As I continue to pay on a multitude of health care bills for my oldest son’s operations I feel immensely lucky to have an employer who offers health insurance to help ease some of the huge financial burden these bills pose. I know that my retired parents do not have health insurance. I worry about them and the thousands of others who are not adequately covered. Today’s funder has grants to help nonprofits serve this underserved population.

This Week’s Pick: McKesson International is a health care pharmaceutical and IT software company. Every year the McKesson Foundation grants $5 million in support of non-profits in the communities where they have an employee presence. The Foundation primarily funds direct health care services for uninsured and underinsured children for specific projects and programs, but general operating support will be considered in some circumstances.

Online applications for the $5,000 to $50,000 grants are accepted throughout the year and decided upon on at the end of the calendar year with distributions made the following March.

501©3 nonprofits in the following communities are eligible to apply:

Atlanta, GA
Broomfield, CO
Canada
Carrollton, TX
Charlotte, NC
Chicago, IL
Delran/Philadelphia
Dubuque, IA
Hadley, MA
Hartford, CT
Lakeland/Orlando, FL Livonia, MI
Los Angeles, CA
Memphis, TN
Newton, MA
Pittsburgh, PA
Richmond, VA
San Francisco, CA
Scottsdale, AZ
Springfield, MO
Twin Cities, MN