Grant Opportunities
Working together with IE Nonprofits to Advance Vibrant Health
We support organizations that serve families with children across the Inland Empire. We invest in strengthening nonprofit infrastructure, increasing access to basic needs, and building healthier community environments. Our goal is simple: help trusted local leaders do their work better, reach more people and create lasting change where it’s needed most.
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) Responsive Grants
As part of our responsive grantmaking strategy, IEHPF offers two types of responsive grants – Healthy Organizations grants and Healthy Communities grants. Both grant opportunities allow organizations to submit funding requests for projects and activities that advance Vibrant Health for Inland Empire community members and align with IEHPF’s mission, vision, and priorities.
More detailed grant summaries, including eligibility criteria, grant goals, key dates and evaluation criteria are available:
- 2026 – 2027 Healthy Organizations Grants – Building organizational capacity and internal infrastructure for individual organizations.
- 2026 – 2027 Healthy Communities Grants – Improving and expanding policy outcomes, workforce development pipelines and positive population health outcomes for organizations, systems, networks and collaborations.
2026-2027 Grant Cycles
There are two grant cycles per year – organizations may submit only one request per year for either a Healthy Organizations or a Healthy Communities grant. It is recommended that organizations consider the implementation timeline for their request to determine which grant cycle best aligns with their project timeline and organizational fiscal year.
Grant Cycle 1 Application Window: Feb. 26 – May 11, 2026 at 5pm
Grant Cycle 2 Application Window: July 14 – October 5, 2026 at 5pm
Letters of Inquiry (LOI) for either grant opportunity must be submitted through IEHPF’s Grant Management Portal.
Make sure to review the Frequently Asked Questions & Answers (FAQ), as it is consistently updated as IEHPF staff receive questions in need of clarification about these opportunities.
Responsive Grants Eligibility
The following organizations are generally not eligible to apply, although exceptions may apply. Please reach out to grants@iehpfoundation.org if one of the following applies to your organization but you are interested in applying:
- Private foundations
- 501(c)(4) organizations
- Organizations who are part of the 2025-2026 Champions for Vibrant Health Leadership Network
- Organizations who received a 2025 Responsive or Regional Collaborative Grant and have not yet completed their grant cycle and impact report
- Organizations who have submitted an application for a 2026 – 2027 Healthy Communities grant
Current/Open Applications:
A 7-session, no-cost training program, to help nonprofits learn to cultivate, engage and steward individual and family donors to lead to major gifts capable to support of your organization’s mission and long-term impact.
The Vibrant Health Fundraising Training Program (2026 Spring) is designed to equip nonprofit fundraising leaders and staff who have experience in donor development with the tools and knowledge to improve their donor cultivation and stewardship skills and processes necessary for increasing financial resources available for advancing Vibrant Health.
The goals and objectives of the program include the following:
- Prospect Identification: Learn how to use data analysis, wealth screening and referrals to identify high-net-worth individuals and families aligned with your NPO’s mission.
- Cultivation Plan: Participants will develop individualized plans that include one-on-one meetings, private tours, impact reports and exclusive event invitations.
- Stewardship & Retention: Participants will design a stewardship matrix to effectively cultivate and retain donors to maintain strong post-gift engagement.
- CRM and Website Mini-Audit and Recommendations: Fundraising coaches will conduct a mini-CRM and website audit with each participant and make recommendations.
- Donor Portfolio Design: Participants will create or refine a donor portfolio, including donor tiering and goal setting.
- Discovery Visit: Participants will be able to conduct an effective discovery visit to identify potential donor interests.
- Ask Visit: Participants will be able to confidently conduct an ask visit to solicit major gifts.
Training Participants
Organizations will be able to select (1) staff member to participate in a 7-session enhanced fund development training program and one 2-hour individual coaching session.
In total, 20 organizations will be selected for this training opportunity. This is not a grant with direct funds but is a no-cost training program valued at $2,500 per person.
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:
- 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.
- Have a 2026 Candid Guidestar Seal of Transparency rating of either gold or platinum. Click here to learn more about how to obtain this status.
- Have an organizational staff member (e.g., Executive Director, Development Coordinator, VP of Fundraising) who can commit to attending the 7-week training program and 2-hour coaching session. Staff member must interact directly (face-to-face) with donors.
- Have a way to pull a list of individual donors (e.g., CRM system, Excel, Quickbooks)
Organizations that are not eligible to apply include:
- Fiscally sponsored organizations
- Private foundations
- 501(c)(4) organizations
- Participating organizations from Vibrant Health Fundraising Training Program (2025 Summer)
Please review the entire application summary, before applying. Review application summary here.
How To Apply
Applications must be submitted in IEHP Foundation’s grant management system no later than Monday, March 9, by 12:00 pm PT. Apply Here
Key Dates and Deadlines
- February 9, 2026: Application Opens
- February 18, 2026: Virtual Information Session, live, from 10am – 11am PT. Click here to register.
- February 20, 2026: Recording of Virtual Information Session available here and download presentation here.
- March 9, 2026: Applications due by 12:00pm PT
- April 10, 2026: Applicants notified of final selection status via email by 12:00 pm PT
- May 5, 2026 – July 30, 2026: Bi-weekly class sessions (Class Schedule)
Building organizational capacity and internal infrastructure for individual organizations.
Virtual Information Session Live – 9am – 10am PT on March 13, 2026. Click here to register
LOI Submission Period Closes – 5pm PT on April 3, 2026
These investments focus on supporting projects and activities that improve the nonprofit’s internal capacity to work effectively and develop strong programs, finances, leadership and infrastructure that will be sustained beyond the one-year lifecycle of the grant.
Healthy Organizations grants are awarded twice a year and have a one-year grant lifecycle. Awards will range from $5,000 – $20,000, although exceptions may apply.
Organizations may only apply once per calendar year and must address at least one of the IEHPF’s priority Vital Conditions.
Additionally, organizations cannot submit an application for a 2026 – 2027 Healthy Organizations grant if they plan to submit a request for a 2026 – 2027 Healthy Communities grant.
How to Apply
- Download and carefully review the Grant Summary here
- To apply, organizations will complete a brief Eligibility Quiz to determine eligibility and submit a Letter of Inquiry (LOI) with a brief description of the project or activity they hope to fund with the Healthy Organizations grant. IEHPF staff members will then review the LOI and determine if the organization will be invited to the full application on a rolling basis, but by the invitation deadline below.
- Please note that organizations are encouraged to submit their LOIs early to allow for greater time to complete an application, if invited. However, as long as an organization submits an LOI by the deadline, their project will be considered for funding.
Healthy Organizations Grant
Organizational Strength Goals | |
Children, youth and families from: >Low-Income Communities > Rural or Remote Communities > Communities with poor health outcomes (HPI Score < 25) | |
> Basic Needs for Health & Safety > Meaningful Work & Wealth > Humane Housing | |
Eligibility Criteria – Organizational Annual Budget | $200,000 or more |
Eligibility Criteria – Fiscally sponsored orgs eligible | Yes |
LOI and Application Timeline | See 2026 Timeline below |
Grant Cycle Length | 1 Year |
Grant Cycle Timelines | Grant Cycle 1: July 2026 – June 2027 Grant Cycle 2: January 2027 – December 2027 |
Grant Award Amounts | $5,000 – $20,000 |
Recommended For | > Organizations in need of internal infrastructure and capacity building support > One-time projects and upgrades to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of Social Drivers of Health (SDOH) delivery |
Sample Projects – this is a sample list and not exhaustive. | > Electronic Health Records system upgrade > Refrigeration for cold food storage > Website and marketing material upgrades/translations > Staff training on trauma-informed care |
Cycle 1 – Important Dates
- Letters of Inquiry (LOI) submission period opens – February 26, 2026
- Virtual Information Session Live – 9am – 10am PT on March 13, 2026. Click here to register
- LOI Submission Period Closes – 5pm PT on April 3, 2026
- Invitations to Application sent to LOIs approved – March 1, 2026 – April 17, 2026
- Applications Due – 5pm PT on May 11, 2026
- Final Status Notification – May 25, 2026
- Grant Payments – Mid June 2026
- Grant Cycle – July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027
- Reports Due – 5pm PT on August 6, 2027
Download the grant summary here.
For any additional questions, comments or accommodation needs, please email grants@iehpfoundation.org. Please allow 1 – 3 business days for a response.
Improving and expanding policy outcomes, workforce development pipelines and positive population health outcomes for organizations, systems, networks and collaborations.
Virtual Information Session Live – 9am – 10am PT on March 13, 2026. Click here to register
LOI Submission Period Closes – 5pm PT on April 3, 2026
Healthy Communities grants provide funding and support to nonprofit organizations, collaboratives or networks addressing regional health needs, social drivers of health and systems change efforts for Inland Empire community residents who are experiencing the poorest health outcomes in low-income communities, rural or remote areas and/or communities with a Healthy Places Index (HPI) score lower than 25.
The grant focuses on supporting projects and activities that improve the organization or network’s capacity to effectively advocate for better health policies, strengthen regional workforce development efforts (especially in health, social services and for the purposes of Medi-Cal retention) and focus on improving population health outcomes that can be sustained beyond the one-year lifecycle of the grant.
Healthy Communities grants are awarded twice a year and have a one-year grant lifecycle. Awards will range from $20,000 – $75,000, although exceptions may apply.
Organizations may only apply once per calendar year and must address at least one of the IEHPF’s priority Vital Conditions. Additionally, organizations cannot submit an application for a 2026 – 2027 Healthy Communities grant if they plan to submit a request for a 2026 – 2027 Healthy Organizations grant.
How to Apply
- Download and carefully review the Grant Summary here.
- To apply, organizations will complete a brief Eligibility Quiz to determine eligibility and submit a Letter of Inquiry (LOI) with a brief description of the project or activity they hope to fund with the Healthy Organizations grant. IEHPF staff members will then review the LOI and determine if the organization will be invited to the full application on a rolling basis, but by the invitation deadline below.
- Please note that organizations are encouraged to submit their LOIs early to allow for greater time to complete an application, if invited. However, as long as an organization submits an LOI by the deadline, their project will be considered for funding.
Healthy Communities Grant
Systems Change Goals | |
Children, youth and families from: >Low-Income Communities > Rural or Remote Communities > Communities with poor health outcomes (HPI Score < 25) | |
> Basic Needs for Health & Safety > Meaningful Work & Wealth > Humane Housing | |
Eligibility Criteria – Organizational Annual Budget | $500,000 or more |
Eligibility Criteria – Fiscally sponsored orgs eligible | No |
LOI and Application Timeline | See 2026 Timeline Below |
Grant Cycle Length | 1 Year |
Grant Cycle Timelines | Grant Cycle 1: July 2026 – June 2027 Grant Cycle 2: January 2027 – December 2027 |
Grant Award Amounts | $20,000 – $75,000 |
Recommended For | > Organizations, Collaboratives and networks > Mid – large scale pilot, expansion, or community/system transformation projects > Organizations addressing Medi-Cal retention strategies (e.g., case management, workforce development training, job placement) |
Sample Projects – this is a sample list and not exhaustive. | > Community Health Worker Hub > Merger of two organizations > Expansion of Healthcare internships and fellowships > Expanded case management or workforce development training for Medi-Cal retention > Coalition strategic planning to expand regional affordable housing development > Pilot mental health program for school-aged children |
Cycle 1 – Important Dates
- Letters of Inquiry (LOI) submission period opens – February 26, 2026
- Virtual Information Session Live – 9am – 10am PT on March 13, 2026. Click here to register
- LOI Submission Period Closes – 5pm PT on April 3, 2026
- Invitations to Application sent to LOIs approved – March 1, 2026 – April 17, 2026
- Applications Due – 5pm PT on May 11, 2026
- Final Status Notification – May 25, 2026
- Grant Payments – Mid June 2026
- Grant Cyle – July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027
- Reports Due – 5pm PT on August 6, 2027
For any additional questions, comments or accommodation needs, please email grants@iehpfoundation.org. Please allow 1 – 3 business days for a response.
Closed Grants
2025 Storytelling for Advocacy & Impact Cohort – An 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.
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.
- 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, Riverside County: 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, San Bernardino County: 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.