BACKGROUND

KHF defines health broadly, and as such, provides funding in many different areas in order to achieve our mission. However, our organization does have a list of grant exclusions, or projects for which our grant funds may not be used. These include any of the following activities:

EXCLUSIONS

• Medical research
• Contributions to capital campaigns
• Operating deficits or retirement of debt
• Endowment programs not initiated by KHF
• Activities supporting political candidates or voter registration drives, as defined in IRC section 4945(d)(1)
• Vehicles, such as vans or buses
• Medical equipment
• Construction projects or real estate acquisitions (Both KHF and match funding from other foundations or organizations may be used for community enhancement projects.)
• Direct mental health services
• Direct medical services
• Grants to individuals
• Annual fund drives
• Fundraising events