Community Grant Requests
Eligibility Requirements
- Grant purpose must align with at least one of Cone Health’s Giving Values – Prevention, Access, Outstanding Patient Outcomes and Support in Times of Challenge.
- Grant applicants must be 501(c)3 organizations and provide most recent IRS 990 Form upon request.
- Only one application per organization will be reviewed each calendar year. If your organization receives a grant from Cone Health, it is not eligible for an additional grant award in the same calendar year.
- Must be professionally managed with a proven record of financial stewardship.
- Can prove that proceeds will benefit the publicized charitable cause (not administrative or overhead costs).
- Prior grant awards do not indicate a guarantee for future funding.
- If approved for a grant, the recipient must send Cone Health an official invoice and W9 to receive payment.
We are NOT able to provide grants to the following:
- Organizations that cannot provide a W9 or numbered invoice
- Individuals
- Political causes, candidates, organizations or campaigns
- Individual schools (public or private), excluding institutes of higher education
- For-profit organizations
- Youth sports/Little league teams/booster clubs/scouting organizations
- Organizations that discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, color, culture, language, gender, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, socioeconomic status or religion
- Faith-based organizations, including individual churches
Important Dates
- Grant applications will be reviewed twice a year – June and November.
- Submission deadlines are April 24 and October 25.
- Approvals and denials will be communicated via email.
If you meet the eligibility requirements above, please complete the grant application in full.
Grant Application