2020 Grants

Community Innovation Grant (CIG)

COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF PETERSBURG – $68,000 for Charting For Success

HELP ME HELP YOU FOUNDATION – $250,000 for HMHY Reentry Navigation Continuum of Care

HOUSING FAMILIES FIRST – $500,000 for Bringing Families Home

HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES MADE EQUAL OF VIRGINIA INC – $100,000 for Eviction Diversion Program

LATINOS IN VIRGINIA EMPOWERMENT CENTER – $55,000 for Latin@ Empowerment Center

Community Focus Grants

CHILDRENS HOME SOCIETY OF VIRGINIA – $40,000 for My Path Forward

CHILDSAVERS – $200,000 for School-based mental health services for high-need Richmond Public Schools

CodeVA – $10,000 for Executive Leadership Coaching

COMMONWEALTH INSTITUTE FOR FISCAL ANALYSIS – $30,000 for Advancing Equitable K12 Support

COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS CHESTERFIELD – $35,000 for Sustaining CIS Services at Falling Creek Elementary

COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF RICHMOND INC – $110,000 for K-12 Integrated Student Support in RPS

CONEXUS – $50,000 for See the Difference 2020

CROSS-OVER MINISTRY, INC – $30,000 for Family Advocate Social Worker

FAMILIES FORWARD VA – $30,000 for Building A Comprehensive Child Abuse Prevention Plan for Virginia

FAMILY INDEPENDENCE INITIATIVE – $120,000 for Trust and Invest

FAMILY LIFELINE – $75,000 for Early Childhood Intensive Home Visiting

FEED MORE INC – $25,000 for Feeding Children: Feed More’s Programs for Children and Families

FRIENDS ASSOCIATION FOR CHILDREN – $50,000 for FRIENDS – Essential Childcare

GREATER RICHMOND CHAMBER FOUNDATION – $70,000 for Smart Beginnings Multi-Year Grant

GREATER RICHMOND SCAN – STOP CHILD ABUSE NOW INC – $40,000 for Circle Preschool Program Expansion

HIGHER ACHIEVEMENT PROGRAM INC – $60,000 for Closing Gaps, Opening Opportunities

LEGAL AID JUSTICE CENTER – $30,000 for Education Advocacy in the Greater Richmond Area

LITERACY LAB – $20,000 for The Literacy Lab – Richmond

MATHSCIENCE INNOVATION CENTER FOUNDATION – $42,000 for MSiC Educator in Residence 2020

MEDICAL HOME PLUS INC – $25,000 for IEP Advisory Services for Families of Children with Mental Health Challenges

NEIGHBORHOOD RESOURCE CENTER – $25,000 for Building a Sustainable Greater Fulton

PODIUM FOUNDATION – $20,000 for Writing program stability, trauma informed care assessment, and strategic education-continuum planning.

project:HOMES – $50,000 for Bermuda Estates Mobile Home Park: Resident Engagement

RE WORK RICHMOND INC – $25,000 for ReWork Richmond Operating Support

REACH OUT AND READ INC – $43,000 for Reach Out and Read- Greater Richmond

SACRED HEART CENTER – $100,000 for Sustaining & Strengthening Sacred Heart Center

SAVE THE CHILDREN FEDERATION INC – $40,000 for Building Support for Early Childhood Education in Virginia

SIDE BY SIDE VA, INC – $40,000 for Helping LGBTQ+ Youth Thrive

SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENTREPRENEURS, INC – $42,500 for Performing Statistics Direct Service Program: Connecting System-Involved Youth with System Leaders

ST. JAMES CHILDREN’S CENTER – $20,000 for Ensuring Children’s Well Being in Turbulent Times

STOREFRONT FOR COMMUNITY DESIGN – $59,500 for 6PIC Culturally Responsive Resource Management Program

U-TURN INC – $9,000 for THRIVE: An Accelerator for Social Good

VIRGINIA LITERACY FOUNDATION – $25,000 for  Together for Early School Success

YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF GREATER RICHMOND – $100,000 for Youth Development in Greater Richmond

YOUNG WOMENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF RICHMOND – $100,000 for YWCA Richmond: Sprout School

Director Initiated Grants

Each member of our Board of Directors can sponsor a limited number of grants to organizations they consider deserving of support. These recommendations are strictly at the discretion of individual Board members.

ASPEN EDUCATION CENTER
ASPEN HOPE CENTER
BLUE SKY FUND
BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY
CAPITAL TREES
CARITAS
CHILDSAVERS
COLLEGIATE SCHOOL
COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF RICHMOND INC
COMMUNITY COALITION OF SUSSEX VIRGINIA
CROSS-OVER MINISTRY INC
CURRY SCHOOL OF EDUCATION – UVA
EMORY UNIVERSITY
ENRICHMOND FOUNDATION
FAMILY INDEPENDENCE INITIATIVE
FORE CHILDREN, INC
GOOCHLANDCARES
GREATER RICHMOND SCAN -STOP CHILD ABUSE NOW-INC
JAMES RIVER ASSOCIATION
JAMESTOWN YORKTOWN FOUNDATION INC
LIFE INTER FAITH TEAM ON UNEMPLOYMENT AND POVERTY
MAYMONT FOUNDATION
PETER-PAUL DEVELOPMENT CENTER
SACRED HEART CENTER
SAFE HARBOR
SCHOOL OF THE PERFORMING ARTS IN THE RICHMOND COMMUNITY SPARC
ST. JAMES’S CHILDREN’S CENTER
STOREFRONT FOR COMMUNITY DESIGN
SUMMIT54
THE BUDDY PROGRAM INC
THE VERMONT CENTER FOR ECOSTUDIES INC
THEATRE ASPEN
UNITED WAY OF GREATER RICHMOND
UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND
VERMONT INSTITUTE OF NATURAL SCIENCE INC
VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION
VIRGINIA EARLY CHILDHOOD FOUNDATION
YOUNG WOMENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF RICHMOND

Mini-Grants

BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF METRO RICHMOND
CAPITAL CENTER OF VIRGINIA
CARITAS
CHESTERFIELD EDUCATION FOUNDATION
CODEVA
CULTUREWORKS INC
ENRICHMOND FOUNDATION
HEALTHY HEART PLUS II INC
HENRICO EDUCATION FOUNDATION INCORPORATED
LATINOS IN VIRGINIA EMPOWERMENT CENTER
MBL FOUNDATION INC
NURTURE
OAKWOOD ARTS
READ TO THEM INC
REESTABLISH RICHMOND INC
SHENANDOAH VALLEY SCHOLARS LATINO INITIATIVE
SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENTREPRENEURS INC
THE INNERWORK CENTER INC
U-TURN INC
VENTURE RICHMOND INC
VIRGINIA COMMUNITY CAPITAL INC
VIRGINIA COMMUNITY VOICE