Rapid Equity Fund Grant

The Rapid Equity Fund is back! For the second year, REACH Healthcare Foundation, in partnership with Wyandotte Health Foundation, will provide flexible funding to meet urgent needs of grassroots, nonprofit organizations.
This grantmaking initiative provides eligible Black, Brown, Immigrant, Refugee, and rural-serving nonprofit organizations up to $10,000 of unrestricted funds. The Rapid Equity Fund is aimed at accelerating the grant award process, thereby creating more funding avenues for grassroots organizations that serve highly vulnerable populations.

Eligibility

Organizations must align with the foundation’s mission of advancing health equity through coverage and care and providing healthcare services.Examples of aligned services include:Connecting clients to direct healthcare services through case management services;Community health workers or care coordination;Supporting clients in filling out health insurance forms and related paperwork through the use of health navigators or enrollment specialists;Offering or directing clients to mental health services such as therapy or counseling;Providing access to healthcare appointments through transportation for clients; and providing clients with preventative healthcare screenings.Organizational StatusOrganizations must be a 501(c)(3) organization or rural governmental entity.Qualifying organizations must be located and providing services within the REACH Foundation six-county service area: Allen, Johnson, and Wyandotte counties in Kansas; Cass, Jackson, and Lafayette counties in Missouri; and Kansas City, Missouri.Fiscal RequirementsOrganization’s annual operating budget is up to $300,000

Ineligibility

Organizations with an active REACH grant are not eligible to apply.If your organization is required to file an annual information return and has not done so, it may not be eligible for funding.Ineligibile ActivitiesThe REACH Foundation does not fund health care or aid for individuals, health services for Medicare-eligible populations, medical research, programs focused on a single disease or animal-assisted therapy programs. In addition, REACH does not fund endowments, fundraising events or operating deficits.