Community Benefit Fund
Community Benefit Fund Grants
Community Benefit Fund Mini-Grant Applications
Mary Washington Hospital (MWH) and Stafford Hospital (SH) Foundations are now accepting mini-grant requests of $1,000–$5,000 from nonprofit organizations.
MWH and SH Mini-Grants will be awarded by Mary Washington Hospital and Stafford Hospital to assist nonprofit organizations which provide services that address the top three areas of focus for the 2022–2025 Community Health Improvement Plan of the Community Needs Assessment (CHA) conducted by Mary Washington Healthcare and the Rappahannock Area Health District as well as the other five health needs determined by the community in the CHA.
Note: Mini-grant applications are accepted on a rolling basis throughout the yea r until all available funds are awarded . Reviews are conducted quarterly, beginning January, April, July, and September of each year. A status report will be sent to each applicant by the 10th of the month at the beginning of each new quarter. To ensure that the grants are awarded in the proper fiscal year, the grants for the last quarter of the month may be awarded in December at the discretion of the Foundation .Learn more about mini grants and apply here
Community Benefit Fund Concept Papers (for Community Benefit Fund Grants)
Concept Paper Applications, the required first step of the Joe and Mary Wilson Community Benefit Fund of Mary Washington Hospital and the Community Benefit of Stafford Hospital grant application process for the 2027 funding cycle are now available online. The mandatory Concept Papers are due by August 5, 2026, by 5:00 p.m. Organizations sponsoring approved programs will be invited to submit full grant applications which will be due by September 18, 2026, by 5:00 p.m.
If you have any additional questions or require further assistance, please contact the Grantor and Community Benefit Funds Manager at 540-741-1433.
Our grant cycle is no longer open, and we are no longer accepting concept papers.