Empower corporate leaders and communities to respond compassionately to crises by providing scalable, tech-enabled Emergency Financial Relief grants to individuals impacted by disasters and hardships.
E4e Relief LLC is built around Emergency Financial Relief, using tech-enabled programs to move charitable grants quickly to people facing disaster or hardship. Recent awards show a clear pattern: the foundation supports nursing pathway work, grief services after COVID-19 deaths, and relief funds tied to employee, customer, and community hardship. One of the largest grants went to Achieving the Dream Inc for accelerating and diversifying nursing pathways at community colleges, reflecting a strong link between workforce development and health equity. Another major award supported National Medical Fellowships Inc for health equity scholarships and research, while repeated funding for Scholarship America backed Brave of Heart Scholarships across multiple years. The portfolio also includes grants for healthcare-worker mental health, support for free and charitable clinics, and child bereavement services. Several grants are tied to named relief funds created with employers or partner organizations, showing that the foundation often operates through structured programs rather than one-off discretionary gifts. Its giving reads as both responsive and programmatic, with relief and capacity-building running side by side.
In nursing and health workforce development, E4e Relief LLC gave $3,500,000 to Achieving the Dream Inc for accelerating and diversifying nursing pathways at community colleges. Health equity scholarships also appear prominently: National Medical Fellowships Inc received $2,981,609 for NMF Health Equity Scholarships and Research Division. The foundation has also supported bereavement and grief programming for children and families, including $749,177 to Children's Hospital of Los Angeles for supporting grieving students through educators and $495,000 to Tuesday's Children for youth mentoring and childhood bereavement support for COVID-19. Mental health is another recurring theme. Massachusetts General Hospital received $500,000 for Healing Healthcare Initiative: Compassionate Leadership, and Mental Health America Inc received $500,000 for prioritizing healthcare worker emotional well-being. On the direct relief side, International Rescue Committee Inc was funded for seed security and disaster reduction initiatives.
Typical grants cluster in the six-figure range, with p25 at $200,000, a median of $300,000, and p75 at $500,000. The recent record shows both large anchor grants and smaller closing-fund disbursements, suggesting a mix of program commitments and wind-down payments. Scholarship America appears in multiple years for Brave of Heart Scholarships, and several other recipients also recur across the file, indicating ongoing relationships rather than isolated gifts. E4e Relief LLC is a public charity and a regular funder, not a DAF. The active programs show that some relief channels accept unsolicited requests, especially Workforce Relief, Supply Chain Relief, Hurricane Helene Community Fund, and Community Relief.
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$95.1M
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$75.7M
Most grants fall between $200K and $500K, with a median of $300K.
25th Percentile
$200K
Median
$300K
75th Percentile
$500K
About 12% of grants go to recipients in VA.
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Giving is national, and every recent grant in the sample went to a U.S. recipient. North Carolina is the top state by grant count, with 14% of grants landing there, though the foundation is headquartered in Charlotte. Recent recipients are spread across major cities such as New York, Minneapolis, Alexandria, and Los Angeles, alongside Charlotte-based grantees. The recipient map also includes grant destinations in Maryland, Virginia, Texas, Oregon, Ohio, and Pennsylvania.
The foundation funds disaster relief, hardship relief, workforce relief, supply chain relief, community relief, and disaster readiness and preparedness. Recent grants also show support for nursing pathway diversification, health equity scholarships, grief services, and healthcare worker mental health.
The typical grant size is $200,000 at the 25th percentile, $300,000 at the median, and $500,000 at the 75th percentile. Recent awards range from smaller closing-fund grants to multimillion-dollar program grants.
Yes. Scholarship America received Brave of Heart Scholarships funding in 2023, 2024, and 2025. Charlotte Good Neighbor Fund also appears more than once, showing that the foundation makes repeated grants to some partners.
Workforce Relief, Supply Chain Relief, Hurricane Helene Community Fund, Community Relief, and Give Relief all list unsolicited access as true. Brave of Heart Fund is a partner-created community fund and does not accept unsolicited requests.
North Carolina is the top state by grant count, with 14% of grants going there. Recent North Carolina recipients include Charlotte Good Neighbor Fund and Bridge to Turkiye, while the broader file also shows recipients in New York, Minnesota, Virginia, Texas, California, and other states.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCHOLARSHIP AMERICA | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $4,658,404 | 2026 | BRAVE OF HEART SCHOLARSHIPS |
| DARDEN DIMES | ORLANDO, FL | $394,302 | 2026 | CLOSURE OF CHUY'S REDFISH RELIEF FUND |
| EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE FOUNDATION INC | WEST PALM BEACH, FL | $127,206 | 2026 | CLOSURE OF AADERM CARE FUND |
| AMERICAN NATIONAL RED CROSS | CLEVELAND, OH | $70,536 | 2026 | CLOSURE OF JOANN RELIEF FUND |
| UNITED WAY WORLDWIDE | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $6,129 | 2026 | CLOSURE OF TELUS HEALTH EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND |
| SCHOLARSHIP AMERICA | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $1,802,533 | 2025 | BRAVE OF HEART SCHOLARSHIPS |
| CINTAS CARES FOUNDATION | CINCINATTI, OH | $1,675,600 | 2025 | CONTRIBUTION FOR RELIEF RELATED GRANTS |
| WEST TEXAS FOOD BANK | MIDLAND, TX | $125,976 | 2025 | CLOSURE OF PIONEER EMPLOYEE HARDSHIP FUND |
| AMERICA'S CHARITIES | CHANTILLY, VA | $44,655 | 2025 | CLOSURE OF ABB RELIEF FUND |
| SCHOLARSHIP AMERICA INC | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $1,838,560 | 2024 | BRAVE OF HEART SCHOLARSHIPS |
| CHARLOTTE GOOD NEIGHBOR FUND | CHARLOTTE, NC | $219,743 | 2024 | CLOSING OF ONE BELK RELIEF FUND |
| INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE INC | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2024 | SEED SECURITY AND DISASTER REDUCTION INITIATIVES |
| BRIDGE TO TURKIYE | CHAPEL HILL, NC | $25,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT ORGANIZATION'S PURPOSE |
| AMERICAN RED CROSS CHARLOTTE METRO CHAPTER | CHARLOTTE, NC | $18,366 | 2024 | CLOSING OF SYNCHRONY EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE FUND AND SRS SERVES FUND |
| ACHIEVING THE DREAM INC | SILVER SPRING, MD | $3,500,000 | 2023 | ACCELERATING AND DIVERSIFYING NURSING PATHWAYS AT COMMUNITY |
| NATIONAL MEDICAL FELLOWSHIPS INC | NEW YORK, NY | $2,981,609 | 2023 | NMF HEALTH EQUITY SCHOLARSHIPS AND RESEARCH DIVISION |
| SCHOLARSHIP AMERICA INC | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $2,255,150 | 2023 | BRAVE OF HEART SCHOLARSHIPS |
| CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF LOS ANGELES | LOS ANGELES, CA | $749,177 | 2023 | NCSCB SUPPORTING GRIEVING STUDENTS THROUGH EDUCATORS |
| MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK CITY | NEW YORK, NY | $500,000 | 2023 | FRONTLINE WORKER BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SUPPORT AND TRAINING |
| MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL | SOMERVILLE, MA | $500,000 | 2023 | HEALING HEALTHCARE INITIATIVE: COMPASSIONATE LEADERSHIP |
| ELUNA | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $500,000 | 2023 | BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT FOR HEALTHCARE WORKERS AND THEIR FAMILIES |
| MENTAL HEALTH AMERICA INC | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $500,000 | 2023 | PRIORITIZING HEALTHCARE WORKER EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING |
| NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FREE & CHARITABLE CLINICS INC | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $500,000 | 2023 | PROTECTING THE HEALTHCARE SAFETY-NET: FREE AND CHARITABLE CLINICS |
| TUESDAY'S CHILDREN | NEW YORK, NY | $495,000 | 2023 | YOUTH MENTORING: CHILDHOOD BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT FOR COVID-19 |
| MEADOWS MENTAL HEALTH POLICY INSTITUTE FOR TEXAS | DALLAS, TX | $467,475 | 2023 | ADDRESSING THE SILENT EPIDEMIC OF CHILDHOOD GRIEF |
| DOUGY CENTER INC | PORTLAND, OR | $350,000 | 2023 | ENSURING GRIEF SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN AFTER COVID DEATH |
| NAMI - NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS | ARLINGTON, VA | $350,000 | 2023 | NAMI FRONTLINE WELLNESS INITIATIVE |
| COMFORT ZONE CAMP INC | RICHMOND, VA | $300,000 | 2023 | THERAPEUTIC PROGRAMS FOR GRIEVING CHILDREN AND FAMILIES |
| DR LORNA BREEN HEROES' FOUNDATION | CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA | $250,000 | 2023 | ELIMINATING BARRIERS TO MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT FOR CLINICIA |
| FISCAL SPONSORSHIP ALLIES INC | INDIANAPOLIS, IN | $250,000 | 2023 | HERO ART PROJECT EXHIBITION AT THE NATIONAL MALL IN NOVEMBER |
| INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE INC | NEW YORK, NY | $250,000 | 2023 | SEED SECURITY AND DISASTER REDUCTION INITIATIVES |
| NATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR GRIEVING CHILDREN | LUBBOCK, TX | $250,000 | 2023 | SUPPORTING THE CHILDREN GRIEVING A PANDEMIC DEATH. |
| GARY SINISE FOUNDATION | LOS ANGELES, CA | $250,000 | 2023 | FOR THE BOULDER CREST WARRIOR PATTH PROGRAM |
| CHARLOTTE GOOD NEIGHBOR FUND | CHARLOTTE, NC | $200,000 | 2023 | DONATION RELATED TO CLOSING OF ONE BELK RELIEF FUND |
| TIDES FOUNDATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $75,713 | 2023 | CLOSING OF SEPHORA STANDS TOGETHER FUND |
| GLOBAL IMPACT | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $64,698 | 2023 | FUND CLOSING & HP RELIEF |
| AMERICA'S CHARITIES | CHANTILLY, VA | $35,788 | 2023 | CFMS/HONEY BAKED HAM - HEART FUND |
| SRS RAISE THE ROOF FOUNDATION INC | MCKINNEY, TX | $6,331 | 2023 | CLOSING OF SRS SERVES FUND |
DARDEN DIMES
$394,302CLOSURE OF CHUY'S REDFISH RELIEF FUND
BRAVE OF HEART SCHOLARSHIPS
CINTAS CARES FOUNDATION
$1,675,600CONTRIBUTION FOR RELIEF RELATED GRANTS
CHARLOTTE GOOD NEIGHBOR FUND
$219,743CLOSING OF ONE BELK RELIEF FUND
SEED SECURITY AND DISASTER REDUCTION INITIATIVES
CLOSING OF SYNCHRONY EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE FUND AND SRS SERVES FUND
ACCELERATING AND DIVERSIFYING NURSING PATHWAYS AT COMMUNITY
NATIONAL MEDICAL FELLOWSHIPS INC
$2,981,609NMF HEALTH EQUITY SCHOLARSHIPS AND RESEARCH DIVISION
NCSCB SUPPORTING GRIEVING STUDENTS THROUGH EDUCATORS
FRONTLINE WORKER BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SUPPORT AND TRAINING
MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL
$500,000HEALING HEALTHCARE INITIATIVE: COMPASSIONATE LEADERSHIP
PRIORITIZING HEALTHCARE WORKER EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING
PROTECTING THE HEALTHCARE SAFETY-NET: FREE AND CHARITABLE CLINICS
YOUTH MENTORING: CHILDHOOD BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT FOR COVID-19
ADDRESSING THE SILENT EPIDEMIC OF CHILDHOOD GRIEF
NAMI FRONTLINE WELLNESS INITIATIVE
THERAPEUTIC PROGRAMS FOR GRIEVING CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
ELIMINATING BARRIERS TO MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT FOR CLINICIA
HERO ART PROJECT EXHIBITION AT THE NATIONAL MALL IN NOVEMBER
SEED SECURITY AND DISASTER REDUCTION INITIATIVES
NATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR GRIEVING CHILDREN
$250,000SUPPORTING THE CHILDREN GRIEVING A PANDEMIC DEATH.
CHARLOTTE GOOD NEIGHBOR FUND
$200,000DONATION RELATED TO CLOSING OF ONE BELK RELIEF FUND