Nonprofits

A new nonprofit is making its entrée into Richmond with an inaugural program aimed and small and midsized businesses.

The Carytown theater embarked Monday on the third and final phase of its seat replacement project, removing the seats in the side sections of the movie hall to replace them with updated, wider seats. 

“Sometimes people have a hard time retiring from a CEO position because it’s so much of who they are. Trust me, I really like working at Sports Backers, and I’m really proud of it,” said Jon Lugbill. “But I know there’s more within me for whatever’s next.”

The group plans to rebuild of the Skipwith-Roper cottage, the 18th century home of Jackson Ward’s first black homeowner.

The local nonprofit, which provides lodging and hospitality services to the families of hospitalized children, is underway on fundraising effort for a 50-room facility that would be built at 505 W. Leigh St.

A failed real estate deal has brought the curtain down on a Virginia Repertory Theatre production slated to run in the coming weeks and left the nonprofit once again searching for additional financial support. 

World Pediatrics, previously known as World Pediatric Project, officially opened the doors to its new headquarters at 1801 E. Cary St. earlier this month.

A newly announced $1.1 million fund will provide financial support for ongoing maintenance at the GoochlandCares campus at 2999 River Road West.

The nonprofit bought a 71-acre site in eastern Hanover, where it will build a $128 million home for disabled adults. It’s also in discussions with developers to sell its valuable site near Byrd Park in the city.

The move will bring more than 10,000 players under the combined club, making Richmond United one of the largest youth soccer clubs in the country, officials said in an announcement Tuesday.