At the Foundation for Spirituality and Medicine, Inc we recognize the continuous progress being made toward understanding all factors which affect our health. Advancements in science and technology contribute to our discernment of the mechanisms behind illness and disease. Yet, we recognize other components more individual and spiritual which play an integral part in well-being. This spiritual aspect can be a powerful tool in the preservation of health, in promoting healing, and, ultimately, in the acceptance of death.
About Our Foundation
Founded in 1993, The Foundation for Spiritualty and Medicine, Inc. provides grants to non-profit applicants for projects and programs which integrate spiritual and physiological approaches to health. Among the types of projects which have been funded are projects which increase the collaboration between providers of health care and spiritual care, training of professionals in the healing arts, and the delivery of health care in circumstances where there is a spiritual component in the program, and research regarding the impact of spiritual components on health outcomes.
Grants are awarded based upon applications which are due January 15 and July 15 each year. Typically the Foundation distributes approximately $100,000. Per year. Preference is given to organizations based in Maryland.
Get in touch to learn more about how your non-profit organization may be a successful applicant. Applicants are requested to submit applications electronically to dford@jhmi.edu.
In addition applicants are requested to mail at least two paper copies of the application to:
The Foundation for Spirituality and Medicine, Inc
c/o Daniel Ford, M.D.
5 Bafford Court, Glen Arm, MD 21057
The Application Process
Grant applications are due by January 15 or July 15 of each year. Grant requests may be for up to two years and are limited to $25,000. Per year. Applicants may allocate up to 10% of their total costs for overhead or indirect costs. Preference may be given to applicants who demonstrate matching funds by their organization or from some other source ( which may include project operating revenue or in-kind contributions.) Grant funds may be used for support of salary, research assistance, travel, and indirect operating expenses essential to completing the proposed project.
Applications should be no more than ten (10) pages in length (double spaced) and should include the following sections:
- Brief description of the organization, its mission and history.
- Description of the project and any related history or experience.
- Rationale for the proposed project, including how the project integrates medicine and spirituality.
- Goals and objectives of the project.
- Short-term and long-term benefits expected from the project.
- Plans for the continuation of the project after the grant is concluded.
- Timetable for the implementation of the project.
- Project budget ( the project budget may be included in an appendix (not counting in the 10 page limit)
Applicants who are identified by the Foundation as finalists may be requested to make an oral presentation to the Board of Directors as part of the selection process. Successful grantees must execute a grant contract and must meet Foundation requirements for regular financial and project progress reporting. Funding will generally occur in January and July.
Contact Us
THE FOUNDATION FOR SPIRITUALITY AND MEDICINE, INC.
c/o Daniel Ford, M.D.
5 Bafford Court
Glen Arm, MD 21057
The Foundation is a nonprofit organization under Section 501(c)3 of the Internal Revenue Code. The foundation's Board of Directors includes physicians from prominent medical institutions, Clergy, and representatives from a variety of religious faiths. The Foundation is not being Sponsored by any educational institution, religious or other organization.