Submit a Nomination for 2025 Grants

The Heart Wishes Foundation (HWF) is open to legal citizens of the United States who are diagnosed with a critical health condition. Board members, Executive Director, and committee members of the HWF including members of their immediate families or persons living in the same household are not eligible to apply.

All submissions and all parts of the submission become the sole property of the HWF and will not be returned to the applicant.

Grants for applicants over the age of 18 in the state of residence will be issued in the name of a parent or legal guardian who will be required to execute all necessary affidavits and releases.

Grant recipients must consent to the use of their name and likeness in promotional materials, including but not limited to Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn posts, without additional compensation and as stated in the signed Consent and Release.

Applicant’s submission must be entirely their own and must not infringe upon or violate any laws or any rights of third parties, including but not limited to such violations as infringement or copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret or other proprietary or property right, defamation, violation of rights of privacy, publicity, personality or celebrity, or any contract right, or any other right of any individual, corporation, or entity. Applicants must obtain all necessary permissions, licenses, clearances, releases, waivers of moral rights, and other approvals from third parties (including but not limited to all copyright holders), necessary to use the submission, in whole or in part, in any way, including without limitation, to reproduce, make derivatives, edit, modify, translate, distribute, transmit, publish, license and broadcast worldwide, by any means. Any and all such permissions, licenses, clearances, releases, waivers of moral rights and approvals must be provided to HWF with the application.

Each applicant shall indemnify, defend, and hold HWF harmless from any third-party claims arising from or related to that applicant’s participation in The Heart Wishes program. In no event shall HWF be liable to an applicant or potential grant recipient for acts or omissions arising out of or related to the program or that applicant or potential grant recipient’s participation in the program. Participants agree that the sponsor and its respective affiliates, distributors, advertising, and promotion agencies and all of their respective officers, directors, employees, representatives and agents shall have no liability and shall be held harmless for any damage, losses or injury resulting in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from the acceptance, possession, use or misuse of the grant or participation in this process.

The decision of HWF will be final and cannot be appealed. The odds of selection are based on the number of entries and the merit of the application.

All taxes, including income taxes, are the sole responsibility of grant recipients. No grant substitution is permitted. Applicants may obtain a list of recipients by sending a self-addressed stamped envelope to the address shown at the beginning of this application. These rules and regulations are subject to change without notice for any reason, including without limitation, if necessary to comply with any applicable laws or regulations. By entering HWF, applicants and potential grant recipients agree to abide by The HWF rules and regulations and acknowledge that HWF shall not be responsible for any damages, costs, demands, claims or losses of any kind, made in connection with, in respect of or arising out of HWF including without limitation, in connection with the development or use of the submissions.

By applying to this program, each applicant and potential grant recipient agrees to abide by these rules. The decisions of the judges will be binding in all respects. HWF reserves the right to cancel, modify or suspend the program if fraud, technical failures, or other factors beyond HWF control impair the integrity of the program, as determined by HWF in its sole discretion.

Heart Wishes Foundation Inc. is a Florida nonprofit corporation exempt from federal income taxes under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, Federal Identification Number (EIN) 99-0389262