The Thomas P. and Sondra D. Sheehan Charitable Foundation Grant
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Overview
The Thomas P. and Sondra D. Sheehan Charitable Foundation Grant
Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Central Indiana Community Foundation
Last Updated: August 11, 2025
Summary
The Thomas P. and Sondra D. Sheehan Charitable Foundation provides essential medical assistance to financially challenged families, focusing on children in need. The foundation prioritizes Hamilton County residents and offers support for durable medical equipment, therapy services, and short-term treatments. Applications for funding must meet specific medical guidelines and are reviewed annually. Families connected to nonprofit organizations or medical facilities have a better chance of receiving assistance, ensuring children can access necessary healthcare and improve their quality of life.Overview
The Thomas P. and Sondra D. Sheehan Charitable Foundation To submit an application for funding consideration, individuals/families are required to meet the medical assistance guidelines below. Furthermore, priority will be given to those individuals/families that are connected to a referring nonprofit organization and/or medical facility that will accept the funding on their behalf. Applications are reviewed on an annual basis to determine suitability to the Sheehan Charitable Foundation’s priorities and pertinence of the request.Eligibility
You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Individuals or families seeking support are required to meet the medical assistance requirements of the referring healthcare provider. The Foundation will not consider requests that do not meet the guidelines.Applicant receiving device/services must be:A resident of Central Indiana, with priority given to Hamilton County residents.18 years old or youngerIf the applicant is covered by a commercial, state or federal health benefit plan, documentation of coverage must apply.A lack of or limited resources are available to meet the healthcare need(s).Applications requesting assistance for long-term prescription, therapy and other ongoing treatments will be reviewed for funding consideration on an annual basis. Therefore, requests should not exceed 12 months of support.What Central Indiana Community Foundation Inc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 525
- Total given
- $31.12M
- Median grant
- $25K
- Range
- $5,080–$1.81M
- By dollars: Indiana 82%, Illinois 7%, Maine 1%. Top recipient cities: Indianapolis, IN; Chicago, IL; Washington, DC.
- 13% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 29% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
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