The current Ravenswood Health Care
Foundation giving program arose out of
the merger of the former Ravenswood
Medical Center into Advocate Health Care. In 1999,
Advocate began to contribute $1 million per year to
the Foundation. Although the Medical Center has
since closed, the Foundation will continue to benefit
the Ravenswood and surrounding communities.
The Foundation will grant $1 million per year
through 2017. The mission of the Ravenswood Health Care
Foundation is to
award grants that foster, promote, support, develop
and encourage community health and wellness in
the greater Ravenswood area of Chicago.
Areas of Interest
The Foundation strives to support and improve
the health and wellness of individuals and communities
within the greater Ravenswood area.We
interpret “health” to refer to direct medical care,
while “wellness” refers to health education and
disease or illness prevention efforts.
Primary — though not exclusive — areas of
interest are identified in the Ravenswood Community
Health Needs Assessment (2002). The
Foundation will periodically conduct follow-up
needs assessments.
Types of Support
The Foundation accepts proposals for new as well
as existing projects and programs.While a greater
risk exists in supporting start-up organizations,
the Foundation is willing to consider such proposals.
The Foundation prefers not to be the
sole funder of any one organization or program;
however, the Foundation will consider supporting
new activities that show promise for broader
support. Grants are awarded for one year; the
Foundation does not make multi-year commitments.
Applicants may apply for continued support of
a previously funded project.
Eligibility
The Foundation supports only organizations that are exempt from federal income taxation and are described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, as well as consistent with and complementary to the mission and charitable, tax-exempt purposes of Advocate Health Care. Grants are
not made to individuals, businesses, or private
providers. Grants are awarded for health and
wellness activities that take place in the greater
Ravenswood area only. The greater Ravenswood
area is defined as the primary service area of
the former Ravenswood Medical Center, which
encompasses the following zip code areas:
60613. . . . .North Center
60618. . . . .Avondale/North Central
60625. . . . .Ravenswood
60626. . . . .Rogers Park
60630. . . . .Jefferson Park
60634. . . . .Dunning
60639. . . . .Belmont Cragin
60640. . . . .Uptown
60641 . . . . .Irving Park/Portage
60645. . . . .Avalon Park/Northtown
60646. . . . .Forest Glen
60647. . . . .Logan Square
60651. . . . .Division Street
60657. . . . .Lakeview
60659. . . . .West Ridge
60660. . . . .Rogers Park
