Hope Grant

The Wellspring Foundation of Southwest Virginia offers the HOPE Grant, aimed at supporting nonprofit organizations and governmental entities in enhancing community health and wellbeing. With funding up to $50,000, the grant focuses on projects that address poverty, health challenges, and opportunity disparities in Washington, Grayson, Russell, and Smyth counties. The Foundation emphasizes collaborative partnerships and measurable outcomes, with two funding cycles each year, providing a vital resource for transformative community initiatives.

The HOPE grant is designed for organizations requesting one-time funding up to $50,000 for a project. The HOPE grant has two cycles per year – June and December.
The Wellspring Foundation may partially or fully fund grant requests.

Eligibility

The Wellspring Foundation of Southwest Virginia will only award grants to those agencies or organizations identified by the Internal Revenue Service as not-for-profit organizations or governmental entities. Each must serve to benefit the Virginia counties of Washington, Grayson, Russell or Smyth and support, promote and/or further the Foundation’s vision and mission.Areas of interest include:HealthChildren & Families Workforce DevelopmentEducation Economic Development

Ineligibility

Disclaimer: Verbal or written letters of request or other inquiries cannot be considered as, or substituted for, a formal grant application.Divisions Within Organizations, Institutions or Government EntitiesIn general, organizations are ineligible for funding from the Foundation to support routine financial responsibilities, such as capital and operating budgets (e.g., payroll expenses, ongoing routine maintenance, etc.).Proposals for individual schools must be approved by and submitted through the school district’s central administration office.Proposals for individual departments of county or town government must be approved by and submitted through the county or town government office.Ineligible Projects/ProgramsTo comply with federal guidelines and legal requirements, the Foundation will not issue grants of any kind to or for:Projects unrelated to the Foundation’s vision and missionPurposes that are identified as agency ongoing operational expenses not related to the requested projectFundraisers or other ticketed special eventsCorporate sponsorshipsAmateur athletic organizationsFor-profit organizationsIndividualsReligious organizations for religious purposesPolitical purposes or for lobbying activitiesOrganizational debt reductionEndowmentsThe Wellspring Foundation of Southwest Virginia does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, gender, sexual orientation or disability and will not support organizations that discriminate in any manner.Decisions regarding grant disbursements are made at the sole discretion of the Wellspring Foundation of Southwest Virginia to further its mission. The Wellspring Foundation will not support organizations engaged in activities that incite or engage in violence, intimidation, harassment, threats or defamation targeting an individual or group based on their actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, ethnicity, immigration status, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation or disability. The Wellspring Foundation will not award grants to organizations that the Foundation believes intend to support or engage in hateful activities, whether online or offline.