letterhead with institutional update and grant request for upcoming year

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    Fields of Work

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