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RMHF Established as Independent Health Legacy Foundation from the Sale of Richmond Memorial Hospital
May 2015
Summer Retreat Initiates Equity Conversations
Trustees, Dr. Bill Nelson and Dr. Danny Avula along with team member, Dr. Cynthia Newbille initiate conversations about equity.
Feb 2016
RMHF Hires Dr. Mark Constantine as President & CEO
Feb 2016
RMHF Establishes Mission, Strategy and Impact (MSI) Taskforce of Board
Gayle Williams, former president of the Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation, guides RMHF Mission, Strategy, and Impact Taskforce to clarify mission, vision, values, ways of working, and strategic framework with focus on Equity + Health.
Mar 2016
RMHF Engages Alice Buhl to Work with Trustees
Consultant, Alice Buhl, works with Trustees to understand governance best practices and reshape roles.
Apr 2016
May 2016
RMHF Engages The Center for Effective Philanthropy to Assemble Grantee and Applicant Feedback about Working with RMHF
June 2016
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Awards Invest Health Grant
RWJF selects Richmond for Invest Health grant, which begins to garner attention and resources for the region.
Sept 2016
Trustees Attend Board Retreat and Learn from Experts
Ambassador James Joseph, Gladys Washington, Betsy Russell and Cory Anderson speak to Trustees about understanding and addressing racial inequities.
Oct 2016
RMHF Announces Equity + Health Fellowship Program
External reviewers select 18 fellows to participate in the inaugural program.
Jan 2017
RMHF Host Community Event at the VMFA featuring RWJF's EVP Dr. Jim Marks.
Feb 2017
Mar 2017
Mar 2017
Apr 2017
May 2017
RMHF Hosts Equity + Health Fellows Learning Dinner
Fellows, Trustees and Staff hear from special guests: Susan Shumaker (President, Cone Health Foundation), Yanique Redwood (President & CEO, Consumer Health Foundation), Karl Stauber (Retired President & CEO, Danville Regional Foundation), Sherece West-Scantlebury (President and CEO, Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation).
May 2017
RMHF Hires Managing Director for Equity + Health
May 2017-Mar 2018
RMHF Launches HEArts Visiting Artists Program
External reviewers select eight local artists and artist collectives to create works of art that communicate the concept of equity and its significance to residents of the Richmond region.
Sept 2017
Oct 2017
Equity + Health Fellows Share Recommendations with Trustees
Fellows charge RMHF to be a catalyst and champion for greater health and racial equity.
Nov 2017
RMHF Hosts Annual Reception at Black History Museum
Dec 2017
Jan 2018
Jan/Feb 2018
Debby Kasemeyer meets with nonprofit partners
Debby Kasemeyer, Director, Community Development & Investments, Northern Trust meets with nonprofit partners to provide support and guidance on financing options.
May 2018
May 2018
May 2018
May 2018
RWJF Awards Connect Capital Grant
RWJF awards a 2-year grant to help Richmond attract and deploy capital at scale to improve residents’ health and increase their access to opportunity.
June 2018
RMHF hires Managing Director for Community Investments and the Built Environment
Oct 2018
Equity + Health Fellows Join Task Forces and Committees of the RMHF Board
Oct 2018
RMHF Launches Refreshed Brand Identity and Website
Oct 2018
Jan 2019
RMHF Staff Participate in Retreat to Discuss Strategic Framework
March 2019
RMHF Begins Offering Racial Equity Trainings for Grantee Partners
March 2019
RMHF Launches Medicaid Expansion Cohort
March 2019
RMHF Launches Class two of Equity + Health Fellows
May 2019
RMHF hosts event at Virginia Union University to share Co-learning and Equity cohort projects
Sept 2019
RMHF hires Director for Health Equity and Community Building
Sept 2019
Oct 2019
National Advisory Board convenes in Richmond
Oct 2019
Trustees Participate in Book Club with Jenkins Foundation
Oct 2019
RMHF Initiates a Collaborative Funders Group
November 2019
Health & Equity Fellows: Class 2 Report
The second class of Health & Equity Fellows identified their priorities for achieving greater equity, highlighting their efforts to address them, and making recommendations to RMHF on how the foundation can advance grassroots leaders in building a healthier, more equitable region.
November 2019
Jan 2020
RMHF Issues Open Calls for Funding in Access to Health Care, Built Environment and Arts
April 2020
RMHF Kicks Off the HEAL Initiative
April 2020
RMHF Supports Creation of the Virginia Funders Network
April 2020
RMHF Releases COVID-19 Emergency Response Grants
June 2020
RMHF Releases Access to Health Care Grants
June 2020
RMHF Releases Health Equity, Arts and the Built Environment Grants
June 2020
RMHF Transitions to Virtual Racial Equity Trainings
January 2021
RMHF welcomes Tanya Gonzalez, Dr. Dessie Nash and Amy Strite as Trustees.
February 2021
RMHF staff and Trustees begin to work with Gladys Washington on the impact of General Operating Support grants.
March 2021
RMHF team works with Sukari Pinnock on what it means to be an anti-racist organization.
June 2021
Gladys Washington joins RMHF as a Senior Fellow.
June 2021
The RMHF Board selected Judy Collins, Sheryl Garland, Richard Grier and Jeffrey Cribbs as Trustee Emeriti.
June 2021
RMHF & Laughing Gull Foundation commission VCU to conduct LGBTQ+ needs and opportunities assessment.
November 2021
Community Foundation and RMHF commissioned Cecilia Barbosa's report: Advancing Equity for the Latino Population in the Richmond region.
January 2022
February 2022
Christopher Cuevas visits Richmond
Christopher Cuevas, Program Officer, LGBTQ+ Equality, Laughing Gull Foundation, visits Richmond to convene a meeting of the LGBTQ+ Needs and Opportunities Assessment Collaborators and connect with area partners serving the LGBTQ+ community.
April 2022
RWJF Invests Advancing Health and Racial Equity in Greater Richmond
RWJF awards RMHF $1MM grant as fiscal sponsor to advance health and racial equity in the greater Richmond area. RMHF invested $750,000 to support the work of The Commonwealth Institute, Virginia Health Catalyst, Voices for Virginia’s Children and YMCA of Greater Richmond and $250,000 will be re-granted to Black- and Brown-led, grassroots organizations participating in a racial justice collective.
May 2022
RMHF Announces Mental Health and Wellness Grants
RMHF announces general operating support grants totaling $500,000 for 16 organizations addressing mental health and wellness in recognition of mental health challenges emerging from the pandemic. RMHF Trustees have committed to invest $1MM over two years to support community partners addressing the critical mental health and wellness needs in the Richmond region.
June 2022
Announcing RMHF’s 2022 Two-Year General Operating Support Grantees
As part the implementation of RMHF’s Strategic Framework for July 1, 2022 – June 30, 2027, RMHF awards 23 organizations that center health and racial equity two-year General Operating Support grants totaling $3,780,000.
July 2022
RMHF Names Chief of Strategy and Impact
RMHF hires Chief of Strategy and Impact, a newly created role that is instrumental in overseeing the implementation of our new Strategic Framework.
September 2022
RMHF Publishes 2022 Market Value Analysis (MVA)
Richmond Memorial Health Foundation, PlanRVA and the Philadelphia-based Reinvestment Fund partnered to create the 2022 MVA.
November 2022
RMHF Announces New Trustees
RMHF is pleased to announce the newest members of our Board of Trustees who will join in January 2023. We welcome Dr. Rosalie Corona, Rudene Mercer Haynes and Roberta Keller to RMHF.
February 2023
RMHF Publishes Elders Report
RMHF commissioned the Elders Report to evaluate and document unmet needs related to caring for older adults in our community.
July 2023
July 2023
Virginia Funder’s Network, in partnership with Bob and Anna Lou Schaberg Foundation and RMHF, releases Virginia Philanthropy’s Response to the Challenges Facing Older Adults report.
October 2023
November 2023
RMHF Announces New Trustees
RMHF is pleased to announce the newest members of our Board of Trustees who will join in January 2024. We welcome Amy Howard, Carl Woodson, and Jonathan Zur.