On Monday, April 13, at 11:30 a.m. at Trinity West, Trinity Health System awarded $100,000 in philanthropic grants to nonprofit organizations in the communities it serves. The grants, part of the CommonSpirit Health Community Health Improvement Grants program, are specifically designed to address pressing health disparities and significantly enhance the health and well-being of vulnerable and underserved populations right here in our community.
The grant program, which is locally funded through the hospital, directly supports initiatives that improve community health, advance health equity, and enhance vital local services, through targeted charitable contributions. Collaborating 501(c)3 non-profit organizations applied to receive grant funds to address significant issues identified in Trinity Health System’s community health needs assessment.
“Supporting access to vital services delivered by non-profits in our community helps ensure individuals and families are able to obtain the services they need and contributes to overall well-being,” said Dwayne Richardson, Interim Market President, Trinity Health System.
“The Community Health Improvement Grants are a tangible example of how CommonSpirit Health is living its mission and investing to address our communities’ demonstrated health needs,” said Michael Bilton, System Director, Community Health/Community Benefit, Trinity Health System. “By financially supporting and in many cases actively partnering with local organizations in the communities served by our hospitals, we are able to help strengthen prevention, access to care, and vital services for people in crisis.”
This local initiative by Trinity Health System is part of a broader commitment by CommonSpirit Health, which awarded a total of $15 million to 329 organizations nationwide.
The following local organizations received grants to support program activities between April 2026 and March 2027:
● Ohio Valley Health Center: $40,000
● Sycamore Youth Center: $30,000
● Homeward Bound: $30,000
Our thanks to the media organizations who covered this presentation ceremony. Below is a round-up of their coverage, along with links to the full reports.
Weirton Daily Times: Nonprofits share in Trinity grants by Ross Gallabrese
Three local organizations received a boost in their efforts to improve the lives of community members Monday.
Those nonprofits — the Ohio Valley Health Center, the Sycamore Youth Center and Homeward Bound of Steubenville — will share $100,000 awarded by Trinity Health System as part of the CommonSpirit Health Community Health Improvement Grants Program.
“We are so excited to share this blessing with these three organizations, and these are organizations that provide worthwhile services,” said Dwayne Richardson, interim market president for Trinity, after the grants were presented in the lobby of Trinity Medical Center West.
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WTOV: Trinity Health System awards $100,000 in grants to local nonprofits to boost health equity by Meghan Ritter
Trinity Health System awarded $100,000 in grants to local nonprofit organizations to support programs aimed at addressing health disparities and improving community health.
The funding is part of the CommonSpirit Health Community Health Improvement Grants program and is intended to help organizations provide essential services.
A ceremony was held Monday to present the awards.
You can read and view this report by clicking here.
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WTRF: Local nonprofits get huge boost from Trinity Health System by Alex Taylor
Richardson tells 7News that mission is personal, saying his own upbringing in inner city Philadelphia shaped his passion for giving back. And for the organizations receiving these grants, that impact is immediate.
“Very far. We’re really grateful to come spirit. that they generously gave to us today we go to support our free to be healthy program, which is a program designed to assist medically, uninsured and underinsured men and women of the valley that suffer from diabetes or hypertension.” — Ann Quillen, Executive Director, Ohio Valley Health Center
That program focuses on helping patients manage chronic conditions, many of whom would otherwise go without care. At the Sycamore Youth Center the funding helps support kids long before they ever need medical treatment.
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Photo by Ross Gallabrese, courtesy of the Weirton Daily Times: GRANTS AWARDED — Three area nonprofits are sharing in $100,000 distributed Monday by Trinity Health System. On hand for the presentation were, from left, Bobbyjon Bauman, president of the Ohio Valley Youth Network and executive director of the Sycamore Youth Center; Ann Quillen, executive director of the Ohio Valley Health Center; Dwayne Richardson, interim market president of Trinity; and Suzie Jackson, founder and president of Homeward Bound of Steubenville.