The Ballmer Group's $425 million grant establishes a new children's mental health institute, building on the funder's strategy of connecting universities with community programs. It’s also a bellwether for mental health giving.
Read MoreThe Stavros Niarchos Foundation recently made a $15 million grant to get a youth mental health program off the ground in Greece. We take a closer look at this global funder’s longstanding commitment to an overlooked issue.
Read MoreA huge donation from the estate of a late California philanthropist will fund a new research center devoted to the study of depression. It’s welcome news as calls mount for more philanthropic attention to mental health.
Read MoreThe L.A. Education Recovery Fund was founded to help the Los Angeles students who’ve been most impacted by the pandemic. Here’s who’s backing this public-private partnership effort, and what it’s supporting so far.
Read MoreWe recently published an in-depth paper looking at giving to higher education institutions as part of IP’s State of American Philanthropy project. Author Mike Scutari walks through some key takeaways.
Read MoreIn IP’s weekly briefings, we provide an overview of what’s happening in a particular area of philanthropy, loaded with links to our past coverage and State of American Philanthropy research. This week: mental health.
Read MoreBlue Shield of California is supporting California’s ambitious Homekey program to provide housing for people experiencing homelessness in the Golden State. For some students, it’s been transformative.
Read MoreA small but dedicated group of funders—corporate, individual and family—backs veterans issues. On Veterans Day, we take a look at the key players and what they’re supporting, from job training to therapeutic psychedelics.
Read MoreThe Oak Foundation, working with Together for Girls, is amplifying the voices of survivors to end childhood sexual violence. But other funders will need to step up in the face of an ugly problem that COVID has exacerbated.
Read MoreThe Morgan Stanley Foundation recently announced the first winners of its new philanthropic award seeking fresh approaches to children's mental health. Here are the five organizations in the first cohort.
Read MoreThe pandemic has done a lot to exacerbate a youth mental health crisis that long preceded it. In response, Blue Shield of California is investing $1 million to support mental and behavioral health services in California schools.
Read MoreFunders say the upcoming national 988 mental health hotline is an opportunity to build robust local crisis response ecosystems—and possibly improve mental health care beyond emergencies. Here’s how philanthropy can help.
Read MoreThe mental health consequences of COVID-19 have been staggering, as have those of an ongoing racial reckoning. Guest contributor Ken Zimmerman unpacks how philanthropy can lean into a potentially transformative moment.
Read MorePrevention and treatment of mental health issues in communities of color are chronically underfunded. Guest contributor Barbara Ricci of Mindful Philanthropy urges funders to step up, and points to promising work underway.
Read MoreMeet the Sozosei Foundation, the recently established philanthropic arm of Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. Its first priority is decriminalizing mental illness, starting with support for the mental health emergency hotline.
Read MoreThe Stavros Niarchos Foundation’s $100 million response to the pandemic played out in more than 200 grants that backed communities around the globe. We take a close look at where the money went and why.
Read MoreThe Ballmer Group's landmark $38 million commitment aims to expand the pipeline of training for behavioral health practitioners in Washington State. We take a look at how giving seeks to address growing mental health concerns.
Read MoreMaureen and Jim Hackett support mental health and other issues in the Lone Star State, with one big gift responding to trauma caused by Hurricane Harvey. We talk to Maureen Hackett about how the family engages in philanthropy.
Read MoreBefore the pandemic, the Morgan Stanley Foundation already saw a crisis in children's mental health. COVID only exacerbated those challenges. Here’s what Morgan Stanley’s approach looks like one year on.
Read MoreTech couple Jan and David Baszucki have big plans to fund research and therapies for bipolar disorder. Working in partnership with the Milken Institute, their aim is to blend philanthropy with other forms of investment.
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