Bedford Community Health Foundation
/OVERVIEW: The Bedford Community Health Foundation supports health-related programs in Virginia.
FUNDING AREAS: Health, hospitals, elderly adults, school health, nursing, nutrition, hospice, fitness, free clinics, mental health, domestic abuse prevention, substance abuse prevention
IP TAKE: This is a well-established health conversion foundation that continues to broaden its view of health and incorporate more aspects of health into its giving, such as healthy neighborhood conditions, access to healthy foods, dental health and transportation.
PROFILE: Established in 1984, the Bedford Community Health Foundation (BCHF) is a health legacy foundation based in Bedford, Virginia. BCHF formed when Bedford County Memorial Hospital was sold to the Roanoke Hospital Association, known known as Carilion Clinic. The foundation “works to identify and address community health needs, awards scholarships for nursing programs and allied health education, makes grants to non-profit organizations providing direct health services, encourages community involvement through donations and service and serves as a community health information resource.” It funds local efforts for a variety of health-related programs.
The Bedford Community Health Foundation supports many different aspects of health, including adult day care, charity care, fitness and physical therapy, free clinics, health education and health screenings. Other interests are hospice care, hospital and nursing home equipment, national health organizations’ initiatives in Bedford, non-emergency medical transportation, nursing education and nutrition. Additionally, past grants have gone towards prescription medical assistance, physician and specialist requirements, parish nursing, EMS emergency care, substance abuse, domestic abuse and mental health. In addition to grants, BCHF also awards scholarships to local students pursing their educations in healthcare fields.
Grants range between about $1,000 and $10,000. Learn more about this funder’s local giving by examining its recent tax records. Grantmaking focuses on the Bedford area of Virginia. Past local grantees include Brook Hill Farm, Bedford Christian Ministries and Friends of Bedford Hospice House.
This foundation accepts unsolicited grant applications from nonprofits for its spring and fall grant cycles. The deadlines are April 1 and October 1 for applications. Grantseekers should send an original and six copies of their application documents to BCHF by mail and also submit it electronically by email. Direct general questions to the staff at info@healthybedford.org or 540-586-5292.
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