Starkey Hearing Foundation
Starkey Hearing Foundation is a Minnesota-based nonprofit that gives the gift of hearing to people in need worldwide and trains hearing-care professionals through its Starkey Hearing Institute. The foundation runs programs delivering hearing services and capacity-building rather than a traditional grants portfolio.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Organizations that deliver hearing services or build audiology capacity, especially established health systems, hospitals, or vetted international hearing programs with a clear operational partnership with the foundation’s programs.
Good Fit
- • Provides direct hearing-service delivery or training for hearing-care professionals.
- • Located in Minnesota or partnered with Minnesota-based programs or recognized Starkey initiatives.
- • Has an established organizational profile (hospital foundation, university clinic, or long-standing NGO).
- • Can demonstrate program readiness for sizable, project-specific funding (equipment, clinic expansion).
Geography
Observed grants in 2024 went to organizations in multiple U.S. states and overseas (four distinct states/regions), though the majority of dollars fell to Minnesota recipients.
Recipient Variety
The latest year shows five distinct independent recipients (five grants in 2024) and no repeat grantees across the observed years, which indicates a moderate variety but a small overall recipient pool for the three-year window.
New Applicants
The foundation explicitly indicates it funds only preselected applicants and the default application setting is closed; although 2024 grants were to new organizations, there is no clear public competitive application pathway, so unsolicited applicants are unlikely to be accepted without an existing relationship.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
