Prentke Romich is interested in assisting clients with all of their funding needs. We work with client's who are eligible for Medicaid, Medicare, and/or Private Insurance and those who have been denied or who are not eligible for those sources.
Families and advocates often ask if we are aware of other sources or avenues where they can try to obtain funding for their client or family member. Historically, our clients have found many creative ways to obtain the needed funding, often involving multiple funding sources.
The list below includes some ideas other clients have used:
Some web sites provide additional sources of funding:
Additionally, there are many state and local agencies that support people with disabilities. We will be compiling a list of those resources on this page. If you would like to share information on funding sources in your area, please send and email to webmaster@prentrom.com. Please provide the name of the organization, a method of contacting them, and a brief description.
UCP-Elsie S. Bellows Fund
The UCP-Elsie S. Bellows Fund is a national program operated by UCP that provides funds to individuals with disabilities for assistive technology equipment. Individuals are recommended by UCP affiliates. UCP affiliates submit an application on behalf of an individual to the UCP national office. Applications are reviewed for funding by the Bellows Committee.
http://ucp.org/ucp_channeldoc.cfm/1/14/11830/11830-11830/3427
United Healthcare Children's Foundation
The United Healthcare Children's Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit charity dedicated to facilitating access to medical-related services that have the potential to significantly enhance either the clinical condition or the quality of life of the child and that are not fully covered by the available commercial health benefit plan. This "support" is in the form of a medical grant to be used for medical services not covered or not completely covered by commercial health benefit plans.
http://www.uhccf.org/apply.html Phone: (800) 328-5979 ext. 24459 or (952) 992-4459
DonorsChoose.org
DonorsChoose.org is a simple way to provide students in need with resources that our public schools often lack. At this not-for-profit web site, teachers submit project proposals for materials or experiences their students need to learn. These ideas become classroom reality when concerned individuals, whom we call Citizen Philanthropists, choose projects to fund.
http://www.donorschoose.org
Variety Club - The Children's Charity
The U.S chapters of Variety - The Children's Charity, known as the "Heart of Show Business," are a multi-million dollar philanthropic organization with 30 locations throughout the United States. Starting with a small baby left on the doorsteps of a movie theater in 1928, we have continued to be a group of local business men and women, many of whom hail from the theater and movie business, reaching out to children in need. Today, through the efforts of our enthusiastic volunteers and generous corporate contributors, we remain true to our heritage by bringing children real, tangible help.
http://www.usvariety.org
Wish Upon A Star
Wish Upon A Star is a non-profit, law enforcement effort designed to grant the wishes of children afflicted with high-risk and life threatening illnesses. Our services are available to children throughout the state of California, ages 3 through 18 years. Nineteen hundred wishes have been granted in 27 years of service. http://www.wishuponastar.org
United Cerebral Palsy Association of Greater Indiana
United Cerebral Palsy Association of Greater Indiana exists to advance the quality of life of people who have cerebral palsy and to prevent its causes.
http://www.ucpaindy.org
Download Specific Assistance Program Brochure (1.71 MB .PDF)
TTAP (Tennessee Technology Access Program)
The Tennessee Technology Access Program (TTAP) is a statewide program designed to increase access to, and acquisition of, assistive technology devices and services. Through its four core programs: Funding Assistance, Device Demonstration, Device Loan and Device Reutilization, TTAP and a network of five assistive technology centers help people with disabilities and their families find and get the tools that they need to live independent, productive lives where and how they choose. Phone: (800) 732-5059 or (615) 313-5183
TDAP (Telecommunications Devices Access Program)
The Telecommunications Devices Access Program ("TDAP") is established by Chapter 417 of the Public Acts of 1999 (the "ACT"). In accordance with the Act, the program is designed to distribute appropriate telecommunications devices so that persons who have a disability may effectively use basic telephone service. The Tennessee Regulatory Authority was given the responsibility and authority to implement and manage this program. Phone: (615) 741-3939 or (800) 342-8359 ext. 179 or 206
ARC of Davidson County
The Arc is a family-based organization dedicated to increasing the desire and capacity of our community to include people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and support them in having self-determined, meaningful and purposeful lives. http://www.arcdc.org Phone: (615) 321-5699
ARC of Williamson County
The Arc is a family-based organization committed to securing for all people with intellectual, developmental, or other disabilities the opportunity to choose and realize their goals of where and how they live, learn, work, and play. Phone: (615) 790-5815
Beyond the Limits (autism only)
Beyond the Limits is an organization of volunteers who share a heart of compassion toward those who have autism and their caregivers. Founded by a parent of a child with autism in April of 2006 whose daughter is on a path of recovery, the organization is serving people throughout the U.S. with a message of hope and inspiration.
A part of the mission of Beyond the Limits is to make monetary grants available to Tennessee families who have children with autism. Once a grant application is submitted, it will be reviewed by the Grant Review Committee. As funds become available, grant money will be issued.
Public Utility Commission of Texas - Relay Texas and STAP
In 1997, the Seventy-Fifth Texas Legislature passed Senate Bill 667. This law requires that the Public Utility Commission (PUC) of Texas and the Texas Commission for the Deaf and Hard-Of-Hearing (TCDHH) establish a program to provide financial assistance that will allow certain individuals to purchase specialized telecommunications devices. Persons who are deaf, deaf-blind, hard-of-hearing and speech-disabled who need special telecommunications devices in order to access the telephone network are qualified. The law was created to allow access into telephone network that is functionally equivalent to that enjoyed by individuals without a disability of hearing or speech. The Texas Universal Service Fund (TUSF) subsidizes the program.