Richmond Memorial Health Foundation

About Richmond Memorial Health Foundation

Richmond Memorial Health Foundation’s recent grantmaking shows a strong preference for general operating support to local health, housing, and advocacy organizations in the Richmond region. The largest awards in the file include $207,386 to The Commonwealth Institute for Fiscal Analysis and $181,320 to Virginia Health Catalyst, both in Virginia, alongside $181,294 to Voices for Virginia's Children and $180,000 to YMCA of Greater Richmond. Those grants point to a funder that supports policy analysis, health access, and community-serving nonprofits at meaningful scale rather than through only small project awards. The foundation also backs safety-net care and health equity work through repeated support for organizations such as Virginia Supportive Housing, Family Lifeline, Virginia League for Planned Parenthood, Sacred Heart Center, Health Brigade, and Childsavers - Memorial Child Guidance Clinic. Its stated focus areas include Access to Health Care, Behavioral Health, Oral Health, Health Equity & the Built Environment, Housing stability and eviction prevention, Capacity Building, and the HEAL initiative. A notable feature of the portfolio is that many awards are unrestricted or core support, suggesting an emphasis on organizational stability and long-term service delivery across aligned partners.

What Richmond Memorial Health Foundation Funds

Behavioral health appears as one of the clearest program areas in the portfolio. Richmond Memorial Health Foundation gave $75,000 to Virginia Commonwealth University for a Spanish speaking Latinx/o behavioral health needs assessment, linking research to a specific community need. The foundation also funds housing and health equity work. In that area, it awarded $100,000 to Maggie Walker Community Land Trust for general operating support and $100,000 to Southside Community Development & Housing Corporation for general operating support, both tied to local housing stability work. Health access and safety-net services are another throughline. The foundation provided $100,000 to Capital Area Health Network for general operating support and $100,000 to Daily Planet Health Services for general operating support, reinforcing its support for outpatient and community-based care. It also made $100,000 grants to Virginia League for Planned Parenthood and Health Brigade, both of which fit its access-to-care priorities.

How Richmond Memorial Health Foundation Gives