Sunflower Foundation: Health Care for Kansans
/OVERVIEW: The Sunflower Foundation: Health Care for Kansans supports healthy living, active communities, health care and health advocacy and policy in Kansas.
FUNDING AREAS: Healthy living, active communities, health care, health advocacy and policy
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PROFILE: Established in 2000, the Sunflower Foundation: Health Care for Kansans is a health legacy foundation based in Topeka, Kansas. It formed from a $75 million settlement between Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas, then-Kansas Attorney General Carla Stovall and then-Kansas Insurance Commissioner Kathleen Sebelius. This agreement resolved disputes about Blue Cross’s company charitable assets from 1941 to 1969. The foundation aims to "serve as a catalyst for improving the health of all Kansans.” It funds local efforts for healthy living, active communities, health care and health advocacy and policy.
The Sunflower Foundation: Health Care for Kansans has a healthy living and active communities grant program that uses the built environment to help Kansans be more physically active. Healthcare grants are part of an integrated care initiative the bridges the gap between primary care and behavioral healthcare. The Sunflower Foundation also awards policy and advocacy grants to assist local advocates that are working to improve health in Kansas. It has multiple strategies, including foundation initiatives, requests for proposals and special projects. The Sunflower Foundation posts current grant opportunities on its website but tends not to fund general operating expenses, fundraising events, medical equipment or individual medical care.
Grants range between about $5,000 and $200,000. Learn more about this funder’s local giving by examining its recent tax records. Grantmaking focuses on the entire state of Kansas and all 105 counties in the state. Past local grantees include Central Kansas Mental Health Center, Community Care Network of Kansas and the Johnson County Department of Health and the Environment.
This foundation accepts unsolicited grant applications from nonprofits and releases requests for proposals throughout the year. The Sunflower Foundation uses an online grants application system. Direct general questions to the staff info@sunflowerfoundation.org or 785-232-3000.
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