The Foundation for End of Life Care is a publicly supported charity under section 509 (a)(1), committed to support end of life care, including bereavement services, through financial grants and community education. The Foundation is committed to quality fund management to achieve its philanthropic purpose.
Any non-profit organization engaged in end-of-life issues, care, services, training and education and is organized under the laws of the State of Alaska is eligible to apply for funding. Funds may be awarded in the form of a direct grant, as matching funds to other funding, or as one-time start-up funding for new services.
The Foundation cannot providing funding for:
• Ongoing general operating expenses or existing deficits
• General fund drives, annual appeals, federated campaigns
• Specific individuals
• Fundraising dinners, auctions or similar events
• Publicity and promotional campaigns
• Activities of sectarian or religious organizations whose principle activity is for the benefit of their own members or adherents.
Each application must include:
Grant Application Cover Sheet.
Narrative: No More than 2 pages that include Description of Project, expected results with measurable outcomes, number of persons to be served.
Budget: A detailed budget that shows all costs associated with this project and the funding for it. Include a brief narrative describing the budget.
Description of applicant organization: Mission, geographic area served, type of service provided by applicant organization, list of current funding sources & amounts, proof of tax-exempt status, and name of executive in charge.
Each successful applicant is required to provide a brief report at the end of project. To make this report meaningful the project outcomes as detailed in the application must be measurable and reported.
Hospice of Haines, which is an all volunteer hospice, providing care and support to terminally, critically and chronically ill and their families in the Chilkat Valley, used their grant funding to purchase much needed replacement equipment for hospital beds and bereavement support resources for their “hope
bags.”
For more than twenty years, Brave Heart Volunteers has provided the community of Sitka with compassionate
end of life care, respite relief, grief support, educational training, and companionship to the lonely housebound and Pioneers Home residents. The program received a $4,000 grant from the Foundation in 2020.
Gustavus Helping Hands is another volunteer operated non-profit organization in Southeast
Alaska that has seen a growing need for hospice services. Their $4,000 grant helped support funding for a storage rental unit that holds all of their supplies and equipment and helped provide
disposable diapers, oxygen tubing, an oxygen humidifier, bedding and wound dressing supplies.
The Foundation has supported Hospice and Home Care of Juneau, now Home Health and Hospice at Bartlett Regional Hospital, with a number of grants to help maintain hospice services in Juneau, provide protective gear and safety equipment to staff, and maintain patient care - especially during years when COVID was an issue in Juneau.
Foundation For End Of Life Care