North Dakota Tax Refund For Senior Citizen or Disabled Renters
Office of State Tax Commissioner
State Capitol Building
600 E. Boulevard Ave., (701)328-3127
Bismarck, ND 58505-0599
P/D: To provide disabled North Dakota residents who live in rented quarters with a tax refund. Persons who are permanently and totally disabled, are residents of North Dakota, and are renters are eligible to apply for this refund, provided their annual income does not exceed $13,500 from all sources. Residents over 65 years of age are also eligible, whether they are disabled or not. Applications must be submitted to the county auditor at any time.
Sidney S. and Grace G. Hirsheimer Grts.
Sidney S. and Grace G. Hirsheimer Foud.
c/o National City Bank
Attn: Trust Department
P.O. Box 868 (812)464-9800
Evansville, IN 47705
P/D: To provide financial assistance to the needy blind in Indiana. Eligible to apply are blind residents of Vanderburgh County, IN who require financial assistance to purchase food, clothing, health care, etc. The amount awarded varies, depending upon the needs of the recipient. Applications may be submitted at any time.
Polish Army Veterans Association of America Assistance
Polish Army Veterans Association of America
17 Irving Place (212)473-0580
New York, NY 10003
P/D: To provide assistance to Polish veterans who served in the Allied forces during World War II and are in need because of disability of other causes. Eligible for this assistance are Poles who served in the Allied forces during World War II but are living in the United States and are in financial need because of disability or other causes. They must be members of the Polish Army Veterans Association of America.
German Protestant Orphan Asylum Association
5342 St. Charles Ave., (504)895-2361
New Orleans, LA 70115
P/D: Areas of support include medical services, and youth programs. Initial approach by letter.
Contact: Everett T. Aultman, Exec. Dir.
New Jersey Lifeline Program
Department of Human Services
Attn: Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services
CN 714 (800)792-9745
Trenton, NJ 08625-0714
P/D: This program is open to residents of New Jersey who are either disabled or over 65 years of age and who utilize public utilities. Eligible applicant=s include those who pay utility bills to one or more electricity or natural gas companies as well as those whose utility bills are included in their rent. The program applies only to permanent New Jersey residents, not to those who maintain temporary or seasonal residence in the state. Contact foundation for further guidelines. Applications may be submitted at any time.
Operation Liftoff of Main Grants
Operation Liftoff of Main
P.O. Box 29 (207)848-7144
Carmel, ME 04419
P/D: This program is open to the residents of Maine between the ages of 3 and 18 who are seriously or chronically ill. To fill the wishes of children in Maine who have life-threatening illnesses. The amount involved, varies, depending upon the cost of filling the recipients dream. Applications may be submitted any time.
Idaho Property Tax Reduction For Disabled Veterans
Idaho Division of Veterans Services
Attn: Office of Veterans Advocacy
550 West Fort, Box 044
Boise, ID 83724-0044
(208) 334-1245 or (800)827-1000
P/D: Eligible for this reduction are a) veteran=s with a compensable disability who own property in Idaho that they utilize as their primary residence b) veteran=s (whether disabled or not) who served during the Indian Wars, The Spanish-American War, or World War 1. Eligible veterans are entitled to this exemption as long as they reside in Idaho.
Otto Sussman Trust
P.O. Box 1374
Trainsmeadow Station
Flushing, NY 11370-9998
P/D: Financial assistance for medical bills and care-giving expenses to individuals with serious or terminal illnesses. Limited to residents of New York, New Jersey, Oklahoma, and Pennsylvania. Write letter requesting application form and guidelines, explain circumstances of need, formal application required.
Contact: Edward S. Miller, Trustee
Dexter G. Johnson Educational and Benevolent Trust
P.O. Box 26663
Oklahoma City, OK 73125
P/D: Medical expenses to physically disabled children and young men and women in OK. Assistance includes corrective surgery and hospitalization and the necessities of life while in convalescence. Past grants have been for ear and eye surgery and prosthesis, and skin surgery. Applications accepted throughout the year. Completion of formal application required including financial information, family history, physical condition, age, education goals, and other data necessary to show need. Contact: Betty Crews
Paul Motry Memorial Fund
P.O. Box 357
Sandusky, OH 44870-0357
P/D: Grants for medical expenses to physically disabled children who are residents of Erie and Eastern Ottawa Counties, OH. Completion of formal application required, including a letter from the doctor proving need.
Charlotte M. Robbins Trust
c/o State Street Bank & Trust Company
P.O. Box 351 (617)654-3360
Boston, MA 02101
Application Address:
c/o State Street Bank, 225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
P/D: Financial assistance to aged coupled and aged women for medical bills. Limited to aged residents of the towns of Groten, Ayer, Harvard, Shirley, and Littleton, Massachusetts. Write letter stating income, expenses, assets, and reason money is needed. Contact: Cheryl D. Curtin, Vice President
Walter S. and Evan C. Jones Foundation
527 Commercial St., Rm. 515
Emporia, KS 66801 (316)342-1714
P/D: Assistance with medical expenses to individuals under the age of 21 who have been continuous residents of Lyon, Coffey, or Osage counties, KS for at least one year. The types of medical assistance given in the past include, dental care, medical procedures, mental health care, hospital stays, eye-care and eyeglasses, preventative care, and hearing aids. Initial approach by letter. Completion of formal application required. Interviews required.
Renal Assistance, Inc.
3700 Washington St., Ste. 102
Hollywood, FL 33021
P/D: Grants to residents of Florida who require haematolysis therapy or have received a renal transplant for the purpose of medical assistance, travel assistance, and emergency assistance. The foundation contributes to preselected individuals.
Nurses House, Inc.
350 Hudson Street (212)645-9685
New York, NY 10014
P/D: Short term assistance to ill and indigent registered nurses in the U.S. who are in need of financial assistance to help meet basic living expenses. Costs of medical care and education are not funded. Applications accepted throughout the year. Initial approach by letter. Completion of formal application required, except in some one-time emergency situations. Interview granted upon request.
Charles E. Saak Trust
c/o Wells Fargo Bank
5262 N. Blackstone Ave., (209)442-6232
Fresno, CA 93710
P/D: Dental and emergency medical assistance to children under 21 years of age from low income families residing in the Porterville/Poplar area of Tulare County, CA. Completion of formal application required, including purpose and estimate statement, parent=s financial statement, and copy of most recent income tax return. Contact: Christina M. Riley, Scholarship and Grant Director.
Teddi Project Grants
Camp Good Days
Attn: Teddi Project (716)624-5555
1332 Pittsford-Mendon Road
Mendon, NY 14506
P/D: To grant the wishes of seriously ill children in Florida and New York. This program is open to children (up to age 19) who have life threatening or terminal illnesses. Priority is given to children from central Florida and the upstate New York area, particularly Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, Albany and Binghamton. Application may be submitted at any time.
Lotta M. Crabtree Theatrical Fund Grants Lotta M. Crabtree Trusts
11 Beacon Street, Ste. 1110
Boston, MA 02108 (617)724-5920
P/D: To provide financial assistance to disabled and other actors. Members of the theatrical profession are eligible to apply if they are disabled due to illness or some other misfortune. Requests for assistance must be made in writing.
Rest Haven Preventorium For Children
P.O. Box 23389
San Diego, CA 92193-0389
P/D: Grants to financially needy children only in San Diego County and Imperial County, CA for medical, dental, optical, therapy, hearing, childcare, and nutritional expenses. Write for guidelines
People In Business Care, Inc.
P.O. Box 39601
Minneapolis, MN 55439
P/D: Grants for medical assistance and emergency aid primarily to residents of MN and CA. Write for guidelines.
Thursday=s Child Grants
Thursday=s Child
P.O. Box 9279 (608)988-4234
Madison, WI 53713-0279
P/D: To grant the wishes of seriously ill children in Wisconsin. This program is open to children (up to 19) who have life threatening or terminal illnesses. Priority is given to children from southwest and south central Wisconsin. Applications may be submitted at any time.
James R. Nicholl Memorial Foundation
c/o Bank One Ohio Trust Co., N.A.
235 West Schrock Road
Westerville, OH 43081
Application Address:
c/o Bank One Ohio Trust Co. N.A.
Trust Dept
1949 Broadway
Lorain, OH 44209
P/D: Medical and surgical expense assistance to needy children (2 to 21 of age) who have been residents of Lorain County, OH for at least two years. Applications accepted throughout the year. Completion of formal application required, including a letter indicating the medical need.
Contact: David E. Nocjar, VP and Sr. Trust Office, Ban One Ohio Trust Co.
Ontario Children=s Home
P.O. Box 82
Canadaigua, NY 14424
Application Address:
c/o Mrs. Richard Ogden
210 West Gibson Street
Canadaigua, NY 14424
P/D: Grants for children=s medical and dental expenses for residents of Ontario County, NY. Applications accepted throughout the year. Completion of formal application required.
Pardee Cancer Treatment Fund of Bay County
213 Center Avenue
Bay City, MI 48708
Application Address:
c/o Patricia White Manager
400 South Trumbull
P.O. Box 541 (517)894-5332
Bay City, MI 48708
P/D: Payment of medical bills to cancer patients who are residents of Bay County, MI. Application by letter, including list of expenses incurred and other financial information. Interviews required.
Butterworth Foundation, Inc.
75 Butterworth Road
Royalston, RFD No. 2 (508)249-7612
Orange, MA 01364
P/D: Grants to fulfill the wishes of residents of Worcester and Franklin counties, MA who are diagnosed with AIDS. As funds are available, applications will also be considered from residents of Hampshire County, MA (Amherst-Northampton area) Cheshire County, NH (Keene area), and Windham County, VT (Brattleboro area). Application by letter outlining wish, including documentation from a health care provider or other qualified individual, indicating the applicant has not been an active drug abuser for the past six months or longer.
Contact: Allen Young, President
High Technology Fund
Independence for the Blind
1278 Paul Russell Road (904)942-3658
Tallahassee, FL 32301
P/D: To provide an opportunity for the multi-handicapped blind in Florida to have access to assistive devices. The rental period can last as long as 5 years. Applications may be submitted at any time.
Cornelia M. Moore Memorial Free Dental Foundation
c/o Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
525 Market Street, 17th Floor
P.O. Box 63954
San Francisco, CA. 94163
P/D: Dental expense assistance to residents of Santa Barbara, CA who are under the age of 18. Funds are paid directly to dentists. Write for guidelines.
Josiah Sleeper and Lottie Sleeper Hill Fd.
c/o PNC Bank, N.A.
1632 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Application Address:
c/o Taylor Hospital
Ridley Park, PA 19078
P/D: Grants to women and children, primarily in PA to cover rehabilitative and convalescent expenses. Application accepted throughout the year. Completion of formal application required.
Alice L. Carlisle Trust for Children of Town of Goshen, Bank of Boston, Conn.
Trust Tax Dept., P.O. Box 2210
Waterbury, CT 06702
P/D: Medical expenses for children living in Goshen, CT. Application by letter.
Foundation of the Alumnae Association of Mount Sinai Hospital School of Nursing, Inc.
One Gustave L. Levy Place
New York, NY 10029 (212)289-5566
P/D: Grants to financially needy or ill nurses, and scholarships to financially needy nursing students. Write or call for further guidelines.
A Helping Hand
Feminist Health Fund
P.O. Box 323
Yellow Springs, OH 45387
P/D: To help Ohio women with medical and related expenses during critical illnesses. Women who are residents of southwestern Ohio, at least 18 years of age, and are suffering from cancer, heart disease, severe allergies, depression, or other critical illnesses are eligible to receive support. Write for further guidelines. Requests for support may be submitted at any time.
Physician=s Aid Association
10937 Hillhaven Ave., (818)951-0748
Tujunga, CA 91042-1417
P/D: Medical and financial assistance to physicians in Los Angeles County, CA who are disabled or retired and to their immediate families. Initial approach by letter or telephone. Completion of formal application required. Contact: Bonnie Ferris, Exec. Dir.
Urann Foundation
P.O. Box 1788 (508)588-7744
Brockton, MA 02403
P/D: Medical assistance grants for Massachusetts families engaged in cranberry farming and processing. Grants intended to assist in payment of hospital and medical bills. Limited to families located in MA. Initial contact by phone or letter. Contact: Howard Whelan, Admin.
Brass Ring Society Grants
551 E. Semoran Blvd., #E5
Fern Park, FL 32730 (800)666-WISH
P/D: To enrich the lives and fulfill the dreams of children whose lives are being threatened by illness or disease. This program is aimed at children between the ages of 3 and 18 who are chronically or terminally ill. There are no restrictions on residency, illness, or dream wishes. Application may be submitted at any time.
William J. Munson Fund
c/o Bank of Boston, Connecticut
P.O. Box 2210, Trust Tax Dept.
Waterbury, CT 06702
Application Address:
c/o Alfred Morency, Chair.
71 Scott Road
Watertown, CT 06795
P/D: Medical expense assistance to residents of Watertown, CT. Completion of formal application required, including financial information.
State of Arizona, Aging and Adult Admin
1789 W. Jefferson, 2 SW, 950 A
Phoenix, AZ 85007
P/D: Grants and assistance for projects and programs related to the aged. The grant-seeker should contact the agency for the most recent data on the status of listed or planned programs, as well as be aware of the state=s priorities for the aged, such as housing, health, transportation, etc.
Wishing Well Foundation Grant
Wishing Well Foundation
P.O. Box 717
St. Louis, MO 63188
P/D: To grant the wishes and dreams of chronically and terminally ill children in the St. Louis area. Children in the St. Louis area who are facing life-threatening illnesses are eligible for this program. Applications may be submitted any time.
Chrysler Motors Physically Challenged Assistance Program
Chrysler Corporation
Attn: Automobility Program
P.O. Box 3124
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302-3124
P/D: To provide a reimbursement for the cost of installing adaptive driving aids on new purchases of new Chrysler Motors cars, trucks, or vans that required adaptive driving aids or conversion equipment for disabled users. Contact Corporation for further guidelines.
James T. Hambay Foundation
P.O. Box 6361 (717)652-7911
Harrisburg, PA 17112
P/D: Medical expense assistance to blind, physically disabled, and indigent children under the age of 18, who reside in Harrisburg, PA and vicinity. Application accepted throughout the year. Initial approach by letter stating medical expenses and current income.
The Steeplechase Fund
400 Fair Hill Drive
Elkton, MD 21921
P/D: Financial assistance and medical expenses only to former steeplechase jockeys and their widows and families. Application by letter including information about when applicant was disabled and medical bills. Contact: Charles Colgan
Theresa C. Herron Memorial Scholarship
National Federation of the Blind of New Hampshire, c/o Louis Gosselin
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
361 Lincoln Street, (603)669-8733
Manchester, NH 03103
P/D: Grants to provide funding for high school expenses incurred by visually impaired students in New Hampshire. This program is aimed at high school students in New Hampshire who are either legally blind or visually impaired (20/60 in the better eye or worse). Selection is based on academic record, letters of recommendation, previous awards, personal activities, and personal goals. This is a one time award.
Dexter G. Johnson Educational and Benevolent Trust
P.O. Box 26663
Oklahoma City, OK 73125
P/D: Medical expenses to physically disabled children and young men and women of OK. Assistance includes corrective surgery and hospitalization and the necessities of life while in convalescence. Past grants have been for ear and eye surgery and prosthesis, and skin surgery. Applications accepted throughout the year. Completion of formal application required including financial information, family history, physical condition, age, education goals, and other data necessary to show need. Contact: Betty Crews
Automobiles or Other Conveyances For Disabled Veterans
Department of Veterans Affair
810 Vermont Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20420
(202)418-4343 Or (800)927-1000
P/D: Grant funding for certain disabled veterans and current service personnel who require specially adapted automobiles. Write for guidelines. Applications must be submitted.
A. C. Needles Trust Fund Hospital Care c/o First Union National Bank
CHG- 1161
Charlotte, NC 28288
P/D: Grants for hospital care aid to preselected needy individuals in the Roanoke, VA area. Contact fund for current application deadline and procedures.
Smock Foundation Grants
Frank L. and Laura L. Smock Found.
c/o Norwest Bank Fort Wayne
Attn: Investment and Trust
P.O. Box 960
Fort Wayne, IN 46801-6632
(219) 461-6444 fax: (219)461-6678
P/D: To provide financial assistance to disabled elderly, and ill individuals of the Presbyterian faith who reside in Indiana.
Applications may be submitted at any time.
Lena P. Frederick Trust Fund
c/o Key Trust Company
35 State Street
Albany, NY 12207
Application Address:
c/o Christina Cook
Key Trust Co. of Maine
288 Water Street
Augusta, ME 04430
P/D: Grants to needy persons of Belfast, MD for medical and general assistance. Applications by letter accepted throughout the year.
New Jersey Partial Exemption From Realty Transfer Fee for Senior Citizens or Disabled Persons
New Jersey Division of Taxation
Attn: Taxpayer Information Services
50 Barrack Street, CN 269
Trenton, NJ 08646-0269
(609)292-6400 Or (800) 323-4400
P/D: Grants to provide exemption from realty transfer fees paid by senior citizens, disabled persons, and blind people in New Jersey. Eligilbe for these exemptions are persons aged 62 and older, permanently and totally disabled individuals, and blind people who are legal residents of New Jersey. Write or call for guidelines.
Idaho Income Tax Deduction For The Blind And Their Widow (ers) (FT)
Idaho State Tax Commission
Attn: Public Information Office
800 Park Blvd., Plaza IV
P.O. Box 36
Boise, ID 83722
(208)334-7750 or (800)972-7660 (within ID, OR, UT, and WA)
P/D: Grants to exempt a portion of the income of blind or elderly residents from state income tax in Idaho. Eligible for this deduction are blind residents of Idaho and residents over the age of 65.
Children=s Dream Factory Grants
Children=s Dream Factory of Maine
2273 Congress Street
Portland, ME 04102
(207)774-1330 or (800)639-1492
P/D: To fulfill the dreams of children in Maine who are chronically or terminally ill. This program is aimed at children whose lives are threatened by illness or disease. They must be residents of Maine aged 3 to 16. Applications may be submitted at any time.
Burks Charitable Trust f/b/o Fresno Lodge No. 247, F. & A. M.
c/o Fresno Lodge No. 247, F.& A. M.
3444 E. Shields Avenue
Fresno, CA 93726
P/D: Financial assistance including medical expenses, to needy families who are residents of CA. Applications by letter outlining financial need and reason for request. Committee interviews and investigation of all applicants required. No grants are made without a personal interview at the Trust=s Fresno CA office. Applicants must have resided in CA for at least 12 months prior to application.
Charles Montague Charitable Trust
c/o Fleet Bank, N.A.
915 Main Street, MSN 252
Hartford, CT 06103
Application Address:
c/o Fleet Bank, N.A.
P.O. Box 4276
Boston, MA 02211
P/D: Assistance to financially needy residents of Wakefield, MA to help cover hospital bills, including psychotherapy. Contact foundation for current application guidelines.
Dream Factory Grant
Dream Factory, Inc.
P.O. Box 3942 (800)456-7556
Louisville, KY 40201-3942
P/D: To grant the wishes of children who are critically and chronically ill. This program is aimed at children between the ages of 3 and 13 who are facing a life-threatening illness. One time gift.
Southern Oregon Lions Sight and Hearing Center, Inc.
228 N. Holly (541)779-3653
Medford, OR 97501
P/D: Grants to residents of southern OR particularly Jackson County, for vision and hearing medical care, including exams, surgery, eyeglasses, hearing aids, and travel expenses. Applications accepted throughout the year. Applications by letter outlining sight and hearing impairments.
Contact: Exec. Secy.
Louis S. Oppenheim Trust
c/o First of America Trust Co.
301 S. W. Adams (309)655-5418
Peoria, IL 61652
P/D: Medical and living expenses to financially needy, blind residents of Peoria County, IL. Applications by letter or telephone outlining financial need.
Contact: David Welch, VP. First of American Trust.
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