The Rapha Foundation
Private foundation · Wise, VA · EIN 54-2002314 · reported 2023–2025
138grants reported
$20Kmedian award
$6,000lower quartile
$1,000smallest grant
$4.7Mtotal paid
3states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 2 of its 138 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $58K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
PO Box 3996
Wise, VA 24293-3996
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Uva Wise | Wise, VA | $300,000 |
| Uva Wise | Wise, VA | $200,000 |
| Dickenson County Ida INPATIENT REHAB FACILITY | Clintwood, VA | $175,000 |
| Children's Advocacy Center (meoc) CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER | Big Stone Gap, VA | $155,000 |
| Communities in Schools EDUCATION / AT-RISK PROGRAMS | Bristol, VA | $150,000 |
| Meoc EMERGENCY FUEL FUND- $50,000AMPITHEATER PROJECT- $100,000 | Big Stone Gap, VA | $150,000 |
| Communities in Schools - Swva EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT | Bristol, VA | $150,000 |
| Uva Wise NURSING PROGRAM SUPPORT | Wise, VA | $150,000 |
| Family Crisis Support Services HOPE HAVEN FACILITY | Norton, VA | $100,000 |
| Legal Aid Society of Swva CONSERVATOR PROGRAM | Marion, VA | $100,000 |
| Mountain Empire Comm College AMPITHEATER | Big Stone Gap, VA | $100,000 |
| Uva Wise | Wise, VA | $100,000 |
| Mountain Empire Community College AMPITHEATER | Big Stone Gap, VA | $100,000 |
| Family Crisis Support Services TO PROVIDE FAMILY'S ASSISTANCE | Norton, VA | $100,000 |
| Communities in Schools - Swva EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT & CLOTHING | Bristol, VA | $94,400 |
| Virginia Tech Foundation AUTISM SUPPORT & RESOURCES | Blacksburg, VA | $87,140 |
| Mountain Empire Comm College | Big Stone Gap, VA | $75,000 |
| Mountain Empire Community College | Big Stone Gap, VA | $75,000 |
| Mountain Empire Community College SCHOLARSHIP & GENERAL SUPPORT | Big Stone Gap, VA | $75,000 |
| Ballad Health - Peerhelp Counseling Program ADDICTION SUPPORT | Kingsport, TN | $65,000 |
| Ballad Health - Peerhelp Counseling Program ADDICTION SUPPORT | Kingsport, TN | $64,200 |
| Health Wagon DENTAL EQUIPMENT - CBCT | Clintwood, VA | $56,995 |
| Wise County Christian School LIBERTY UNIV. ON-LINE ACADEMY | Wise, VA | $55,000 |
| Coeburn Middle School LITERACY PROJECT | Coeburn, VA | $51,000 |
| Mountain Empire Older Citizens EMERGENCY FUEL FUND | Big Stone Gap, VA | $50,000 |
| Norton Community Hospital DAY CARE SUPPLEMENTS | Norton, VA | $50,000 |
| Uva Wise NURSING PROGRAM SUPPORT | Wise, VA | $50,000 |
| Napolean Hill Foundation TO SUPPORT KEYS TO SUCCESS COURSE | Wise, VA | $50,000 |
| Meoc EMERGENCY FUEL FUND- $50,000AMPITHEATER PROJECT | Big Stone Gap, VA | $50,000 |
| JI Burton High School EXTRACURRICULAR PROGRAMS | Norton, VA | $49,400 |
| Virginia Tech Foundation EDUCATION | Blacksburg, VA | $46,981 |
| Lonesome Pine Regional Library EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS- $21,000FLOOD ASSISTANCE- $25,000 | Wise, VA | $46,000 |
| Wise Co Food Bank FOOD INSECURITIES | Wise, VA | $40,000 |
| Wise County Food Bank FOOD INSECURITIES | Norton, VA | $40,000 |
| Lonesome Pine Office on Youth PARENTING PROGRAMS | Big Stone Gap, VA | $35,000 |
| United Way of Swva WISE CO. FLOOD (MR)- $25,000IGNITE PROGRAM- $10,000 | Abingdon, VA | $35,000 |
| Wise County Schools TECH PATHWAYS PROGRAM | Wise, VA | $35,000 |
| Pro-Art of Wise SUMMER ARTS CAMP | Wise, VA | $34,300 |
| Pro-Art of Wise SUMMER ARTS CAMP | Wise, VA | $34,300 |
| Lonesome Pine Office on Youth | Big Stone Gap, VA | $34,300 |
| Pro-Art of Wise SUMMER ARTS CAMP | Wise, VA | $34,300 |
| Lonesome Pine Office on Youth | Big Stone Gap, VA | $30,600 |
| Lonesome Pine Regional Library EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION | Wise, VA | $30,000 |
| Mountain Empire Older Citizens PACE COMPUTER UPGRADE | Big Stone Gap, VA | $30,000 |
| Mountain Empire Older Citizens MLCC NUTRITIONAL PROGRAM | Big Stone Gap, VA | $30,000 |
| Wise County Food Bank TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY | Norton, VA | $30,000 |
| Dickenson County Food Bank FOOD INSECURITY | Clintwood, VA | $30,000 |
| Mountain Empire Older Citizens TECHNOLOGY FOR SENIORS | Big Stone Gap, VA | $29,665 |
| Ridgeview High School EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES | Clintwood, VA | $25,100 |
| City of Norton RECREATIONAL EQUIPMENT | Norton, VA | $25,000 |
| Dickenson County Social Services RECREATIONAL EQUIPMENT | Clintwood, VA | $25,000 |
| Girls Inc NORTON MENTORING PROGRAM | Bristol, VA | $25,000 |
| Lunchbox 276 - School Backpack Program FOOD INSECURITIES | Wise, VA | $25,000 |
| Napoleon Hill Foundation KEYS TO SUCCESS COURSE | Wise, VA | $25,000 |
| Samaritan's Purse HURRICAN HELENE RELIEF | Boone, NC | $25,000 |
| City of Norton RECREATIONAL EQUIPMENT | Norton, VA | $25,000 |
| Dickenson County Social Services PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT | Clintwood, VA | $25,000 |
| Town of Big Stone Gap RECREATIONAL EQUIPMENT | Big Stone Gap, VA | $25,000 |
| Town of Wise RECREATIONAL EQUIPMENT | Wise, VA | $25,000 |
| Dickenson County Social Services PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT | Clintwood, VA | $25,000 |
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