Grant Opportunities
Working together with IE Nonprofits to Advance Vibrant Health
To advance health equity and combat health disparities across San Bernardino and Riverside counties, we aim to build healthy neighborhoods and cultivate healthy living by strengthening the capacity of local community-based organizations that address the social drivers of health.
IEHP Foundation provides funding opportunities throughout the year through two main processes:
1) Requests for Application (RFA) Process
IEHP Foundation will have opportunities to apply for specific capacity-building training programs and funding approximately 2 – 3 times per calendar year. This competitive process is open to any nonprofit organization that meets the specific eligibility criteria outlined in the grant RFA, and each grant program will have specific eligibility criteria. To see currently open RFAs and past grant programs, see below.
2) Invite-Only Process
For responsive grants and sponsorships, IEHP Foundation uses an invite-only process to reduce the burden on applicants and ensure efforts are strongly aligned with our priorities and focus areas. Funding is on an annual basis, will support general operations for a project or program and will typically range from $5,000 – $25,000. Fundraising events will not be considered.
If you work with a nonprofit organization or network and have a project, program or idea that would help your organization/network build capacity to better advance Vibrant Health for families with children in the Inland Empire, please email grants@iehpfoundation.org. In your email, please include your name, job title, organization name, organization website and organization EIN and a brief description of your program, project or idea.
Please note that to be considered for a responsive grant, your organization’s annual operating budget must be $250,000 or greater and your organization must have been in operations for more than 3 years.
Current/Open Applications:
Are you ready to take your nonprofit communications skills to the next level?
Apply today for IEHP Foundation’s 8-course storytelling training series intended to equip leaders from 20 Inland-Empire serving nonprofit organizations, with annual budgets above $300,000, with the tools and knowledge to build a storytelling culture at their organizations that inspires action through advocacy and funding.
This training is funded by IEHP Foundation and will be provided at no cost to participants. Additionally, organizations with participants who successfully complete the training will receive a $1,500 grant, intended to build the organization’s capacity and infrastructure for effective storytelling.
IEHPF has partnered with Kristen Caloca, KMC Social Impact Strategies, to develop a program that combines theoretical understanding and practical skills to enhance nonprofit leaders’ ability to lift the stories of their clients in ethical and effective ways.
Watch Informational Webinar Recording
Key Dates and Deadlines
- September 30, 2025: Application Opens
- October 14, 2025: Virtual Information Session, live, from 2pm – 3pm PT. Click here to register.
- October 20, 2025: Recording of Virtual Information Session available on IEHPF website at https://iehpfoundation.org/grants/.
- November 3, 2025: Applications due by 5:00 pm PT.
- December 8, 2025: Applicants notified of final selection status via email by 5:00 pm PT.
- January 12 – April 24, 2026: Bi-weekly class sessions (see Class Schedule).
- May 1, 2026: First Post Survey Due by 5pm PT.
- May 4 – 8, 2026: Grant payments remitted to organizations who successfully completed post survey and met attendance requirements.
- August 17, 2026: Second Post Survey Sent.
- August 31, 2026: Second Post Survey due by 5pm PT*.
Eligibility & Criteria
Nonprofit, public benefit organizations with evidence of tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and:
- Have been operating for no less than 3 years (2022 – present).
- Have had an annual operating budget over $300,000 for the past 3 years (2022 – present).
- Are headquartered and/or have a significant presence in Riverside and/or San Bernardino County
- Have programs/services primarily serve Inland Empire children, youth or families from one or more of the following IEHPF priority populations:
- Low-income households and/or those living in poverty
- Rural and remote communities
- Communities experiencing the poorest health outcomes. This includes cities with a Healthy Places Index (HPI) score lower than the 25th For more information about HPI, click here.
- Provide direct services, lead collective action and/or engage in advocacy efforts focused on at least one of IEHPF’s priority Vital Condition action areas below. For more information about Vital Conditions for Health & Well-Being, click here.
- Basic Needs for Health & Safety
- Meaningful Work & Wealth
- Humane Housing
- Have a 2025 Candid Guidestar Seal of Transparency rating of either gold or platinum. Click here to learn more about how to obtain this status.
- Have at least one organizational representative who can commit to attending the 8 class sessions and completing homework assignments. This representative must include communications leader with marketing and communications responsibilities. An additional executive leader such as a executive director or board member can attend as an additional participant.
Organizations that are not eligible to apply include:
- Fiscally sponsored organizations
- Private foundations
- 501(c)(4) organizations
Organizations who are part of the 2025-2026 Champions for Vibrant Health Leadership Network may be eligible to apply. Please email grants@iehpfoundation.org to determine eligibility.
Before applying, we recommend you read through the Grant Summary here.
How To Apply
Applications must be submitted in IEHP Foundation’s grant management system no later than Monday, November 3, 2025, by 5:00 pm PT. To access the grant management system, click here. Late applications will not be considered.
Closed Grants
- 2025 Summer – Vibrant Health Fundraising Cohort: After seven weeks of strengthening individual and major gift fundraising and development skills, 22 nonprofit leaders celebrated their graduation from the inaugural Vibrant Health Fundraising Cohort. Learn more about the impact of the training here.
- 2025 Spring Small Nonprofit Capacity Building Grant: A 10-week nonprofit operations training program and $5,000 grant intended to support 25 nonprofit organizations with annual budgets below $500,000 in building their capacity to advance health equity in the Inland Empire.
- Key Dates
- March 3: Applicants will be notified of final selection status via email by 5:00 pm PT
- March 17 – May 28: Weekly class sessions – click here for class schedule.
- Key Dates
- 2025 -2026 Leadership Network: A two-year leadership development program could provide up to $150,000 in general operating support funds for Inland Empire community-based organizations that address the social determinants of health.
- Collaborative Capacity Building Grant – Summer 2024: 10-course nonprofit business operations course led by our partners at Caravanserai Project + $5,000 operations grant. Learn about the impact of the grant here.
- Collaborative Capacity Building Grant – Spring 2024: 10-course nonprofit business operations course led by our partners at Caravanserai Project + $5,000 operations grant. Learn about the impact of the grant here.