CLIENT STORY · HEALTHCARE
Expanding grant capacity. Supporting essential care.
AMITA Health, formerly Presence Health, served Chicago-area communities with a focus on people facing poverty and vulnerability. AltruNext added grant-writing capacity so the development team could pursue funding while strengthening relationships with funders.
The challenge
Grant deadlines created peaks in workload that the internal team could not easily absorb. The volume did not yet justify another staff position, but busy periods called for dependable outside support.
The health system needed a partner who could research opportunities, develop proposals, and coordinate complex projects—giving staff more time to build relationships with foundations and corporate giving teams.
Our approach
01 · Research
Identify new funding prospects and qualify opportunities that align with the health system’s programs and priorities.
02 · Write
Develop letters of inquiry and proposals, working with program staff to gather the information each application needs.
03 · Coordinate
Manage complex grant projects and keep information, contributors, and deliverables moving toward submission.
04 · Connect
Free internal staff to cultivate relationships with foundations and corporate giving teams while AltruNext handles grant deliverables.
More capacity. Millions raised for care.
Over six years, AltruNext submitted more than 100 letters of inquiry and proposals and raised millions for the health system. Awards included $1,970,295 for mental health court clinical case management and $514,000 for hospital screening and warm handoff services. The funding supported care for people facing significant mental health challenges.
6 years
Serving as a core grant-writing partner
100+
Letters of inquiry and proposals submitted
Millions