OVERVIEW: The Bethesda Foundation supports health-related causes in and around North Hornell, New York.
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PROFILE: Established in 1986, the Bethesda Foundation is a health legacy foundation based in North Hornell, in Steuben County, New York. The Bethesda Hospital officially opened in 1917 and closed in 1985. The proceeds of the sale of the hospital were used to create the foundation, which aims to “support health-related activities within the geographic area served by the original Bethesda Hospital.”
Grants for Public Health and Higher Education
The Bethesda Foundation’s grantmaking focuses exclusively on organizations that support the health of Hornell-area residents and area’s health infrastructure. In addition to health services, the foundation supports health and medical education, mental and addiction recovery services and food and nutrition programs. Recent grants have gone to the Western New York Rural Area Health Education Center, the Steuben Council on Addiction, the School of Nursing at SUNY Alfred and health education courses at the Greater Souther Tier BOCES program.
Important Grant Details
In a recent year, this funder made just over $100,000 in grants ranging from $1,000 to $50,000. The foundation’s average grant size is about $7,500. Grantmaking is geographically limited to the city of Hornell, New York and its surrounding towns, and thematically limited to health and health infrastructure in the area.
This funder accepts applications for funding at any time through a simple online form. The foundation may be contacted via email or telephone at (607) 324-1616.
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