Standout Organizations
A special shout out!!
Catholic Charities
Shepard Crossing
$* Oracle Health Foundation
Website(s): https://www.oraclehealthfoundation.org
Description: Provides pediatric grants for clinical, equipment, displacement and vehicle modification to people in need of care which isn’t covered by insurance, request care kits
Paying Bills Organization (guidance for paying bills)
Website: https://helpwithpayingbills.org
$ Pan Foundation
Website: https://www.panfoundation.org
Description: medical, disease funds, income restrictions)
$ Friends of Man
Website: https://www.friendsofman.org
Description: In Colorado or nationally - Nationally offers grants for adaptive / mobility equipment, assistive technology (medically prescribed), bioness and walk-aid devices, compression garments, hearing aids, home modifications, lift chairs, medical equipment, mobility equipment, orthopedic braces and shoes, prostheses, stair lifts, vehicle adaptations with hand controls, wheelchair ramps. In Colorado offers general assistance over and under $500, single parents empowered, transplant/medication
GoHawkeye.org
Description: Grants for financial aid, outdoor experiences and filmmaking meant to inspire people of all abilities.
Giving Angels Foundation
Website: https://givingangelsfoundation.org
Description: Check back for funding, has assisted special needs children from lower-income families with a physical disability aged 21 years or younger throughout the United States
$ Emily Ann Griffin Foundation
Website: http://www.eagf.org
Description: Touches the lives of families who are not able to afford the costly medical equipment often prescribed to support and enhance a child’s life. They explore funding to keep kids on the move, accessible, safe, communicating, supported, healthy, and happy.
Johnny’s Rainbow Foundation
Description: Helping kids with special needs - Apply for a $250 grant
Odd Shoe Exchange Program
Website: http://oddshoe.org
Description: A resource for new, quality single shoes and pairs of significantly different sized shoes helping those with injury, disease or genetic disorders.
$Small Steps in Speech
Website: https://www.smallstepsinspeech.org
Description: helping children with speech and/or language disorders take the steps needed to be better communicators. Non-profit organization which provides grants on behalf of children with speech and language disorders for therapies, treatments, communicative devices and other services not covered by insurance or Medicaid aimed at improving their communication skills plan.
National Restaurant Association Education Foundation
Description: Scholarships to advance careers and dreams in restaurant and hospitality industry
North Star Foundation
Website: https://northstarf.org
Description: Dedicated to helping people affected by disasters, economical instability, joblessness, disability, medical need, and orphan through medical aid to hospitals, food, and clothing for the needy, special educational programs, reconstruction of buildings, basic computer needs,
The Orange Effect Foundation
Website: https://theorangeeffect.org
Description: Ensuring children with speech disorders receive the speech therapy and technology they need.
$ iTAALK
Website: https://www.itaalk.org
Description: Children with autism, a voice-assisted technology with a database with over 700 resources
$ Special Kids Therapy
Website: HTTPS://SPECIALKIDS.US
Description: Raises money for children with developmental, physical and/or emotional difficulties for therapies and services not covered by private or public insurance in Grosse Point Michigan
A Wish Come True:
Website: https://www.awish.org
Description: Grants children suffering from a life-threatening illness a magical wish in Rhode Island and Massachusetts
Global Giving Community Aid Fund
Website: https://www.globalgiving.org
Description: Connects nonprofits with donors and companies
$ Together Rising
Website: https://togetherrising.org
Description: Transforms collective heartbreak into effective action. Individuals, families, or organizations can request support. They receive funding through flash fundraisers.