Your Privacy Matters to WellSpan

We use cookies on our website to enhance your experience and track how our users use the website. For more information on cookies and your privacy, please read our Privacy Policy.

Summit Endowment Grants

If your 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization serves Franklin County or Shippensburg residents and addresses health issues impacting these residents, the Summit Endowment may be a source of funding for your next outcome-focused project.

Award criteria

  • The Endowment does not fund the supplanting of existing personnel cost.
  • Grant applicants must be 501(c)-3 tax-exempt organizations.
  • Residents of Franklin County and/or Shippensburg area must be program beneficiaries.
  • Proven aspects of prevention and/or early detection must be incorporated into the program initiative. Applicants must demonstrate a strong theory of change in their narrative proposal inclusive of an evidence-based or evidence-informed approach.
  • Specific plans for defining and measuring the outcomes of the program must be included. All applicants must demonstrate competency in developing an appropriate evaluation plan for their program/project.
  • In funding grant requests, preference will be given to funding new initiatives over the ongoing support of existing programs. The Endowment primarily funds programs that are in a developmental stage and welcomes the opportunity to incubate high-quality proposals from organizations that have a track record of success.
  • Operating costs beyond initial new program startup costs are not funded, in order to assure the program’s sustainability after endowment grant funding ends.
  • Capital items (those that last two years or longer with a value of $1,000 or more) may be considered for funding if they are an integral part of a new or expanded program effort).

A few types of grants are available to you:

  • Accelerating Community Impact (ACI) Grants
  • Summit Endowment Level 1
  • Summit Endowment Level 2

 

To apply, please visit our application schedule.