Grants for mental health organizations

Name: Top 25 grants made to mental health organizations
Creator: Cause IQ
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5,438 mental health organizations received at least $727.9 million in grants for the most recent fiscal year. This includes 6,485 grants made from 3,771 grantmaking organizations, with a median grant amount of $1,217. Of these 3,771 foundations, 77% made just a single grant to mental health orgs, and 4% made grants to four or more mental health orgs. This analysis is based on grantmakers that e-file their Form 990s, and likely is an undercount of grants.

$727,907,088

Total grant dollars given to mental health organizations

6,485

Number of grants made annually to mental health organizations

3,771

Number of grantmakers funding mental health organizations

$1,217

Median grant size to mental health organizations

Foundations that support mental health organizations

Out of all grants made to mental health organizations, 80% came from small foundations with less than $10 million in assets. The top 10 grantmakers accounted for 73% of the dollar-value of grants to mental health orgs. Foundations funding mental health orgs also made grants to multiservice human service organizations, food banks, emergency assistance programs, boys and girls clubs, and substance abuse organizations.

Foundation size

Foundation size	Number of grantmakers
Small	3,016
Medium	429
Large	323

Small foundations have <$10M in assets. Medium foundations have $10M to $50M in assets. Large foundations have >$50M in assets.

Foundation type

Foundation type	Number of grantmakers
Community	82
Private	3,114
Corporate	176
Other	399

Grants made

Grants made to mental health orgs	Number of grantmakers
1	2,918
2-3	684
4-10	126
11+	43

Top 10 foundations supporting mental health organizations

Grantmaker	State	Geographic focus	Percent of grant dollars to mental health orgs	Number of grants made to mental health orgs	Median grant size
Chubb Charitable Foundation	PA	National	0.9%	151	$50
Abbvie Foundation	IL	National	0.2%	106	$200
Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee (CFMT)	TN	Metro	0.2%	86	$625
Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines	IA	State	0.3%	85	$1,000
Seattle Foundation	WA	State	0.1%	47	$1,900
Shell Oil Company Foundation	TX	National	0.3%	47	$900
Carmax Foundation	VA	National	0.4%	47	$500
Baird Foundation	WI	National	0.7%	47	$125
JP Morgan Chase Foundation	NY	National	0.0%	43	$375

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Mental health organizations grantees

Mental health organizations with more than $5 million in total revenues received 92% of all grant dollars. These larger organizations accounted for 39% of all mental health orgs.

Grant amounts

Size of grant	Number of grants
<$10k	6,389
$10k-$25k	0
$25k-$100k	0
$100k+	96

Grant amount by grantee size

Grantee annual revenue	Median grant size
<$100k	$1,000
$100k-$500k	$1,500
$500k-$1M	$1,500
$1M-$5M	$1,500
>$5M	$1,000

Grantee states

State of grantee	Number of grants
New York	648
California	632
Florida	374
Texas	362
Other	4,469

Grantee metros

Metro area of grantee	Number of grants
New York City	663
Los Angeles	291
Chicago	233
Bridgeport	226
Other	4,653

Top 25 grants made to mental health organizations

Grantee	Grant size	Purpose	Grantmaker
Sma Healthcare (SMA)	$26,793,443	DCF Samh Provider	Lutheran Services Florida
Philhaven	$24,000,000	General Support	WellSpan Health
Henderson Behavioral Health (HBH)	$22,168,591		Broward Behavioral Health Coalition
LifeStream Behavioral Center	$20,192,743	DCF Samh Provider	Lutheran Services Florida
Meridian Behavioral Healthcare (MBHCI)	$20,136,424	DCF Samh Provider	Lutheran Services Florida
Centerstone of Florida	$20,056,154	Substance Abuse/mental Health DCF Suncoast Region	Central Florida Behavioral Health Network (CFBHN)
Mental Health Resource Center	$16,006,631	DCF Samh Provider	Lutheran Services Florida
Citrus Health Network	$15,937,387	Mental Health Substance Abuse	South Florida Behavioral Health Network
The Primary School - East Palo Alto	$15,599,562	Integrated Health and Ed School Model	Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Foundation
Harbor Behavioral Healthcare	$15,597,031	Substance Abuse/mental Health DCF Suncoast Region	Central Florida Behavioral Health Network (CFBHN)
Gracepoint	$14,789,868	Mental Health DCF Suncoast Region	Central Florida Behavioral Health Network (CFBHN)
Southwest Florida Addiction Services	$14,114,310	Substance Abuse/mental Health DCF Suncoast Region	Central Florida Behavioral Health Network (CFBHN)
Transitional Learning Center (TLC)	$13,694,281	Cash Value	Mary Moody Northen Endowment
Transitional Learning Center (TLC)	$13,694,280	Cash Value	Mary Moody Northen Endowment
Transitional Learning Center (TLC)	$13,694,280	Medical Research / Construction	Mary Moody Northen Endowment
New Horizons of the Treasure Coast	$13,402,053	To Provide Services Related To Their Charitable Purpose.	Southeast Florida Behavioral Health Network (SEFBHN)
Agency for Community Treatment Services (ACTS)	$12,378,697	Substance Abuse/mental Health DCF Suncoast Region	Central Florida Behavioral Health Network (CFBHN)
Gateway Community Services	$11,948,986	DCF Samh Provider	Lutheran Services Florida
Peace River Center (PRC)	$11,573,049	Mental Health DCF Suncoast Region	Central Florida Behavioral Health Network (CFBHN)
David Lawrence Mental Health Center	$11,109,772	Substance Abuse/mental Health DCF Suncoast Region	Central Florida Behavioral Health Network (CFBHN)
Operation PAR	$11,063,858	Substance Abuse DCF Suncoast Region	Central Florida Behavioral Health Network (CFBHN)
Tri-County Human Services (TCHS)	$10,104,349	Mental Health DCF Suncoast Region	Central Florida Behavioral Health Network (CFBHN)
Franklin School Facilities Corporation	$10,000,000	Terms of Note	Northside Development Corporation
Franklin School Facilities Corporation	$10,000,000	Cost	Northside Development Corporation
Personal Enrichment Through Mental Health Services	$9,758,641	Substance Abuse/mental Health DCF Suncoast Region	Central Florida Behavioral Health Network (CFBHN)

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Methodology: To determine grants and grantees, Cause IQ analyzes electronically-filed Form 990, Form 990-EZ, and Form 990-PF financial disclosure documents, matching grantees to specific organizations using EINs and fuzzy matching logic. The "Mental health organizations" category for this page is determined by the "F00: Mental Health: General" National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE) code. Cause IQ determines NTEEs for organizations by its own internally-developed secret-sauce algorithms.