Richmond Memorial Health Foundation
Richmond Memorial Health Foundation (RMHF) is a Richmond, VA private foundation focused on advancing health and racial equity in the Richmond region. The website outlines its funding strategies and grant programs (e.g., capacity building and opportunity investments) and provides contact information and staff/trustee pages.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A Richmond- or Virginia-based nonprofit working on health equity, racial equity, community health, or related capacity-building who seeks general operating or program support and is willing to schedule a pre-application conversation.
Good Fit
- • Organization is based in Richmond or elsewhere in Virginia.
- • Work aligns with health equity, racial equity, community health, or capacity building.
- • Seeks general operating support or multi-year capacity investments.
- • Can document local impact and partnerships in the Richmond region.
- • Willingness to schedule the required pre-application conversation with program staff.
Geography
Giving is overwhelmingly concentrated in Virginia: about 97% of grant dollars and roughly 94% of grant counts went to in-state recipients in the latest year, with only minor activity in two other states.
Recipient Variety
The latest year shows a broad recipient set—127 grants to 94 distinct organizations—with low dollar concentration (top one ~3%, top five ~14%) and a large number of new grantees.
New Applicants
Based on two years of filings the foundation added many new grantees in the latest year (72 new recipients, ~77% of recipients) and publishes application guidance and named staff contacts, so unfamiliar applicants appear plausibly able to enter the portfolio.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
