The REACH Healthcare Foundation and Wyandotte Health Foundation have partnered to launch the Rapid Equity Fund. This grantmaking initiative provides eligible nonprofit organizations up to $5,000 of unrestricted funds to support Black, Brown, Immigrant, Refugee, and rural-serving partners.
Previously known as the Rapid REACH Equity Fund, the revitalized Rapid Equity Fund is aimed at accelerating the grant award process, thereby creating more funding avenues for organizations that serve highly vulnerable populations.
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:
If you have questions about alignment, please contact us at grants@reachhealth.org.
To learn what activities are ineligible for funding, please view our grant seekers page.
Qualifying organizations must be domiciled and providing services within the REACH Foundation six-county service area: Allen, Johnson, and Wyandotte counties in Kansas, and Cass, Jackson, and Lafayette counties in Missouri.
To be eligible for the Rapid Equity Fund, organizations must be a Section 501(c)(3) organization, or a rural governmental entity.
Organization’s annual operating budget is up to $300,000.
Up to $5,000.
The REACH Foundation and Wyandotte Health Foundation do not fund healthcare or aid for individuals, health services for Medicare-eligible populations, medical research, programs focused on a single disease, or animal-assisted therapy programs.
Additionally, REACH and Wyandotte Health Foundation do not fund endowments, fundraising events or operating deficits. To maximize the resources and grants for local nonprofits, both the REACH Healthcare Foundation and Wyandotte Health Foundation direct its grantmaking primarily toward specific focus areas and strategies.
To apply for a 2025 Rapid Equity Fund grant, click the link below. Applications will be accepted until all allocated funding is deployed. If you have questions about the process, please reference the FAQ section below or reach out to us at grants@reachhealth.org.
The Wyandotte Health Foundation’s mission is to promote and improve the health of Wyandotte County residents, particularly the indigent, through grants and collaborative efforts.
Organizations may apply for a Rapid Equity Fund grant once every 12 months.
The Rapid Equity Fund will remain open until all allocated funds have been awarded for this calendar year.
No, however the REACH Healthcare Foundation and the Wyandotte Health Foundation has other funding mechanisms for event sponsorships.
To discuss opportunities, please reach out to the following foundation’s program staff:
– REACH Healthcare Foundation at grants@reachhealth.org
– Wyandotte Health Foundation at WHF@wyandottehealth.org
Short-term, up to six months.
No. This funding is designed to alleviate traditional grant requirements.
Our goal is to review applications and respond as soon as possible, usually within a few weeks. We are striving to alleviate long turn-around times in grant processing.
No, grants of this size do not require a formal agreement/contract.
Applicants will not be required to submit any documentation. REACH and Wyandotte Health Foundation staff will verify 501(c)(3) status and review available Form 990 tax returns online.
Generally, tax-exempt organizations must file an annual information return (Form 990 or Form 990-EZ). Most small tax-exempt organizations whose annual gross receipts are normally $50,000 or less can satisfy their annual reporting requirement by electronically submitting Form 990-N if they choose not to file Form 990 or Form 990-EZ. Churches, some church-affiliated organizations, governmental organizations and certain other types of organizations are exempted from filing. Therefore, if your organization is required to file an annual information return and has not done so, it may not be eligible for funding. Contact program staff at grants@reachhealth.org for more information.
Please contact our program staff at grants@reachhealth.org. We’re happy to answer any questions.
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