The van Ameringen Foundation provides grants exclusively in the five boroughs of New York City and within the city limits of Philadelphia, as well as advocacy support at the national level.
Donor Name: van Ameringen Foundation
State: New York and Pennsylvania
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 07/26/2024
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 3 Years
Details:
Within its broad focus on mental health, the Foundation encourages innovative and practical grant proposals in areas which:

increase the accessibility of mental health services to people and communities with limited financial means and opportunities;
offer preventive and early-intervention strategies;
advocate for systemic change with local or national impact.

Types of Grant
The van Ameringen Foundation provides general support and project specific grants in two overall categories:
Direct Service Grants

The Foundation funds programs and projects that provide a direct service, such as case management, assessment, counseling, psychotherapy, psychiatric care, training, or jobs, housing, and other supports to people and communities confronting significant mental illness.

Non-Direct Service Grants

Advocacy

The Foundation funds strategies that seek to create changes in the law, public policy, or in the perceptions and practices of the public and private sectors responsible for improving mental healthcare, particularly in unserved or underserved communities.

Media/Dissemination

The Foundation funds efforts which seek to share research findings, best practices, and knowledge related to improving the mental health safety net and system. This may be in the form of a publication, training, or media project using traditional or new forms of communication.

Training

The Foundation funds activities that provide learning and skill-building opportunities for mental health providers, advocates, people living with mental illness, policymakers, and family or community members who are seeking to deepen their understanding, knowledge, treatment, or social change efforts.

Funding Information

Direct Service Grants

Duration: Up to three years
Between $25,000 – $75,000 annually

Non-Direct Service Grants

Duration: Up to three years
Advocacy Grant Size: Up to $250,000 annually
Media/Dissemination & Training Grant Size: Between $25,000 – $75,000 annually.

The foundation does not fund

The Foundation is not active in programs for intellectual disability or physical disability, nor do they make grants directly to individuals. Given the limited resources, the Foundation also is not able to support endowment campaigns, capital projects, annual fund-raising drives, or international activities and institutions.
Foundation is no longer providing grants outside of New York City or Philadelphia.

For more information, visit VAF.