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We fund organizations and projects which disrupt our current behavioral health space and create impact at the individual, organizational, and societal levels.
Participatory Funds
Our participatory funds alter traditional grantmaking by shifting power
to impacted communities to direct resources and make funding decisions.
Special Grant Programs
We build public and private partnerships to administer grant dollars toward targeted programs.
Program Related Investments
We provide funds at below-market interest rates that can be particularly useful to start, grow, or sustain a program, or when results cannot be achieved with grant dollars alone.
Alyson Ferguson, MPHContact Alyson about grantmaking, program related investments, and the paper series.
Samantha Matlin, PhDContact Samantha about program planning and evaluation consulting services.
Caitlin O'Brien, MPHContact Caitlin about the Community Fund for Immigrant Wellness, the Annual Innovation Award, and trauma-informed programming.
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Not long ago I chatted on the phone with a friend of mine that works at an evaluation firm. We were checking in with each other in light of the fact that so much was going on in the country. Protests against police brutality, counterprotest from self-proclaimed white supremacy groups, layoffs signaling a looming recession, […]
After three years of service as commissioner of the Philadelphia Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services (DBHIDS), David T. Jones will be stepping down on Friday. This change in leadership comes at a pivotal time as the COVID-19 global pandemic has illuminated and exacerbated long-standing challenges while also creating new and unique risks. Communities have […]
“A system cannot fail those it was never meant to protect.”— W.E.B. Du Bois Last week we saw yet another killing of a Black man rise to the nation’s consciousness. Daniel Prude was just 41 years old. He was a father of five adult children who lived in Chicago with his sister, Tameshay. He was beloved by […]
Just as the promotora model’s effectiveness stems from its specifically Latin American and Latin American immigrant context, the following four project models are community-led efforts that respond to the specific cultural context of distinct immigrant communities. Funded by the Scattergood Foundation, the projects focus primarily on wellness needs within the African, Chinese and Korean immigrant […]
The first six months of 2020 have been momentous — serving up a devastating pandemic, a precipitous economic downturn, and a long overdue reckoning with the racial and economic injustices so deeply a part of our nation’s bedrock they give lie to the idea of the American Dream. “O, yes, I say it plain, America […]
For Immediate Release May 28, 2020 Mindful Philanthropy 1501 Cherry Street Philadelphia, PA 19102 www.mindfulphilanthropy.org For information, contact: media@mindfulphilanthropy.org (901) 205-9484 Mindful Philanthropy launches to expand informed giving to mental health, addiction, and community well-being initiatives. New non-profit’s goal is to increase high-impact philanthropy by connecting grantmakers and donors to knowledge, funding opportunities, and networks. […]
Amid the rising health concerns regarding the COVID-19 global pandemic and the effect the outbreak is having in our own region, we hope you are taking the necessary steps to stay safe and healthy. As this unpredictable situation continues to unfold, we are evaluating all in-person meetings on a regular basis to determine if they […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 11th, 2019 (Philadelphia, PA) – The Community Fund for Immigrant Wellness, a participatory grantmaking initiative that aims to promote mental health among immigrant communities, is pleased to announce a $215,000 investment in three implementation grantees for its second grant cycle. Each program represents a collaboration that use disruptive strategies to advance behavioral […]
Concord, NH – Mental Health for US, The National Council for Behavioral Health, and the NH Community Behavioral Health Association are partnering to announce Mental Health for US Unite for Mental Health: New Hampshire Town Hall to be held on December 16, 2019 at The Dana Center at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, NH. The event will serve […]
(Philadelphia, PA) – The Community Fund for Immigrant Wellness announces six grantees to receive $5,000 planning grants and an opportunity for implementation funding in the fall. Each grantee represents a partnership between two organizations collaborating to deliver a program which aims to improve behavioral health outcomes for immigrants and/or refugees in Philadelphia. The Community Fund for […]
