Recent Grants

The Jenkins Foundation conducts twice yearly grant cycles, awarded in March and September. The following list provides a snapshot of the projects that reinforce our strategic focus areas, and help to create a healthier Richmond region.

The following organizations received grants for general operating support unless otherwise noted in the description. 

Winter 2023

Access to Primary Health Care

• Access Now, Inc. – $60,000 to support general operating costs.
• Assisting Families of Inmates – $25,000 to support the Health Encouragement & Assistance in Reentry for Thriving Youth (HEARTY) program. 
  
• Better Housing Coalition – $50,000 to support the Senior Health & Wellness program.
• Conexus – $30,000 to support its See the Different Campaign and expand clinic services.
  
• Daily Planet Health Services – $75,000 to support general operating costs.
• Family Lifeline – $60,000 to support their early childhood home visiting initiative.
• Henrico CASA – $15,000 to support the training of volunteer court advocates for children.
  
• Henrico Education Foundation, Inc. – $25,000 to support the expansion of integrated health clinics in high Henrico County Public Schools.  
  
• Sacred Heart Center – $20,000 to support access to health and human services for immigrant families.
• South Richmond Adult Day Care Center – $25,000 to support general operating costs. 
  
• Virginia Dental Association Foundation – $30,000 to support case management for Donated Dental Services and the coordination of free dental clinics in the region.

Access to Mental Health Care

• Challenge Discovery Projects – $30,000 to support the outpatient clinic and satellite locations throughout the East End of Richmond.
• Chesterfield CASA – $15,000 to support training and supervision of volunteer child advocates for victims of child abuse and neglect.
• Children's Hospital Foundation – $40,000 to support better access to qualified mental health providers.
  
• Commonwealth Catholic Charities – $40,000 to support mental health counseling for uninsured and underinsured residents. 
  
• Greater Richmond SCAN – $75,000 to support trauma-informed mental health treatment services.
  
• HomeAgain – $25,000 to support mental health care and substance use disorder counseling resources. 
  
• Latinos in Virginia Empowerment Center – $55,000 to support culturally appropriate and linguistically specific mental health services.
• The Jeremiah Foundation, Inc. (Robin's Hope) – $40,000 to support the hiring of additional program staff.
  
• UMFS – $40,000 to support residential mental health treatments.
• Virginia Home for Boys and Girls – $20,000 to support workshops that expand knowledge of mental health challenges in adolescents.