About Sentara Hospitals
The Sentara Foundation is a nonprofit division of Sentara Health dedicated to responding to the healthcare needs of the communities we serve and supporting Sentara Health's mission to improve health every day through philanthropy that advances programs, services and facilities.
Focus Areas
Healthcare accessMedical researchPatient care and outcomesCommunity health programsPlanned giving / legacy giftsFundraising and donor-supported initiatives
Who They Fund
indigent / low-income patientslocal communities served by community health programscommunity health clinics and nonprofit health providers (as organizational grantees)
Funding Style
operating support / unrestricted operating funds
About Sentara Hospitals
Sentara Hospitals’ recent grantmaking is dominated by large internal allocations and major support for Eastern Virginia Medical School, with one 2024 grant of $51,390,387 to Sentara Health for corporate overhead allocations and a 2023 grant of $18,076,052 to Eastern Virginia Medical School for operating fund and indigent care. That pattern shows a funder working at hospital scale, using philanthropy to support both system-level costs and direct community health needs. The foundation also backed community health support through grants such as $5,822,021 to Relinkorg and $1,003,680 to Christians United for Haiti Inc. Smaller awards in the recent record extend that same health-oriented approach to local nonprofits and civic partners, including medical centers, EMS-related groups, and community organizations. Across the grants list, the foundation appears closely tied to health access, indigent care, and community health programs, with repeated support for organizations serving patients and local residents in Virginia and selected other U.S. communities.
What Sentara Hospitals Funds
Healthcare access is a consistent theme in the recent grants. Sentara Hospitals gave $18,076,052 to Eastern Virginia Medical School for operating fund and indigent care, then followed with $13,942,084 in 2024 and $925,190 in 2025 to the same grantee for operating fund and indigent care. Community health programming also appears in awards like $100,000 to Olde Towne Medical Center for community health support and $33,125 to Reck League for community health support. The foundation also supported emergency-response and health-related infrastructure through $35,000 to Peninsula Ems Council for donation/sponsorship and $25,000 to Tidewater Ems Council Inc for program support. Beyond direct health providers, Sentara Hospitals gave $15,500 to VA Peninsula Chamber of Commerce and $6,600 to Greater Williamsburg Chamber of Commerce for program support, showing some funding reaches local civic organizations tied to community programming.
How Sentara Hospitals Gives
Typical grants cluster around a median of $33,125, with the 25th percentile at $11,000 and the 75th percentile at $1,003,680, showing a mix of smaller community awards and much larger institutional support. The recent record also shows repeat funding to the same recipients across multiple years, including Sentara Health and Eastern Virginia Medical School, which points to ongoing support rather than one-time awards. Sentara Hospitals is a public charity, not a funder of individuals, and it does not make program-related investments. Its grants are overwhelmingly local, with 90% of grants going to recipients in Virginia.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$54.9M
Total Assets
$2.7B
Total Revenue
$4.4B
Total Expenses
$3.9B
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $11K and $1M, with a median of $33K.
25th Percentile
$11K
Median
$33K
75th Percentile
$1M
Geographic Reach
Local3 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
ERIC CONLEY
DIR/PRESIDENT (BOTH EFFECTIVE 8/24)
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