Our mission
The Deaconess Foundation improves community health by investing in initiatives that provide healthcare access and education to at-risk populations in underserved communities.
Deaconess Foundation Grants Awarded
2021
| Back2Back | $40,000 | Training in trauma informed care for youth & families |
| Big Brothers Big Sister of Butler County |
$20,000 | Mentoring for at-risk youth |
| Cancer Family Care, Inc. | $20,000 | Telehealth counseling |
| Children's Home of NKY | $75,000 | COVID-related modification of day treatment program |
| Cincinnati Music & Wellness Coalition |
$10,000 | Music program for Bhutanese refugee youth |
| Epilepsy Alliance of Ohio | $20,000 | Maintenance & enhancements for Epilepsy Counseling Program |
| First Step Home | $20,000 | Maternal Addiction Program support |
| Focus on Youth, Inc. | $20,000 | Mental health support for youth at West Chester Boys & Girls Club |
| Glad House | $15,000 | Enhancement of CHAMPS program for children of addicted parents |
| Greater Cincinnati Behavioral Health Services (GCB) |
$65,000 | Coordination of physical and behavioral health care needs for most vulnerable clients in Hamilton County |
| Holly Hill Child & Family Solutions | $20,000 | Increased telehealth access |
| HOPE Community Center Tri-State Peer Support Team |
$10,000 | Peer support for first responder mental health needs |
| IKRON | $50,000 | Expansion of programming for integrated behavioral health services |
| Lighthouse Youth Services, Inc. | $50,000 | Care Navigator Program to connect youth to insurance and mental health services |
| Mental Health of America of NKY & SW OH |
$25,000 | Pro bono counseling for the uninsured & underinsured |
| MindPeace | $25,000 | Youth mental health support |
| St. Aloysius Orphanage | $50,000 | Program expansion for children with severe emotional disorders |
| The Health Care Connection | $100,000 | Expansion of integrated behavioral health program |
2020
| Greater Cincinnati Foundation | $200,000 | COVID-19 Relief Fund |
| The HealthCare Connection | $200,000 | Mt. Healthy Family Practice Health Center Dental Clinic |
| OneCity For Recovery | $185,000 | Addictions' Care Coordinator for Hamilton County |
| St. Vincent de Paul Charitable Pharmacy | $125,000 | Primary Care for Patients in Need |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Foundation | $111,000 | Dental Clinic for the uninsured at the Good Sam Free Clinic in Price Hill |
| Cincinnati Health Network | $100,000 | McMicken Free Health Clinic Dental Clinic for the homeless |
| Primary Health Solutions | $100,000 | School-Based Health Center, Edgewood Schools - Butler County (a Deaconess Health Check) |
| Talbert House Health Center | $100,000 | Norwood School Based Dental Clinic |
| Talbert House | $100,000 | Integrated Health Clinic (coordinated behavioral health and primary care), Mt. Orab/Brown County |
| CincySmiles Foundation | $85,000 | CincySmiles Dental Road Crew Program for rural communities near Greater Cincinnati |
| Northern Kentucky Health Department | $80,000 | Urgent dental care for 25 - 30 uninsured children in Northern Kentucky's Covington Independent Public Schools |
| Cincinnati Union Bethel | $62,000 | Integrated Health Services for Cincinnati Union Bethel's Off the Streets' Program |
| Primary Health Solutions | $50,000 | Mobile dental program for students in Butler County |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Cincinnati | $50,000 | Fit for Life Program |
| The Care Center of Loveland | $36,800 | Primary Care Services at the Care Center, NorthStar Church, Loveland |
| Freestore Foodbank | $25,000 | Operating funds for Covid Relief food supplies |
| Meals on Wheels of Southwest Ohio and Northern Kentucky | $20,000 | Dental Hygiene Kits and education for 3,500 clients |
2019
| Deaconess Health Check Mobile Van | $701,450 | Mobile Health Care for the underserved and uninsured population |
| GreenLight Fund of Cincinnati | $100,000 | Funding for Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO) and Family Independence Initiative (FII) programs |
| Heimlich Heroes | $53,689 | Teaching kids to prevent, recognize and respond to a choking emergency with the Heimlich Maneuver ™ |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Cincinnati | $50,000 | Fit for Life Program |
| CincySmiles Foundation | $50,000 | Denture Lab (a Deaconess Health Check) |
| OneCity For Recovery | $35,000 | Start-up program for Addictions' Care Coordinator for Hamilton County |
| First Step Home | $25,000 | Maternal Addiction Program |
| City Gospel Mission | $25,000 | Hope House Rescue Mission, Middletown (a Deaconess Health Check) |
| City Gospel Mission | $25,000 | General Operations |
| Nursing & Allied Health Scholarships | $8,000 | Scholarships for those in Nursing or Allied Health programs |
| Valley Interfaith Community Resource Center | $7,500 | Operating Funds |
| Broken Bus Ministry | $5,000 | Operating Funds - Providing clothing and hygiene supplies for homeless in need |
| Rise Up News | $5,000 | Providing resources and solution-based information to people in county jails so they can prepare for life after release |
2018
| Primary Health Solutions | $300,000 | School-Based Health Center, Middletown Schools (a Deaconess Health Check) |
| Heimlich Heroes | $158,840 | Teaching kids to prevent, recognize and respond to a choking emergency with the Heimlich Maneuver ™ - National expansion - Training for adults and older teens |
| GreenLight Fund of Cincinnati | $100,000 | Funding for Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO) and Family Independence Initiative (FII) programs |
| Nursing & Allied Health Scholarships | $51,000 | Scholarships for those in Nursing or Allied Health programs |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Cincinnati | $50,000 | Fit for Life Program |
| First Step Home | $25,000 | Maternal Addiction Program |
| Hamilton County Commissioner | $25,000 | Narcan distribution for the Opioid Crisis |
2017
| Center for Respite Care | $350,000 | Providing medical care to the homeless needing a safe place to heal, assists in breaking the cycle of homelessness (a Deaconess Health Check) |
| St. Vincent de Paul Charitable Pharmacy | $300,000 | Capital Campaign -Providing medications for the uninsured (a Deaconess Health Check) |
| Heimlich Heroes | $265,813 | Teaching kids to prevent, recognize and respond to a choking emergency with the Heimlich Maneuver ™ - National expansion |
| Children’s Home of Northern Kentucky | $187,221 | Burlington location behavioral health care (a Deaconess Health Check) |
| GreenLight Fund of Cincinnati | $100,000 | Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO) and Family Independence Initiative (FII) |
| Nursing & Allied Health Scholarships | $51,000 | Scholarships for those in Nursing or Allied Health programs |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Cincinnati | $50,000 | Fit for Life Program |
| Roy Lester Schneider Hospital | $25,000 | Hurricane Relief |
| Matthew 25 Minstries | $25,000 | Hurricane Relief |
2016
| Heimlich Heroes | $370,138 | Teaching kids to prevent, recognize and respond to a choking emergency with the Heimlich Maneuver ™ - National expansion |
| Center for Addiction Treatment | $300,000 | Capital campaign, funded integrating primary care and addiction treatment (a Deaconess Health Check) |
| Primary Health Solutions | $300,000 | School-Based Health Center, Fairfield Schools (a Deaconess Health Check) |
| Talbert House | $284,400 | Two primary care clinics (Deaconess Health Checks in Walnut Hills and Western Hills) |
| YMCA | $200,000 | Diabetes Prevention Program |
| GreenLight Fund of Cincinnati | $100,000 | Funding for the Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO) and Family Independence Initiative (FII) programs |
| Nursing & Allied Health Scholarships | $51,000 | Scholarships for those in Nursing or Allied Health programs |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Cincinnati | $50,000 | Fit for Life Program |
| University of Cincinnati Foundation | $10,000 | Sunflower Rev It Up fundraiser for Parkinson's Disease |
| ITN Greater Cincinnati | $3,000 | Independent Transportation Network, providing transportation for seniors and people with visual impariments within the greater Cincinnati area |
2015
| Children's Home of Northern Kentucky | $318,000 | Covington location behavioral health care (a Deaconess Health Check) |
| Heimlich Heroes | $232,517 | Teaching kids to prevent, recognize and respond to a choking emergency with the Heimlich Maneuver ™ - National expansion - Spanish materials |
| Nursing & Allied Health Scholarships | $101,000 | Scholarships for those in Nursing or Allied Health programs |
| GreenLight Fund of Cincinnati | $100,000 | Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO) and Family Independence Initiative (FII) initiatives |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Cincinnati | $50,000 | Fit for Life Program |
| Cincinnati Recreation Commission | $35,000 | Fitness and Prevention - Rebuilding Roselawn's Walking Trail |
2014
| 3CDC | $400,000 | Capital campaign for three downtown homeless shelter health clinics (Deaconess Health Checks) - Hatton Shelterhouse for women, Barron Shelterhouse for men, City Gospel Mission |
| Health Care Access Now | $300,000 | Health Care Coordination - connecting those in need with care providers |
| YMCA | $200,000 | Diabetes Prevention Program |
| Heimlich Heroes | $163,549 | Teaching kids to prevent, recognize and respond to a choking emergency with the Heimlich Maneuver ™ - National expansion |
| Nursing & Allied Health Scholarships | $75,000 | Scholarships for those in Nursing or Allied Health programs |
| ITN Greater Cincinnati | $65,000 | Independent Transportation Network, providing transportation for seniors and people with visual impariments within the greater Cincinnati area |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Cincinnati | $50,000 | Fit for Life Program |
| Children's Home of Cincinnati | $25,000 | Primary health care services (a Deaconess Health Check) |
2013
| Health Care Access Now | $300,000 | Health Care Coordination - connecting those in need with care providers |
| Western Hills and Dater High Schools | $240,000 | School-Based Dental Health Clinic at Western Hills/Dater High Schools (a Deaconess Health Check) - for students and the community |
| Heimlich Heroes | $142,519 | Teaching kids to prevent, recognize and respond to a choking emergency with the Heimlich Maneuver ™ - National expansion |
| Talbert House | $88,209 | Parkway Center's transitional housing for homeless men and veterans struggling with mental health and substance abuse issues. Major kitchen renovation. |
| ITN Greater Cincinnati | $30,541 | Independent Transportation Network, providing transportation for seniors and people with visual impariments within the Greater Cincinnati area |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Cincinnati | $25,000 | Fit for Life Program |
2012
| Western Hills and Dater High Schools | $175,000 | Capital and operations campaign, School-Based Dental Health Clinic at Western HillsHigh School/Dater High School Campus (a Deaconess Health Check) |
| ITN Greater Cincinnati | $102,010 | Independent Transportation Network, providing transportation for seniors and people with visual impairments within the greater Cincinnati area |
| Heimlich Heroes | $90,500 | Teaching kids to prevent, recognize and respond to a choking emergency with the Heimlich Maneuver ™ - Start up of program |