How to apply
Accepts applications
The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.
- Contact
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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
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Tax year 2024
$9,750,000
- Grants listed
- 125
- Assets, end of year
- $73,958,417
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Tax year 2023
$10,192,500
- Grants listed
- 132
- Assets, end of year
- $75,596,358
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Tax year 2022
$12,234,000
- Grants listed
- 140
- Assets, end of year
- $77,188,652
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Tax year 2021
$9,419,000
- Grants listed
- 137
- Assets, end of year
- $105,671,450
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Tax year 2020
$8,305,000
- Grants listed
- 136
- Assets, end of year
- $100,593,165
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Tax year 2019
$6,513,000
- Grants listed
- 111
- Assets, end of year
- $98,838,514
Grants paid in 2024
As listed on the return.
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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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
Abolitionist Law CenterPittsburgh, PA
Continued support for advocacy to curtail or abolish solitary confinement in pennsylvania.
$125,000 -
Attic Youth CenterPhiladelphia, PA
Renewed support to double the capacity of a culturally-competent counseling team serving philadelphias LGBTQ youth.
$100,000 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
Nationalities Service CenterPhiladelphia, PA
Renewed support for a holistic wellness program serving traumatized refugees and immigrants settling in philadelphia.
$100,000 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
Puentes de SaludPhiladelphia, PA
New support to expand a community mental health program among indigenous immigrants living in philadelphia.
$100,000 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
Ali Forney CenterNew York, NY
New support to launch new york citys first residential treatment model for LGBTQ youth.
$75,000 -
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 -
Association to Benefit ChildrenNew York, NY
Renewed support for NYC agency providing school-based mental health services for children.
$75,000 -
Bethesda ProjectPhiladelphia, PA
Renewed support for social services agency providing shelter, housing, and compassionate supportive services for adults experiencing homelessness in philadelphia.
$75,000 -
Breaking GroundNew York, NY
Renewed support to hire a clinical coordinator for an aging services team.
$75,000 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
HopephlPhiladelphia, PA
Renewed support for a family health coordinator to provide comprehensive mental health supports to unstably housed families in northern philadelphia.
$75,000 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
Liguori AcademyPhiladelphia, PA
New support to expand the counseling department at an independent high school serving overage, under-credited youth.
$75,000 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
Mobilization for JusticeNew York, NY
Renewed support to expand legal and direct services for people with serious mental illness in the bronx.
$75,000 -
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 -
New York Association of Psychiatric Rehabilitation ServicesAlbany, NY
General opearting support
$75,000 -
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 -
On Point (previously Washington Heights Corner Project)New York, NY
New support for clinical staff to provide compassionate, safe medication assisted treatment.
$75,000 -
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 -
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 -
Project Based Learning IncNarberth, PA
New support for more mental health services at philadelphias workshop high school.
$75,000 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
Wissahickon Charter SchoolPhiladelphia, PA
Renewed support for a behavioral health team at a tuition-free public k-8 philadelphia charter school.
$75,000 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
Carmel Hill FundNew York, NY
Funding to support mental health workforce taskforce project.
$50,000 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
Edovo FoundationChicago, IL
General operating support
$50,000 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
Savage Sisters Recovery IncBryn Mawr, PA
First-time support for trauma informed transitional housing recovery program in south philadelphia.
$50,000 -
Science Friday InitiativeNew York, NY
First-time funding to support a public radio series about the national mental health crisis.
$50,000 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
Therapy Center of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA
Renewed support for a mental health treatment center helping underserved populations in philadelphia.
$50,000 -
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 -
Beck Institute for Cognitive Behavior TherapyBala Cynwyd, PA
General operating support
$25,000 -
Body Empowerment ProjectMilford, NJ
First-time vaf funding for eating disorder prevention program in philadelphia public schools.
$25,000 -
Children's Scholarship FundNew York, NY
General operating support
$25,000 -
Food & Friends IncWashington, DC
General operating support
$25,000 -
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 -
Judith Creed Horizons for Achieving Independence (jchai)Bryn Mawr, PA
General operating support
$25,000 -
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 -
Riverbrook Regional YMCAWilton, CT
General operating support
$25,000 -
Cristo Rey Philadelphia High SchoolPhiladelphia, PA
General operating support
$15,000 -
Gabriel Project MumbaiBergenfield, NJ
General operating support
$15,000 -
Habitat for Humanity PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA
General operating support
$15,000 -
Therapy Center of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA
General operating support
$15,000 -
Transportation AlternativesNew York, NY
General operating support
$15,000 -
Innocence and Justice Project at University of Buffalo LawBuffalo, NY
General operating support
$10,000 -
Lutheran Settlement HousePhiladelphia, PA
General operating support
$10,000 -
Project Based Learning IncPhiladelphia, PA
General operating support
$10,000 -
The Guardians of Flushing Bay IncWoodside, NY
General operating support
$10,000 -
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 -
Whosoever Gospel MissionPhiladelphia, PA
General operating support
$5,000
Approved for future payment
Approved in 2024 and not yet paid; the largest 50 are shown.
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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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
Association to Benefit ChildrenNew York, NY
Renewed support for NYC agency providing school-based mental health services for children.
$150,000 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
Wissahickon Charter SchoolPhiladelphia, PA
Renewed support for a behavioral health team at a tuition-free public k-8 philadelphia charter school.
$150,000 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
Therapy Center of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA
Renewed support for a mental health treatment center helping underserved populations in philadelphia.
$100,000 -
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 -
Bethesda ProjectPhiladelphia, PA
Renewed support for social services agency providing shelter, housing, and compassionate supportive services for adults experiencing homelessness in philadelphia.
$75,000 -
Breaking GroundNew York, NY
Renewed support to hire a clinical coordinator for an aging services team.
$75,000 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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.
- Mental health6 grants $1,325,00021% of the total
- Human services17 grants $1,200,00019% of the total
- Crime and legal aid14 grants $1,125,00018% of the total
- Education11 grants $690,00011% of the total
- Civil rights4 grants $450,0007% of the total
- Housing and shelter6 grants $365,0006% of the total
- 9 other causes17 grants $1,030,00017% of the total
By State
Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.
- New York66 grants $6,135,000
- Pennsylvania49 grants $2,950,000
- District of Columbia4 grants $325,000
- California1 grant $150,000
- Illinois2 grants $125,000
- New Jersey2 grants $40,000
- Connecticut1 grant $25,000
Officers, directors and trustees
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
The return
More foundations
- Private foundations in New York
- Private foundations in New York
- Foundations that fund mental health in New York
- Foundations that fund human services in New York
- Foundations that fund crime and legal aid in New York
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