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Most health funders in this size range stick to one lane. FDC Foundation names three: nutrition, diabetes treatment, and alternative medicine. That's an unusually wide aperture for a small foundation, and the actual giving history suggests even broader community wellness interests.
1. FDC Foundation, Health Grants
Amount not published. United States. LOI due September 15; full application due November 15.
fdcfoundation.org/grants-6.html
Funder profile: kindora.co/funders/263349582
What we know: FDC is a small Illinois-based foundation that gave $774,000 across 24 grants in 2024, with a foundation-wide median of $29,500. About 79% of all grants went to Illinois recipients, and top grantees include Moraine Valley Community College Foundation, Together We Cope, and Good Samaritan Ministries. The stated health focus covers nutrition, diabetes, and alternative medicine, but recent awards skew toward human services and food security more broadly.
Realistic fit: Illinois-based 501(c)(3) organizations doing hands-on community health or nutrition work, ideally with a diabetes or wellness angle.
The two-stage process (LOI then full application) gives you a low-cost way to test fit before investing in a full proposal. September 15 is the first gate, so start drafting the LOI now if your programs touch nutrition, diabetes support, or alternative health.
The last two weeks
Equity and justice grantmaking from the Rockefeller Brothers Fund: Democratic Practice, Global Challenges program (rolling).
Tech-for-good grants from Climate Emergency Fund (data center organizing, rolling) and Kazanjian Foundation (economic education, LOI Sept 1).
Two arts and education grants on rolling and December timelines: Kornfeld Foundation civic/arts (rolling LOI) and Teagle Foundation humanities curriculum (Dec 1).
Three international development grants open now: Jewish Helping Hands (Sep 9 LOI), Butterfield Foundation healthcare (Aug 15 LOI), and Giant Steps Foundation (open inquiry).
Ocean health grants that fund project-level work with measurable outcomes: 11th Hour Racing rolling applications for marine sustainability and coastal restoration.
Two education grants for youth literacy and middle school athletics: Literary Society of the Southwest LGC (Nov 1) and Justin J. Watt Foundation after-school funding (Sep 15).
Two community health grants open now: SC Johnson U.S. Grant Portal (rolling) and Dirk Nowitzki Foundation children's grants (Sept 30).
Indian Land Tenure Foundation Legal Reform Grants: rolling LOI for projects advancing Native landowner and tribal control over land assets.
Three tech-for-good grants open now: MIT Solve Global Challenges (Sept 2026), Interledger Local Impact Mini Grants (rolling through Nov), and HRF's AI for Individual Rights Fund (rolling).
Two arts grants for different scales: Edwards Foundation annual grants (Sep 30) and Luce Foundation American Art Program (rolling concept notes).
Two global health corporate grants with rolling applications: BMS corporate giving and Gilead corporate grants.
Rainforest Action Network's Protect An Acre program: rolling grants for Indigenous-led forest defense, globally.
A youth-focused grant from a Western Pennsylvania trust with a November 30 deadline: Palumbo Charitable Trust Social Services Affecting Youth.
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