Our Funding Areas
Healthcare services (vs. human services/social services)
Improved health outcomes
Miller-Dwan Foundation-identified health need initiatives
Related to our focus areas:
Burn, Wound and Pain Care
Cancer Care
Behavioral Health
Physical Rehabilitation
Surgical Services
Who We Fund
Organizations that meet our funding focus
Strong, stable, well-lead organizations
Organizations seeking greater capacity and systemic impact
Eligible Activites Include
Larger collaborative efforts that will reliably maximize multi-entity funding to address systemic change
Program and project support
Equipment
IT
Talent and training (with a strong preference for local training impacting multiple parties)
Endowment related to the provision of direct healthcare services
Ongoing operating support and/or overhead for programs providing direct health care services w/in our priority areas
Funding that creates capacity and builds staying power
We Do Not Fund
Individuals (aside from Abilities First funding)
Americans with Disabilities Act retrofitting
Building construction
Individual continuing education/conference attendance
Animal research
Services in conflict/competition with hospital programs and priorities
Services deemed overly duplicative
Fundraising activities
Sponsorships
Religious organizations for religious activities
Activities where participation is restricted to a specific religion(s)
Debt reduction/retirement
Political organizations or campaigns, lobbying or organizations prioritizing significant legislative influence
Deadlines
Grant requests are accepted online only during two grant cycles. We cannot accept the Minnesota Common Grant Application.
March 1 for a board decision in April
September 1 for a board decision in October
To Apply
Please contact Joan Oswald, Donor Relations and Grants Specialist at 218-786-1504 or e-mail Joan at joswald@mdfoundation.org
If you are requesting the opportunity to apply for funding, please provide a brief synopsis of your request, the dollar amount you would like to request and an indication of how you believe your effort fits the priority areas of the Miller-Dwan Foundation.
Geographic Focus
Northeastern Minnesota, Northwestern Wisconsin, and the far western portion of Michigan’s Upper Penninsula