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Van Ameringen Foundation Inc Grants
Private foundation · EIN 13-6125699 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2024
- Total grants paid
- $9.8M
- Grants reported
- 125
- Median grant
- $75K
- Future commitments
- $8.2M
Giving by tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 125 | $9.8M |
Where Van Ameringen Foundation Inc gives
States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.
Largest reported grants
The biggest individual grants on file, as reported by the foundation to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Tax year | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOUNTAIN HOUSE INC | NEW YORK, NY | RENEWED GENERAL SUPORT WITH A PARTICULAR FOCUS ON THE IMPACT OF THE ORGANIZATIONS EMPLOYEMENT AND WELLNESS PROGRAMS. | 2024 | $1M |
| 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. | 2024 | $200K |
| CHILDREN'S RIGHTS | NEW 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. | 2024 | $200K |
| NYC COALITION TO END YOUTH AND FAMILY HOMELESSNESS | NEW YORK, NY | CONTINUING SUPPORT OF A PHILANTHROPIC COALITION TO END YOUTH AND FAMILY HOMELESSNESS IN NEW YORK CITY. | 2024 | $200K |
| INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY ASSOCIATION | LOS 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. | 2024 | $150K |
| NEW YORK CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | FIRST-TIME FUNDING FOR NEW YORK'S ACLU TO ENFORCE STATE LAW PROHIBITING SOLITARY CONFINEMENT IN NEW YORK'S PRISONS AND JAILS. | 2024 | $150K |
| ABOLITIONIST LAW CENTER | PITTSBURGH, PA | CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR ADVOCACY TO CURTAIL OR ABOLISH SOLITARY CONFINEMENT IN PENNSYLVANIA. | 2024 | $125K |
| PENNSYLVANIA INSTITUTIONAL LAW PROJECT | PHILADELPHIA, 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. | 2024 | $100K |
| NEW YORK STATE COUNCIL FOR COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE | ALBANY, 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. | 2024 | $100K |
| PUENTES DE SALUD | PHILADELPHIA, PA | NEW SUPPORT TO EXPAND A COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM AMONG INDIGENOUS IMMIGRANTS LIVING IN PHILADELPHIA. | 2024 | $100K |
| NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS OF NEW YORK CITY | NEW 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. | 2024 | $100K |
| MAKE THE ROAD NEW YORK | BROOKLYN, NY | RENEWED SUPPORT FOR THE MENTAL HEALTH PROJECT AT FOUR COMMUNITY SCHOOLS HOUSED WITHIN THE BUSHWICK HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUS IN BROOKLYN, NY. | 2024 | $100K |
| DISABILITY RIGHTS ADVOCATES | NEW 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. | 2024 | $100K |
| BLANTON-PEALE INSTITUTE | NEW YORK, NY | RENEWED SUPPORT FOR LICENSED MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING AND TRAINING CENTER TO FUND A BIPOC MENTAL HEALTH FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM IN NEW YORK CITY. | 2024 | $100K |
| NATIONALITIES SERVICE CENTER | PHILADELPHIA, PA | RENEWED SUPPORT FOR A HOLISTIC WELLNESS PROGRAM SERVING TRAUMATIZED REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS SETTLING IN PHILADELPHIA. | 2024 | $100K |
| INSEPARABLE INC | WASHINGTON, 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. | 2024 | $100K |
| JUVENILE LAW CENTER | PHILADELPHIA, 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. | 2024 | $100K |
| EDUCATION LAW CENTER - PA | PHILADELPHIA, 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. | 2024 | $100K |
| ATTIC YOUTH CENTER | PHILADELPHIA, PA | RENEWED SUPPORT TO DOUBLE THE CAPACITY OF A CULTURALLY-COMPETENT COUNSELING TEAM SERVING PHILADELPHIAS LGBTQ YOUTH. | 2024 | $100K |
| CITIZENS' COMMITTEE FOR CHILDREN OF NEW YORK | NEW 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. | 2024 | $100K |
| BAZELON CENTER FOR MENTAL HEALTH LAW | WASHINGTON, 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. | 2024 | $100K |
| MEDICAL JUSTICE ALLIANCE INC | NEW YORK, NY | NEW SUPPORT TO RECRUIT AND TRAIN PHYSICIANS TO PROVIDE EXPERT TESTIMONY FOR INCARCERATED PEOPLE WITH SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS. | 2024 | $100K |
| KATAL CENTER FOR HEALTH EQUITY AND JUSTICE | BROOKLYN, NY | NEW SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZING TO ENSURE FULL IMPLEMENTATION OF #LESSISMORENY, THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE PAROLE REFORM LEGISLATION IN THE U.S. | 2024 | $100K |
| NEW YORK CAMPAIGN FOR ALTERNATIVES TO ISOLATED CONFINEMENT | WASHINGTON, DC | CONTINUED SUPPORT TO MONITOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE HALT BILL CURTAILING THE USE OF SOLITARY CONFINEMENT IN NEW YORK STATE. | 2024 | $100K |
| SEAMAAC | PHILADELPHIA, PA | NEW SUPPORT FOR ROOTS OF HAPPINESS, WHICH PROVIDES CULTURALLY COMPETENT MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT, CULTURAL CONNECTION FOR ISOLATED, OFTEN NON-ENGLISH SPEAKING IMMIGRANT ELDERS. | 2024 | $100K |
How to apply
This foundation publishes application instructions on its latest 990-PF and does not report restricting giving to preselected organizations. See more foundations that accept applications.
- Contact
- MARSHA COHEN
- Address
- 505 EIGHTH AVENUE SUITE 2500 NEW YORK, NY, 10018
- Phone
- 2127586221
- Deadlines
- SEE DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS ON FOUNDATION'S WEBSITE
- Application materials
- SEE DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS ON FOUNDATION'S WEBSITE WWW.VANAMFOUND.ORG/APPLY-FOR-A-GRANT
- 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.
About this data
Figures are aggregated from Van Ameringen Foundation Inc's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (1 filing on file, most recent tax year 2024). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF e-file archive.