About Virginia Baptist Homes
Empowering individuals with choices in purposeful living
Focus Areas
Benevolence (resident financial assistance)Spiritual life/chaplaincyEmployee education scholarshipsEmployee crisis assistanceVolunteerism and community impactSenior living & long-term care support
Who They Fund
beneficiaries served by the Lifespire entities (unspecified)general public/community (unspecified)
Funding Style
unrestricted/general operating supportorganizational supportgrantmaking to affiliated entities
About Virginia Baptist Homes
Virginia Baptist Homes Inc gives at a scale measured in multi-million-dollar transfers to affiliated LifeSpire entities. The largest recent grants on file went to Virginia Baptist Homes Foundation, including $4,405,510 in 2024 and $4,131,891 in 2023, both described as support for the charitable activities of the LifeSpire entities. In 2025, the foundation also made $2,500,000 grants to Vbh Capgro Inc for the same purpose. That pattern points to an organization that funds its own network rather than making broad external awards. The foundation’s stated funding areas center on resident benevolence, spiritual life and chaplaincy, employee education scholarships, employee crisis assistance, volunteerism, and senior living support. Its programs are organized around funds such as the Benevolence Fund, Employee Education Fund, Spiritual Life Fund, and Employee Crisis Fund. The public description emphasizes benevolence and community support for residents, employees, and communities connected to LifeSpire. Across the grants on file, the recipient names and award language show a consistent focus on sustaining affiliated nonprofit entities and the communities they serve.
What Virginia Baptist Homes Funds
Resident assistance is a core theme. Through the Benevolence Fund, Virginia Baptist Homes Inc supports residents in need, and the grant program description ties that support to benevolence and resident financial assistance. Employee-focused support appears in two separate funds. The Employee Education Fund is listed for employee education and professional development, while the Employee Crisis Fund is meant to assist employees facing unexpected crises. Both are structured as internal support mechanisms rather than general public grant programs. Spiritual care is another stated area. The Spiritual Life Fund supports spiritual life and faith-based programming for residents, and the foundation’s broader program language also references chaplaincy. Community support extends beyond residents and employees. The VBH Foundation Grants program describes monetary donations, goods, services, and benevolence for LifeSpire communities, local community needs, and programs that support seniors.
How Virginia Baptist Homes Gives
The typical grant size sits in a narrow multi-million-dollar band: p25 is $4,200,296, the median is $4,268,700, and p75 is $4,337,105. That suggests relatively consistent award sizing rather than a wide spread of small and large grants. The recent records also show repeated support to the same affiliated organizations across multiple years, including Virginia Baptist Homes Foundation in 2023 and 2024 and Vbh Capgro Inc in 2025. The foundation is operating through named internal funds, and several of those funds are listed with unsolicited applications accepted, including the Employee Education Fund, Spiritual Life Fund, and Employee Crisis Fund. The overall structure is program-agnostic and organizational support oriented.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$5M
Total Assets
$106.8M
Total Revenue
$11.8M
Total Expenses
$14.3M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $4.2M and $4.3M, with a median of $4.3M.
25th Percentile
$4.2M
Median
$4.3M
75th Percentile
$4.3M
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
About 100% of grants go to recipients in VA.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
JONATHAN COOK
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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