Action for Autism
Funding / Services provided:
Cost of schooling
Therapy
Family training
Who this may help:
Children with autism
Contact Info:
Phone: (636) 227-2339
Autism Care Today
Funding / Services provided:
Cost of Therapy (Speech, OT, Meds and ABA)
$5000
Who this may help:
Children with autism
Contact Info:
Phone: (877) 922-8863
Arianna’s Wings
Funding / Services provided:
Cost of Therapy
Equipment
Medical Costs
Who this may help:
Cerebral Palsy
Contact Info:
Phone: (708) 256-4000
kroberts@ariannaswings.org
Charles Tillman Cornerstone Foundation
Funding / Services provided:
Cost of Therapy
Equipment
Who this may help:
Children 21 and younger
Economically at risk families
Contact Info:
Phone: (201) 824-2753
UIC Specialized Care for Children
Funding / Services provided:
Therapy
Equipment
Who this may help:
Children with various challenges, see website for more info
Hearing Loss
Technology Dependent
Contact Info:
Phone: (800) 322-3722
Dream Factory
Funding / Services provided:
Grants wishes to chronically/critically ill children
Who this may help:
3-18 years old
Have a chronic illness
Contact Info:
Phone: (800) 456-7556
First Hand Foundation
Funding / Services provided:
Therapy
Equipment
Lodging/gas/parking related to care
Vehicle modifications
Who this may help:
18 years or younger
Specific health care need and followed by pediatrician
No existing insurance coverage for request
Contact Info:
Phone: (816) 201-1569
Helping from Heaven
Funding / Services provided:
Therapy
Equipment
Playground Equipment
Therapy Toys
Who this may help:
Cerebral Palsy
Epilepsy
Tay-Sachs
Contact Info:
Phone: (847) 624-5394
Illinois Assistive Technology Program (IATP)
Funding / Services provided:
Equipment
Devices
Who this may help:
Children with mobility or communication delays
Contact Info:
Phone: (217) 522-7985
The Joni and Friends International Disability Center
Funding / Services provided:
Provide wheelchairs
Who this may help:
Children and adults
Contact Info:
Phone: (818) 707-9707
Night Hawk Foundation
Funding / Services provided:
Therapy
Equipment (chairlifts, etc)
Devices (Alphatalker)
Seeing eye dog
Who this may help:
Children with special needs
Contact Info:
Phone: (630) 587-6555
Small Steps in Speech
Funding / Services provided:
Financial assistance for Speech Therapy
Who this may help:
Children 3-22 years with a diagnosis of Apraxia of Speech
Contact Info:
Phone: (888) 577-3256
UnitedHealthcare Children’s Foundation
Funding / Services provided:
Speech Therapy Services
$5000/year per child
Lifetime Limit of $7500
Who this may help:
16 years or younger
Diagnosis of speech/language disorder including but not limited to: apraxia, fluency, expressive/receptive disorder
Contact Info:
Phone: (855) 698-4423
Wheel to Walk
Funding / Services provided:
Wheel Chairs
Gait Trainers
Bath chairs
Therapy Tricycles
Who this may help:
Age 21 and younger
Spina bifida
Cerebral Palsy
Muscular Dystrophy
Contact Info:
Phone: (503) 257-1401
Zane’s Inc.
Funding / Services provided:
Therapy
Assistive Equipment
Respite Care
Who this may help:
Priority given to families with financial need
Contact Info:
Phone: (303) 677-9263
Tommy Finnegan Legacy Foundation
Funding / Services provided:
Assistance to families whose children have suffered illness rendering them physically and/or mentally challenged.
Who this may help:
The TFLF will provide assistance, utilizing resources gathered through fundraising events, after evaluating the needs of each family seeking assistance.
Contact Info:
Phone: (773) 771-2205
Hope Helps
Funding / Services provided:
Hope Helps is dedicated to promoting local scholarships, research & advocacy to those individuals diagnosed with autism and their families.
Who this may help:
Must be medically diagnosed with ASD
Must show financial hardship, difficulty providing care for child with ASD.
Must live in Grundy or Will Counties
Must be 3+
Contact Info:
Phone: (815) 791-4984
Different Needz Foundation
Funding / Services provided:
Grants have included a variety of services and equipment such as; physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, medical equipment, wheelchairs and lifts, adaptive bicycles/strollers/car seats, specialized summer camps and other necessary items.
Who this may help:
For families with financial need to assist with funding for equipment or services.
Contact Info:
Phone: (216) 904-5151
Sports for Kids Foundation
Funding / Services provided:
Proceeds raised from Sports for Kids events have provided specific forms of assistance to the beneficiaries, with a primary focus on children whose families have limited resources available to meet the child’s needs.
Who this may help:
Assisting physically and emotionally challenged children and their families throughout the United States and Canada through sports-related fundraisers.
Contact Info:
Riddick’s Ride
Funding / Services provided:
They offer families of individuals with complex medical needs the opportunity to borrow durable medical equipment as well as medical supplies FREE of charge.
Who this may help:
Assisting physically and emotionally challenged children and their families throughout the United States.
Contact Info:
Phone: (800) 651-9629
