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Private foundations don’t post open calls, so nobody can search them. We read IRS filings instead — 9.6 million grants from 174,053 foundations and grantmaking charities, searchable by what the money was actually for.
12 funders with a record of paying for “depression”
Where the money went
Hope for Depression Research FoundationNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
25 matching grants · $18.1M · through 2024Largest: $2.1M to RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR MENTAL HYGIENE INC — depression research
Archstone FoundationNewport Beach, CA
20 matching grants · $2.2M · through 2024Largest: $67,500 to NEIGHBORHOOD HEALTHCARE — to support the care partners: bridging families, clinics, and communities to advance late-life depression care - enhanced depression care management project, in partnership with he…
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
11 matching grants · $2.1M · through 2023Largest: $1.5M to Regents of the University of Michigan — department of chemical engineering impact fund, support for ofa - stamps scholars; support for ofa - stamps society, law school fund, support for athletics - football locker room p…
Largest: $250,000 to NOVANT HEALTH FORSYTH MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION — to develop a comprehensive mental health program to address burnout, trauma, depression and suicide among novants health care workforce.
Meadows Mental Health Policy InstituteDallas, TXCharity · may take applications
10 matching grants · $3.7M · through 2024Largest: $1.0M to THE UNIV OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN — lone star depression challenge
Southwestern Medical FoundationDallas, TXCharity · may take applications
8 matching grants · $369,058 · through 2024Largest: $111,105 to UT SOUTHWESTERN — to support the center for depression research and clinical care
Heartland ForwardBentonville, ARCharity · may take applications
12 matching grants · $300,000 · through 2024Largest: $25,000 to Heiss Mug LLC — to provide funding to businesses operating in economically depressed and/or blighted underserved areas in order to combat community deterioration, address unemployment and underemp…
Largest: $50,000 to THE ADMINISTRATORS OF THE TULANE EDUCATIONAL FUND — adhd and depression fellowship
Largest: $200,000 to HOPE FOR DEPRESSION RESEARCH FOUNDATION — to support research to better understand the link between parkinson's disease and depression
Paulson Family FoundationWest Palm Beach, FL
3 matching grants · $150,000 · through 2024Largest: $70,000 to Hope for Depression Research Foundation — to help the foundation fund depression research.
Largest: $35,000 to HOPE FOR DEPRESSION RESEARCH FOUNDATION — created to fund the most advanced research on depression in the united states.
Tisbest PhilanthropySeattle, WACharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $229,130 · through 2024Largest: $51,130 to DEPRESSION AND BIPOLAR SUPPORT ALLIANCE NATIONAL OFFICE — see tisbest mission
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 2019–2025. These are grants already paid, a record of what an organization funds rather than an open call. Private foundations rarely accept unsolicited applications and the route in is usually a program officer; grantmaking charities and associations more often run real application cycles, so check their website. How this data is built, and its limits →