Marion E. Kenworthy-Sarah Swift Foundation
/OVERVIEW: The Marion E. Kenworthy-Sarah Swift Foundation supports New York City organizations that provide psychiatric and mental health services to people under the age of 26.
IP TAKE: The Kenworthy-Swift Foundation prioritizes innovation in its mental health funding for young people. Support goes to organizations of all sizes, but is strictly limited to the five boroughs of New York City. This funder does not support mental health research at this time. Proposals are accepted for two annual grantmaking cycles with due dates on March 31 and October 31 of each year. While this funder has a small purview, it is an important source of funding for mental health organizations working with younger populations in New York.
PROFILE: The Marion E. Kenworthy-Sarah H. Swift Foundation was created by Marion Kenworthy and Sarah Swift in 1962. It seeks to “to advance mental and emotional health of young people up to the age of 26 by making grants to support innovative programs that advance the mental health of young people through social work, psychiatry, preventive psychiatry and community mental health.” Grantmaking is limited to organizations operating in the five boroughs of New York City.
Grants for Mental Health
The Kenworthy-Swift Foundation makes grants to organizations providing clinical psychiatric and mental health services to young people up to the age of 26 in New York City. Grants mainly provide general operating support, with a minimum grant size of $25,000. This funder does not support research or evaluation projects. Past grantees include the New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, the Council on Adoptable Children and the Hetrick-Martin Institute, which works to “improve mental health outcomes for LGBTQIA+ youth.”
Important Grant Details
This funder’s grants range from $10,000 to $25,000, although the foundation has stated that moving forward its minimum grants size would be $25,000, indicating that it may make fewer grants per year in the future.
Grants generally to support well-established organizations that provide direct mental health services to young people in New York City.
For additional information about past grants, see the foundation’s recent tax filings.
This funder accepts proposals for grants via email with two annual deadlines on March 31 and October 31. Detailed guidelines for submission are provided on the foundation’s website. Questions about the application process may be submitted to the foundation via email.
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