Our Grantmaking Overview
HLF supports health and wellbeing in the community by using the framework of social determinants of health to address health disparities and inequities.
While the general health of our community can always be improved, certain populations face multiple barriers to achieving and maintaining positive health outcomes. To focus its grantmaking for greater impact in the community, the Foundation has prioritized key vulnerable populations based on data collection and feedback in its strategic planning process.
HLF has established distinct grant programs to support a spectrum of approaches to address the needs of certain populations and improve overall health outcomes and opportunities in Lakewood:
Community Grants
Community Grants
Community Grants are geared toward providers of care and direct service, advocates, community engagement, and research to advance existing programs and envision new strategies.
Funding range: $10,000 - $40,000
Neighborhood Opportunity Grants
Neighborhood Opportunity Grants are small, accessible, and community-based grants that support organizations and groups to initiate and expand meaningful projects at the hyperlocal level. The grants seek to increase engagement, creativity, and connection
Funding range: $1,000 - $10,000
Systems-Level Grants
Larger grants that are directed to organizations undertaking system-level efforts (policy, advocacy, research) that seek to address the major challenges faced by certain populations and/or the general Lakewood community.
COVID-Related Response Funding
HLF provided COVID-responsive grantmaking between 2020 - 2022 to address the impact of the pandemic on individuals and organizations in the Lakewood community. Funding was focused on response, relief, and rebuilding efforts.