About Mary Washington Healthcare Group Return
Mary Washington Healthcare Group Return concentrates its funding on improving access to basic and preventive health services in the Fredericksburg region, with a strong emphasis on free/low‑cost clinics, community health centers, and programs that remove barriers to care (transportation, medications, insurance navigation). The foundation also supports complementary social determinants of health—affordable housing, food security, behavioral health and workforce development for nursing—often funding organizations multiple times to sustain service delivery. Grants tend to target practical, service‑delivery projects (e.g., mobile/outreach care, pantry/fresh food initiatives, CPR/AED access) rather than research or advocacy.
Focus Areas
Free and sliding‑scale primary care clinics in the Fredericksburg/Rappahannock regionBehavioral health and recovery residential services for children and adultsTransportation and medication access programs that remove barriers to clinical careFood security and healthy food access initiatives tied to community healthWorkforce development for local nursing/clinical training and senior health servicesAffordable housing projects that support health outcomes (transitional and low‑income housing)
About Mary Washington Healthcare Group Return
Mary Washington Healthcare Group Return’s grantmaking is built around access to care in the Fredericksburg region, and its largest recent grant shows that pattern clearly: $1,084,611 to Lloyd F Moss Free Clinic for access to care programs. The foundation repeatedly backs organizations that deliver primary care, behavioral health support, housing-linked health services, and help with transportation, medications, and insurance navigation. It also funds food access and nursing workforce development when those supports connect back to community health. Several grantees appear across multiple years, suggesting sustained relationships rather than one-time awards. Micah Ecumenical Ministries received annual support for its residential recovery program from 2023 through 2025, while Fredericksburg Christian Health Center, Central VA Health Services, and Virginia Department of Health Rappahannock Area Health District also received repeated funding for access-to-care work. Grants often support practical service delivery: mobile or outreach care, community health center operations, fresh food initiatives, and local health-related transportation. The foundation’s portfolio reflects a local health system view of philanthropy, with funding tied to day-to-day barriers that keep residents from receiving care.
What Mary Washington Healthcare Group Return Funds
Primary care and clinic access are central to Mary Washington Healthcare Group Return’s grantmaking. It gave $120,000 in 2025 to Central VA Health Services for access to care programs and $101,000 in 2025 to Fredericksburg Christian Health Center for the same purpose. Behavioral health and recovery are another clear thread. The foundation awarded $130,000 in 2025 to Micah Ecumenical Ministries for its residential recovery program, following similar grants of $135,000 in both 2023 and 2024. Food security appears in grants tied to health outcomes. Fredericksburg Area Food Bank received $51,156 in 2025 for the Healthy Pantry Initiative, and Virginia Community Food Connections received $35,000 in 2023 for fresh food access for community health. Workforce development also shows up through nursing training. Germanna Community College Educational Foundation received $50,000 in both 2023 and 2024 for nursing program expansion.
How Mary Washington Healthcare Group Return Gives
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$927K
Total Assets
$620.3M
Total Revenue
$1.1B
Total Expenses
$1B
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $15K and $50K, with a median of $26K.
25th Percentile
$15K
Median
$26K
75th Percentile
$50K
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
MICHAEL P MCDERMOTT MD
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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