The Harvest Foundation is seeking grant applications to support programs that stimulate economic development, promote education and health, and enhance overall quality of life.
Donor Name: The Harvest Foundation
State: Virginia
County: Henry County (VA)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 07/01/2025
Size of the Grant: Not Available
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The goal is to create a vibrant Martinsville / Henry County for all citizens.
Funding Priorities
The three priority areas are:
- Thriving Youth
- Strategic Goal:
- Provide first-class learning and development opportunities from birth to college in Martinsville-Henry County.
- Strategic Objectives:
- Expand Birth to Age 5 Systems & School Readiness
- Creation of 0-21 Coalition & Common Goals
- Grow First-Class Opportunities for Youth.
- Strategic Goal:
- Vibrant Community
- Strategic Goals:
- Health: Ensure that residents of MHC have access to & understand how to use the primary & behavioral health care systems
- Growing MHC: Grow a positive future for MHC by building a connected & revitalized community that will attract & retain diverse residents.
- Strategic Objectives:
- Health
- Maintain SafetyNet System
- Support Behavioral Health Systems
- Growing MHC
- Housing Capacity Growth
- Broadband Expansion
- Revitalize Uptown
- Catalyze Community Connectivity & Conversations
- Build a Powerful Shared Community Narrative.
- Strategic Goals:
- Resilient and Diverse Economy
- Strategic Goals:
- Economic Development: Continue to make MHC a place where all can secure living-wage employment at both large & small businesses that contribute to a vibrant MHC
- Economic Mobility: Ensure all people in MHC have the opportunity & support to secure a living wage, follow a rewarding career path, & build wealth for the next generation.
- Strategic Objectives:
- Economic Development
- Increase Jobs & Tax Base
- Build Up Entrepreneurial Ecosystems
- Address Workforce Gaps & Development
- Economic Mobility
- Strengthen Systems for Upward Mobility
- Understanding Causes and Cultures of Poverty
- Transportation Barriers.
- Strategic Goals:
Eligibility Criteria
- To be considered eligible for support from The Harvest Foundation, an organization must be:
- Recognized by the IRS as a 501(c)3 charitable organization or political subdivision eligible for charitable contribution under the Internal Revenue Code
- Proposing a program that will directly serve the community of Martinsville and/or Henry County, Virginia
- Proposing a program that will directly align with Harvest Foundation’s Strategic Focus & Objectives
- Within the Harvest Foundation’s geographic and focus interest areas, examples of grant activities or programs that may be considered include:
- New programs or expansion of ongoing impactful programs where there is evidence that the applicant organization will be able to continue the program beyond the period of Foundation funding;
- Replication, within Martinsville or Henry County, of practices proven successful elsewhere that address an identified local need;
- Research or planning to inform program or local public policy decisions;
- Policy-related work and legislative advocacy; and
- Collaborative efforts with other nonprofits.
For more information, visit The Harvest Foundation.
