Advancing Health
& Healthy Communities
Since 2003, the Manning Family Foundation has been advancing health and healthy communities by awarding grants to exceptional nonprofit organizations. We proudly support innovation in two primary program areas.
Philanthropic Focus Areas
Health & Life Sciences Research
We support research that leads to the development of more effective treatments, and ultimately cures, for the world’s most disruptive diseases. We encourage a spirit of entrepreneurialism to help us achieve that end.
View Research GrantsLocal Giving
We support groups in Charlottesville, Virginia that share our vision of a thriving community, one in which culture can flourish and families can prosper.
View Local GrantsOver its first twenty years, the foundation awarded over 300 grants to 110 organizations.
Grant Applications
Manning Family Foundation offers grants to 501(c)(3) nonprofits who perform valuable work in our two philanthropic focus areas. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis and awarded three times a year.