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Each year Culpeper Wellness Foundation awards $120,000 in grants for health and wellness projects serving Culpeper, Madison and Orange counties.  Applicants can request funding up to $10,000 to support projects or activities that will be completed by March 31, 2027.

Thank you to the organizations who applied for 2026; our grants review committee will be meeting and awards will be announced before May 31, 2026.

Our Community Grants Committee volunteer members will review the applications and determine which requests are funded.  Applicants will be notified of the status of their application by May 22, 2026.

Grant recipients must be organizations recognized as tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or be a school, municipality or other subdivision of government.  Organizations that do not have public charity status may apply for grants if a public charity acts as a fiscal sponsor.

“The Foundation’s mission is to improve health and promote wellness in Culpeper, Madison and Orange counties,” states Shari Landry, President of Culpeper Wellness Foundation. “Each year, the Healthy Living Grants Program allows us to support the efforts of local nonprofits that are passionate about making our communities healthier and stronger.

In 2025, Healthy Living Grants were awarded to 15 organizations totaling $121,500 including Aging Together, Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Virginia, Bridge Ministry, Inc., Carver Food Enterprise Center, CDR Resource Center or Community Development Redistribution Resource Center, Culpeper Food Closet, Girls on the Run Piedmont, Hero’s Bridge, Hospice of the Piedmont, Manna Ministry, Mom2Mom, Orange County Free Clinic, Piedmont Area Soap Box Derby, Playdate, Orange County Free Clinic, and Rappahannock Goodwill Industries.

The Healthy Living Grants program was launched in 2015, the Foundation’s first full year of operation. The grants have been offered yearly with the exception of 2020, when funds were diverted to COVID response.