The REACH Healthcare Foundation announces the reopening of the Rapid REACH Equity Fund, an opportunity for small and developing nonprofit organizations to apply for flexible funding. Organizations must align with the foundation’s mission of advancing health equity through coverage and care for underserved people in our region and provide healthcare services.
The Rapid REACH Equity Fund is a direct response from lessons learned through our work in the Centering Black Voices, in conjunction with our core mission of advancing health equity for all communities. The purpose of the fund is to provide access to financial resources beyond our usual grantmaking, with a primary focus on Black-, Brown-, Immigrant-, Refugee-, and rural-serving partners.
This fund provides unrestricted dollars with minimal requirements to aligned organizations that serve highly vulnerable populations, with the goal of eliminating a burdensome application process and reducing the turnaround time in awarding a grant. Learn more about our mission here.
Organizations must align with the foundation’s mission of advancing health equity through coverage and care and provide 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 for grant seekers page.
Organization 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.
Organizations must be a 501(c)(3) organization or rural governmental entity.
Organization’s annual operating budget is up to $300,000.
Up to $5,000.
To apply for a 2024 Rapid REACH 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.
These grants are designed to support organizations that focus on highly vulnerable populations: Black-, Brown-, Immigrant-, Refugee-, and rural-serving partners.
This fund will provide unrestricted dollars with minimal application requirements to organizations that serve highly vulnerable populations, with the goal of reducing the turnaround time in awarding a grant.
Organizations may apply for a Rapid REACH grant once every 12 months.
The Rapid REACH Equity Fund will remain open until all allocated funds have been awarded for this calendar year.
No, REACH has other funding mechanisms for event sponsorships. Contact program staff at grants@reachhealth.org to discuss opportunities.
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. 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 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 program staff at grants@reachhealth.org. We’re happy to answer any questions.
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