CARESOURCE FOUNDATION
Same as C above, Dayton, OH 45401 www.caresource.com

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Organizations Filed Purposes: The CareSource Foundation is organized and operated exclusively to further the charitable purposes of its supported organization, CareSource, by improving overall community health and addressing health-related issues in the counties in which CareSource operates. The CareSource Foundation improves the lives of the underserved by providing grants to non-profit organizations that can significantly impact individuals and families through a broad array of health and human services and programs. This charitable assistance targets the neediest populations in Ohio, and provides innovative solutions to critical health care needs and creates meaningful collaboration. The CareSource Foundation's mission is to advance the health and well-being of underserved people in the communities CareSource serves by providing innovative solutions and funding to address health care needs.

To advance the health and well-being of underserved people in the communities we serve by providing innovative solutions and funding to address health care needs.

The CareSource Foundation furthers the charitable purposes of CareSource by providing advancing innovative solutions and addressing health care needs of the underserved through grants, outreach, medical expertise, strategic community partnerships, and volunteerism. The CareSource Foundation funds responsive grants to nonprofit organizations that impact children, adults, and families in areas that mirror the social determinants of health. Specifically, the CareSource Foundation targets the following: Economic stability; safe and healthy homes and neighborhoods; job skills and employment; access to healthcare, including physical, mental and behavioral health; early childhood education and child development; healthy behaviors and lifestyle concerns; public policy surrounding critical need health issues; and strategic public/private partnerships designed to increase healthy communities. In 2019, The CareSource Foundation provided grants to over 170 Ohio nonprofit organizations totaling 1,625,000. Since 2006, the CareSource Foundation has awarded 1,512 grants with total charitable assistance exceeding $18.2 million to strengthen the network of health and human service nonprofit organizations throughout Ohio. The CareSource Foundation provides funding to nonprofits who are working to eliminate poverty, providing much-needed services to low-and moderate-income families, building healthier communities, and developing innovative approaches to address critical issues of children, adults and families. The CareSource Foundation is a leader in cultivating partnerships that enhance and improve the health care and life services for consumers. All of these grants have been selected through a rigorous review process that evaluates innovation, impact and sustainability. Over the last decade, the Organization has seen great challenges in the areas of well-being and health care. What is most exciting, however, is the impact The CareSource Foundation has had as the result of partnerships with some of the most impressive nonprofits in the country. The CareSource Foundation signature grants are focused on innovative, high-impact approaches to solving critical social issues. The CareSource Foundation awarded a total of $795,000 in signature grants to the following organizations in 2019: (1) Hospital Council of Northwest Ohio. An $85,000 grant was awarded and funded in full in 2019. With bus passes often outside of financial budgets ($60/month), and bus stops that are hard to access for those who are pregnant or have young children, safe and reliable transportation is a constant challenge for low income women and families in Toledo. While Ohio Medicaid Managed Care provides its members an allotted 30 one-way trips per calendar year to medical appointments, Non-Emergency Medical Transportation (NEMT) presents many challenges for clients. NEMT does not cover important health-related trips to the pharmacy, food banks, grocery stores, social service agencies, school and employment and to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. The grant provided funding to support the Baby & Me Ride Free (BMRF) program. BMRF was an extension of a 2016 Federal Transit Administration (FTA) pilot Mommy & Me Ride Free (MMRF) which has expanded to include primary transportation services for caregivers (mom, dad, grandparents) and pregnant women and children up to age one. (2) Building Hope in the City. A $180,000 grant was awarded and will be funded over two years. Building Hope in the City seeks to improve health and well-being of Cleveland-area refugees experiencing the effects of trauma. Community-based mental health services will be led by trained refugee community leaders and will serve as Mental Health Ambassadors. (3) Omega Community Development Hope Center for Families. A $250,000 grant was awarded and will be funded over two years. The Hope Center Health and Wellness Pilot Program will address early childhood education, health and wellness improvement, and workforce development using a two-generation poverty reduction approach. Anchored in the neighborhood, access to these services will eliminate barriers to transportation and other social determinants of health. (4) The Dayton Foundation received a $30,000 grant in 2019 to support the complete census count 2020. Studies show that every uncounted Ohio resident equates to $1,814 in lost Federal dollars. Montgomery County has an estimated 26,000 individuals in "low count" regions. The grant will help outreach efforts to ensure all residents are counted. (5) Five Rivers Health Based Center was awarded a $250,000 grant in late 2019 to be funded in full by late 2020. The grant will provide funding for the first School Based Health Centers (SBHC) in Montgomery County in the Dayton Public and Trotwood Madison School Districts. These SBHCs will provide medical, dental, behavioral health, and vision services for the students, employees and neighbors of the Trotwood and Dayton Public Schools while helping to improve immunization rates, reduce absenteeism, and improve HEDIS outcomes. The CareSource Foundation also funded $75,000 to Kenmore Neighborhood Alliance in 2019. This grant was awarded in 2018 and funded over two years. The grant will support the jobs collaborative project aimed at assisting the 47% low-income, single-mom population in south Akron. The grant will also support improved job skills, certifications and increase their employability while addressing the need for economic inspiration for the broader business district. Finally, in support of the CareSource Foundation's commitment to its charitable purposes, its appointed trustees and committee members are given the ability to recommend that the organization donate certain dollar amounts to their Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3) tax exempt charity of choice. Charitable donations in the amount of $30,000 were paid or accrued for in 2019 under this policy by the organization.

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