General Operating Support
Multi-Year General Operating Support
The following organizations were awarded multi-year General Operating Support grants through RMHF’s Strategic Framework.
- ChildSavers
- Family Lifeline
- Girls For A Change
- GoochlandCares
- Greater Richmond SCAN
- Groundwork RVA
- Health Brigade
- Latinos In Virginia Empowerment Center
- Legal Aid Justice Center
- Maggie Walker Community Land Trust
- Partnership for the Future
- Sacred Heart Center
- Senior Connections
- Southside Community Development and Housing Corp.
- The Commonwealth Institute
- Urban Hope
- Virginia Community Voice
- Virginia Health Catalyst
- Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy
- Virginia League for Planned Parenthood
Older Adults
The following organizations were awarded General Operating Support grants through RMHF’s Strategic Framework to support older adults.
Other General Operating Support
The following organizations were awarded General Operating Support grants through RMHF’s Strategic Framework.
- Access Now
- Challenge Discovery Projects
- CrossOver Healthcare Ministry
- Free Clinic of Powhatan
- Side by Side VA
Capacity Building
Grants totaling $173,100 to date to the following organizations:
- BareSOUL Wellness, Inc. $15,000
- Birth in Color RVA Foundation $15,000
- CodeVA, Inc. $7,600
- Diversity Richmond $15,000
- Drums No Guns Foundation, Inc. $15,000
- Fountain Fund $5,000
- Oakwood Arts (fiscal sponsor of Mending Walls) $15,000
- Partnership for Housing Affordability $7,500
- Podium Foundation $6,000
- ReEstablish Richmond $15,000
- Senior Connections $12,000
- Southside ReLeaf $15,000
- Virginia Anti-Violence Project $15,000
- Virginia Community Health Worker Association $15,000
Opportunity Investments
Grants totaling $45,160 to the following organizations:
- Afrikana Institute $7,500
- Capaz-IT $6,610
- Hebron VA, Inc. $7,500
- Hive Mentality $2,750
- Rx Partnership $7,500
- Storefront for Community Design $3,600
- Virginia Community Voice $7,500
- Voices for Virginia’s Children $2,200
Addressing Community Violence and Community Healing
Grants totaling $215,000 to the following organizations:
- Art on Wheels NFP $20,000
- Central Virginia Legal Aid Society $45,000
- ChildSavers $20,000
- Greater Richmond SCAN $20,000
- Institute for Public Health Innovation (fiscal sponsor of Drums, No Guns Foundation) $45,000
- Next Up RVA $45,000
- Safe Harbor $20,000
Collaborative Investments
RWJF Funding
Grants totaling $500,000 to the following organizations to support the initiative of Engaging New and Diverse Voices and Forging New Grassroots Partnerships to Advance Health and Racial Equity in the Richmond Region that supports policy advocacy efforts and advancing health and racial equity across the Commonwealth:
- Interfaith Center for Public Policy
- The Commonwealth Institute
- Virginia Health Catalyst
- Voices for Virginia’s Children
RWJF Funding (Collective Work)
Grants totaling $200,000 to the following organizations to support the initiative of Engaging New and Diverse Voices and Forging New Grassroots Partnerships to Advance Health and Racial Equity in the Richmond Region that supports participation in the Collective Work led by the Commonwealth Institute for Fiscal Analysis through the Racial Justice Coalition.
Collaboration Grants
Grants totaling $105,000 to the following organizations:
- Family Lifeline $25,000 to support efforts to recruit, retain, and provide career advancement for its direct care workforce.
- ChildSavers (fiscal sponsor of African American Nonprofit Leaders) $15,000 for General Operating Support
- Richmond Regional Planning District Commission (PlanRVA) $25,000 to support the Market Value Analysis transition to PlanRVA
- Virginia Health Care Foundation $5,000 to support the assessment of Virginia’s behavioral health workforce.
- Partnership for Housing Affordability $25,000 for General Operating Support
- Capital Center of Virginia (DBA Urban Baby Beginnings) $10,000 to support increasing the accessibility of infant formula for low-income women and their infants that were affected by the national shortage of formula due to a recall.
General Operating Support
HEAL (Health Equity Action Leadership) Initiative
$120,000 General Operating Support grants over three years totaling $480,000 to each of the following organizations:
- Peter Paul Development Center
- Sacred Heart Center
- The Commonwealth Institute for Fiscal Analysis
- Virginia Community Voice
Health Safety Net Partners
General Operating Support grants over one year totaling $715,000 to the following Health Safety Net Partners:
- Access Now–$45,000
- Capital Area Health Network–$100,000
- CrossOver Healthcare Ministry–$100,000
- Daily Planet Health Services– $100,000
- Free Clinic of Powhatan–$50,000
- GoochlandCares–$100,000
- Health Brigade–$100,000
- Rx Partnership–$20,000
- Virginia League for Planned Parenthood–$100,000
Latino/ Hispanic Health Equity
$25,000 General Operating Support grants over one year totaling $150,000 (with additional total funding of $25,000) to each of the following organizations:
- Chesterfield Food Bank Outreach Center
- La Casa de la Salud
- Latinos in Virginia Empowerment (LIVE) Center
- Sacred Heart Center
- Southside Community Development Housing Corp.
- Waymakers Foundation
Mental Health and Wellness
General Operating Support grants totaling $500,000 over one year to the following organizations:
- Better Housing Coalition-$30,000
- Capital Area Health Network-$20,000
- Challenge Discovery Projects-$40,000
- ChildSavers-$40,000
- Crossover Healthcare Ministry-$30,000
- Daily Planet Health Services-$20,000
- Free Clinic of Powhatan-$30,000
- Gateway Homes-$30,000
- Goochland Cares-$20,000
- Greater Richmond SCAN-$40,000
- Health Brigade-$30,000
- Jewish Family Services-$30,000
- Latinos in Virginia Empowerment (LIVE) Center–$30,000
- Side by Side-$30,000
- Virginia League for Planned Parenthood-$40,000
- YWCA Richmond-$40,000
Other General Operating Support
General Operating support grants over one year totaling $150,000 to the following organizations:
$50,000 General Operating Support grants over two years to each of the following organizations totaling $100,000:
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation – Health and Racial Equity
Richmond Memorial Health Foundation (RMHF) was the recipient of a $1 million grant as fiscal sponsor from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) to advance health and racial equity in the greater Richmond area and across the Commonwealth. RMHF has invested a total of $750,000 of those funds in General Operating Support grants to date to the following organizations:
- The Commonwealth Institute for Fiscal Analysis-$207,386
- Virginia Health Catalyst-$181,320
- Voices for Virginia’s Children-$181,294
- YMCA of Greater Richmond-$180,000
HEArts (Health Equity and the Arts) Program
A grant totaling $20,000 to the following organization:
- Education Connection Academy to support the 2020 HEArts cohort grantees in a community healing project.
Access to Behavioral Health Care
Grants over one year totaling $266,000 to the following organizations:
- Better Housing Coalition $35,000 for General Operating Support
- ChildSavers $35,000 for General Operating Support
- Daily Planet Health Services $35,000 for Behavioral Health Services for Individuals Experiencing Homelessness and Transitioning to Stable Housing
- Gateway Homes $26,000 for Providing Outpatient Clinical Services to Adults with Serious Mental Illness
- Greater Richmond SCAN $35,000 for General Operating Support
- Side by Side $30,000 for General Operating Support
- Voices for Virginia’s Children $35,000 for General Operating Support
- YWCA Richmond $35,000 for General Operating Support
CDC Foundation Initiative
Funding from a CDC Foundation grant to RMHF as fiscal sponsor to support humanitarian relief to Hispanic/Latinx community members residing in Richmond City and the counties of Chesterfield and Henrico who were disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic:
- Chesterfield Food Bank Outreach Center $15,000 for COVID-19 Food Access for Hispanic/Latinx Community Members
- La Casa De La Salud $45,645 for Community Health Workers Support of Richmond City and Chesterfield County Health District Navigators During COVID-19
- Latinos in Virginia Empowerment Center $10,000 for COVID-19 Rental/Mortgage and Utility Assistance for Hispanic/Latinx Community Members
- Sacred Heart Center $142,500 for COVID-19 Rental/Mortgage and Utility Assistance for Hispanic/Latinx Community Members
- Sacred Heart Center $20,000 for COVID-19 Food Access for Hispanic/Latinx Community Members
- Southside Community Development and Housing Corp. $187,500 for COVID-19 Rental/Mortgage and Utility Assistance for Hispanic/Latinx Community Members
- Waymakers Foundation $47,500 for COVID-19 Food Access for Hispanic/Latinx Community Members
Collaboration
Grants totaling $130,000 to the following organizations:
- CARITAS $15,000 for General Operating Support
- Greater Richmond YMCA $50,000 for Critical Connections: Health & Social Needs Navigation
- Sacred Heart Center $15,000 for Capacity Building
- VOICE (Virginians Organized for Interfaith Community Engagement of Northern VA) $15,000 for Building the Relational Power this Moment Demands
- Waymakers Foundation $35,000 for Capacity Building
General Operating Support
Behavioral Health Collaboration
$60,000 General Operating Support grants over two years totaling $300,000 to each of the following organizations :
- Greater Richmond SCAN
- ChildSavers
- CrossOver Healthcare Ministry
- Latinos in Virginia Empowerment Center
- Side by Side
Capacity-Building Learning Cohort
$15,000 General Operating Support grants over one year to each of the following Black- and Brown- led grassroots organizations totaling $105,000 with additional totaling funding of $118,998:
- Boys & Girls Club of Metro Richmond (fiscal sponsor of Virginia Excels)
- Education Connection Academy
- Faces of HOPE
- Groundwork RVA
- Latinos in Virginia Empowerment Center
- Nationz Foundation
- Waymakers Foundation
Health Equity and the Built Environment
General Operating Support grants over one year totaling $290,000 to each of the following organizations:
- Central Virginia Legal Aid Society-$50,000
- Housing Opportunities Made Equal (HOME)-$55,000
- Maggie Walker Community Land Trust-$60,000
- Southside Community Development & Housing Corp.– $70,000
- VCU Foundation (fiscal sponsor of RVA Eviction Lab)-$55,000
Health Safety Net Partners
General Operating Support grants over one year totaling $715,000 to the following Health Safety Net Partners:
- Access Now–$45,000
- Capital Area Health Network–$100,000
- CrossOver Healthcare Ministry–$100,000
- Daily Planet Health Services– $100,000
- Free Clinic of Powhatan–$50,000
- GoochlandCares–$100,000
- Health Brigade–$100,000
- Rx Partnership–$20,000
- Virginia League for Planned Parenthood–$100,000
Capacity Building
A grant totaling $15,000 over nine months to the following organization:
- La Casa De La Salud for Capacity Building
HEAL (Health Equity Action Leadership) Initiative Mini-Grants
$10,000 grants over one year totaling $40,000 to each of the following organizations:
- Peter Paul Development Center
- Sacred Heart Center
- The Commonwealth Institute
- Virginia Community Voice
Health and Wealth Initiative
Grants totaling $118,550 to the following organizations:
- The Commonwealth Institute for Fiscal Analysis $56,750 for General Operating Support
- UpTogether (FII-National) $61,800 over two years for Richmond Resilience Initiative
Impact Investing
Grants totaling $110,000 to the following organizations:
- Humankind $10,000 for LendingKind Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) Startup
- Virginia Supportive Housing $100,000 over two years for Strategic Systems Change at the Intersection of Health and Housing
Racial Equity Mini-Grants
Grants totaling $78,200 to the following organizations:
- Central Virginia Legal Aid Society $5,000 for Operation JEDI (Justice, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion)
- Children’s Home Society of Virginia $5,000 for CHSVA Racial Equity Project
- ChildSavers $5,000 for Advancing Racial Equity
- Commonwealth Catholic Charities $5,000 for Equitable Client Engagement
- CrossOver Healthcare Ministry $5,000 for DEI Trainings
- Elegba Folklore Society $5,000 for In the Beginning… Virginia, Along the Trail of Enslaved Africans: Monthly Public Cultural History Tours
- enCircle (Lutheran Family Services) $5,000 for RMHF Mini-DEI grant
- Honoring Choices Virginia $5,000 for Conducting a Racial Equity Audit
- Housing Families First $4,000 for Legacy: Looking Back, Looking Ahead
- Maggie Walker Community Land Trust $3,700 for Racial Equity Mini Grant Request
- Nurture (OmMama Resource Center Inc.) $1,000 to Provide Black-Led Professional Lactation Support Training
- Rx Partnership $5,000 for Rx Partnership – Moving Forward with Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
- Southside Community Development & Housing Corp. $5,000 for SCDHC Racial Equity Training and Strategy Session
- Studio Two Three (fiscal sponsor of Performing Statistics) $4,500 for Restorative Justice is Racial Justice
- United Methodist Family Services of Virginia $5,000 for Ensuring Pay Equity for All Employees
- Virginia Community Voice $5,000 for Racial Equity Training for White Folx involved with RVA Thrives
- Virginia Health Catalyst $5,000 for Crucial Community Conversations—Advancing Racial Equity in Virginia’s Health Care Safety-Net Workforce
COVID-19 Response Grants
Behavioral Health Services
$10,000 each to the organizations noted below for the provision of behavioral health services:
- Better Housing Coalition
- Hanover Safe Place
- Jewish Family Services
- Safe Harbor
- Greater Richmond SCAN
- YMCA of Greater Richmond
$7,500 each to the health safety net organizations noted below for the provision of behavioral health services:
$5,000 each to the organizations noted below for technology purchase to support telehealth:
- Challenge Discovery Projects
- Family Lifeline
- enCircle ( formerly Lutheran Family Services)
Support for Non-English Speaking, Refugee, and Immigrant Populations
$10,000 to each of the organizations to provide health and human services and/or emergency assistance:
- ReEstablish Richmond
- Southside Community Development and Housing Corporation Financial Opportunity Center (FOC)
- Sacred Heart Center
- Latinos in Virginia Empowerment Center
- Commonwealth Catholic Charities
$1,400 to translate and provide factual, language appropriate COVID-19 safety and response information:
- Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Richmond (fiscal sponsor of Virginia Excels)
Older Adults
$20,000 to each of the organizations to provide Caregiver Services (focused on supporting in-home health care)
Technology (focused on enhancing the delivery of in-home services)
- Lucy Corr Foundation $5,000
- Medical College of Virginia Foundation $4,900 (fiscal sponsor of VCU School of Nursing)
Other COVID-19 Funding
- $50,000 to The Community Foundation COVID-19 Relief Fund
- $50,000 to support the Family Crisis Fund launched by the Robins Foundation in partnership with Family Independence Initiative.
Increasing Access to Health Care Through Behavioral Health
- $25,000 to Better Housing Coalition
- $20,000 to Challenge Discovery Projects
- $30,000 to ChildSavers
- $30,000 to Daily Planet
- $30,000 to Greater Richmond SCAN (Stop Child Abuse Now)
- $30,000 to Gateway Homes
- $30,000 to Jewish Family Services
- $30,000 to RPS Education Foundation
- $30,000 to Side by Side
- $30,000 to Voices for Virginia’s Children
- $30,000 to YWCA Richmond
Increasing Access to Oral Health Care Grants
- $70,000 over two years to Capital Area Health Network
- $70,000 over two years to GoochlandCares
- $80,000 over two years to Lucy Corr Foundation
- $20,000 over two years to Special Olympics Virginia
- $50,000 over two years to Virginia Dental Association Foundation
- $30,000 to Virginia Health Catalyst
- $90,000 over two years to Virginia Health Catalyst (advocacy)
Increasing Access to Health Care Through Capacity Building Grants
- $15,000 to Legal Information Network for Cancer (dba CancerLINC)
- $10,000 to Greater Richmond Fit4Kids
- $10,000 to Honoring Choices Virginia
- $15,000 to Nurture (The OmMama Resource Center)
Health Safety Net Partners
General Operating Support grants totaling $715,000 with additional $10,000 payments to each of the organizations:
- $45,000 to Access Now
- $100,000 to Capital Area Health Network
- $100,000 to CrossOver Healthcare Ministry
- $100,000 to Daily Planet Health Services
- $50,000 to Free Clinic of Powhatan
- $100,000 to GoochlandCares
- $100,000 to Health Brigade
- $20,000 to Rx Partnership
- $100,000 to Virginia League for Planned Parenthood
Health Equity Action Leadership (HEAL) (over two years)
- $80,000 to Commonwealth Institute for Fiscal Analysis
- $80,000 to Peter Paul Development Center
- $80,000 to Sacred Heart Center
- $80,000 to Virginia Community Voice
Advancing Health Equity Through Arts & Culture (HEArts) (over two years)
- $55,600 to CodeVA
- $20,000 to CultureWorks (over five months) to support the Arts and Culture Relief Fund in response to the Covid-19 pandemic crisis
- $55,600 to Elegba Folklore Society
- $55,600 to Education Connection Academy
- $55,600 to Sacred Heart Center
- $55,600 to Virginia Community Voice
Health Equity and the Built Environment
- $50,000 to Central Virginia Legal Aid Society
- $75,000 to Housing Opportunities Made Equal
- $60,000 to Maggie Walker Community Land Trust
- $40,000 to VCU Foundation as fiscal sponsor of RVA Eviction Lab
- $75,000 to Southside Community Development and Housing Corporation
Collaborative Funding
- Better Housing Coalition (BHC) $25,000 to Support BHC’s Emergency Rental Deferment and Assistant Program
- Virginia Housing Alliance (VHA) $8,000 in collaboration with Community Foundation for a Greater Richmond and the Bob and Anna Lou Schaberg Foundation
- Virginia Housing Alliance (VHA) $15,000 for General Operating Support in partnership with Corporation for Supportive Housing
- Senior Connections $20,000 as fiscal sponsor of the Longevity Project, an initiative of Senior Connections and VCU.
- RPS Education Foundation $2,500 for Urban Trauma & Restorative Practices: A community dialogue on equity
- Enrichmond Foundation $20,000 (fiscal sponsor of The Giving Wall)
- Maggie Walker Land Trust $25,000 for General Operating Support
- VA Health Catalyst $20,000 for General Operating Support
Other Funding
- $5,000 to CultureWorks
- $3,500 to The Valentine