Opportunity Overview
The Greater Toledo Community Foundation 2026 Healthy Aging Fund supports collaborative programs helping northwest Ohio adults age 60 and older remain healthy, connected and independent. The fund follows the Ohio Department of Aging State Plan and emphasizes cognitive health, chronic disease reduction, mental health, social inclusion, nutrition access, engagement opportunities, physical activity and preventive screenings.
Funding and Deadline
Applicants must request at least $50,000. Projects may be supported for up to two years. The Foundation does not publish a maximum request amount in the controlling Healthy Aging Fund guidelines. Proposals are due October 15, 2026 at 11:59 p.m.; the controlling Foundation materials do not state a time zone, so Atlas does not infer one.
Eligibility and Geographic Scope
The Greater Toledo Community Foundation makes grants to nonprofit organizations and serves northwest Ohio and southeast Michigan, with particular emphasis on the greater Toledo area. For this Ohio lane, prospective applicants should be nonprofit organizations serving older adults in northwest Ohio. The Foundation does not make grants to individuals. No formal solicitation or grant number is published in the controlling Healthy Aging Fund materials reviewed.
Program Priorities
Strong proposals should improve access and break barriers so more seniors can participate in diverse programming; demonstrate cross-agency partnerships; and show potential to scale. Funding priorities include multiple partners with complementary expertise, programming delivered through or including senior centers, community centers or long-term care facilities, diverse programming reaching more participants, accommodations for needs such as memory care or vision loss, and an educational component.
Allowable Costs, Match and Restrictions
The guidelines expressly allow grant funds to cover project evaluation costs, including an independent evaluator. Applicants must provide a project budget listing all income sources and line-item expenses. No mandatory match or cost-share requirement is stated in the controlling Healthy Aging Fund materials. The Foundation’s general grant FAQ says it generally does not fund individuals, computer hardware or software, vehicles, conferences, capital projects or research, so applicants should not assume those costs are allowable without written Foundation guidance.
Submission Rules and Required Materials
Applications and all required attachments must be submitted through the Foundation’s online grant system; hard copies, faxed, emailed, mailed or hand-delivered attachments are not accepted. The Healthy Aging Fund application asks for project goals and population served; implementation plan and timeline; project leadership and qualifications; evaluation plan; sustainability plan; and a complete project budget.
Required attachments are a board list with trustee names and affiliations; IRS tax-exemption letter; organizational background; either a full audit completed within the last 18 months or, if no audit is available, unaudited profit-and-loss and balance-sheet statements for the most recent fiscal year-end; and a board-approved current fiscal-year operating budget. Form 990 does not substitute for the required financial statements, and financial statements older than 18 months are not accepted. Applicant-controlled documents and certifications must be supplied by the applicant and must not be fabricated.
Contact
Program questions may be directed to Patrick Johnston, Vice President, Community Investments, at patrick@toledocf.org or 419-241-5049.
Atlas Fit Analysis
Atlas Opportunity Score: 91/100 for a well-established northwest Ohio nonprofit leading a credible cross-agency healthy-aging initiative.
N9+ Fit Score: 18/100, conditional. The program includes preventive screenings, chronic-disease reduction and access objectives, but the Foundation generally excludes computer hardware and software. N9+ should therefore not be positioned as a routine equipment purchase. A possible role exists only if an eligible applicant develops an applicant-owned service model in which remote physical examination is an allowable service cost and the Foundation confirms the proposed expenditure in writing.
Strong Applicant Profile
Neighborhood Health Association of Toledo is a realistic candidate because it operates senior centers in Toledo, provides geriatric care, health education and recurring health screenings, and directly serves older adults in Lucas County. A particularly strong concept would require a genuine cross-agency partnership and an applicant-owned plan to expand access or preventive services rather than a vendor-authored technology premise.
Direct-vendor review: Dr. Miltie/QC Healthcare is not an eligible direct applicant because the Foundation limits grants to nonprofit organizations. Any QC Healthcare participation would need to be applicant-selected and independently verified as an allowable project expense.
Verification basis: Greater Toledo Community Foundation Healthy Aging Fund webpage, official 2026 Healthy Aging Grant Guidelines, general Grant Opportunities page and Grant Opportunities FAQ, reverified September 11, 2026.