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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 13-6125699

Van Ameringen Foundation Inc

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 125 grants and $9.8 million paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Marsha Cohen
505 Eighth Avenue Suite 2500
New York, NY 10018
(212) 758-6221
Form and materials
See detailed instructions on foundation's website www.vanamfound.org/apply-for-a-grant
Deadlines
See detailed instructions on foundation's website
Restrictions
The foundation funds innovative and practical programs for early intervention, advocacy and increased accessibility of mental health services for people and communities with limited financial means and opportunities.

Assets and giving by year

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $9,750,000

    Grants listed
    125
    Assets, end of year
    $73,958,417
  • Tax year 2023

    $10,192,500

    Grants listed
    132
    Assets, end of year
    $75,596,358
  • Tax year 2022

    $12,234,000

    Grants listed
    140
    Assets, end of year
    $77,188,652
  • Tax year 2021

    $9,419,000

    Grants listed
    137
    Assets, end of year
    $105,671,450
  • Tax year 2020

    $8,305,000

    Grants listed
    136
    Assets, end of year
    $100,593,165
  • Tax year 2019

    $6,513,000

    Grants listed
    111
    Assets, end of year
    $98,838,514

Grants paid in 2024

125 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Fountain House IncNew York, NY

    Renewed general suport with a particular focus on the impact of the organizations employement and wellness programs.

    $1,000,000
  2. Children's RightsNew York, NY

    Renewed support of class action litigation center seeking to compel new york to provide medicaid-eligible children with the community-based mental and behavioral health services they are entitled to under the law.

    $200,000
  3. Disability Advocates Inc (DBA Disability Rights New York)Rensselaer, NY

    Renewed support for a new york public interest law center working to combat discrimination against justice-involved people living with serious mental illness in new york city.

    $200,000
  4. NYC Coalition to End Youth and Family HomelessnessNew York, NY

    Continuing support of a philanthropic coalition to end youth and family homelessness in new york city.

    $200,000
  5. International Documentary AssociationLos Angeles, CA

    First-time funding for the international documentary association to complete the documentary committed, depicting one town's attempt to treat justice-involved individuals suffering from serious mental illness.

    $150,000
  6. New York Civil Liberties Union FoundationNew York, NY

    First-time funding for new york's ACLU to enforce state law prohibiting solitary confinement in new york's prisons and jails.

    $150,000
  7. Abolitionist Law CenterPittsburgh, PA

    Continued support for advocacy to curtail or abolish solitary confinement in pennsylvania.

    $125,000
  8. Attic Youth CenterPhiladelphia, PA

    Renewed support to double the capacity of a culturally-competent counseling team serving philadelphias LGBTQ youth.

    $100,000
  9. Bazelon Center for Mental Health LawWashington, DC

    Renewed support for national legal advocacy center to ensure that under-represented people with mental health disabilities live with autonomy, dignity and opportunity in welcoming communities that allow them to reach their full potential.

    $100,000
  10. Blanton-Peale InstituteNew York, NY

    Renewed support for licensed mental health counseling and training center to fund a bipoc mental health fellowship program in new york city.

    $100,000
  11. Citizens' Committee for Children of New YorkNew York, NY

    Grassroots new york advocacy organization seeks renewed vaf funding for its campaign to advocate for urgently needed mental health services for the children of new york.

    $100,000
  12. Disability Rights AdvocatesNew York, NY

    First-time vaf funding for a national law center to bring new litigation against new york state to force implementation of the halt act, barring solitary confinement for justice-involved people with disabilities.

    $100,000
  13. Education Law Center - PAPhiladelphia, PA

    Renewed support for pennsylvania's education law center to advocate at the state and local level for public schools to make culturally affirming mental health supports available for students.

    $100,000
  14. Inseparable IncWashington, DC

    First-time vaf support for a national advocacy organization dedicated to driving policy change at the state and federal levels to improve americans' access to mental health care.

    $100,000
  15. Juvenile Law CenterPhiladelphia, PA

    Continuing advocacy support for philadelphia-based public interest law firm fighting for the rights of children caught in juvenile justice and child welfare systems.

    $100,000
  16. Katal Center for Health Equity and JusticeBrooklyn, NY

    New support for organizing to ensure full implementation of #lessismoreny, the most comprehensive parole reform legislation in the u.s.

    $100,000
  17. Make the Road New YorkBrooklyn, NY

    Renewed support for the mental health project at four community schools housed within the bushwick high school campus in brooklyn, NY.

    $100,000
  18. Medical Justice Alliance IncNew York, NY

    New support to recruit and train physicians to provide expert testimony for incarcerated people with serious mental illness.

    $100,000
  19. National Alliance on Mental Illness of New York CityNew York, NY

    Renewed support for NYC advocacy organization that helps families and individuals affected by serious and persistent mental illness build better lives through education, support, and advocacy.

    $100,000
  20. Nationalities Service CenterPhiladelphia, PA

    Renewed support for a holistic wellness program serving traumatized refugees and immigrants settling in philadelphia.

    $100,000
  21. New York Campaign for Alternatives to Isolated ConfinementWashington, DC

    Continued support to monitor implementation of the halt bill curtailing the use of solitary confinement in new york state.

    $100,000
  22. New York State Council for Community Behavioral HealthcareAlbany, NY

    First-time funding for albany-based advocacy entity to hire a policy director for its work to increase access to mental health care for all new yorkers seeking care through the states public mental health system.

    $100,000
  23. Pennsylvania Institutional Law ProjectPhiladelphia, PA

    First-time support for pennsylvania legal services agency seeking to end solitary confinement in state prisons and county jails for individuals with serious mental illness.

    $100,000
  24. Puentes de SaludPhiladelphia, PA

    New support to expand a community mental health program among indigenous immigrants living in philadelphia.

    $100,000
  25. SeamaacPhiladelphia, PA

    New support for roots of happiness, which provides culturally competent mental health support, cultural connection for isolated, often non-english speaking immigrant elders.

    $100,000
  26. Supportive Housing Network of New YorkNew York, NY

    Renewed support to advance supportive housing construction, service funding and improved safety in new york state.

    $100,000
  27. Vocal-Ny (voices of Community Activists and Leaders)Brooklyn, NY

    New york city grassroots organization is returning to vaf for continuing support of its campaign to make supportive housing safe, stable, and accessible for the most marginalized mentally ill new yorkers.

    $100,000
  28. You Gotta Believe the Older Child Adoption & Permanency Movement Inc (ygbBrooklyn, NY

    Renewed support for full implementation of an adoption competent therapy program for foster youth.

    $100,000
  29. Ackerman Institute for the FamilyNew York, NY

    First-time grant funding for an established therapy institute to hire one clinician and one outreach worker to provide mental health care for low-income minority adolescents and their families in underserved new york communities.

    $75,000
  30. African Services CommitteeNew York, NY

    Renewed funding for a social service agency's mental health program serving the african immigrant community in new york city.

    $75,000
  31. Albert Einstein Healthcare NetworkPhiladelphia, PA

    Renewed vaf funding to support a full-time licensed clinical social worker and a part-time program director to facilitate a re-entry program for patients post-incarceration at a large teaching hospital located in north philadelphia.

    $75,000
  32. Ali Forney CenterNew York, NY

    New support to launch new york citys first residential treatment model for LGBTQ youth.

    $75,000
  33. Alliance of Families for JusticeNew York, NY

    First-time support for new york city social services agency to engage culturally competent therapists for black and latinx youth whose loved ones are justice-involved.

    $75,000
  34. Association to Benefit ChildrenNew York, NY

    Renewed support for NYC agency providing school-based mental health services for children.

    $75,000
  35. Bethesda ProjectPhiladelphia, PA

    Renewed support for social services agency providing shelter, housing, and compassionate supportive services for adults experiencing homelessness in philadelphia.

    $75,000
  36. Breaking GroundNew York, NY

    Renewed support to hire a clinical coordinator for an aging services team.

    $75,000
  37. Broad Street Love (aka Broad Street Ministry)Philadelphia, PA

    Renewed general operating support for day program serving chronically homeless, seriously mentally ill individuals with a myriad of trauma-informed social services in philadelphia.

    $75,000
  38. Brooklyn Community Housing and Services IncBrooklyn, NY

    Continuing vaf funding for a senior family clinician to treat the mental health and emotional needs of homeless mothers and their children in a brooklyn family shelter.

    $75,000
  39. CH Pennsylvania UNDER-21Philadelphia, PA

    Renewed general operating grant for mental health services and emergency supports for a local chapter of a national agency serving homeless youth in philadelphia.

    $75,000
  40. Children of Promise NYCBrooklyn, NY

    First-time support for a new york city social services agency providing academic, mental health and mentorship services for children whose parents are incarcerated to launch a family engagement center.

    $75,000
  41. Court Appointed Special Advocates of NYCNew York, NY

    New support to launch a mental health care access program for youth in the family regulation system.

    $75,000
  42. Depaul USAChicago, IL

    Renewed support for national homeless services provider to fund housing and mental health supports for housing-insecure college students in the philadelphia region.

    $75,000
  43. Drama ClubNew York, NY

    New support to hire a licensed clinician and improve curriculum and training of teaching artists working with youth at the crossroads and horizons juvenile detention facilities.

    $75,000
  44. Exodus Transitional CommunityNew York, NY

    First-time vaf support for east-harlem-based organization opening an article 31 licensed mental health clinic for formerly incarcerated people of color.

    $75,000
  45. Face to FacePhiladelphia, PA

    First-time support for a social services agency providing a variety of services, including mental health supports for vulnerable, unstably housed individuals in northwest philadelphia.

    $75,000
  46. Gesu SchoolPhiladelphia, PA

    Renewed funding to support the counseling department of an independent pre-k to 8th grade school located in, and drawing students from, the poorest neighborhoods of north philadelphia.

    $75,000
  47. Goddard Riverside Community CenterNew York, NY

    Multiservice community-based organization seeks renewed support from vaf to hire a harm reduction specialist for its permanent supportive housing residents who are formerly homeless and living with mental illness in new york city.

    $75,000
  48. Grace Institute of New YorkNew York, NY

    First-time vaf funding for a vocational training program serving disadvantaged women in new york city to fund a full-time social worker to provide mental health services.

    $75,000
  49. Greenwich HouseNew York, NY

    Renewed support for a community mental health trainer to lead an ongoing trauma informed care training program for 75 staff.

    $75,000
  50. Heights Hill MHS SBPCBrooklyn, NY

    Rainbow heights club seeks first-time funding from vaf to add two part-time peer specialists to its staff who will provide mental health support services for low/no income LGBTQ+ adults living with serious mental illness in new york.

    $75,000
  51. Hias and Council Migration Service of Philadelphia Inc DBA Hias PAPhiladelphia, PA

    Renewed support for the health and wellness program of a philadelphia legal services agency serving refugees.

    $75,000
  52. HopephlPhiladelphia, PA

    Renewed support for a family health coordinator to provide comprehensive mental health supports to unstably housed families in northern philadelphia.

    $75,000
  53. HousingplusBrooklyn, NY

    Renewed support for a brooklyn-based permanent supportive housing agency serving women heads of household to hire a licensed clinical care lead for its mental health programming.

    $75,000
  54. Inner Strength EducationPhiladelphia, PA

    Renewed funding for a philadelphia nonprofit providing mindfulness training to support students and teachers in philadelphia public high schools where poverty, violence, and trauma are rife.

    $75,000
  55. Lesbian and Gay Community Services Center IncNew York, NY

    Renewed support for lgbtq-affirming multi-service community center to launch an article 31 mental health clinic in manhattan.

    $75,000
  56. Liguori AcademyPhiladelphia, PA

    New support to expand the counseling department at an independent high school serving overage, under-credited youth.

    $75,000
  57. Little Sisters of the Assumption Family Health Service IncNew York, NY

    Renewed support for culturally appropriate, trauma-informed art therapy programs for immigrant latinx women and children at a longstanding social services agency in east harlem, new york.

    $75,000
  58. Lutheran Social Mission Society of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA

    A philadelphia social services agency seeks renewed vaf funding to expand its mental health programming for families in its longstanding philadelphia homeless shelter.

    $75,000
  59. Lutheran Social Services of Metropolitan New York (lssny)New York, NY

    First-time funding for a large new york social services agency to add a clinician to provide culturally appropriate mental health services for 700 latin american asylum-seeking refugees who recently arrived in new york city.

    $75,000
  60. Maternity Care CoalitionPhiladelphia, PA

    Renewed support for mobile therapy program to deliver home-based support for 125 pregnant and postpartum women in underserved neighborhoods in philadelphia.

    $75,000
  61. Mission Society of New York CityNew York, NY

    Renewed support for a long-standing NYC social services agency programming to provide mental health and other essential services for nyc's over-aged and under-credited transfer high school students.

    $75,000
  62. Mixteca Organization IncBrooklyn, NY

    Mixteca, a community-based brooklyn social services agency serving immigrants from latin america, seeks first-time funding from vaf to add a social worker to its staff to create a mental health and resiliency program for latinx youth in NYC.

    $75,000
  63. Mobilization for JusticeNew York, NY

    Renewed support to expand legal and direct services for people with serious mental illness in the bronx.

    $75,000
  64. New Alternatives for Children IncNew York, NY

    New york city child welfare agency seeks renewed vaf support for its parent-child bonding program for families with medically needy children involved in the child welfare system.

    $75,000
  65. New York Association of Psychiatric Rehabilitation ServicesAlbany, NY

    General opearting support

    $75,000
  66. NYC Health HospitalsNew York, NY

    First-time support for a NYC hospital system serving half of nyc's medicaid-eligible population to launch a fast-track workforce development pathway to license culturally competent social workers in NYC.

    $75,000
  67. On Point (previously Washington Heights Corner Project)New York, NY

    New support for clinical staff to provide compassionate, safe medication assisted treatment.

    $75,000
  68. Philadelphia Children's AlliancePhiladelphia, PA

    Children's advocacy center seeks renewed vaf funding to add a bilingual clinical case manager to its mental health staff to coordinate social service connections for child victims and their families in philadelphia.

    $75,000
  69. Prevention Point PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA

    Renewed support for harm reduction agency seeking to serve chronically homeless, seriously mentally ill, and dual-diagnosed vulnerable citizens in kensington, philadelphia.

    $75,000
  70. Project Based Learning IncNarberth, PA

    New support for more mental health services at philadelphias workshop high school.

    $75,000
  71. Project HospitalityStaten Island, NY

    Renewed support for staten island social services agency to add a clinician to provide mental health treatment and substance use disorder services for 100 latin american refugees annually who recently arrived in new york.

    $75,000
  72. Red Hook InitiativeBrooklyn, NY

    Renewed support for a new counseling & wellness manager and the launch of a peer youth-led mental health project.

    $75,000
  73. Safe Passage ProjectNew York, NY

    First-time support for legal services agency with social workers on staff serving nyc-based unaccompanied immigrant youth seeking asylum in the united states.

    $75,000
  74. Service Program for Older People IncNew York, NY

    Renewed funding for community-based mental health services for older, underserved, vulnerable adults in manhattan.

    $75,000
  75. South Bronx Community Charter High SchoolBronx, NY

    First-time vaf funding to hire a licensed mental health counselor to support teachers and staff in a south bronx charter high school.

    $75,000
  76. St Francis Friends of the PoorNew York, NY

    New support for a hybrid care model for supportive housing residents with advanced psychiatric illness.

    $75,000
  77. Support Center for Child AdvocatesPhiladelphia, PA

    Volunteer legal services agency representing children in philadelphia's child welfare proceedings seeks first-time vaf funding to support a clinical social worker to ensure improved behavioral health outcomes for 100 child victims each year.

    $75,000
  78. Terra Firma at Montefiore Medical CenterBronx, NY

    Renewed vaf funding for a nationally recognized program providing mental health services for migrants at a federally qualified health center located in the south bronx.

    $75,000
  79. The Arthur ProjectNew York, NY

    First-time funding for a mentorship program to provide mental health services to high-risk middle schoolers in brooklyn and the bronx.

    $75,000
  80. The Door-A Center of Alternatives IncNew York, NY

    Renewed support to hire a clinical supervisor to improve screening and treatment plans for youth with more serious mental health challenges.

    $75,000
  81. The Jewish Board of Family and Children's ServicesNew York, NY

    Renewed funding for a large NYC social service agency to support a social work residency program that entices recently graduated social workers to remain at the agency to serve disadvantaged populations in NYC.

    $75,000
  82. The Salvation Army Eastern Pennsylvania & DelawarePhiladelphia, PA

    First-time support for a philadelphia program based in kensington to help survivors of human trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation transition into safety and self-sufficiency.

    $75,000
  83. Under 21 DBA Covenant House New YorkNew York, NY

    Renewed support for a holistic, trauma informed mental health program for 250 homeless youth.

    $75,000
  84. Wissahickon Charter SchoolPhiladelphia, PA

    Renewed support for a behavioral health team at a tuition-free public k-8 philadelphia charter school.

    $75,000
  85. African Family Health OrganizationPhiladelphia, PA

    Community-based social services organization seeks first-time vaf support to create mental health support groups for recent african and caribbean immigrants and refugees in philadelphia.

    $50,000
  86. All KingsBrooklyn, NY

    First-time funding for a new york city peer-led agency providing social-emotional healing for justice-involved men of color to help break the cycle of violence and incarceration.

    $50,000
  87. Black Men HealArdmore, PA

    First-time funding for a philadelphia-based organization providing in-person and virtual mental health services for black men and youth.

    $50,000
  88. Carmel Hill FundNew York, NY

    Funding to support mental health workforce taskforce project.

    $50,000
  89. Common Threads ProjectNew York, NY

    New funding for an arts-based therapy program for immigrant survivors of gender-based violence in new york city.

    $50,000
  90. Cristo Rey Philadelphia High SchoolPhiladelphia, PA

    Renewed support for a north philadelphia high school to hire licensed counselors and a social worker to provide services for underserved students enrolled in an academic enrichment program.

    $50,000
  91. Drueding CenterPhiladelphia, PA

    First time request to hire a senior family advocate to provide greater supervision and support for family advocates to better ensure homeless families can sustain themselves in permanent housing.

    $50,000
  92. Edovo FoundationChicago, IL

    General operating support

    $50,000
  93. Every Murder Is RealPhiladelphia, PA

    First-time funding for a family counseling center that connects low-income bipoc families affected by gun violence in philadelphia to mental health treatment and other therapeutic supports.

    $50,000
  94. Neighborhood Coalition for Shelter IncNew York, NY

    Renewed support for provider launching innovative housing program with on-site mental health services for 32 homeless college students in new york city.

    $50,000
  95. New Leash on Life USAPenn Valley, PA

    First-time support for a philadelphia-based innovative prison diversion and reentry organization that uses the power of the human-animal bond to prepare justice-involved individuals for successful reentry into society.

    $50,000
  96. New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to ChildrenNew York, NY

    Renewed support for child welfare agency treating nyc's most severely abused children.

    $50,000
  97. Operation in My Back YardPhiladelphia, PA

    First-time vaf support for a small harm reduction agency serving people with substance use disorder in the kensington neighborhood of philadelphia.

    $50,000
  98. Project SafePhiladelphia, PA

    First-time vaf support for a small harm reduction agency serving sex workers with substance use disorder in the kensington neighborhood of philadelphia.

    $50,000
  99. RiseNew York, NY

    First-time grant to create a parent support program for low-income minority families in underserved neighborhoods in new york city as a way to increase vulnerable families' access to resources and reduce involvement in new york's child welfare system.

    $50,000
  100. Savage Sisters Recovery IncBryn Mawr, PA

    First-time support for trauma informed transitional housing recovery program in south philadelphia.

    $50,000
  101. Science Friday InitiativeNew York, NY

    First-time funding to support a public radio series about the national mental health crisis.

    $50,000
  102. Social Creatures IncBrooklyn, NY

    First-time vaf funding for a program providing free, comprehensive mental health supports for mothers in new york city during the first 12 months after birth.

    $50,000
  103. The Bro Experience FoundationBrooklyn, NY

    First-time vaf funding for a brooklyn-based agency addressing the mental health needs of young men of color from underserved communities.

    $50,000
  104. The School Mindfulness Project IncPhiladelphia, PA

    New support to fund whole school community integration of mindfulness practices and classroom culture at two schools in philadelphia.

    $50,000
  105. Therapy Center of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA

    Renewed support for a mental health treatment center helping underserved populations in philadelphia.

    $50,000
  106. Youth Sentencing & Reentry ProjectPhiladelphia, PA

    First-time support for a legal advocacy center seeking to mitigate the harm of the criminal justice system for youth charged as adults in philadelphia's criminal courts.

    $50,000
  107. Beck Institute for Cognitive Behavior TherapyBala Cynwyd, PA

    General operating support

    $25,000
  108. Body Empowerment ProjectMilford, NJ

    First-time vaf funding for eating disorder prevention program in philadelphia public schools.

    $25,000
  109. Children's Scholarship FundNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $25,000
  110. Food & Friends IncWashington, DC

    General operating support

    $25,000
  111. Hedwig House IncAbington, PA

    Renewed support for hedwig house which provides support and assistance to individuals living with serious mental illness to achieve independence and personal fulfillment.

    $25,000
  112. Judith Creed Horizons for Achieving Independence (jchai)Bryn Mawr, PA

    General operating support

    $25,000
  113. Recovery DiariesDrexel Hill, PA

    Renewed support for a media dissemination nonprofit from the philadelphia area to produce a podcast about mental health challenges, experiences, and recovery.

    $25,000
  114. Riverbrook Regional YMCAWilton, CT

    General operating support

    $25,000
  115. Cristo Rey Philadelphia High SchoolPhiladelphia, PA

    General operating support

    $15,000
  116. Gabriel Project MumbaiBergenfield, NJ

    General operating support

    $15,000
  117. Habitat for Humanity PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA

    General operating support

    $15,000
  118. Therapy Center of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA

    General operating support

    $15,000
  119. Transportation AlternativesNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $15,000
  120. Innocence and Justice Project at University of Buffalo LawBuffalo, NY

    General operating support

    $10,000
  121. Lutheran Settlement HousePhiladelphia, PA

    General operating support

    $10,000
  122. Project Based Learning IncPhiladelphia, PA

    General operating support

    $10,000
  123. The Guardians of Flushing Bay IncWoodside, NY

    General operating support

    $10,000
  124. Called to Serve CDCPhiladelphia, PA

    General operating funds to support two programs in education and entrepreneurship in the tioga section of north philadelphia

    $5,000
  125. Whosoever Gospel MissionPhiladelphia, PA

    General operating support

    $5,000

Approved for future payment

64 grants

Approved in 2024 and not yet paid; the largest 50 are shown.

  1. Fountain House IncNew York, NY

    Renewed general suport with a particular focus on the impact of the organizations employement and wellness programs.

    $1,000,000
  2. Disability Advocates Inc (DBA Disability Rights New York)Rensselaer, NY

    Renewed support for a new york public interest law center working to combat discrimination against justice-involved people living with serious mental illness in new york city.

    $400,000
  3. New York Civil Liberties Union FoundationNew York, NY

    First-time funding for new york's ACLU to enforce state law prohibiting solitary confinement in new york's prisons and jails.

    $300,000
  4. Disability Rights AdvocatesNew York, NY

    First-time vaf funding for a national law center to bring new litigation against new york state to force implementation of the halt act, barring solitary confinement for justice-involved people with disabilities.

    $200,000
  5. Inseparable IncWashington, DC

    First-time vaf support for a national advocacy organization dedicated to driving policy change at the state and federal levels to improve americans' access to mental health care.

    $200,000
  6. National Alliance on Mental Illness of New York CityNew York, NY

    Renewed support for NYC advocacy organization that helps families and individuals affected by serious and persistent mental illness build better lives through education, support, and advocacy.

    $200,000
  7. New York State Council for Community Behavioral HealthcareAlbany, NY

    First-time funding for albany-based advocacy entity to hire a policy director for its work to increase access to mental health care for all new yorkers seeking care through the states public mental health system.

    $200,000
  8. Pennsylvania Institutional Law ProjectPhiladelphia, PA

    First-time support for pennsylvania legal services agency seeking to end solitary confinement in state prisons and county jails for individuals with serious mental illness.

    $200,000
  9. Association to Benefit ChildrenNew York, NY

    Renewed support for NYC agency providing school-based mental health services for children.

    $150,000
  10. Depaul USAChicago, IL

    Renewed support for national homeless services provider to fund housing and mental health supports for housing-insecure college students in the philadelphia region.

    $150,000
  11. Exodus Transitional CommunityNew York, NY

    First-time vaf support for east-harlem-based organization opening an article 31 licensed mental health clinic for formerly incarcerated people of color.

    $150,000
  12. Grace Institute of New YorkNew York, NY

    First-time vaf funding for a vocational training program serving disadvantaged women in new york city to fund a full-time social worker to provide mental health services.

    $150,000
  13. Hias and Council Migration Service of Philadelphia Inc DBA Hias PAPhiladelphia, PA

    Renewed support for the health and wellness program of a philadelphia legal services agency serving refugees.

    $150,000
  14. HousingplusBrooklyn, NY

    Renewed support for a brooklyn-based permanent supportive housing agency serving women heads of household to hire a licensed clinical care lead for its mental health programming.

    $150,000
  15. Lesbian and Gay Community Services Center IncNew York, NY

    Renewed support for lgbtq-affirming multi-service community center to launch an article 31 mental health clinic in manhattan.

    $150,000
  16. Lutheran Social Mission Society of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA

    A philadelphia social services agency seeks renewed vaf funding to expand its mental health programming for families in its longstanding philadelphia homeless shelter.

    $150,000
  17. Mission Society of New York CityNew York, NY

    Renewed support for a long-standing NYC social services agency programming to provide mental health and other essential services for nyc's over-aged and under-credited transfer high school students.

    $150,000
  18. New Alternatives for Children IncNew York, NY

    New york city child welfare agency seeks renewed vaf support for its parent-child bonding program for families with medically needy children involved in the child welfare system.

    $150,000
  19. Service Program for Older People IncNew York, NY

    Renewed funding for community-based mental health services for older, underserved, vulnerable adults in manhattan.

    $150,000
  20. South Bronx Community Charter High SchoolBronx, NY

    First-time vaf funding to hire a licensed mental health counselor to support teachers and staff in a south bronx charter high school.

    $150,000
  21. Terra Firma at Montefiore Medical CenterBronx, NY

    Renewed vaf funding for a nationally recognized program providing mental health services for migrants at a federally qualified health center located in the south bronx.

    $150,000
  22. The Arthur ProjectNew York, NY

    First-time funding for a mentorship program to provide mental health services to high-risk middle schoolers in brooklyn and the bronx.

    $150,000
  23. The Jewish Board of Family and Children's ServicesNew York, NY

    Renewed funding for a large NYC social service agency to support a social work residency program that entices recently graduated social workers to remain at the agency to serve disadvantaged populations in NYC.

    $150,000
  24. The Salvation Army Eastern Pennsylvania & DelawarePhiladelphia, PA

    First-time support for a philadelphia program based in kensington to help survivors of human trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation transition into safety and self-sufficiency.

    $150,000
  25. Wissahickon Charter SchoolPhiladelphia, PA

    Renewed support for a behavioral health team at a tuition-free public k-8 philadelphia charter school.

    $150,000
  26. Zone 126 (a Sponsored Project of the Fund for the City of NY Inc)New York, NY

    First-time vaf funding for social services agency to hire a full-time clinician to expand its successful high school drama therapy program to a local middle school in queens, new york.

    $150,000
  27. All KingsBrooklyn, NY

    First-time funding for a new york city peer-led agency providing social-emotional healing for justice-involved men of color to help break the cycle of violence and incarceration.

    $100,000
  28. Black Men HealArdmore, PA

    First-time funding for a philadelphia-based organization providing in-person and virtual mental health services for black men and youth.

    $100,000
  29. Cristo Rey Philadelphia High SchoolPhiladelphia, PA

    Renewed support for a north philadelphia high school to hire licensed counselors and a social worker to provide services for underserved students enrolled in an academic enrichment program.

    $100,000
  30. Education Law Center - PAPhiladelphia, PA

    Renewed support for pennsylvania's education law center to advocate at the state and local level for public schools to make culturally affirming mental health supports available for students.

    $100,000
  31. Juvenile Law CenterPhiladelphia, PA

    Continuing advocacy support for philadelphia-based public interest law firm fighting for the rights of children caught in juvenile justice and child welfare systems.

    $100,000
  32. New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to ChildrenNew York, NY

    Renewed support for child welfare agency treating nyc's most severely abused children.

    $100,000
  33. Operation in My Back YardPhiladelphia, PA

    First-time vaf support for a small harm reduction agency serving people with substance use disorder in the kensington neighborhood of philadelphia.

    $100,000
  34. Project SafePhiladelphia, PA

    First-time vaf support for a small harm reduction agency serving sex workers with substance use disorder in the kensington neighborhood of philadelphia.

    $100,000
  35. Social Creatures IncBrooklyn, NY

    First-time vaf funding for a program providing free, comprehensive mental health supports for mothers in new york city during the first 12 months after birth.

    $100,000
  36. The Bro Experience FoundationBrooklyn, NY

    First-time vaf funding for a brooklyn-based agency addressing the mental health needs of young men of color from underserved communities.

    $100,000
  37. Therapy Center of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA

    Renewed support for a mental health treatment center helping underserved populations in philadelphia.

    $100,000
  38. Vocal-Ny (voices of Community Activists and Leaders)Brooklyn, NY

    New york city grassroots organization is returning to vaf for continuing support of its campaign to make supportive housing safe, stable, and accessible for the most marginalized mentally ill new yorkers.

    $100,000
  39. Bethesda ProjectPhiladelphia, PA

    Renewed support for social services agency providing shelter, housing, and compassionate supportive services for adults experiencing homelessness in philadelphia.

    $75,000
  40. Breaking GroundNew York, NY

    Renewed support to hire a clinical coordinator for an aging services team.

    $75,000
  41. Broad Street Love (aka Broad Street Ministry)Philadelphia, PA

    Renewed general operating support for day program serving chronically homeless, seriously mentally ill individuals with a myriad of trauma-informed social services in philadelphia.

    $75,000
  42. Brooklyn Community Housing and Services IncBrooklyn, NY

    Continuing vaf funding for a senior family clinician to treat the mental health and emotional needs of homeless mothers and their children in a brooklyn family shelter.

    $75,000
  43. CH Pennsylvania UNDER-21Philadelphia, PA

    Renewed general operating grant for mental health services and emergency supports for a local chapter of a national agency serving homeless youth in philadelphia.

    $75,000
  44. Inner Strength EducationPhiladelphia, PA

    Renewed funding for a philadelphia nonprofit providing mindfulness training to support students and teachers in philadelphia public high schools where poverty, violence, and trauma are rife.

    $75,000
  45. Little Sisters of the Assumption Family Health Service IncNew York, NY

    Renewed support for culturally appropriate, trauma-informed art therapy programs for immigrant latino women and children at a longstanding social services agency in east harlem, new york.

    $75,000
  46. Lutheran Social Services of Metropolitan New YorkNew York, NY

    First-time funding for a large new york social services agency to add a clinician to provide culturally appropriate mental health services for 700 latin american asylum-seeking refugees who recently arrived in new york city.

    $75,000
  47. Maternity Care CoalitionPhiladelphia, PA

    Renewed support for mobile therapy program to deliver home-based support for 125 pregnant and postpartum women in underserved neighborhoods in philadelphia.

    $75,000
  48. Philadelphia Children's AlliancePhiladelphia, PA

    Children's advocacy center seeks renewed vaf funding to add a bilingual clinical case manager to its mental health staff to coordinate social service connections for child victims and their families in philadelphia.

    $75,000
  49. Prevention Point PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA

    Renewed support for harm reduction agency seeking to serve chronically homeless, seriously mentally ill, and dual-diagnosed vulnerable citizens in kensington, philadelphia.

    $75,000
  50. Project HospitalityStaten Island, NY

    Renewed support for staten island social services agency to add a clinician to provide mental health treatment and substance use disorder services for 100 latin american refugees annually who recently arrived in new york.

    $75,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Mental health6 grants $1,325,00021% of the total
  2. Human services17 grants $1,200,00019% of the total
  3. Crime and legal aid14 grants $1,125,00018% of the total
  4. Education11 grants $690,00011% of the total
  5. Civil rights4 grants $450,0007% of the total
  6. Housing and shelter6 grants $365,0006% of the total
  7. 9 other causes17 grants $1,030,00017% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York66 grants $6,135,000
  2. Pennsylvania49 grants $2,950,000
  3. District of Columbia4 grants $325,000
  4. California1 grant $150,000
  5. Illinois2 grants $125,000
  6. New Jersey2 grants $40,000
  7. Connecticut1 grant $25,000

Officers, directors and trustees

11 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Kenneth A KindPRESIDENT AND TREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Maurizio J MorelloVICE PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0
  • Judith BeckDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Alexandra HerzanDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Christina KindDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Andrew KindfullerDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Valerie Kind-RubinDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Laura McKennaDIRECTOR THRU 7/24 Hours 1Pay $0
  • Clarence J SundramDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Eric GallowayDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Marsha CohenEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Hours 40Pay $299,423

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