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Van Ameringen Foundation Inc: 125 grants to organizations, $9.8 million (tax year ended December 2024)

Van Ameringen Foundation Inc, a private foundation in New York, NY, paid 125 grants to organizations totaling $9,750,000 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 14, 2025. The largest was $1,000,000 to Fountain House Inc in New York, NY for renewed general suport with a particular focus on the impact of the organizations employement and wellness programs..

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EIN
136125699
Based in
New York, NY
Assets
$73,958,417
Grants paid
$9,750,000
Tax year ended
December 2024

Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024

From the Form 990-PF filed November 14, 2025, IRS object ID 202533189349104718. It reported $9,750,000 in grants paid; 125 grants to organizations are listed.

RecipientLocationPurposeCauseAmountSource
Fountain House IncNew York, NYRenewed general suport with a particular focus on the impact of the organizations employement and wellness programs.Mental health and crisis intervention$1,000,000apps.irs.gov
Children's RightsNew York, NYRenewed support of class action litigation center seeking to compel new york to provide medicaid-eligible children with the community-based mental and behavioral health services they are entitled to u$200,000apps.irs.gov
Disability Advocates Inc (dba Disability Rights New York)Rensselaer, NYRenewed support for a new york public interest law center working to combat discrimination against justice-involved people living with serious mental illness in new york city.$200,000apps.irs.gov
Nyc Coalition To End Youth and Family HomelessnessNew York, NYContinuing support of a philanthropic coalition to end youth and family homelessness in new york city.$200,000apps.irs.gov
International Documentary AssociationLos Angeles, CAFirst-time funding for the international documentary association to complete the documentary committed, depicting one town's attempt to treat justice-involved individuals suffering from serious mentalArts, culture and humanities$150,000apps.irs.gov
New York Civil Liberties Union FoundationNew York, NYFirst-time funding for new york's aclu to enforce state law prohibiting solitary confinement in new york's prisons and jails.Civil rights, social action and advocacy$150,000apps.irs.gov
Abolitionist Law CenterPittsburgh, PAContinued support for advocacy to curtail or abolish solitary confinement in pennsylvania.Crime and legal-related$125,000apps.irs.gov
Attic Youth CenterPhiladelphia, PARenewed support to double the capacity of a culturally-competent counseling team serving philadelphias lgbtq youth.Youth development$100,000apps.irs.gov
Bazelon Center for Mental Health LawWashington, DCRenewed support for national legal advocacy center to ensure that under-represented people with mental health disabilities live with autonomy, dignity and opportunity in welcoming communities that all$100,000apps.irs.gov
Blanton-Peale InstituteNew York, NYRenewed support for licensed mental health counseling and training center to fund a bipoc mental health fellowship program in new york city.Religion-related$100,000apps.irs.gov
Citizens' Committee for Children of New YorkNew York, NYGrassroots new york advocacy organization seeks renewed vaf funding for its campaign to advocate for urgently needed mental health services for the children of new york.$100,000apps.irs.gov
Disability Rights AdvocatesNew York, NYFirst-time vaf funding for a national law center to bring new litigation against new york state to force implementation of the halt act, barring solitary confinement for justice-involved people with d$100,000apps.irs.gov
Education Law Center - PaPhiladelphia, PARenewed support for pennsylvania's education law center to advocate at the state and local level for public schools to make culturally affirming mental health supports available for students.Education$100,000apps.irs.gov
Inseparable IncWashington, DCFirst-time vaf support for a national advocacy organization dedicated to driving policy change at the state and federal levels to improve americans' access to mental health care.Mental health and crisis intervention$100,000apps.irs.gov
Juvenile Law CenterPhiladelphia, PAContinuing advocacy support for philadelphia-based public interest law firm fighting for the rights of children caught in juvenile justice and child welfare systems.Crime and legal-related$100,000apps.irs.gov
Katal Center for Health Equity and JusticeBrooklyn, NYNew support for organizing to ensure full implementation of #lessismoreny, the most comprehensive parole reform legislation in the u.s.$100,000apps.irs.gov
Make the Road New YorkBrooklyn, NYRenewed support for the mental health project at four community schools housed within the bushwick high school campus in brooklyn, ny.Crime and legal-related$100,000apps.irs.gov
Medical Justice Alliance IncNew York, NYNew support to recruit and train physicians to provide expert testimony for incarcerated people with serious mental illness.Crime and legal-related$100,000apps.irs.gov
National Alliance On Mental Illness of New York CityNew York, NYRenewed support for nyc advocacy organization that helps families and individuals affected by serious and persistent mental illness build better lives through education, support, and advocacy.$100,000apps.irs.gov
Nationalities Service CenterPhiladelphia, PARenewed support for a holistic wellness program serving traumatized refugees and immigrants settling in philadelphia.$100,000apps.irs.gov
New York Campaign for Alternatives To Isolated ConfinementWashington, DCContinued support to monitor implementation of the halt bill curtailing the use of solitary confinement in new york state.$100,000apps.irs.gov
New York State Council for Community Behavioral HealthcareAlbany, NYFirst-time funding for albany-based advocacy entity to hire a policy director for its work to increase access to mental health care for all new yorkers seeking care through the states public mental he$100,000apps.irs.gov
Pennsylvania Institutional Law ProjectPhiladelphia, PAFirst-time support for pennsylvania legal services agency seeking to end solitary confinement in state prisons and county jails for individuals with serious mental illness.Crime and legal-related$100,000apps.irs.gov
Puentes de SaludPhiladelphia, PANew support to expand a community mental health program among indigenous immigrants living in philadelphia.Health care$100,000apps.irs.gov
SeamaacPhiladelphia, PANew support for roots of happiness, which provides culturally competent mental health support, cultural connection for isolated, often non-english speaking immigrant elders.$100,000apps.irs.gov
Supportive Housing Network of New YorkNew York, NYRenewed support to advance supportive housing construction, service funding and improved safety in new york state.$100,000apps.irs.gov
Vocal-Ny (voices of Community Activists and Leaders)Brooklyn, NYNew york city grassroots organization is returning to vaf for continuing support of its campaign to make supportive housing safe, stable, and accessible for the most marginalized mentally ill new york$100,000apps.irs.gov
You Gotta Believe the Older Child Adoption & Permanency Movement Inc (ygbBrooklyn, NYRenewed support for full implementation of an adoption competent therapy program for foster youth.$100,000apps.irs.gov
Ackerman Institute for the FamilyNew York, NYFirst-time grant funding for an established therapy institute to hire one clinician and one outreach worker to provide mental health care for low-income minority adolescents and their families in undeMental health and crisis intervention$75,000apps.irs.gov
African Services CommitteeNew York, NYRenewed funding for a social service agency's mental health program serving the african immigrant community in new york city.Arts, culture and humanities$75,000apps.irs.gov
Albert Einstein Healthcare NetworkPhiladelphia, PARenewed vaf funding to support a full-time licensed clinical social worker and a part-time program director to facilitate a re-entry program for patients post-incarceration at a large teaching hospita$75,000apps.irs.gov
Ali Forney CenterNew York, NYNew support to launch new york citys first residential treatment model for lgbtq youth.Housing and shelter$75,000apps.irs.gov
Alliance of Families for JusticeNew York, NYFirst-time support for new york city social services agency to engage culturally competent therapists for black and latinx youth whose loved ones are justice-involved.Crime and legal-related$75,000apps.irs.gov
Association To Benefit ChildrenNew York, NYRenewed support for nyc agency providing school-based mental health services for children.Human services$75,000apps.irs.gov
Bethesda ProjectPhiladelphia, PARenewed support for social services agency providing shelter, housing, and compassionate supportive services for adults experiencing homelessness in philadelphia.Housing and shelter$75,000apps.irs.gov
Breaking GroundNew York, NYRenewed support to hire a clinical coordinator for an aging services team.$75,000apps.irs.gov
Broad Street Love (aka Broad Street Ministry)Philadelphia, PARenewed general operating support for day program serving chronically homeless, seriously mentally ill individuals with a myriad of trauma-informed social services in philadelphia.$75,000apps.irs.gov
Brooklyn Community Housing and Services IncBrooklyn, NYContinuing vaf funding for a senior family clinician to treat the mental health and emotional needs of homeless mothers and their children in a brooklyn family shelter.Human services$75,000apps.irs.gov
CH Pennsylvania Under-21Philadelphia, PARenewed general operating grant for mental health services and emergency supports for a local chapter of a national agency serving homeless youth in philadelphia.Housing and shelter$75,000apps.irs.gov
Children of Promise NycBrooklyn, NYFirst-time support for a new york city social services agency providing academic, mental health and mentorship services for children whose parents are incarcerated to launch a family engagement centerCrime and legal-related$75,000apps.irs.gov
Court Appointed Special Advocates of NycNew York, NYNew support to launch a mental health care access program for youth in the family regulation system.$75,000apps.irs.gov
Depaul USAChicago, ILRenewed support for national homeless services provider to fund housing and mental health supports for housing-insecure college students in the philadelphia region.Housing and shelter$75,000apps.irs.gov
Drama ClubJackson Heights, NYNew support to hire a licensed clinician and improve curriculum and training of teaching artists working with youth at the crossroads and horizons juvenile detention facilities.$75,000apps.irs.gov
Exodus Transitional CommunityNew York, NYFirst-time vaf support for east-harlem-based organization opening an article 31 licensed mental health clinic for formerly incarcerated people of color.Crime and legal-related$75,000apps.irs.gov
Face To FacePhiladelphia, PAFirst-time support for a social services agency providing a variety of services, including mental health supports for vulnerable, unstably housed individuals in northwest philadelphia.Human services$75,000apps.irs.gov
Gesu SchoolPhiladelphia, PARenewed funding to support the counseling department of an independent pre-k to 8th grade school located in, and drawing students from, the poorest neighborhoods of north philadelphia.Education$75,000apps.irs.gov
Goddard Riverside Community CenterNew York, NYMultiservice community-based organization seeks renewed support from vaf to hire a harm reduction specialist for its permanent supportive housing residents who are formerly homeless and living with me$75,000apps.irs.gov
Grace Institute of New YorkNew York, NYFirst-time vaf funding for a vocational training program serving disadvantaged women in new york city to fund a full-time social worker to provide mental health services.Employment$75,000apps.irs.gov
Greenwich HouseNew York, NYRenewed support for a community mental health trainer to lead an ongoing trauma informed care training program for 75 staff.$75,000apps.irs.gov
Heights Hill MHS SBPCBrooklyn, NYRainbow heights club seeks first-time funding from vaf to add two part-time peer specialists to its staff who will provide mental health support services for low/no income lgbtq+ adults living with se$75,000apps.irs.gov
Hias and Council Migration Service of Philadelphia Inc Dba Hias PaPhiladelphia, PARenewed support for the health and wellness program of a philadelphia legal services agency serving refugees.$75,000apps.irs.gov
HopephlPhiladelphia, PARenewed support for a family health coordinator to provide comprehensive mental health supports to unstably housed families in northern philadelphia.Human services$75,000apps.irs.gov
HousingplusBrooklyn, NYRenewed support for a brooklyn-based permanent supportive housing agency serving women heads of household to hire a licensed clinical care lead for its mental health programming.$75,000apps.irs.gov
Inner Strength EducationPhiladelphia, PARenewed funding for a philadelphia nonprofit providing mindfulness training to support students and teachers in philadelphia public high schools where poverty, violence, and trauma are rife.$75,000apps.irs.gov
Lesbian and Gay Community Services Center IncNew York, NYRenewed support for lgbtq-affirming multi-service community center to launch an article 31 mental health clinic in manhattan.Human services$75,000apps.irs.gov
Liguori AcademyPhiladelphia, PANew support to expand the counseling department at an independent high school serving overage, under-credited youth.Education$75,000apps.irs.gov
Little Sisters of the Assumption Family Health Service IncNew York, NYRenewed support for culturally appropriate, trauma-informed art therapy programs for immigrant latinx women and children at a longstanding social services agency in east harlem, new york.$75,000apps.irs.gov
Lutheran Social Mission Society of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PAA philadelphia social services agency seeks renewed vaf funding to expand its mental health programming for families in its longstanding philadelphia homeless shelter.$75,000apps.irs.gov
Lutheran Social Services of Metropolitan New York (lssny)New York, NYFirst-time funding for a large new york social services agency to add a clinician to provide culturally appropriate mental health services for 700 latin american asylum-seeking refugees who recently a$75,000apps.irs.gov
Maternity Care CoalitionPhiladelphia, PARenewed support for mobile therapy program to deliver home-based support for 125 pregnant and postpartum women in underserved neighborhoods in philadelphia.Health care$75,000apps.irs.gov
Mission Society of New York CityNew York, NYRenewed support for a long-standing nyc social services agency programming to provide mental health and other essential services for nyc's over-aged and under-credited transfer high school students.$75,000apps.irs.gov
Mixteca Organization IncBrooklyn, NYMixteca, a community-based brooklyn social services agency serving immigrants from latin america, seeks first-time funding from vaf to add a social worker to its staff to create a mental health and reHuman services$75,000apps.irs.gov
Mobilization for JusticeNew York, NYRenewed support to expand legal and direct services for people with serious mental illness in the bronx.$75,000apps.irs.gov
New Alternatives for Children IncNew York, NYNew york city child welfare agency seeks renewed vaf support for its parent-child bonding program for families with medically needy children involved in the child welfare system.$75,000apps.irs.gov
New York Association of Psychiatric Rehabilitation ServicesAlbany, NYGeneral opearting support$75,000apps.irs.gov
Nyc Health HospitalsNew York, NYFirst-time support for a nyc hospital system serving half of nyc's medicaid-eligible population to launch a fast-track workforce development pathway to license culturally competent social workers in n$75,000apps.irs.gov
On Point (previously Washington Heights Corner Project)New York, NYNew support for clinical staff to provide compassionate, safe medication assisted treatment.$75,000apps.irs.gov
Philadelphia Children's AlliancePhiladelphia, PAChildren's advocacy center seeks renewed vaf funding to add a bilingual clinical case manager to its mental health staff to coordinate social service connections for child victims and their families i$75,000apps.irs.gov
Prevention Point PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PARenewed support for harm reduction agency seeking to serve chronically homeless, seriously mentally ill, and dual-diagnosed vulnerable citizens in kensington, philadelphia.$75,000apps.irs.gov
Project Based Learning IncNarberth, PANew support for more mental health services at philadelphias workshop high school.$75,000apps.irs.gov
Project HospitalityStaten Island, NYRenewed support for staten island social services agency to add a clinician to provide mental health treatment and substance use disorder services for 100 latin american refugees annually who recently$75,000apps.irs.gov
Red Hook InitiativeBrooklyn, NYRenewed support for a new counseling & wellness manager and the launch of a peer youth-led mental health project.Human services$75,000apps.irs.gov
Safe Passage ProjectNew York, NYFirst-time support for legal services agency with social workers on staff serving nyc-based unaccompanied immigrant youth seeking asylum in the united states.Crime and legal-related$75,000apps.irs.gov
Service Program for Older People IncNew York, NYRenewed funding for community-based mental health services for older, underserved, vulnerable adults in manhattan.Human services$75,000apps.irs.gov
South Bronx Community Charter High SchoolBronx, NYFirst-time vaf funding to hire a licensed mental health counselor to support teachers and staff in a south bronx charter high school.Education$75,000apps.irs.gov
St Francis Friends of the PoorNew York, NYNew support for a hybrid care model for supportive housing residents with advanced psychiatric illness.$75,000apps.irs.gov
Support Center for Child AdvocatesPhiladelphia, PAVolunteer legal services agency representing children in philadelphia's child welfare proceedings seeks first-time vaf funding to support a clinical social worker to ensure improved behavioral healthCrime and legal-related$75,000apps.irs.gov
Terra Firma at Montefiore Medical CenterBronx, NYRenewed vaf funding for a nationally recognized program providing mental health services for migrants at a federally qualified health center located in the south bronx.$75,000apps.irs.gov
The Arthur ProjectNew York City, NYFirst-time funding for a mentorship program to provide mental health services to high-risk middle schoolers in brooklyn and the bronx.Human services$75,000apps.irs.gov
The Door-A Center of Alternatives IncNew York, NYRenewed support to hire a clinical supervisor to improve screening and treatment plans for youth with more serious mental health challenges.$75,000apps.irs.gov
The Jewish Board of Family and Children's ServicesNew York, NYRenewed funding for a large nyc social service agency to support a social work residency program that entices recently graduated social workers to remain at the agency to serve disadvantaged populatio$75,000apps.irs.gov
The Salvation Army Eastern Pennsylvania & DelawarePhiladelphia, PAFirst-time support for a philadelphia program based in kensington to help survivors of human trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation transition into safety and self-sufficiency.$75,000apps.irs.gov
Under 21 Dba Covenant House New YorkNew York, NYRenewed support for a holistic, trauma informed mental health program for 250 homeless youth.$75,000apps.irs.gov
Wissahickon Charter SchoolPhiladelphia, PARenewed support for a behavioral health team at a tuition-free public k-8 philadelphia charter school.Education$75,000apps.irs.gov
African Family Health OrganizationPhiladelphia, PACommunity-based social services organization seeks first-time vaf support to create mental health support groups for recent african and caribbean immigrants and refugees in philadelphia.$50,000apps.irs.gov
All KingsBrooklyn, NYFirst-time funding for a new york city peer-led agency providing social-emotional healing for justice-involved men of color to help break the cycle of violence and incarceration.$50,000apps.irs.gov
Black Men HealPhiladelphia, PAFirst-time funding for a philadelphia-based organization providing in-person and virtual mental health services for black men and youth.$50,000apps.irs.gov
Carmel Hill FundNew York, NYFunding to support mental health workforce taskforce project.$50,000apps.irs.gov
Common Threads ProjectNew York, NYNew funding for an arts-based therapy program for immigrant survivors of gender-based violence in new york city.International, foreign affairs and national security$50,000apps.irs.gov
Cristo Rey Philadelphia High SchoolPhiladelphia, PARenewed support for a north philadelphia high school to hire licensed counselors and a social worker to provide services for underserved students enrolled in an academic enrichment program.Education$50,000apps.irs.gov
Drueding CenterPhiladelphia, PAFirst time request to hire a senior family advocate to provide greater supervision and support for family advocates to better ensure homeless families can sustain themselves in permanent housing.Human services$50,000apps.irs.gov
Edovo FoundationChicago, ILGeneral operating supportCrime and legal-related$50,000apps.irs.gov
Every Murder Is RealPhiladelphia, PAFirst-time funding for a family counseling center that connects low-income bipoc families affected by gun violence in philadelphia to mental health treatment and other therapeutic supports.$50,000apps.irs.gov
Neighborhood Coalition for Shelter IncNew York, NYRenewed support for provider launching innovative housing program with on-site mental health services for 32 homeless college students in new york city.Housing and shelter$50,000apps.irs.gov
New Leash On Life USANarberth, PAFirst-time support for a philadelphia-based innovative prison diversion and reentry organization that uses the power of the human-animal bond to prepare justice-involved individuals for successful reeHuman services$50,000apps.irs.gov
New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty To ChildrenNew York, NYRenewed support for child welfare agency treating nyc's most severely abused children.Crime and legal-related$50,000apps.irs.gov
Operation in My Back YardPhiladelphia, PAFirst-time vaf support for a small harm reduction agency serving people with substance use disorder in the kensington neighborhood of philadelphia.$50,000apps.irs.gov
Project SafePhiladelphia, PAFirst-time vaf support for a small harm reduction agency serving sex workers with substance use disorder in the kensington neighborhood of philadelphia.$50,000apps.irs.gov
RiseNew York, NYFirst-time grant to create a parent support program for low-income minority families in underserved neighborhoods in new york city as a way to increase vulnerable families' access to resources and redCivil rights, social action and advocacy$50,000apps.irs.gov
Savage Sisters Recovery IncBryn Mawr, PAFirst-time support for trauma informed transitional housing recovery program in south philadelphia.Human services$50,000apps.irs.gov
Science Friday InitiativeNew York, NYFirst-time funding to support a public radio series about the national mental health crisis.Science and technology$50,000apps.irs.gov
Social Creatures IncBrooklyn, NYFirst-time vaf funding for a program providing free, comprehensive mental health supports for mothers in new york city during the first 12 months after birth.Human services$50,000apps.irs.gov
The Bro Experience FoundationBrooklyn, NYFirst-time vaf funding for a brooklyn-based agency addressing the mental health needs of young men of color from underserved communities.$50,000apps.irs.gov
The School Mindfulness Project IncPhiladelphia, PANew support to fund whole school community integration of mindfulness practices and classroom culture at two schools in philadelphia.Education$50,000apps.irs.gov
Therapy Center of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PARenewed support for a mental health treatment center helping underserved populations in philadelphia.$50,000apps.irs.gov
Youth Sentencing & Reentry ProjectPhiladelphia, PAFirst-time support for a legal advocacy center seeking to mitigate the harm of the criminal justice system for youth charged as adults in philadelphia's criminal courts.Crime and legal-related$50,000apps.irs.gov
Beck Institute for Cognitive Behavior TherapyBala Cynwyd, PAGeneral operating support$25,000apps.irs.gov
Body Empowerment ProjectMilford, NJFirst-time vaf funding for eating disorder prevention program in philadelphia public schools.Youth development$25,000apps.irs.gov
Children's Scholarship FundNew York, NYGeneral operating support$25,000apps.irs.gov
Food & Friends IncWashington, DCGeneral operating supportDiseases, disorders and medical disciplines$25,000apps.irs.gov
Hedwig House IncAbington, PARenewed support for hedwig house which provides support and assistance to individuals living with serious mental illness to achieve independence and personal fulfillment.Mental health and crisis intervention$25,000apps.irs.gov
Judith Creed Horizons for Achieving Independence (jchai)Bryn Mawr, PAGeneral operating support$25,000apps.irs.gov
Recovery DiariesDrexel Hill, PARenewed support for a media dissemination nonprofit from the philadelphia area to produce a podcast about mental health challenges, experiences, and recovery.Arts, culture and humanities$25,000apps.irs.gov
Riverbrook Regional YMCAWilton, CTGeneral operating support$25,000apps.irs.gov
Cristo Rey Philadelphia High SchoolPhiladelphia, PAGeneral operating supportEducation$15,000apps.irs.gov
Gabriel Project MumbaiBergenfield, NJGeneral operating supportInternational, foreign affairs and national security$15,000apps.irs.gov
Habitat for Humanity PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PAGeneral operating support$15,000apps.irs.gov
Therapy Center of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PAGeneral operating support$15,000apps.irs.gov
Transportation AlternativesNew York, NYGeneral operating support$15,000apps.irs.gov
Innocence and Justice Project at University of Buffalo LawBuffalo, NYGeneral operating support$10,000apps.irs.gov
Lutheran Settlement HousePhiladelphia, PAGeneral operating support$10,000apps.irs.gov
Project Based Learning IncPhiladelphia, PAGeneral operating support$10,000apps.irs.gov
The Guardians of Flushing Bay IncNy, NYGeneral operating support$10,000apps.irs.gov
Called To Serve CDCPhiladelphia, PAGeneral operating funds to support two programs in education and entrepreneurship in the tioga section of north philadelphiaCommunity improvement and capacity building$5,000apps.irs.gov
Whosoever Gospel MissionPhiladelphia, PAGeneral operating support$5,000apps.irs.gov

Causes funded

From grants whose recipient has a cause.

States funded

Recipient stateGranted
New York$6,135,000
Pennsylvania$2,950,000
District of Columbia$325,000
California$150,000
Illinois$125,000
New Jersey$40,000
Connecticut$25,000

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