Financial Support

Benjamin's Gift

• Mission: Provide financial support to bereaved parents for medical and hospital costs associated with stillbirth.

• Specifics: Reimburses up to $2,500 in medical expenses for any stillbirth family.

• Application: https://www.benjaminsgift.org/looking-for-assistance

Colette Louise Foundation

• Provides assistance with expenses following miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, other pregnancy loss, stillbirth, or infant loss.

• Requires verification and documentation, which a social worker can help submit.

• Requests financial information, including household income from the most recent tax return, expected total household income for the calendar year, number of people in the household, and additional evidence of financial hardship (e.g., bills).

• Application: https://colettelouise.com/financial-assistance/

Lucas John Foundation

• Application available on the website: https://www.lucasjohnfoundation.com

• Provides financial assistance grants for funeral expenses to families who have lost an infant child aged 12 months or younger, or experienced a stillbirth.

Angel Names — for stillborn children only

• Securing End-of-Life Expenses (SEOLE)

  • Provides assistance with autopsy, funeral, burial, and cremation expenses. Funding is sent directly to the service provider.

  • To apply:

    • Complete the Request for Assistance Form.

    • Submit an itemized invoice or estimate from the service provider (e.g., funeral home).

• Grief Recovery Assistance Program (GRASP)

  • Provides funding for uninsured and underinsured families pursuing counseling services to work through the grief of stillbirth.

  • To apply:

    • Complete the Request for Assistance Form.

    • Submit an itemized invoice or estimate from the service provider.