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Sentara Rmh Medical Center’s recent giving shows a clear split between large corporate allocations to its parent organization and smaller program grants tied to community health and training. The largest awards in the record went to Sentara Health, including $8.4 million in 2024 and $7.1 million in 2025, both listed as corporate allocation to parent. Alongside those allocations, the foundation also funded direct community-facing work in Harrisonburg through grants connected to the Suitcase Clinic and clinical pastoral education. That mix points to a funder that supports both the health system itself and programs reaching patients, trainees, and local service providers. The foundation’s stated focus areas include healthcare services, community health, behavioral health, research and innovation, and patient safety. In practice, the recent grants show support for community clinic activity at James Madison University and professional training at Eastern Mennonite University. Leadership is listed under Douglas J Moyer, and the latest 990 year on file is 2025. With annual grants of $19.0 million and total assets of $281.8 million, Sentara Rmh Medical Center operates at a scale that is materially larger than the individual program awards in the recent grants table.
Community clinic support is one visible line of giving. Sentara Rmh Medical Center awarded $97,110 in 2025 to James Madison University for the Suitcase Clinic, and it made the same grant in 2024 at the same amount. A smaller 2023 Suitcase Clinic grant of $64,000 appears in the record as well, showing repeated support for that program. Training and education are another recurring theme. In 2023 and 2024, the foundation gave $10,000 to Eastern Mennonite University for the Clinical Pastoral Education Program. That funding aligns with the foundation’s listed taxonomy around clinical pastoral education and spiritual care training. The record also includes a $10,000 sponsorship to the American Heart Association in 2023, which fits the foundation’s community health and local outreach emphasis. Across these grants, the pattern is support for hospital-linked or community-serving initiatives rather than individual aid.
The typical grant size is uneven: p25 is $10,000, median grant size is $64,000, and p75 is $1,626,356. The recent record is dominated by very large corporate allocations to the parent organization, alongside a smaller set of program grants in the $10,000 to $97,110 range. The same grantee appears across multiple years in the table, including Sentara Health, James Madison University, and Eastern Mennonite University, which points to recurring support rather than one-off awards. The foundation is structured as a hospital-affiliated funder with corporate allocation to parent and programmatic support functions. For some programs, unsolicited applications are not accepted; one sponsorship channel is listed as accepting unsolicited requests.
$7.2M
$281.8M
$575.2M
$576.4M
Most grants fall between $10K and $1.6M, with a median of $64K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$64K
75th Percentile
$1.6M
DOUGLAS J MOYER
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Giving is heavily concentrated in Virginia, which accounts for 86% of grants in the data and is also the top state by grant count. Recent recipient locations include Virginia Beach and Harrisonburg, with Harrisonburg appearing in both the clinic and training grants. Outside Virginia, one recent grant went to Des Moines, Iowa. The recipient-country distribution is entirely U.S.-based, with 9 grants in the United States.
The foundation funds healthcare services, community health, behavioral health, research and innovation, and patient safety. In the recent grants record, that shows up as support for a community clinic, clinical pastoral education, a sponsorship, and large corporate allocations to its parent organization.
Yes. The same organizations appear in multiple years: Sentara Health received grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025; James Madison University appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025; and Eastern Mennonite University appears in 2023 and 2024.
The distribution is skewed toward a few very large awards. The p25 grant size is $10,000, the median is $64,000, and the p75 is $1,626,356.
It is local and strongly Virginia-centered. Virginia recipients account for 86% of grants in the data, and the top state by grant count is Virginia. Recent recipient cities include Virginia Beach and Harrisonburg.
Some channels can, but not all. Sentara Sponsorship is listed as accepting unsolicited requests, while the regional Sentara Foundation entity, Project Choice Grant, Sentara Scholars Grant, Sentara Cares Grant, RMH Foundation Grants, and RMH Foundation community grants are listed as not accepting unsolicited applications.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
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Who can apply: Local nonprofit or community organization working within Sentara service areas addressing community health needs and aligned with Sentara Cares strategic priorities. Specific eligibility details are provided on the Sentara Cares grants pages.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SENTARA HEALTH | VIRGINIA BEACH, VA | $7,136,061 | 2025 | CORPORATE ALLOCATION TO PARENT |
| JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY | HARRISONBURG, VA | $97,110 | 2025 | SUITCASE CLINIC |
| SENTARA HEALTH | VIRGINIA BEACH, VA | $8,420,699 | 2024 | CORPORATE ALLOCATION TO PARENT |
| JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY | HARRISONBURG, VA | $97,110 | 2024 | SUITCASE CLINIC |
| EASTERN MENNONITE UNIVERSITY | HARRISONBURG, VA | $10,000 | 2024 | CLINICAL PASTORAL EDUCATION PROGRAM |
| SENTARA HEALTH | VIRGINIA BEACH, VA | $3,155,601 | 2023 | CORPORATE ALLOCATION TO PARENT |
| JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY | HARRISONBURG, VA | $64,000 | 2023 | SUITCASE CLINIC |
| AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION | DES MOINES, IA | $10,000 | 2023 | SPONSORSHIP |
| EASTERN MENNONITE UNIVERSITY | HARRISONBURG, VA | $10,000 | 2023 | CLINICAL PASTORAL EDUCATION PROGRAM |
JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY
$97,110SUITCASE CLINIC
JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY
$97,110SUITCASE CLINIC
CORPORATE ALLOCATION TO PARENT
JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY
$64,000SUITCASE CLINIC