The Constance Dundas Foundation concentrates its giving on local Greater Richmond community philanthropy and targeted rural healthcare in southwestern Virginia. Most grants are large, directed gifts routed through the local community foundation and repeat awards to a mobile clinic provider that runs Remote Area Medical events in Wise County. The foundation favors a small number of high-dollar, program-specific grants rather than broad, diversified giving.
The Constance Dundas Foundation pairs large directed community grants in Richmond with repeated support for mobile medical care in rural Southwest Virginia. A defining thread is its long-running relationship with The Community Foundation in Richmond, where awards of $75,000 in 2023 and $70,000 in both 2024 and 2025 were directed to the Gumenick Greater Richmond fund. The foundation also returned to The Health Wagon Inc. in Wise with three grants for Remote Area Medical work, including $50,000 awards in 2023, 2024, and 2025 and a $30,000 grant in 2025. Together, those grants show a funder that relies on concentrated, purpose-specific support rather than a broad scatter of small gifts. Its other recent awards reinforce that pattern. The foundation makes general operating grants to Richmond-area organizations such as VCU-MCV Foundation Division of Neurosurgery, St Andrews School, Good Neighbor Village, and Jackson-Feild Homes. It also backs housing-related work through Richmond Metro Habitat for Humanity and The Miami Foundation for housing in Overtown. Across the recent grants list, the foundation’s giving stays closely tied to place, with repeated awards to the same organizations over multiple years and a clear preference for locally anchored institutions and community-foundation-advised funds.
In housing, the foundation supported multiple organizations with different roles. It gave $32,500 in 2023 and 2024 to The Miami Foundation for housing in Overtown, and it made $32,500 in 2023 and $30,000 in 2024 to Richmond Metro Habitat for Humanity for housing work. Its education and youth-serving grants also recur in Richmond. St Andrews School received $35,000 in 2023 and 2024, plus $30,000 in 2025, all for general operating purposes. Jackson-Feild Homes received $30,000 in 2023, 2024, and 2025 for general operating purposes. Health-related giving extends from urban medical care to rural access. The foundation gave $45,000 in 2025 to VCU-MCV Foundation Division of Neurosurgery for general operating purposes, and it supported The Health Wagon Inc. in Wise with funding for Remote Area Medical work.
Typical grants cluster in the $20,000 to $35,000 range, with a median of $30,000 and a p75 of $35,000. The recent record also shows some larger directed gifts, including $70,000 and $75,000 awards to The Community Foundation. The pattern is repeated support to the same recipients across multiple years, especially for community-foundation-administered funds and a small set of operating grantees. The foundation is a private family foundation structure implied by its 990-style reporting and does not make program-related investments.
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Most grants fall between $20K and $35K, with a median of $30K.
25th Percentile
$20K
Median
$30K
75th Percentile
$35K
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Concentrated, high-dollar giving with repeat grants to a few core recipients (three grants to the local community foundation and three to a rural health provider); favors directed program support over many small, diverse grants.
Notable grantees: The Community Foundation (directed to the Gumenick Greater Richmond fund), The Health Wagon, Inc. (Remote Area Medical - Wise, VA), Gumenick Greater Richmond directed fund
Grantmaking is overwhelmingly Virginia-centered: 92% of grants go to recipients in the foundation’s headquarters state, and Virginia is the top state by grant count. Richmond appears frequently, along with Wise, Spring Grove, and Jarratt. Outside Virginia, the recent grants list includes Miami, Florida through The Miami Foundation. All listed recipient-country data are in the United States.
The recent grants list shows support for community foundations, hospitals and medical groups, schools, housing organizations, and rural health providers. Named recipients include The Community Foundation, The Health Wagon Inc., VCU-MCV Foundation Division of Neurosurgery, St Andrews School, Good Neighbor Village, Jackson-Feild Homes, and Richmond Metro Habitat for Humanity.
The typical grant size is $20,000 at the 25th percentile, $30,000 at the median, and $35,000 at the 75th percentile. Recent awards also include larger directed gifts of $60,000, $70,000, and $75,000.
Yes. Virginia is the top state by grant count, and 92% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state. Recent Virginia recipients include organizations in Richmond, Wise, Spring Grove, and Jarratt.
Yes. The Health Wagon Inc. received grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025 for Remote Area Medical work in Wise. St Andrews School, Good Neighbor Village, and Jackson-Feild Homes also appear across multiple recent years.
Housing, education, health care, and rural/mobile medical access are all present. Examples include housing support through Richmond Metro Habitat for Humanity and The Miami Foundation, school operating support for St Andrews School, and Remote Area Medical funding for The Health Wagon Inc. in Wise.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | RICHMOND, VA | $70,000 | 2025 | DIRECTED TO THE GUMENICK GREATER RIC |
| THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | RICHMOND, VA | $60,000 | 2025 | DIRECTED TO THE GUMENICK GREATER RIC |
| THE HEALTH WAGON INC | WISE, VA | $50,000 | 2025 | REMOTE AREA MEDICAL - WISE VA |
| VCU-MCV FOUNDATION DIVISION OF NEUROSURGERY | RICHMOND, VA | $45,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING PURPOSES |
| VCU-MCV FOUNDATION DIVISION OF NEUROSURGERY | RICHMOND, VA | $35,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING PURPOSES |
| CHANCO ON THE JAMES EPISCOPAL DIOCESE | SPRING GROVE, VA | $30,000 | 2025 | ANNUAL FUND |
| GOOD NEIGHBOR VILLAGE | RICHMOND, VA | $30,000 | 2025 | PROVIDE HOUSING SERVICES FOR ADULTS |
| GOOD NEIGHBOR VILLAGE | RICHMOND, VA | $30,000 | 2025 | PROVIDE HOUSING SERVICES FOR ADULTS |
| ST ANDREWS SCHOOL | RICHMOND, VA | $30,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING PURPOSES |
| JACKSON-FEILD HOMES | JARRATT, VA | $30,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING PURPOSES |
| ST ANDREWS SCHOOL | RICHMOND, VA | $30,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING PURPOSES |
| JACKSON-FEILD HOMES | JARRATT, VA | $30,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING PURPOSES |
| CHANCO ON THE JAMES EPISCOPAL DIOCESE | SPRING GROVE, VA | $30,000 | 2025 | ANNUAL FUND |
| THE HEALTH WAGON INC | WISE, VA | $30,000 | 2025 | REMOTE AREA MEDICAL - WISE VA |
| THE MIAMI FOUNDATION | MIAMI, FL | $25,000 | 2025 | PROVIDING HOUSING IN OVERTOWN AR |
| RICHMOND METRO HABITAT FOR HUMANITY | RICHMOND, VA | $25,000 | 2025 | PROVIDE HOUSING |
| THE MIAMI FOUNDATION | MIAMI, FL | $25,000 | 2025 | PROVIDING HOUSING IN OVERTOWN AR |
| RICHMOND METRO HABITAT FOR HUMANITY | RICHMOND, VA | $25,000 | 2025 | PROVIDE HOUSING |
| CHALLENGE DISCOVERY PROJECTS INC | RICHMOND, VA | $25,000 | 2025 | SOCIAL & EMOTIONAL WELLNESS |
| CHALLENGE DISCOVERY PROJECTS INC | RICHMOND, VA | $25,000 | 2025 | SOCIAL & EMOTIONAL WELLNESS |
| RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES | RICHMOND, VA | $20,000 | 2025 | FEEDING FAMILIES |
| AMERICAN CANCER CENTER | GLEN ALLEN, VA | $15,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING PURPOSES |
| FAITH MISSION HOME | FREE UNION, VA | $10,000 | 2025 | PROVIDE HOUSING |
| VIRGINIA MUSEUM OF HISTORY AND CULTURE | RICHMOND, VA | $7,500 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING PURPOSES |
| VIRGINIA MUSEUM OF HISTORY AND CULTURE | RICHMOND, VA | $7,500 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING PURPOSES |
| THE READ CENTER | RICHMOND, VA | $7,500 | 2025 | DEVELOP LITERACY SKILLS |
| THE READ CENTER | RICHMOND, VA | $7,500 | 2025 | DEVELOP LITERACY SKILLS |
| DAILY PLANET HEALTH SERVICES | RICHMOND, VA | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING PURPOSES |
| FAITH MISSION HOME | FREE UNION, VA | $5,000 | 2025 | PROVIDE HOUSING |
| CROSSOVER HEALTH MINISTRY | RICHMOND, VA | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING PURPOSES |
| GOOD SHEPHERD EPISCOPAL SCHOOL | RICHMOND, VA | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING PURPOSES |
| THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | RICHMOND, VA | $70,000 | 2024 | DIRECTED TO THE GUMENICK GREATER RIC |
| THE HEALTH WAGON INC | WISE, VA | $50,000 | 2024 | REMOTE AREA MEDICAL - WISE VA |
| CHANCO ON THE JAMES EPISCOPAL DIOCESE | SPRING GROVE, VA | $35,000 | 2024 | ANNUAL FUND |
| ST ANDREWS SCHOOL | RICHMOND, VA | $35,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING PURPOSES |
| THE MIAMI FOUNDATION | MIAMI, FL | $32,500 | 2024 | PROVIDING HOUSING IN OVERTOWN AR |
| GOOD NEIGHBOR VILLAGE | RICHMOND, VA | $32,500 | 2024 | PROVIDE HOUSING SERVICES FOR ADULTS |
| RICHMOND METRO HABITAT FOR HUMANITY | RICHMOND, VA | $30,000 | 2024 | PROVIDE HOUSING |
| JACKSON-FEILD HOMES | JARRATT, VA | $30,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING PURPOSES |
| PROJECT HOMES | RICHMOND, VA | $25,000 | 2024 | PROVIDE HOUSING |
| RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES | RICHMOND, VA | $20,000 | 2024 | FEEDING FAMILIES |
| CHALLENGE DISCOVERY PROJECTS INC | RICHMOND, VA | $20,000 | 2024 | SOCIAL & EMOTIONAL WELLNESS |
| THE READ CENTER | RICHMOND, VA | $5,000 | 2024 | DEVELOP LITERACY SKILLS |
| FAITH MISSION HOME | FREE UNION, VA | $5,000 | 2024 | PROVIDE HOUSING |
| THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | RICHMOND, VA | $75,000 | 2023 | DIRECTED TO THE GUMENICK GREATER RIC |
| THE HEALTH WAGON INC | WISE, VA | $50,000 | 2023 | REMOTE AREA MEDICAL - WISE VA |
| CHANCO ON THE JAMES EPISCOPAL DIOCESE | SPRING GROVE, VA | $35,000 | 2023 | ANNUAL FUND |
| ST ANDREWS SCHOOL | RICHMOND, VA | $35,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING PURPOSES |
| THE MIAMI FOUNDATION | MIAMI, FL | $32,500 | 2023 | PROVIDING HOUSING IN THE OVERTOWN AR |
| GOOD NEIGHBOR VILLAGE | RICHMOND, VA | $32,500 | 2023 | PROVIDE HOUSING SERVICES FOR ADULTS |
THE HEALTH WAGON INC
$50,000REMOTE AREA MEDICAL - WISE VA
VCU-MCV FOUNDATION DIVISION OF NEUROSURGERY
$45,000GENERAL OPERATING PURPOSES
VCU-MCV FOUNDATION DIVISION OF NEUROSURGERY
$35,000GENERAL OPERATING PURPOSES
CHANCO ON THE JAMES EPISCOPAL DIOCESE
$30,000ANNUAL FUND
GOOD NEIGHBOR VILLAGE
$30,000PROVIDE HOUSING SERVICES FOR ADULTS
GOOD NEIGHBOR VILLAGE
$30,000PROVIDE HOUSING SERVICES FOR ADULTS
CHANCO ON THE JAMES EPISCOPAL DIOCESE
$30,000ANNUAL FUND
THE HEALTH WAGON INC
$30,000REMOTE AREA MEDICAL - WISE VA
RICHMOND METRO HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
$25,000PROVIDE HOUSING
RICHMOND METRO HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
$25,000PROVIDE HOUSING
CHALLENGE DISCOVERY PROJECTS INC
$25,000SOCIAL & EMOTIONAL WELLNESS
CHALLENGE DISCOVERY PROJECTS INC
$25,000SOCIAL & EMOTIONAL WELLNESS
RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES
$20,000FEEDING FAMILIES
AMERICAN CANCER CENTER
$15,000GENERAL OPERATING PURPOSES
FAITH MISSION HOME
$10,000PROVIDE HOUSING
THE READ CENTER
$7,500DEVELOP LITERACY SKILLS
THE READ CENTER
$7,500DEVELOP LITERACY SKILLS
DAILY PLANET HEALTH SERVICES
$5,000GENERAL OPERATING PURPOSES
FAITH MISSION HOME
$5,000PROVIDE HOUSING
GOOD SHEPHERD EPISCOPAL SCHOOL
$5,000GENERAL OPERATING PURPOSES
THE HEALTH WAGON INC
$50,000REMOTE AREA MEDICAL - WISE VA
CHANCO ON THE JAMES EPISCOPAL DIOCESE
$35,000ANNUAL FUND
GOOD NEIGHBOR VILLAGE
$32,500PROVIDE HOUSING SERVICES FOR ADULTS
RICHMOND METRO HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
$30,000PROVIDE HOUSING
PROJECT HOMES
$25,000PROVIDE HOUSING
CHALLENGE DISCOVERY PROJECTS INC
$20,000SOCIAL & EMOTIONAL WELLNESS
THE READ CENTER
$5,000DEVELOP LITERACY SKILLS
FAITH MISSION HOME
$5,000PROVIDE HOUSING
THE HEALTH WAGON INC
$50,000REMOTE AREA MEDICAL - WISE VA
CHANCO ON THE JAMES EPISCOPAL DIOCESE
$35,000ANNUAL FUND
GOOD NEIGHBOR VILLAGE
$32,500PROVIDE HOUSING SERVICES FOR ADULTS