Our mission is to lead, mobilize, and ignite the power of philanthropy to build a racially equitable, just, and thriving region where everyone prospers.
A $95 million Health Equity Fund sits near the center of The Community Foundation Inc’s current grantmaking, alongside another large initiative focused on homelessness in Washington, DC. That mix shows how the foundation combines place-based philanthropy with issue-specific funds that support community-based nonprofits, advocacy, and systems change. The foundation also manages scholarship programs, including Learn24 OST Scholarship Program for out-of-school time participation and the LEARN Foundation Scholarship, which points to a funding strategy that reaches both service delivery and individual educational access. Recent grants show a wide span of institutional support. Medical College of Virginia Foundation received $3,613,401 in 2024, while Anna Julia Cooper School received $1,722,963 in 2025. Other large grants went to Better Housing Coalition, Projecthomes, Ask Childhood Cancer Foundation, and YMCA of Greater Richmond, suggesting recurring attention to housing, health, and youth-serving organizations. The Community Foundation Inc also appears in higher education and civic funding through Virginia Athletics Foundation, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, and Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Foundation. Across these awards, the foundation’s role is less about a single program area than about coordinating capital for a regional network of nonprofits and public-serving institutions.
Health equity is one of the clearest strands in the foundation’s giving. It supported Ask Childhood Cancer Foundation with $1,099,250 in 2024 and $835,044 in 2025, and gave $1,081,917 to YMCA of Greater Richmond in 2024 for health and wellness work. Housing and homelessness is another recurring area. Better Housing Coalition received $1,628,233 in 2024 and $1,470,029 in 2025 for economic prosperity, while Projecthomes received $1,135,000 in 2025 for health and wellness. Education also appears through direct support to institutions serving students. Anna Julia Cooper School received $1,722,963 in 2025, and Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Richmond received $944,336 in 2023 and $902,193 in 2024. The foundation’s scholarship offerings, including Learn24 OST Scholarship Program, reinforce that student support is part of its funding mix.
Typical grants cluster around a median of $25,000, with the middle half running from $10,500 at the 25th percentile to $55,988 at the 75th percentile. The recent-grants list also includes repeated awards to the same recipients across multiple years, including Better Housing Coalition, City of Hope, Charity Water, United Way of Greater Richmond & Petersburg, Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Richmond, Ask Childhood Cancer Foundation, and YMCA of Greater Richmond. That pattern suggests ongoing relationships rather than one-time-only support. The foundation is a public charity and a mixed community foundation, and it makes program-related investments. It also uses both open opportunities and scheduled component-fund rounds, with some scholarships accepting unsolicited applications.
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Most grants fall between $11K and $56K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$11K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$56K
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Grantmaking is heavily concentrated in Virginia, which accounts for 68% of grants, while the foundation’s headquarters is in Richmond. Recent awards reach Richmond, Henrico, Charlottesville, Norfolk-area regional partners through statewide institutions, and Washington, DC. Outside the region, recipients include Duarte, California; New York, New York; and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The country distribution is entirely U.S.-based in the data provided. Within the region, Richmond appears repeatedly as the main recipient city, especially for housing, education, health, and arts organizations.
It supports a broad mix of nonprofits and institutions across health equity, education, housing and homelessness, human services, environment, arts, and workforce development. Recent grants also include higher education institutions, local community organizations, and nonprofit service providers in the Greater Washington region and Virginia.
The typical award sits at a median of $25,000. The middle half of grants falls between $10,500 at the 25th percentile and $55,988 at the 75th percentile, even though some recent awards are much larger.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including Better Housing Coalition, City of Hope, Charity Water, United Way of Greater Richmond & Petersburg, Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Richmond, Ask Childhood Cancer Foundation, and YMCA of Greater Richmond.
Yes. The Learn24 OST Scholarship Program accepts unsolicited applications, the LEARN Foundation Scholarship is listed as open, and the 2026 David Bradt & Alex Orfinger Nonprofit Leadership Award also accepts unsolicited applications. The foundation’s component funds include quarterly discretionary and competitive rounds.
Virginia receives 68% of grants, making it the top state by grant count. Recent recipients are concentrated in Richmond, with additional awards going to Henrico and Charlottesville, plus several recipients in Washington, DC and other U.S. cities.
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NATIONAL FISH AND WILDLIFE FOUNDATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $1,795,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| ANNA JULIA COOPER SCHOOL | RICHMOND, VA | $1,722,963 | 2025 | EDUCATIONAL SUCCESS |
| BETTER HOUSING COALITION | RICHMOND, VA | $1,470,029 | 2025 | ECONOMIC PROSPERITY |
| MAGGIE WALKER COMMUNITY LAND TRUST | RICHMOND, VA | $1,157,250 | 2025 | ECONOMIC PROSPERITY |
| PROJECTHOMES | RICHMOND, VA | $1,135,000 | 2025 | HEALTH AND WELLNESS |
| VIRGINIA ATHLETICS FOUNDATION | CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA | $1,028,474 | 2025 | EDUCATIONAL SUCCESS |
| CITY OF HOPE | DUARTE, CA | $1,000,000 | 2025 | HEALTH AND WELLNESS |
| UNITED WAY OF GREATER RICHMOND & PETERSBURG | RICHMOND, VA | $997,294 | 2025 | ECONOMIC PROSPERITY |
| COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF RICHMOND | RICHMOND, VA | $844,039 | 2025 | HEALTH AND WELLNESS |
| ASK CHILDHOOD CANCER FOUNDATION | RICHMOND, VA | $835,044 | 2025 | HEALTH AND WELLNESS |
| MEDICAL COLLEGE OF VIRGINIA FOUNDATION | RICHMOND, VA | $813,907 | 2025 | HEALTH AND WELLNESS |
| VIRGINIA MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS FOUNDATION | RICHMOND, VA | $636,900 | 2025 | COMMUNITY VIBRANCY |
| LOCAL INITIATIVES SUPPORT CORPORATION | RICHMOND, VA | $550,000 | 2025 | ECONOMIC PROSPERITY |
| YMCA OF GREATER RICHMOND | POWHATAN, VA | $502,945 | 2025 | COMMUNITY VIBRANCY |
| NAPLES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL | NAPLES, FL | $500,000 | 2025 | HEALTH AND WELLNESS |
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF METRO RICHMOND | RICHMOND, VA | $448,805 | 2025 | EDUCATIONAL SUCCESS |
| POWHATAN EDUCATION FOUNDATION | POWHATAN, VA | $448,000 | 2025 | EDUCATIONAL SUCCESS |
| VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION | RICHMOND, VA | $436,493 | 2025 | UNIVERSITY OR PRIVATE SCHOOL |
| THIRD CHURCH INC | HENRICO, VA | $423,710 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| OPERATION HEALING FORCES INC | TAMPA, FL | $420,500 | 2025 | COMMUNITY VIBRANCY |
| VIRGINIA UNION UNIVERSITY | RICHMOND, VA | $419,381 | 2025 | UNIVERSITY OR PRIVATE SCHOOL |
| VIRGINIA TECH FOUNDATION | BLACKSBURG, VA | $394,611 | 2025 | EDUCATIONAL SUCCESS |
| CARITAS | RICHMOND, VA | $386,785 | 2025 | HEALTH AND WELLNESS |
| GOOCHLANDCARES INC | GOOCHLAND, VA | $381,995 | 2025 | HEALTH AND WELLNESS |
| FEED MORE INC | RICHMOND, VA | $376,567 | 2025 | HEALTH AND WELLNESS |
| HAMPDEN-SYDNEY COLLEGE | HAMPDENSYDNEY, VA | $364,127 | 2025 | UNIVERSITY OR PRIVATE SCHOOL |
| VOLUNTEER FLORIDA FOUNDATION | TALLAHASSEE, FL | $360,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| RICHMOND SYMPHONY | RICHMOND, VA | $356,351 | 2025 | COMMUNITY VIBRANCY |
| YMCA OF THE VIRGINIA PENINSULAS | NEWPORT NEWS, VA | $348,274 | 2025 | HEALTH AND WELLNESS |
| BRIDGING VIRGINIA | RICHMOND, VA | $340,982 | 2025 | HEALTH AND WELLNESS |
| STEWARD SCHOOL | RICHMOND, VA | $338,859 | 2025 | UNIVERSITY OR PRIVATE SCHOOL |
| THE VALENTINE | RICHMOND, VA | $304,250 | 2025 | COMMUNITY VIBRANCY |
| CHARITY WATER | HAGERSTOWN, MD | $300,000 | 2025 | HEALTH AND WELLNESS |
| REAL LIFE | RICHMOND, VA | $291,850 | 2025 | HEALTH AND WELLNESS |
| SAIL BEYOND CANCER INC | BURLINGTON, VT | $280,675 | 2025 | HEALTH AND WELLNESS |
| TEMPLE BETH-EL | RICHMOND, VA | $277,682 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| CHILDSAVERS | RICHMOND, VA | $275,786 | 2025 | HEALTH AND WELLNESS |
| VISUAL ARTS CENTER OF RICHMOND | RICHMOND, VA | $273,347 | 2025 | COMMUNITY VIBRANCY |
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA | ASHEVILLE, NC | $271,500 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| PARTNERSHIP FOR HOUSING AFFORDABILITY | RICHMOND, VA | $264,000 | 2025 | ECONOMIC PROSPERITY |
| LEWIS GINTER BOTANICAL GARDEN INC | RICHMOND, VA | $262,900 | 2025 | COMMUNITY VIBRANCY |
| VIRGINIA MUSEUM OF HISTORY AND CULTURE | RICHMOND, VA | $261,305 | 2025 | COMMUNITY VIBRANCY |
| RICHMOND ANIMAL LEAGUE | RICHMOND, VA | $259,800 | 2025 | ANIMAL RELATED |
| VIRGINIA FOUNDATION FOR INDEPENDENT COLLEGES | RICHMOND, VA | $255,750 | 2025 | EDUCATIONAL SUCCESS |
| YWCA OF RICHMOND | RICHMOND, VA | $253,416 | 2025 | HEALTH AND WELLNESS |
| PETER PAUL DEVELOPMENT CENTER | RICHMOND, VA | $248,406 | 2025 | EDUCATIONAL SUCCESS |
| NEXTUP RVA | RICHMOND, VA | $246,500 | 2025 | EDUCATIONAL SUCCESS |
| MAYMONT FOUNDATION | RICHMOND, VA | $246,356 | 2025 | COMMUNITY VIBRANCY |
| CAROLE & MARCUS WEINSTEIN JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER | RICHMOND, VA | $240,475 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF SOUTH ALABAMA | MOBILE, AL | $239,023 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
POWHATAN EDUCATION FOUNDATION
$448,000EDUCATIONAL SUCCESS
THIRD CHURCH INC
$423,710GENERAL PURPOSES
HAMPDEN-SYDNEY COLLEGE
$364,127UNIVERSITY OR PRIVATE SCHOOL
SAIL BEYOND CANCER INC
$280,675HEALTH AND WELLNESS
TEMPLE BETH-EL
$277,682GENERAL PURPOSES
CAROLE & MARCUS WEINSTEIN JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER
$240,475GENERAL PURPOSES
