To be eligible to receive a grant from The Wellmark Foundation, the primary applicant (grant fiscal agent) must meet all of the following requirements:

• Must be classified as a Section 501(c)3 tax-exempt organization under Internal Revenue Code.
• May not be a private foundation under Section 509(a).
• Must be an organization within the states of either Iowa or South Dakota.
• Must not have a contractual relationship with Wellmark, Inc., Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Iowa, Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield of South Dakota, or Wellmark Health Plan of Iowa, Inc.

Proposals must address one of our priority funding areas to be considered. The Wellmark Foundation will not review projects that cannot demonstrate this connection.