Fertility Grants Offer Hope and Financial Assistance

It’s that week many of us dread each year: Income Tax deadlines. Money is on the mind and if you’re like me, then you wrote a check to Uncle Sam. I filed mine today and was feeling the blues about my diminished checking account balance when I saw this heart-warming article.

The story features a couple, Lori and Rob Moscato, who felt so blessed when they were finally able to have a baby through fertility treatment, they decided to form the Pay It Forward Fertility Foundation. Pay It Forward provides grants to infertile couples in North Carolina who are unable to pay for fertility treatment. Last year they awarded four grants.

I was so taken with Pay It Forward that I did a little investigative research and found a handful of other nonprofits which provide financial assistance for infertility treatment. Each of them have criteria that applicants need to meet for consideration.

Check them out:

• B.U.M.P.S. – Applications are now being accepted and will be reviewed May 1 – July 31, 2010
• The Cade Foundation – The 2010 Family Building Grant application is now available online and portions are due to the foundation by June 15, 2010.
• Fertile Dreams – The 2010 Embracing Hope Grant is expected to be available in July.
• Pay It Forward Fertility Foundation – 2010 grant applications are now being accepted. Deadline is October 1, 2010.

Each of these nonprofits hold events and fundraisers throughout the year, as well. Details can be found on their websites.

What better gift can you imagine than to give the gift of hope for those facing the financial challenges associated with fertility treatment? It certainly was a bright spot in my day.

If you know of other organizations like these, please share them with us!