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Please contact MHF at least two weeks prior to submission deadlines if you are a new applicant, or are applying for a program not previously funded. We want to ensure your organization is applying in the correct grant cycle, verify eligibility, and understands our requirements. Applicants are expected to limit their grant application to one MHF grant cycle. We are available to counsel you on which of our four grant cycles is the best fit for your organization and your request. Please review our application criteria as well.
Healthy for Life Cycle
Our Healthy for Life cycle seeks to support programs that proactively improve health and wellness by fostering transformational change in individual or community behaviors. The ideal grant in this category would impact mind, body and spirit. We provide seed money to innovative, trailblazing programs that will draw other funders as the programs become established. Organizations should view MHF as a limited term source of financial support for such proactive programs.
Unrestricted Operating Support Cycle (formerly General Community Core)
Our Unrestricted Operating Support cycle supports core organization operating expenses, placing a priority on organizations providing emergency services and assistance, shelter, safety-net health care, children’s services and other crisis based human services. Core operating support is defined as expenses incurred for day-to-day operations such as: Utilities, accounting services, audit, technology, facility maintenance, professional development.
Jewish Community Cycle
Our Jewish Community cycle includes grants for health focused grants programs promoting short-term and long-term physical or mental health, programs which foster or maintain a vibrant Jewish community, and core support for organizations in the Jewish Community.