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Financial Assistance Program
Kiona Foundation's Financial Assistance Program helps people in active treatment meet documented hardships that affect access to care. Assistance is application-based, requires documentation, and is not guaranteed.
Email contact@kionafoundation.org with the subject line Financial Assistance Application. Include your name and the best way to reach you.
The Foundation will reply with the application and secure instructions for sending documents.
Please do not include Social Security numbers, bank or card details, passwords, or medical records in your email.
Questions may also be directed to the Foundation at (929) 445-4190.
Questions
It is the Foundation's program of direct financial assistance. It helps people in active treatment with documented hardships that affect access to care. Assistance is application-based and is not guaranteed.
The program serves people in the United States who are in active treatment. A parent, guardian, or caregiver may request an application on behalf of a person in active treatment.
Assistance may help with rent or mortgage, utilities, food and nutrition, transportation related to care, and other documented hardships affecting access to care. Approved assistance may be paid directly to a landlord, utility, or other provider.
No. The program does not pay medical bills. For help with a medical bill, ask the hospital or treatment provider about its financial assistance policy. Many hospitals, including tax-exempt hospitals, maintain one.
The Foundation does not publish minimum or maximum award amounts. Each request is considered on its documented need and on the funds available.
Applications are reviewed monthly, based on the availability of grant funds. Review does not guarantee approval, payment, or a decision in any particular month.
Applicants may be asked for proof of identity and residence, confirmation of active treatment, proof of household income or hardship, and the bill or statement related to the request. The Foundation provides secure instructions for sending documents.
No. An application does not guarantee assistance. Awards depend on eligibility, documentation, and available funds.
The Foundation cannot provide emergency assistance outside its monthly review. For urgent local help with housing, utilities, or food, call 211. For a medical emergency, call 911.
Donors may support the program by selecting the Financial Assistance Program fund on the Foundation's official donation page. The Foundation selects recipients under its own criteria. A gift cannot be directed to a particular person.
Support the program
Givebutter donors may select the Financial Assistance Program fund on Kiona Foundation's official donation page.
