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Grantmaking
We fund organizations and projects which disrupt our current behavioral health space and create impact at the individual, organizational, and societal levels.
Innovation Award
Our annual $25,000 prize is awarded to a cutting-edge idea that holds the potential to catalyze progress in behavioral health.
Community Fund for Wellness
Our participatory grantmaking alters the traditional process of philanthropic giving by empowering service providers and community-based organizations to define the strategy around a specific issue area or population.
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.
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Aminata Diallo
Community Impact & Evaluation Program Manager
Contact Ami about the RISE Partnership.
Alyson Ferguson, MPH
Director of Grantmaking
Contact Alyson about grantmaking, program related investments, and the paper series.
Jada Gossett
Administrative & Communications Coordinator
Contact Jada about administrative and communication needs.
Samantha Matlin, PhD
Director of Evaluation & Community Impact
Contact Samantha about program planning and evaluation consulting services.
Caitlin O'Brien, MPH
Special Projects Manager
Contact Caitlin about the Community Fund for Immigrant Wellness, the Annual Innovation Award, and trauma-informed programming.
Joe Pyle, MA
President
Contact Joe about partnership opportunities, thought leadership, and the Foundation’s property.
The Nelson Foundation
The mission of the Nelson Foundation is to expand opportunities for children and youth to become responsible, productive and engaged members of their communities.
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The Nelson Foundation is one of the seven funders supporting the Readiness, Implementation, and Sustainability for Effectiveness (RISE) Partnership in Philadelphia.