The Hickey Family Foundation
/OVERVIEW: The Hickey Foundation supports global health organizations that address significant global health concerns related to pervasive diseases such as tuberculosis, malaria, and HIV/AIDS. The foundation also makes grants to support health care capacity building efforts.
IP TAKE: The Hickey Foundation seeks global health projects that make a significant contribution to the health and well-being of local communities in its geographic areas of interest. This foundation funds both small and large organizations that work in the global health space; however, it also sometimes awards past grantees multiple-year funding, thus making it more challenging for new grant seekers to secure funding.
This small funder does not have the capacity to accept unsolicited applications. If you want to learn more about how it invites organizations to apply, contact them directly. They are approachable, but it may take some time to hear back due to limited staff. As well, this modest funder’s website is sparse, so its giving appears broad on the surface, but know that giving is solely centered on its stated priorities.
PROFILE: Entrepreneur and businessman Frank Hickey was involved in philanthropy for decades before establishing the Hickey Family Foundation in 2004. In his early philanthropic years, Hickey served on the boards of several charitable organizations that serviced the health care needs of vulnerable populations both domestically and internationally. Now, the Hickey Family Foundation seeks to support “help young people who are socially, medically or educationally at risk from achieving productive lives”. They also invest “in the development of promising medical technology” and finance “the establishment of medical training centers where no or inadequate medicine exists.”
Grants for Global Health
To reach its grantmaking goals, Hickey makes grants to organizations that address significant global health concerns related to diseases such as tuberculosis, malaria, and HIV/AIDS. The foundation also supports NGOs that train community health workers, including nurses, doctors and medical support staff.
This funder casts a wide net in regards to the geography of their global health funding. While they are active in their home state of Arizona, in a recent year, they also gave funds to Project Peanut Butter for the treatment of malnourished children in Sierra Leone. In the same year, they gave a similar amount to International Medical Corps for COVID-19 response in India and midwifery training in South Sudan.
Important Grant Details:
The Hickey Family Foundation does not award many annual grants (less than 50 in a recent year). One-third of its grantmaking funds global health organizations, ranging from $3,500 to $500,000. The foundation does not accept unsolicited applications.
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