Thomas Scattergood Foundation

Grant Making Priorities-Creating cross currents for change

Strategic Approach

With the range and depth of behavioral health needs far outpacing Scattergood’s financial resources, the Foundation has chosen to proceed in a highly strategic manner in order to have a meaningful impact. Scattergood seeks to change the ways in which community behavioral health services are delivered, by focusing its support on organizations with a track record of innovation and potential for effecting systems change. In pursuing this goal the foundation is driven by three strategic guidelines.

Leverage financial, intellectual and social capital through collaboration

The Foundation seeks to combine financial resources with other agencies interested in community well being and the role behavioral health plays in achieving it.

Promote centers of excellence

Scattergood identifies and supports individuals and organizations playing a leadership role in community behavioral health that are creating and/or bringing evidence-based practices to the region. Scattergood supports these leaders as a means to accelerate their accomplishments, while encouraging others to both learn from and emulate them.

Influence the conversation

Scattergood seeks to influence the actions and decisions of the key players in the region’s behavioral health community. The foundation works to assure that findings and recommendations from the activities it supports are known and discussed

How to Apply

For organizations interested in applying for a grant from the Scattergood Foundation, the first point of contact should be the submission of a 1-2 page Letter of Inquiry (LOI) via email. In your LOI, please concisely describe:

Your organization’s background;
Your proposed program or initiative;
The relevance of the initiative to the Scattergood Foundation’s priorities, including how you envision this work contributing to the reform of the behavioral health system;
How you intend to measure quality outcomes;
The program cost; and
Your plan for sustaining the program financially in the future.

If you are seeking collaborative funding, also indicate with what entities you are collaborating, and the nature of your collaboration. The Foundation will review and respond to your LOI to let you know whether or not the Board wishes to consider a full proposal.