Thompson Grant Applications due April 1

CANANDAIGUA – UR Medicine’s Thompson Health announces a call for applications for the 2017 spring cycle of the Mary Clark Thompson Health Grants. All local not-for-profit organizations whose programs improve the health and wellness of the community within Thompson’s service area are encouraged to apply by April 1 for funding through this opportunity offered by the F.F. Thompson Foundation.

Mary Clark Thompson’s spirit of community-minded philanthropy was the motivation for the creation of the Community Health Grants issued twice a year, in April and October.  These grants enable the Foundation to invest directly in projects and organizations benefitting the health of the community.  Grant awards range from $500 to $2,500 annually. 

Applicants for Mary Clark Thompson Grants must be a 501(c)3 not-for-profit and be located within Thompson Health’s service footprint. Programs/projects should:

• Have clear goals; address how the grant benefits the health and wellness of the area’s residents
• Provide measurable outcomes; and financial viability
• Benefit the health and wellness of the area’s residents with special consideration to projects that include prevention of obesity and chronic disease
• Align with Thompson’s mission

• Include community partnering among not-for-profits within the Thompson service area
  
  The most recent grants awarded, in the fall of 2016, were as follows:
• Zion Fellowship - Free Smile Day initiative
• Zion Fellowship - Monthly Supply-A-Smile program
• Canandaigua Emergency Squad - Community CPR program
• The Partnership for Ontario County, Inc. - My Outcomes Counseling initiative
• Sonnenberg Gardens & Mansion State Historic Park – Children’s  Community Garden Therapeutic Workbench project
  
  Applications are available by visiting www.thompsonhealth.com/MCTGrants, or by calling (585) 396-6155.