(Aa - Az) National Funding Foundations
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AARP Andrus Foundation
This foundation actively seeks new approaches to maximizing the independence of older persons. It supports grants in four areas: research, innovations (the translation of research into practice), dissemination of research information, and training the next generation of researchers in aging.
AARP Andrus Foundation
601 E Street, NW
Washington, DC 20049
Phone: (202) 434-6190 -
ADA Health Foundation
The ADA Health Foundation (ADAHF) is the charitable arm of the American Dental Association and is dedicated to enhancing clinical dentistry and the oral health of the nation. The ADAHF offers grants for education (see above) and grants for access including funding for national and regional dental access programs that make dental care available to the under-served. Programs for children to address the prevention of caries and other oral diseases are funded through the Dr. Samuel D. Harris Fund for Children's Dental Health.
ADA Health Foundation
211 East Chicago Avenue
Chicago, IL 60611
Phone: (312) 440-2547
E-mail: adahf@ada.org. -
Aetna Foundation, Inc.
Program. Officer
151 Farmington Ave.
Hartford, CT 06156-3180
Telephone: (860) 273-6382 -
Alzheimer's Association
The Alzheimer's Association funds projects that support ongoing research or pilot projects related to Alzheimer's Disease and related disorders. Proposals should test the possibilities of new ideas or generate new data to support proposals for expanded grants.Alzheimer's Association, Medical and Scientific Affairs
919 N. Michigan Avenue, Suite 1000
Chicago, IL, 60611-1676
Phone: (312) 335-5747 or (312) 335-5729
Email: grantsapp@alz.org -
The Ambrose Monell
Foundation
Jr., President
c/o Fulton, Rowe, Hart & Coon
1 Rockefeller Plz., Ste. 301
New York, NY 10020-2002
Phone: (212) 586-0700 -
Archstone Foundation (Formerly FHP Foundation)
The Archstone Foundation supports professional training programs for those preparing for a career in gerontology; education for those caring for the elderly (with a particular emphasis on treating the elderly with respect, understanding, and kindness); information for those creating public policy; community volunteerism; bringing together stakeholders from diverse sectors to discuss key issues such as elder abuse, the human issues of aging, and the systems needed to support an aging population. It continues to support Grantmakers in Aging to raise awareness among those in the field of philanthropy. The majority of the foundation's funds are directed to programs in the Southern California region. Demonstration projects and programs with regional or national impact will be considered from other parts of the country. Proposals are accepted throughout the year, with funding decisions being made by the Board in September, December, March and June.
Archstone Foundation
401 E. Ocean Boulevard, Suite 1000
Long Beach, CA 90802
Phone: (562) 590-8655
Fax: (562) 495-0317
Email: archstone@archstone.org -
Armstrong McDonald Foundation
121 S. 13th St., Ste. 201
Application address:
Lincoln, NE 68508P.O. Box 900
Cortaro, AZ 85652-0900
Telephone.: (520) 878-9627
E-mail: armmcdfdn@aol.com -
Arthur Vining Davis
Foundation
The Arthur Vining Davis Foundation funds projects in the areas of public television, health care, and private higher education. Grants for hospice projects should reach beyond a single hospice in a particular community and seek to implement solutions common to many hospice programs. Grants of up to $25,000 are also made to help establish rural/small-town hospices and pediatric hospices. Grants in medicine will be to assist projects that can heighten national interest in caring attitudes in delivery of health care. Deadline: Ongoing.
Dr. Max King Morris, Executive Director
The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations
Peninsular Building, Suite 520
645 Riverside Avenue
Jacksonville, FL 32204-2901
Phone: (904) 359-0670 -
The Avon Breast Cancer
Crusade
The Avon Breast Cancer Crusade places a special focus on the needs of medically under-served women. Grants from the Avon Crusade enable community-based outreach programs to target the following populations of women: uninsured; low-income; elderly and disabled women; minorities and those for whom English is not the primary language; women who have competing survival priorities as a result of living in poverty. Contacts:
Community Outreach and Breast Cancer Screening Programs, Avon Breast Care Fund
Phone: (212) 244-5368
The Avon Cares Program at Cancer Care. Financial Assistance and Psycho-social support services
Phone: (212) 712-8080 or (800) 813-HOPE (4673)
Internet: www.cancercare.org