Programs

Closed

This organization closed in 2019. It filed a final 990 indicating termination and no longer appears as active in IRS records, as it is absent from the EO Business Master File and Pub78 List.

  • Dream Foundation Support for Terminally-Ill Adults

    KINDRED HOSPICE FOUNDATION PARTNERS WITH DREAM FOUNDATION, A SEPARATE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION, WITH AN ANNUAL GRANT IN SUPPORT OF THEIR MISSION. DREAM FOUNDATION SERVES TERMINALLY-ILL ADULTS AND THEIR FAMILIES BY PROVIDING END OF LIFE DREAMS THAT OFFER INSPIRATION, COMFORT AND CLOSURE. FINAL DREAMS ARE AN UNFULFILLED WISH, DREAM OR DESIRE. DREAM FOUNDATION ALSO PROCESSES REQUESTS FOR SPECIAL NEEDS GRANT ASSISTANCE FOR OUR HOSPICE PATIENTS EXPERIENCING A CRITICAL FINANCIAL HARDSHIP. SPECIAL NEEDS GRANTS ARE REQUESTED BY SOCIAL WORKERS, APPROVED BY SITE DIRECTORS FOR QUALIFIED BASIC NEEDS SUCH AS EMERGENCY HOME REPAIRS, PAYMENT OF RENT OR UTILITY BILLS, FUNERAL ASSISTANCE, FOOD ASSISTANCE OR OTHER CRITICAL NEEDS.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    May 1, 2017 – Apr 30, 2018
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $1.1M

  • Children's Bereavement Camps Support

    KINDRED HOSPICE FOUNDATION SUPPORTS CHILDREN'S BEREAVEMENT CAMPS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THE PURPOSE OF THESE BEREAVEMENT CAMPS IS TO OFFER EDUCATION AND SUPPORT TO GRIEVING CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES AFTER THE DEATH OF A LOVED ONE. THESE CAMPS PROVIDE A SAFE PLACE FOR CAMPERS TO EXPLORE FEELINGS AND TO SHARE EXPERIENCES WITH OTHERS OF SIMILAR AGE, WHILE PROVIDING A FOUNDATION FOR GROWTH THROUGH THE GRIEVING PROCESS. THROUGH THE FOUNDATION'S SUPPORT, HUNDREDS OF CHILDREN HAVE EXPERIENCED THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND A BEREAVEMENT CAMP AT NO COST.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    May 1, 2017 – Apr 30, 2018
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
    –
    $157.3K

  • End-of-Life Care Education and Support

    THE FOUNDATION ALSO GRANTS FUNDING TO SUPPORT AND EDUCATE INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS DEALING WITH LIFE-LIMITING ILLNESSESS. IN 2017, THE FOUNDATION PROVIDED A STRATEGIC GRANT TO THE HOSPICE MEDICAL DIRECTORS CERTIFICATION BOARD TO RAISE AWARENESS OF THE CERTIFICATION AND DEVELOP RECERTIFICATION PROCESSES FOR HOSPICE MEDICAL DIRECTORS. THE GOAL OF THE PROJECT IS TO IMPROVE END-OF-LIFE CARE BY INCREASING THE NUMBER OF QUALIFIED HOSPICE MEDICAL DIRECTORS AND INCREASE AWARENESS OF THE CERTIFICATION. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO PROVIDED A $30,000 GRANT TO NATIONAL HOSPICE FOUNDATION.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    May 1, 2017 – Apr 30, 2018
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $105.2K