Philanthropy

We have a special interest in making distributions to qualified organizations that provide quality health care, health related prevention and community health and wellness activities identified in the community health needs assessment.

UChicago Medicine Ingalls Memorial offers and supports programs and services to improve the health of our community. We conduct a Community Health Needs Assessment on a regular basis and develop a strategic implementation plan to improve the health of residents in our 13-zip code Southland service area.

UChicago Medicine Ingalls Memorial offers and supports programs and services to improve the health of our community.

Community Impact Grant Opportunity

Accepting Applications NOW!

UChicago Medicine Ingalls Memorial Community benefit Impact program offers grants to support health and wellness initiatives in Southland communities.

UChicago Medicine Ingalls Memorial has open Request for Proposals for the 2026-2027 Community Impact Grant. We have extended the application deadline, so we encourage you to take a look at the RFPs in case you are interested. Any non-profit organization located or serving people living in the Thornton Township are eligible to apply. More grant details below:

• Deadline for Grant Applications: Monday, April 27, 2026, 5 PM CST (extended deadline!)
• Total Funding Available: $100,000
• Range of Award Amounts: $15,000 – $25,000 for 1 year
• Estimated Award Date: Late May 2026
• Grant Period: June 29, 2026 – June 30, 2027
• Total Project Period Length: 1 year

Eligible programs must meet at least one of the following goals:

1. Prevent and manage diabetes and/or heart disease by focusing on at least one of following social determinants of health (SDOH):
   1. Economic & workforce stability
   2. Housing stability
   3. Healthy food access

2. Reduce health inequities driven by one of the following social determinants of health (SDOH) through youth-informed and youth-engaged approaches, targeting one of the following:
   1. Economic & workforce stability
   2. Housing stability
   3. Healthy food access

To Apply:
To learn more about this grant opportunity, download RFPs from our webpage along with the Evaluation Measures and Budget templates needed for application.

Community Benefit Health Outreach

We’ve hosted more than 200 free community screenings, educational programs and health fairs each year, touching the lives of nearly 50,000 individuals. Our community screenings include free or discounted mammograms, prostate screenings, and free or discounted children’s physicals and immunizations. Our employees, physicians and volunteers attend many community outreach activities. Each year, our staff brings holiday joy to hundreds of families through food and toy donations.

Please connect with us to receive information on new community events.