Advances expert care in serious illness through state-of-the-art certification of continuing competency in hospice and palliative care.
The Hospice and Palliative Credentialing Center’s most recent grant on file is a $1,227,000 general support award to the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Foundation in Carnegie, Pennsylvania. That single grant accounts for the full annual giving recorded here and points to a funding model built around hospice and palliative nursing infrastructure rather than broad, dispersed grantmaking. The foundation’s stated purpose is to provide certification, resources, and support for hospice and palliative nurses through credentialing, education, research, and scholarships. Its active programs reinforce that role: grants and scholarships, research opportunities, and scholarship support tied to professional development. The grantee named in the latest grant, the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Foundation, sits within the same professional ecosystem and reflects the center’s emphasis on workforce capacity and expert nursing care. Across the available data, the center’s work is organized around professional standards and the development of clinicians serving hospice and palliative care patients. Funding appears aimed at strengthening the field through education, evidence-based research, and credentialing support, with the latest grant showing a large operating-level commitment to that mission.
A core theme is professional education and certification. The center supports scholarships and training through HPNF Grants & Scholarships, and its stated purpose includes credentialing and education for hospice and palliative nurses. Research is another clear priority. The active Research Grant Opportunities programs support hospice and palliative care research, including pilot and developmental work, and one research-focused partnership explicitly supports end-of-life nursing care. The center also backs scholarship-based professional development. HPCC / HPNA Scholarships are aimed at hospice and palliative care education or professional development, while the broader grant-and-scholarship portfolio includes conference scholarships and individual education scholarships. These programs point to a funder focused on building clinical capacity through learning, evidence generation, and workforce development rather than direct patient services.
$1.2M
$5.7M
$1.9M
$1.7M
Most grants fall between $1.2M and $1.2M, with a median of $1.2M.
25th Percentile
$1.2M
Median
$1.2M
75th Percentile
$1.2M
VIRGINIA A MARSHALL
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The grant-size distribution is completely uniform in the available record: p25, median, and p75 are all $1,227,000. That indicates a single recorded grant at that amount rather than a spread of smaller awards. The latest 990 year on file is 2025, and the one listed recipient appears in Carnegie, Pennsylvania. The foundation is a nonprofit credentialing center, not a funder of individuals, and it does not make program-related investments. Several active programs accept unsolicited applications, while some research award programs and affiliated grant programs are marked as not accepting unsolicited requests.
Grantmaking is local and entirely in Pennsylvania in the available data: 100% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state. The single recent grant was made to a Carnegie, PA recipient, matching the foundation’s Pennsylvania concentration. The country distribution is also fully domestic, with all recorded grants going to US recipients.
It funds certification, resources, and support for hospice and palliative nurses through credentialing, education, research, and scholarships. The active program list also includes grants and scholarships, research opportunities, and scholarship support tied to professional development and evidence-based research.
The available grant record shows one award of $1,227,000 in 2025, and the p25, median, and p75 are all $1,227,000. That makes the recorded grant size uniform rather than distributed across multiple award levels.
Yes, several active programs are marked as accepting unsolicited applications, including HPNF Grants & Scholarships, Research Grant Opportunities (HPNA / HPCC), HPCC / HPNA Scholarships, HPCC Impact Grant, and the Notice of Funding Opportunity. Some research award programs and affiliated grant programs are marked as not accepting unsolicited requests.
The foundation’s giving is local, and 100% of recorded grants go to recipients in Pennsylvania. The recent grant list shows a Carnegie, PA recipient, which aligns with the foundation’s Pennsylvania concentration.
Its active programs include research funding for hospice and palliative nursing, pilot and developmental research, scholarship support, conference scholarships, training scholarships, and individual education scholarships. The stated focus areas also include nursing education, certification support, and evidence-based research.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
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Who can apply: Applicants must submit proposals for pilot and/or developmental research related to end-of-life nursing care.
Deadline: January 1, 2027 to April 1, 2027
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE NURSES FOUNDATION | CARNEGIE, PA | $1,227,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE NURSES FOUNDATION | CARNEGIE, PA | $34,550 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE NURSES FOUNDATION | CARNEGIE, PA | $71,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |