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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 82-4973537

Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 104 grants and $9.4 million paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Mar 31, 2025), 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

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The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

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

    $9,367,874

    Grants listed
    104
    Assets, end of year
    $93,363,425
  • Tax year 2023

    $9,024,762

    Grants listed
    69
    Assets, end of year
    $102,175,953
  • Tax year 2022

    $6,773,116

    Grants listed
    64
    Assets, end of year
    $103,845,374
  • Tax year 2021

    $7,042,770

    Grants listed
    63
    Assets, end of year
    $121,364,686
  • Tax year 2020

    $5,053,422

    Grants listed
    43
    Assets, end of year
    $120,827,994
  • Tax year 2019

    $2,316,296

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $89,893,638

Grants paid in 2024

104 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Equal Justice WorksWashington, DC

    Mobilizing a legal fellowship cohort to address the legal consequences of the opioid crisis

    $396,496
  2. Morgan County Partnership IncBerkeley SPGS, WV

    Project resilience: addressing adverse childhood experiences (aces) in appalachia

    $225,000
  3. Morgan County Partnership IncBerkeley SPGS, WV

    Project resilience: addressing adverse childhood experiences (aces) in appalachia

    $225,000
  4. University of New Mexico Health Sciences CenterAlbuquerque, NM

    Training school- and community-based providers to prevent and manage pain, trauma, and opioid abuse for new mexicos youth

    $225,000
  5. University of New Mexico Health Sciences CenterAlbuquerque, NM

    Training school- and community-based providers to prevent and manage pain, trauma, and opioid abuse for new mexicos youth

    $225,000
  6. University of New Mexico Health Sciences CenterAlbuquerque, NM

    Training school- and community-based providers to prevent and manage pain, trauma, and opioid abuse for new mexicos youth

    $225,000
  7. University of Washington Office of Sponsored ProgramsSeattle, WA

    Northwest center for family support: building statewide capacity to implement ebis in families with oud

    $225,000
  8. University of Washington Office of Sponsored ProgramsSeattle, WA

    Northwest center for family support: building statewide capacity to implement ebis in families with oud

    $225,000
  9. The Denver Health and Hospitals FoundationDenver, CO

    Denver health's multi-generational approach to prevention and recovery: a hub-and-spoke model for families with ouds

    $223,410
  10. The Denver Health and Hospitals FoundationDenver, CO

    Denver health's multi-generational approach to prevention and recovery: a hub-and-spoke model for families with ouds

    $223,410
  11. National Indian Youth Leadership Development Project IncAlbuquerque, NM

    Walking in strength

    $221,430
  12. University of California San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA

    Evaluating & sustaining team lily, a multidisciplinary perinatal care program supporting pregnant people and their families affected by substance use disorders

    $198,000
  13. University of California San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA

    Evaluating & sustaining team lily, a multidisciplinary perinatal care program supporting pregnant people and their families affected by substance use disorders

    $198,000
  14. University of South FloridaTampa, FL

    Adapting and testing an intervention for families with a parent in methadone treatment

    $197,130
  15. University of South FloridaTampa, FL

    Adapting and testing an intervention for families with a parent in methadone treatment

    $197,130
  16. Sesame WorkshopNew York, NY

    Sesame street parental addiction initiative to improve adult-child relationships and family resilience

    $189,225
  17. Sesame WorkshopNew York, NY

    Sesame street parental addiction initiative to improve adult-child relationships and family resilience

    $189,225
  18. Sesame WorkshopNew York, NY

    Sesame street parental addiction initiative to improve adult-child relationships and family resilience

    $189,225
  19. Emergency Medicine FoundationIrving, TX

    Leveraging the acep e-qual opioid initiative to facilitate a quality improvement booster for ed-initiated treatment

    $166,275
  20. National Academy for State Health PolicyWashington, DC

    Strengthening state-level prevention, treatment, recovery, and harm reduction infrastructure to address the opioid and substance use crisis

    $146,355
  21. National Academy for State Health PolicyWashington, DC

    Strengthening state-level prevention, treatment, recovery, and harm reduction infrastructure to address the opioid and substance use crisis

    $146,355
  22. Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT

    National methadone access and quality commission

    $137,554
  23. The H E L P USA Fund IncNew York, NY

    Establishing peer support for people with oud who are experiencing homelessness

    $134,715
  24. Indiana University FoundationBloomington, IN

    Strengthening the opioid response: a call to action for formalization of behavioral health paraprofessionals

    $133,275
  25. University of HoustonHouston, TX

    Creation of a multi-stakeholder practice guideline to improve access to medication for opioid use disorder in community pharmacies

    $128,762
  26. University of HoustonHouston, TX

    Creation of a multi-stakeholder practice guideline to improve access to medication for opioid use disorder in community pharmacies

    $128,762
  27. Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD

    Equine and culturally grounded treatment for substance use

    $126,815
  28. National Council for Mental WellbeingWashington, DC

    Integrating & supporting peer recovery support & services (PRSS) in community clinical settings

    $117,750
  29. American Academy of PediatricsItasca, IL

    Pathways to resilience: pediatricians addressing substance use among adolescents

    $112,500
  30. Public Health InstituteOakland, CA

    Ca bridge emergency department moud initiative - phase 2

    $112,500
  31. University of Kentucky Research FoundationLexington, KY

    Facilitating buprenorphine access through pharmacist peer outreach

    $111,630
  32. University of Kentucky Research FoundationLexington, KY

    Facilitating buprenorphine access through pharmacist peer outreach

    $111,630
  33. Health AffairsWashington, DC

    Health affairs thematic issue & content focus: research & policy insights about the opioid crisis

    $105,000
  34. Health AffairsWashington, DC

    Health affairs thematic issue & content focus: research & policy insights about the opioid crisis

    $105,000
  35. University of Rhode IslandKingston, RI

    Pharmacy-based buprenorphine induction and maintenance: overcoming barriers to care through policy analysis, real-world demonstration projects, and toolkit dissemination

    $102,588
  36. The Health and Reentry Project (fiscal Sponsor Goodnation Foundation)New York, NY

    Leveraging medicaid to advance provision of oud services for people returning from prisons and jails: an evidence-based implementation roadmap for states

    $100,870
  37. Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma IncOklahoma City, OK

    Mitigating the impact of aces on oklahoma families

    $100,000
  38. University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA

    The availability of buprenorphine at retail pharmacies in the united states: trends, disparities, and outcomes

    $98,532
  39. Boston Children's HospitalBoston, MA

    Pill taking behaviors that contribute to opioid overdose: a qualitative and national survey study.

    $90,591
  40. Agency for Substance Abuse PreventionOxford, AL

    Faith based support specialist (FBSS) expansion

    $90,000
  41. Emergency Medicine FoundationIrving, TX

    Pediboost (building opioid use disorder and overdose support and training for pediatrics)

    $90,000
  42. Legal Action Center of the City of New York IncNew York, NY

    Using medicaid to disrupt cycles of chronic illness and incarceration

    $85,500
  43. Legal Action Center of the City of New York IncNew York, NY

    Using medicaid to disrupt cycles of chronic illness and incarceration

    $85,500
  44. Rand CorporationSanta Monica, CA

    Improving uptake of medications for opioid use disorder in public mental health settings: expanded scope proposal

    $75,700
  45. Healthy Schools CampaignChicago, IL

    Advancing substance misuse prevention and early intervention through school medicaid

    $75,288
  46. Association of Maternal & Child Health ProgramsWashington, DC

    Perinatal substance use disorder implementation & policy hub

    $74,912
  47. Opportunity Labs FoundationBrielle, NJ

    The role and responsibilities of k-12 districts and schools in combatting the youth opioid crisis

    $70,251
  48. Georgia Institute of TechnologyAtlanta, GA

    The effect of school-based health centers on the medical and behavioral outcomes of medicaid-enrolled children exposed to parental opioid use

    $65,932
  49. Rand CorporationSanta Monica, CA

    Association of state policies for unwinding medicaid's continuous enrollment provision with changes in buprenorphine treatment

    $63,730
  50. National Academy for State Health PolicyWashington, DC

    Supporting state policy for access to treatment

    $63,445
  51. Friends Research Institute IncBaltimore, MD

    Doing right at birth: reducing stigma and improving recovery through professional education around child welfare reporting

    $62,662
  52. Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, PA

    Stop overdose deaths: monitoring comprehensiveness of state policy to prevent overdose deaths

    $60,000
  53. University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC

    Randomized trial and analytic chemistry innovations to optimize drug alerts

    $59,948
  54. University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Foundation IncN Dartmouth, MA

    Novel organizational simulation training to improve graduates mastery & attitudes (no stigma)

    $59,149
  55. Brown University of ProvidenceProvidence, RI

    Understanding drug use within a rapidly changing supply: an ethnographic and toxicologic investigation to improve overdose prevention and supply surveillance communication

    $56,439
  56. National Pharmaceutical Association FoundationPhoenix, AZ

    Increasing access to moud using the pharmacist-physician-peer coach (p3) collaborative model

    $54,235
  57. Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT

    Improving access to and the quality of methadone treatment in the united states

    $52,620
  58. Holler Harm ReductionMarshall, NC

    Sustainable rural post-overdose follow-up & harm reduction data monitoring to inform better services

    $51,750
  59. Public Health InstituteOakland, CA

    Ca bridge emergency department moud initiative - phase 2

    $50,043
  60. Jewish Family Service of Atlantic County IncMargate City, NJ

    Strengthening families against opioid use

    $45,000
  61. Jewish Family Service of Atlantic County IncMargate City, NJ

    Strengthening families against opioid use

    $45,000
  62. Medical College of Wisconsin- Marquette Medical Alumni AssocMilwaukee, WI

    Precision epidemiology and the opioid crisis: using next-generation geospatial analyses to guide community-level responses in diverse and segregated metropolitan regions

    $41,993
  63. Public Health InstituteOakland, CA

    Ca bridge emergency department moud initiative - phase 2

    $39,600
  64. Bipartisan Policy CenterWashington, DC

    Reviewing the support act and fy2023 omnibus to assess federal levers addressing the opioid crisis

    $37,335
  65. Center for African American Recovery Development-Fiscal Agent NoraHurst, TX

    African american rco capacity-building project

    $35,200
  66. Addiction Recovery Coalition of New HampshireMilford, NH

    Arcnh peer recovery support program

    $33,750
  67. Addiction Recovery Coalition of New HampshireMilford, NH

    Arcnh peer recovery support program

    $33,750
  68. Amistades IncTucson, AZ

    The voz alta project

    $33,750
  69. AvivoMinneapolis, MN

    Addressing the opioid crisis through street outreach capacity building

    $33,750
  70. AvivoMinneapolis, MN

    Addressing the opioid crisis through street outreach capacity building

    $33,750
  71. Baltimore Safe HavenBaltimore, MD

    DC safe haven harm reduction launch

    $33,750
  72. Baltimore Safe HavenBaltimore, MD

    DC safe haven harm reduction launch

    $33,750
  73. Center for African American Recovery Development-Fiscal Agent NoraHurst, TX

    African american rco capacity-building project

    $33,750
  74. Center for Counseling & ConsultationGreat Bend, KS

    Oud program development

    $33,750
  75. Center for Counseling & ConsultationGreat Bend, KS

    Oud program development

    $33,750
  76. Faces and Voices of Recovery UpstateGreenville, SC

    Strengthening favor's impact in upstate SC

    $33,750
  77. Frederick County Div of Fire & Rescue ServicesFrederick, MD

    Community outreach and support team (coast) program

    $33,750
  78. Health BrigadeRichmond, VA

    Comprehensive harm reduction program: capacity building for sustainability

    $33,750
  79. Health BrigadeRichmond, VA

    Comprehensive harm reduction program: capacity building for sustainability

    $33,750
  80. Holler Harm ReductionMarshall, NC

    Sustainable rural post-overdose follow-up & harm reduction data monitoring to inform better services

    $33,750
  81. Justice Access Support and Solutions for HealthAlbuquerque, NM

    Strong roots for strong communities in new mexico

    $33,750
  82. Mountain Top Cares Coalition IncMaplecrest, NY

    Rural recovery outreach center and expanded services

    $33,750
  83. Mountain Top Cares Coalition IncMaplecrest, NY

    Rural recovery outreach center and expanded services

    $33,750
  84. My Fathers House NashvilleNashville, TN

    Respite care for individuals waiting to transition to residential care who are at high risk for overdose

    $33,750
  85. My Fathers House NashvilleNashville, TN

    Respite care for individuals waiting to transition to residential care who are at high risk for overdose

    $33,750
  86. Simply Hope Family Outreach IncBurley, ID

    Rural opioid response plan

    $33,750
  87. Coweta ForceNewnan, GA

    Parent elected peer advocate program

    $33,749
  88. Formerly Incarcerated Transitions Clinic Program - Fiscal Sponsor VoteNew Orleans, LA

    Harm reduction education and substance use treatment for justice-involved individuals in new orleans, louisiana

    $33,749
  89. Intercambios Puerto Rico IncFajardo, PR

    La movil

    $33,749
  90. Intercambios Puerto Rico IncFajardo, PR

    La movil

    $33,749
  91. Martinsburg Initiative IncMartinsburg, WV

    The martinsburg initiative: prevent.build.empower

    $33,739
  92. Martinsburg Initiative IncMartinsburg, WV

    The martinsburg initiative: prevent.build.empower

    $33,739
  93. Meta House IncMilwaukee, WI

    Medical assistant for a higher standard of care

    $33,723
  94. Meta House IncMilwaukee, WI

    Medical assistant for a higher standard of care

    $33,723
  95. Maggie's PlacePhoenix, AZ

    Recovery: passion, power, purpose

    $33,689
  96. Maggie's PlacePhoenix, AZ

    Recovery: passion, power, purpose

    $33,689
  97. Voices of Community Activists & Leaders-Vocal-Ny-IncBrooklyn, NY

    Strengthening infrastructure to bolster services

    $33,619
  98. Voices of Community Activists & Leaders-Vocal-Ny-IncBrooklyn, NY

    Strengthening infrastructure to bolster services

    $33,619
  99. Healthy Schools CampaignChicago, IL

    Advancing substance misuse prevention and early intervention through school medicaid

    $33,465
  100. Chicago Recovering Communities CoalitionChicago, IL

    CRCC

    $33,009
  101. TradeoffsPhiladelphia, PA

    Reporting on the opioid and overdose crisis

    $29,566
  102. Friends Research Institute IncBaltimore, MD

    Doing right at birth 2.0: de-implementing routine drug testing and reflex child welfare reporting policies in hospitals

    $22,486
  103. Faces and Voices of Recovery UpstateGreenville, SC

    Strengthening favor's impact in upstate SC

    $18,000
  104. Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT

    Improving access to and the quality of methadone treatment in the united states

    $11,690

Approved for future payment

39 grants

Approved in 2024 and not yet paid.

  1. Equal Justice WorksWashington, DC

    Mobilizing a legal fellowship cohort to address the legal consequences of the opioid crisis

    $820,538
  2. Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT

    National methadone access and quality commission

    $779,473
  3. National Council for Mental WellbeingWashington, DC

    Integrating & supporting peer recovery support & services (PRSS) in community clinical settings

    $667,250
  4. The H E L P USA Fund IncNew York, NY

    Establishing peer support for people with oud who are experiencing homelessness

    $464,011
  5. Indiana University FoundationBloomington, IN

    Strengthening the opioid response: a call to action for formalization of behavioral health paraprofessionals

    $459,063
  6. Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD

    Equine and culturally grounded treatment for substance use

    $436,817
  7. National Academy for State Health PolicyWashington, DC

    Strengthening state-level prevention, treatment, recovery, and harm reduction infrastructure to address the opioid and substance use crisis

    $357,758
  8. Regents of the University of Ca San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA

    Evaluating & sustaining team lily, a multidisciplinary perinatal care program supporting pregnant people and their families affected by substance use disorders

    $330,000
  9. Boston Children's HospitalBoston, MA

    Pill taking behaviors that contribute to opioid overdose: a qualitative and national survey study.

    $312,035
  10. Agency for Substance Abuse PreventionOxford, AL

    Faith based support specialist (FBSS) expansion

    $310,000
  11. Emergency Medicine FoundationIrving, TX

    Pediboost (building opioid use disorder and overdose support and training for pediatrics)

    $309,999
  12. American Academy of PediatricsItasca, IL

    Pathways to resilience: pediatricians addressing substance use among adolescents

    $275,000
  13. University of Rhode IslandKingston, RI

    Pharmacy-based buprenorphine induction and maintenance: overcoming barriers to care through policy analysis, real-world demonstration projects, and toolkit dissemination

    $250,621
  14. University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA

    The availability of buprenorphine at retail pharmacies in the united states: trends, disparities, and outcomes

    $240,856
  15. University of WashingtonSeattle, WA

    Northwest center for family support: building statewide capacity to implement ebis in families with oud

    $150,000
  16. Health AffairsWashington, DC

    Health affairs thematic issue & content focus: research & policy insights about the opioid crisis

    $140,000
  17. National Pharmaceutical Association FoundationPhoenix, AZ

    Increasing access to moud using the pharmacist-physician-peer coach (p3) collaborative model

    $132,573
  18. University of South FloridaTampa, FL

    Adapting and testing an intervention for families with a parent in methadone treatment

    $131,428
  19. The Health and Reentry Project (fiscal Sponsor Goodnation Foundation)New York, NY

    Leveraging medicaid to advance provision of oud services for people returning from prisons and jails: an evidence-based implementation roadmap for states

    $123,285
  20. Rand CorporationSanta Monica, CA

    Association of state policies for unwinding medicaid's continuous enrollment provision with changes in buprenorphine treatment

    $102,338
  21. Opportunity Labs FoundationBrielle, NJ

    The role and responsibilities of k-12 districts and schools in combatting the youth opioid crisis

    $85,862
  22. Sesame WorkshopNew York, NY

    Sesame street parental addiction initiative to improve adult-child relationships and family resilience

    $84,100
  23. Mountain Area Health Education Center IncAsheville, NC

    Building access to care through community health centers to treat opioid use disorder / establishment of north carolina regional addiction medicine programs

    $61,440
  24. Friends Research Institute IncBaltimore, MD

    Doing right at birth 2.0: de-implementing routine drug testing and reflex child welfare reporting policies in hospitals

    $52,467
  25. Frederick County Div of Fire & Rescue ServicesFrederick, MD

    Community outreach and support team (coast) program

    $48,750
  26. Georgia Institute of TechnologyAtlanta, GA

    The effect of school-based health centers on the medical and behavioral outcomes of medicaid-enrolled children exposed to parental opioid use

    $43,955
  27. Legal Action Center of the City of New York IncNew York, NY

    Using medicaid to disrupt cycles of chronic illness and incarceration

    $38,000
  28. TradeoffsPhiladelphia, PA

    Reporting on the opioid and overdose crisis

    $36,136
  29. Hektoen Institute of MedicineChicago, IL

    Supporting opioid use disorder treatment to recovery through piloting an intervention addressing intimate partner violence and substance use coercion

    $34,629
  30. Rand CorporationSanta Monica, CA

    Improving uptake of medications for opioid use disorder in public mental health settings: expanded scope proposal

    $33,648
  31. Medical College of WisconsinMilwaukee, WI

    Precision epidemiology and the opioid crisis: using next-generation geospatial analyses to guide community-level responses in diverse and segregated metropolitan regions

    $18,007
  32. Coweta ForceNewnan, GA

    Parent elected peer advocate program

    $15,001
  33. Addiction Recovery Coalition of New HampshireMilford, NH

    Arcnh peer recovery support program

    $15,000
  34. AvivoMinneapolis, MN

    Addressing the opioid crisis through street outreach capacity building

    $15,000
  35. Center for Counseling & ConsultationGreat Bend, KS

    Oud program development

    $15,000
  36. Formerly Incarcerated Transitions (fit) Clinic Program - Fiscal Sponsor VotNew Orleans, LA

    Harm reduction education and substance use treatment for justice-involved individuals in new orleans, louisiana

    $15,000
  37. My Fathers House NashvilleNashville, TN

    Respite care for individuals waiting to transition to residential care who are at high risk for overdose

    $15,000
  38. Justice Access Support and Solutions for HealthAlbuquerque, NM

    Strong roots for strong communities in new mexico

    $14,999
  39. Voices of Community Activists & Leaders-Vocal-Ny-IncBrooklyn, NY

    Strengthening infrastructure to bolster services

    $14,944

Where the money goes

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

  1. Crime and legal aid6 grants $1,117,49622% of the total
  2. Education9 grants $999,78220% of the total
  3. Health13 grants $863,00417% of the total
  4. Arts and culture3 grants $567,67511% of the total
  5. Mental health14 grants $508,12510% of the total
  6. Public affairs4 grants $251,6775% of the total
  7. 5 other causes14 grants $760,50115% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. District of Columbia9 grants $1,192,648
  2. New York11 grants $1,108,998
  3. New Mexico6 grants $963,930
  4. California8 grants $836,105
  5. Texas6 grants $582,749
  6. West Virginia4 grants $517,478
  7. Washington2 grants $450,000
  8. Colorado2 grants $446,820
  9. Florida2 grants $394,260
  10. Maryland6 grants $313,213

Officers, directors and trustees

14 people as filed

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

  • Andrea Barthwell MD DfasamBOARD CHAIR & DIRECTOR Hours 5Pay $0
  • Adam UsdanTREASURER & DIRECTOR Hours 5Pay $0
  • Julie ChoSECRETARY & DIRECTOR ENDED 5/19/25 Hours 5Pay $0
  • Adrienne M Brown MSW LMSWDIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0
  • Lori A Schechter JDDIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0
  • Peter SloneDIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0
  • Richard SchottenfeldDIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0
  • Lakeesha WalrondDIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0
  • Napoleon RutledgeDIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0
  • Karen A Scott MD MPHPRESIDENT Hours 40Pay $553,387
  • David MinetaDIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0
  • Jose SzapocznikDIRECTOR AS OF 10/25/24 Hours 2Pay $0
  • Russell NelsonDIRECTOR AS OF 2/1/25 Hours 2Pay $0
  • Shibani GambhirCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Hours 40Pay $201,916

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