Red Gates Foundation
The organization is a large private foundation dedicated to supporting a variety of causes primarily through general support grants. Its mission focuses on enhancing health, education, and human services, with notable funding directed towards cancer research, educational institutions, and veteran services. The foundation demonstrates a strong commitment to community welfare, as evidenced by its support for local organizations that provide healthcare, educational opportunities, and services for veterans. While it primarily operates within Virginia, it also extends its support to select organizations in other states.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Established nonprofits based in the foundation's home state, especially mid-to-large organizations working in cancer research, education, health, veterans services, or community human services that can absorb multi-hundred-thousand to multi-million dollar general support.
Good Fit
- • Located in the foundation's state or demonstrable work there.
- • Programmatic focus in cancer research, education, health care, veterans, or human services.
- • Organizational capacity to manage large, unrestricted grants.
- • Existing relationship, introduction, or prior funding connection to board members or current grantees.
- • Track record as an established nonprofit (universities, hospital foundations, large community organizations).
Geography
Observed giving is heavily concentrated in one state (about 88% of dollars in-state in the latest year) despite grants appearing in a handful of other states.
Recipient Variety
The latest year shows 33 distinct grantees with 18 new recipients and 15 repeat recipients across the three-year window, indicating a broad and changing recipient set even though dollars are concentrated among the top grantees.
New Applicants
The foundation publicly indicates it funds only preselected applicants and no public submission route or contact details were found; while many new grantees appear in the observed years, that pattern looks invitation-driven rather than open to unsolicited applicants.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
