Stringfellow Health Fund Grant

The Stringfellow Health Fund Grant provides essential healthcare funding to 501(c)(3) public charities in nine Alabama counties. Focus areas include addressing preventable health issues, advocacy, and serving individuals with chronic conditions. Eligible organizations must demonstrate a minimum one-year operating history and adhere to specific strategic planning requirements. Grants aim to enhance community health and well-being, fostering a healthier future for residents in the designated service area.

Grants awarded from the Stringfellow Health Fund are designated for healthcare purposes and are restricted to 501(c)(3) qualified public charities operating in the nine-county area which includes: Calhoun, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne, DeKalb, Etowah, Randolph, St. Clair and Talladega counties. Projects must focus on: health, education, prevention & direct services.
The Foundation welcomes grant applications which focus in the following areas:
Preventable health issues, risks or diseases;Advocacy or education with a focus on health to the community or targeted populations;Serving clients with chronic or acute health conditions;Strengthening organizational capacity to provide or deliver healthcare services;Serving clients with mental or physical disabilities;Improvements to community health and well-being.
Community Foundation of Northeast Alabama grants are made from a number of
Board of Trustees is responsible for making the final decision on all grants awarded.

Eligibility

Organizations that meet the following requirements are eligible to
apply for a grant. All requirements must be met.
Organizations classified by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service under Section 501(c)(3) of the
IRS codes as a not-for-profit, tax-exempt organization, donations which are deductible as
charitable contributions or a governmental/state or county agency;
Organizations with a minimum one-year operating history after the date of receipt of its 501(c)(3)
classification;
Organizations must have a board approved current written strategic plan for the whole
organization that covers at least 24 months which includes the organization’s entire current fiscal
year and includes the following:

• Mission statement.

Strategic goals and measurable objectives.Organizations with revenues over $200,000.00 must submit an audited financial statement for a complete fiscal year. Organizations with an operating budget between $50,000.00- $199,999.00 must submit the most recent audit review or compilation. Organizations with an operating budget of $50,000.00 and below do not have to submit any audited documents.Eligible organizations are invited to apply for a grant from any fund of the Foundation accepting
applications as long as you do not have an open grant with the particular fund you wish to apply
to.Grants from the Stringfellow Health Fund (SHF) are restricted to 501(c)(3) qualified public charities operating in the Foundation’s nine (9) county service region (Calhoun, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne, DeKalb, Etowah, Randolph St. Clair, and Talladega) and providing services to residents in these counties, or 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organizations outside the nine (9) counties that provide healthcare or medical services to residents in the nine (9) counties.

Ineligibility

In compliance with federal regulations and Community Foundation
policies, the following types of grants will not be considered or funded:

• organizations operating less than one year;
• organizations that have discriminatory policies and/or practices on the basis of race, color,
• national origin, age, disability, sex/gender, marital status, parental status, religion, sexual
• orientation, genetic information or political beliefs;
• organizations with no 501(c)(3) IRS status unless a government/state agency;
• organizations on the National Charity Watch List;
• dinners, fundraising and marketing events;
• endowments or other discretionary funding pools;
• capital campaign contributions (for building construction) or use of funds to cover capital
• campaign feasibility studies or campaign implementation expenses;
• exhibitions and employee conference registrations, mileage to conference and conference fees;;
• prizes, awards and scholarships;
• entertainment expenses;
• lobbying-related expenses;
• individuals;
• grants requesting over $50,000;religious organizations for religious purposes;
• organizations for projects outside of CFNEA’s nine-county service area;
• grants for political purposes or to influence elections; and
• organizations that have an existing/open grant from the Foundation may not apply for a new grant

within the same fund until the current grant documentation is completed and closed. For a grant
to be considered completed and closed, the not-for-profit partner must have successfully
submitted their Final Grant Report.