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    Rapha Foundation

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    WISE, VAWebsite2763259745

    About Rapha Foundation

    The Rapha Foundation concentrates its giving in Southwest Virginia with large, targeted investments that support local higher education, behavioral health/substance-use treatment, and community emergency relief and infrastructure. Grants are sizable and regionally focused—supporting a nearby public college through scholarships, helping build/operate an inpatient rehab facility, and backing community services and projects run by a local community action organization. The foundation appears mission-driven toward improving social and economic resilience in its immediate Appalachian service area.

    Focus Areas

    Scholarships for UVA Wise and regional higher-education accessInpatient substance-use/behavioral health treatment capacity (local rehab facility)Emergency assistance and basic needs (fuel/utility emergency funds via MEOC)Local community infrastructure and cultural amenities (amphitheater/community projects)

    Who They Fund

    students and children (early childhood through K-12)low-income families / food-insecure householdspeople with substance use disorders / individuals in rehab

    About Rapha Foundation

    A defining feature of The Rapha Foundation is its repeated use of large, targeted grants for local capacity-building in Southwest Virginia. The foundation has supported UVA Wise with multiple scholarship awards, including a $300,000 grant in 2024 and a $200,000 grant in 2023, while also backing a separate $100,000 nursing program support grant in 2025. That same place-based pattern appears in health and human services: it funded a $175,000 inpatient rehab facility project for Dickenson County Ida in Clintwood and a $155,000 grant to Children's Advocacy Center (meoc) in Big Stone Gap. These awards show a funder that works through direct, concentrated investments rather than a diffuse portfolio. Its giving also reaches community institutions that sit close to daily needs, such as Mountain Empire Older Citizens, Legal Aid Society of SWVA, and Family Crisis Support Services. Across the grants list, education, behavioral health, emergency support, and community services recur as core uses of capital. The foundation’s recent activity points to a regional strategy centered on strengthening institutions that serve residents of Southwest Virginia.

    What Rapha Foundation Funds

    Education is a major theme in The Rapha Foundation’s grantmaking. It gave $150,000 to Communities in Schools in Bristol for education and at-risk programs, and $51,000 to Coeburn Middle School for a literacy project. Higher education support also appears through a $35,000 grant to Wise County Schools for a tech pathways program and recurring support for Mountain Empire Community College. Health-related grantmaking includes a $64,200 award to Ballad Health’s Peerhelp Counseling Program in Kingsport for addiction support, plus a $56,995 grant to Health Wagon in Clintwood for dental equipment. The foundation also backed Norton Community Hospital with $50,000 for day care supplements. Community support extends to basic needs: Wise County Food Bank received $40,000 for food insecurities, and Mountain Empire Older Citizens received $50,000 for an emergency fuel fund.

    How Rapha Foundation Gives

    Typical grant size sits at $10,000 at the 25th percentile, $20,000 at the median, and $35,000 at the 75th percentile, though the recent list includes several six-figure awards. The foundation’s pattern is recurring rather than one-off: UVA Wise, Mountain Empire Community College, Communities in Schools, and Ballad Health each appear in multiple years. The Rapha Foundation operates a general grant program for population health and education in Southwest Virginia, and it accepts unsolicited applications. It also funds individuals, which is notable alongside its institutional grants.

    Financial Snapshot

    Annual Giving

    $1.9M

    Total Assets

    $47.9M

    Total Revenue

    $2.1M

    Total Expenses

    $2.3M

    Typical Grant Size

    Most grants fall between $10K and $35K, with a median of $20K.

    25th Percentile

    $10K

    Median

    $20K

    75th Percentile

    $35K

    Geographic Reach

    Local4 states funded
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    Giving Approach

    Highly concentrated: a small number of large grants (three main recipients) with repeat support to a flagship beneficiary (UVA Wise). Funding is place-based (Wise/Dickenson county region) and focused on capital/capacity-building and direct service supports rather than many small grants.

    Funding Style

    direct service / program supportscholarships and workforce training supportequipment and infrastructure fundingemergency/relief grants

    Notable grantees: UVA Wise, Dickenson County IDA, MEOC (Mountain Empire Older Citizens / Mountain Empire Community Organization)

    Topics

    scholarships / postsecondary accessaddiction recovery support and inpatient rehabearly childhood education and kindergarten readinessfood insecurity / emergency food assistanceSTEM education (robotics, tech pathways)healthcare workforce & clinical support (CNA programs, medical resident support, dental equipment)disaster & flood assistance / emergency fuel

    Where Rapha Foundation Makes Grants

    The Rapha Foundation gives almost entirely in Virginia, with 89% of grants going to recipients in its HQ state. The strongest cluster is in Southwest Virginia, especially Wise, Big Stone Gap, Clintwood, Norton, Bristol, Coeburn, and Abingdon. Outside Virginia, grants also reached Kingsport, Tennessee, through Ballad Health. The geography is local and tightly concentrated around the Appalachian service area it appears to prioritize.

    Frequently Asked Questions About Rapha Foundation

    What kinds of work does The Rapha Foundation support?

    Its grants center on population health and education in Southwest Virginia. Recent awards include scholarships, inpatient rehab capacity, addiction support, early childhood and literacy programs, food assistance, flood relief, and workforce-oriented education such as tech pathways and nursing support.

    Does The Rapha Foundation accept unsolicited applications?

    Yes. Its general grant program accepts unsolicited applications for projects or programs that advance population health or educational initiatives in Southwest Virginia.

    What is the typical grant size?

    The grant-size distribution is $10,000 at the 25th percentile, $20,000 at the median, and $35,000 at the 75th percentile. Recent awards also include larger six-figure grants, especially in education and health-related infrastructure.

    Where does The Rapha Foundation give most often?

    It gives most often in Virginia, and 89% of grants in the dataset went to recipients in its headquarters state. The most common recipient places include Wise, Big Stone Gap, Clintwood, Norton, Bristol, Coeburn, and Abingdon.

    Does the foundation make recurring grants to the same organizations?

    Yes. UVA Wise appears in multiple years, including scholarship and nursing support grants. Mountain Empire Community College also received scholarship support in 2023, 2024, and 2025, and Communities in Schools and Ballad Health each appear more than once.

    Latest 990 Filing

    2025

    Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.

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    The Rapha Foundation General Grant Program

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    Who can apply: Eligible applicants include not-for-profit organizations and, in some cases, government entities or school districts, provided the project serves the foundation’s geographic area and aligns with its mission. Applicants must submit a complete formal grant application and requested supporting materials. The foundation will not fund individuals, for-profit organizations, religious organizations for religious purposes, political or lobbying activities, debt reduction, supplanting other funds, fundraisers or ticketed events, feasibility studies lacking a bona fide need, infrastructure replacement/repair/installation, endowments unrelated to population health or education, private foundations not related to healthcare or education, or supporting organizations. Matching funds and collaboration are strongly favored.

    Deadline: Two annual grant cycles: applications due by March 31 and September 30 each year. Applications received after close of business on the deadline are not considered in that cycle.

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    Recent Grants

    Most recent grants reported to the IRS.

    RecipientLocationAmountYearPurpose
    CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER (MEOC)BIG STONE GAP, VA$155,0002026CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER
    COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLSBRISTOL, VA$150,0002026EDUCATION / AT-RISK PROGRAMS
    LEGAL AID SOCIETY OF SWVAMARION, VA$100,0002026CONSERVATOR PROGRAM
    UVA WISEWISE, VA$100,0002026SCHOLARSHIP
    MOUNTAIN EMPIRE COMM COLLEGEBIG STONE GAP, VA$100,0002026AMPITHEATER
    FAMILY CRISIS SUPPORT SERVICESNORTON, VA$100,0002026HOPE HAVEN FACILITY
    VIRGINIA TECH FOUNDATIONBLACKSBURG, VA$87,1402026AUTISM SUPPORT & RESOURCES
    MOUNTAIN EMPIRE COMM COLLEGEBIG STONE GAP, VA$75,0002026SCHOLARSHIP
    WISE COUNTY CHRISTIAN SCHOOLWISE, VA$55,0002026LIBERTY UNIV. ON-LINE ACADEMY
    COEBURN MIDDLE SCHOOLCOEBURN, VA$51,0002026LITERACY PROJECT
    NORTON COMMUNITY HOSPITALNORTON, VA$50,0002026DAY CARE SUPPLEMENTS
    UVA WISEWISE, VA$50,0002026NURSING PROGRAM SUPPORT
    MOUNTAIN EMPIRE OLDER CITIZENSBIG STONE GAP, VA$50,0002026EMERGENCY FUEL FUND
    WISE CO FOOD BANKWISE, VA$40,0002026FOOD INSECURITIES
    LONESOME PINE OFFICE ON YOUTHBIG STONE GAP, VA$35,0002026PARENTING PROGRAMS
    PRO-ART OF WISEWISE, VA$34,3002026SUMMER ARTS CAMP
    LONESOME PINE REGIONAL LIBRARYWISE, VA$30,0002026EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
    MOUNTAIN EMPIRE OLDER CITIZENSBIG STONE GAP, VA$30,0002026PACE COMPUTER UPGRADE
    MOUNTAIN EMPIRE OLDER CITIZENSBIG STONE GAP, VA$30,0002026MLCC NUTRITIONAL PROGRAM
    MOUNTAIN EMPIRE OLDER CITIZENSBIG STONE GAP, VA$29,6652026TECHNOLOGY FOR SENIORS
    LUNCHBOX 276 - SCHOOL BACKPACK PROGRAMWISE, VA$25,0002026FOOD INSECURITIES
    CITY OF NORTONNORTON, VA$25,0002026RECREATIONAL EQUIPMENT
    GIRLS INCBRISTOL, VA$25,0002026NORTON MENTORING PROGRAM
    SAMARITAN'S PURSEBOONE, NC$25,0002026HURRICAN HELENE RELIEF
    NAPOLEON HILL FOUNDATIONWISE, VA$25,0002026KEYS TO SUCCESS COURSE
    DICKENSON COUNTY SOCIAL SERVICESCLINTWOOD, VA$25,0002026RECREATIONAL EQUIPMENT
    LONESOME PINE OFFICE ON YOUTHBIG STONE GAP, VA$24,3002026IMAGINATION LIBRARY
    CAMP BETHELWISE, VA$20,0002026RECREATIONAL FACILITIES
    APPALACHIAN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTDUFFIELD, VA$20,0002026EMERGENCY FOOD FUNDING
    SYNERGY FOUNDATIONCOEBURN, VA$20,0002026FOOD INSECURITIES
    NCH IM RESIDENCY PROGRAMNORTON, VA$20,0002026TEAMWORK / WELLNESS PROGRAMS
    FEEDING SWVASALEM, VA$20,0002026FOOD INSECURITIES
    TOWN OF ST PAULST PAUL, VA$17,5002026RECREATION EQUIPMENT
    NCH FM RESIDENCY PROGRAMNORTON, VA$15,0002026CONFERENCE / SOCIAL GATHERINGS
    APPALACHIAN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTDUFFIELD, VA$15,0002026FOOD INSECURITIES
    UVA WISE - SMIDDY'S CUPBOARDWISE, VA$15,0002026FOOD INSECURITIES
    LONESOME PINE OFFICE ON YOUTHBIG STONE GAP, VA$15,0002026TEEN OUTREACH PROGRAM
    WALKING WISEWISE, VA$14,0002026HOMESCHOOL CO-OP
    WILLIAM KING MUESUM OF ARTABINGDON, VA$12,9002026SCHOOL PROGRAMS
    NORTON COMMUNITY HOSPITALNORTON, VA$12,0002026HEALTHCARE HEROS
    NCH FAMILY BIRTHING CENTERNORTON, VA$12,0002026NURSE WORKSHOP / GIFT SWADDLE
    UNITED WAY OF SWVAABINGDON, VA$10,0002026STUFF THE BUS SCHOOL SUPPLIES
    APPALACHIAN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTDUFFIELD, VA$10,0002026FOOD INSECURITIES
    NCH (WELLMONT HS) RESIDENCY PROGRAMNORTON, VA$9,5002026RESIDENT SUPPORT
    NATIONAL ENERGY EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT PJCTMANASSAS, VA$6,5002026CLIMATE SCIENCE PROGRAM
    WILLIAM KING MUESUM OF ARTABINGDON, VA$4,8002026EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING
    DICKENSON COUNTY BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCLINTWOOD, VA$4,5002026ANGEL TREE PROGRAM
    CITY OF NORTON - DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICESNORTON, VA$3,0002026ANGEL TREE PROGRAM
    RIDGEVIEW HIGH SCHOOLCLINTWOOD, VA$2,5002026SCHOLASTIC BOWL TEAM
    JI BURTON HIGH SCHOOLNORTON, VA$2,5002026ONE ACT/FORENSICS/CHOIR & PLAY

    CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER (MEOC)

    $155,000
    BIG STONE GAP, VA2026

    CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER

    COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS

    $150,000
    BRISTOL, VA2026

    EDUCATION / AT-RISK PROGRAMS

    LEGAL AID SOCIETY OF SWVA

    $100,000
    MARION, VA2026

    CONSERVATOR PROGRAM

    UVA WISE

    $100,000
    WISE, VA2026

    SCHOLARSHIP

    MOUNTAIN EMPIRE COMM COLLEGE

    $100,000
    BIG STONE GAP, VA2026

    AMPITHEATER

    FAMILY CRISIS SUPPORT SERVICES

    $100,000
    NORTON, VA2026

    HOPE HAVEN FACILITY

    VIRGINIA TECH FOUNDATION

    $87,140
    BLACKSBURG, VA2026

    AUTISM SUPPORT & RESOURCES

    MOUNTAIN EMPIRE COMM COLLEGE

    $75,000
    BIG STONE GAP, VA2026

    SCHOLARSHIP

    WISE COUNTY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL

    $55,000
    WISE, VA2026

    LIBERTY UNIV. ON-LINE ACADEMY

    COEBURN MIDDLE SCHOOL

    $51,000
    COEBURN, VA2026

    LITERACY PROJECT

    NORTON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL

    $50,000
    NORTON, VA2026

    DAY CARE SUPPLEMENTS

    UVA WISE

    $50,000
    WISE, VA2026

    NURSING PROGRAM SUPPORT

    MOUNTAIN EMPIRE OLDER CITIZENS

    $50,000
    BIG STONE GAP, VA2026

    EMERGENCY FUEL FUND

    WISE CO FOOD BANK

    $40,000
    WISE, VA2026

    FOOD INSECURITIES

    LONESOME PINE OFFICE ON YOUTH

    $35,000
    BIG STONE GAP, VA2026

    PARENTING PROGRAMS

    PRO-ART OF WISE

    $34,300
    WISE, VA2026

    SUMMER ARTS CAMP

    LONESOME PINE REGIONAL LIBRARY

    $30,000
    WISE, VA2026

    EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

    MOUNTAIN EMPIRE OLDER CITIZENS

    $30,000
    BIG STONE GAP, VA2026

    PACE COMPUTER UPGRADE

    MOUNTAIN EMPIRE OLDER CITIZENS

    $30,000
    BIG STONE GAP, VA2026

    MLCC NUTRITIONAL PROGRAM

    MOUNTAIN EMPIRE OLDER CITIZENS

    $29,665
    BIG STONE GAP, VA2026

    TECHNOLOGY FOR SENIORS

    LUNCHBOX 276 - SCHOOL BACKPACK PROGRAM

    $25,000
    WISE, VA2026

    FOOD INSECURITIES

    CITY OF NORTON

    $25,000
    NORTON, VA2026

    RECREATIONAL EQUIPMENT

    GIRLS INC

    $25,000
    BRISTOL, VA2026

    NORTON MENTORING PROGRAM

    SAMARITAN'S PURSE

    $25,000
    BOONE, NC2026

    HURRICAN HELENE RELIEF

    NAPOLEON HILL FOUNDATION

    $25,000
    WISE, VA2026

    KEYS TO SUCCESS COURSE

    DICKENSON COUNTY SOCIAL SERVICES

    $25,000
    CLINTWOOD, VA2026

    RECREATIONAL EQUIPMENT

    LONESOME PINE OFFICE ON YOUTH

    $24,300
    BIG STONE GAP, VA2026

    IMAGINATION LIBRARY

    CAMP BETHEL

    $20,000
    WISE, VA2026

    RECREATIONAL FACILITIES

    APPALACHIAN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

    $20,000
    DUFFIELD, VA2026

    EMERGENCY FOOD FUNDING

    SYNERGY FOUNDATION

    $20,000
    COEBURN, VA2026

    FOOD INSECURITIES

    NCH IM RESIDENCY PROGRAM

    $20,000
    NORTON, VA2026

    TEAMWORK / WELLNESS PROGRAMS

    FEEDING SWVA

    $20,000
    SALEM, VA2026

    FOOD INSECURITIES

    TOWN OF ST PAUL

    $17,500
    ST PAUL, VA2026

    RECREATION EQUIPMENT

    NCH FM RESIDENCY PROGRAM

    $15,000
    NORTON, VA2026

    CONFERENCE / SOCIAL GATHERINGS

    APPALACHIAN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

    $15,000
    DUFFIELD, VA2026

    FOOD INSECURITIES

    UVA WISE - SMIDDY'S CUPBOARD

    $15,000
    WISE, VA2026

    FOOD INSECURITIES

    LONESOME PINE OFFICE ON YOUTH

    $15,000
    BIG STONE GAP, VA2026

    TEEN OUTREACH PROGRAM

    WALKING WISE

    $14,000
    WISE, VA2026

    HOMESCHOOL CO-OP

    WILLIAM KING MUESUM OF ART

    $12,900
    ABINGDON, VA2026

    SCHOOL PROGRAMS

    NORTON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL

    $12,000
    NORTON, VA2026

    HEALTHCARE HEROS

    NCH FAMILY BIRTHING CENTER

    $12,000
    NORTON, VA2026

    NURSE WORKSHOP / GIFT SWADDLE

    UNITED WAY OF SWVA

    $10,000
    ABINGDON, VA2026

    STUFF THE BUS SCHOOL SUPPLIES

    APPALACHIAN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

    $10,000
    DUFFIELD, VA2026

    FOOD INSECURITIES

    NCH (WELLMONT HS) RESIDENCY PROGRAM

    $9,500
    NORTON, VA2026

    RESIDENT SUPPORT

    NATIONAL ENERGY EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT PJCT

    $6,500
    MANASSAS, VA2026

    CLIMATE SCIENCE PROGRAM

    WILLIAM KING MUESUM OF ART

    $4,800
    ABINGDON, VA2026

    EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING

    DICKENSON COUNTY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH

    $4,500
    CLINTWOOD, VA2026

    ANGEL TREE PROGRAM

    CITY OF NORTON - DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

    $3,000
    NORTON, VA2026

    ANGEL TREE PROGRAM

    RIDGEVIEW HIGH SCHOOL

    $2,500
    CLINTWOOD, VA2026

    SCHOLASTIC BOWL TEAM

    JI BURTON HIGH SCHOOL

    $2,500
    NORTON, VA2026

    ONE ACT/FORENSICS/CHOIR & PLAY