December 8, 2020 Doubling Down on Supporting Families We are excited and humbled to announce that the Richmond Resilience Initiative (RRI), which was launched by the City of Richmond on October 29th in partnership with Robins Foundation, will receive an additional $500,000 for expansion. These additional funds will add up to 37 additional families to…
At Robins Foundation, we partner with innovative, big thinkers and organizations working to transform our community with new solutions to old problems. One such organization is Girls For A Change (GFAC) which works to promote black health, education, rights and community development in Central Virginia by empowering black girls and other girls of color to…
Please take some time to view the videos from our Top 5 finalists for this year’s Lora M. and E. Claiborne Robins Community Innovation Grant. Help Me Help You – “Reentry Navigation and Continuum of Care” Housing Families First – “Bringing Families Home!” Housing Opportunities Made Equal of Virginia (HOME) – “Eviction Diversion Program” Latinos…
For more than sixty years Robins Foundation has supported this region and in particular our neighbors in the city of Richmond. As thoughtful philanthropists and visionaries, our founders, E. Claiborne and Lora M. Robins used their wealth to improve the quality of life for residents of the Richmond community. We are a family philanthropic foundation.…
We are pleased to announce the top 10 nonprofit organizations for the 2020 Lora M. and E. Claiborne Robins Community Innovation Grant (CIG). Awarded annually the CIG seeds a $500,000 proposal that applauds the imaginative, cooperative spirit of Greater Richmond. The award is designed to support a project that addresses unmet community needs or issues…
Robins Foundation Approved $6,385,725 in Grants for 2019 At Robins Foundation we are committed to a deep focus on education with the expectation that a focus on an “education continuum” or pipeline, could lead to better outcomes and reduce some of the challenges vexing this region. We continually look for innovative ways to keep making both…
“You have to give. You don’t know how satisfying it is until you have done it.” – E. Claiborne Robins Everyone has something to give, whether it’s time, your voice, money, goods, talent, or even plain old-fashioned kindness. The Tuesday after Thanksgiving, December 3rd, is Giving Tuesday. Celebrate by being a part of this…
What an honor to receive the Transformational Philanthropy Award from the Central Virginia Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals alongside our partners at Community Foundation of Greater Richmond, the City of Richmond and Altria! We’re thrilled to be a part of this collaboration working to improve access and quality of support services for Richmond…