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12 funders with a record of paying for “therapists”
Where the money went
The Whas Crusade for ChildrenLouisville, KYCharity · may take applications
35 matching grants · $681,278 · through 2023Largest: $10,000 to KENTUCKIANA CENTER FOR EDUCATION HEALTH AND RESEARCH INCKENTUCKIANA CHILDR — total award $10,000 - ($7,000 for salaries for pediatric chiropractor, and $3,000 for craniosacral therapist) no funding for the registered dietician and licensed massage therapist…
Largest: $11,942 to GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF KYOWVA AREA INC — enable goodwill's mental health counseling team to engage in personal wellness activities to cope with symptoms of compassion fatigue and burnout, as well as professional developme…
The Faris FoundationSugar Land, TXCharity · may take applications
11 matching grants · $1.0M · through 2024Largest: $130,000 to RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE OF HOUSTON INC — to establish/support the position of the art therapist.
Largest: $27,577 to Rawson Saunders Teacher Institute — $10,000 unrestricted donation; ida conference - 17 therapists
Largest: $325,000 to PACE CENTER FOR GIRLS INC — positive youth development & college and career readinessspirited girls program and reach therapist position
Developmental PathwaysAurora, COCharity · may take applications
8 matching grants · $205,110 · through 2024Largest: $21,737 to ELIZABETH STRAKA SPEECH ASSOCIATES LLC — therapist retention, physical therapist supports, adding licensed social work to straka pediatric therapies
Largest: $75,000 to ALLIANCE OF FAMILIES FOR JUSTICE — first-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.
Largest: $13,333 to Arts Council of Greater New Haven — healing retreat scholarships for therapists of color
The Community Foundation forJacksonville, FLCharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $323,300 · through 2024Largest: $50,000 to BAPTIST HEALTH SYSTEM FOUNDATION INC — to support the naming of the physicians lounge in memory of dr. steve lucie and to establish scholarships to support nurses and physical therapists in his name
Kaiser Foundation HospitalsOakland, CACharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $235,000 · through 2024Largest: $25,000 to Organization For The Legal Advancement — bipoc homegrown therapist fellowship
Largest: $50,000 to CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN — to hire a spanish speaking therapist for the latino community in pontiac, mi.
Largest: $43,653 to SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY — toward expenses of the transformative justice initiative (tji) program, to provide occupational therapist support for newly released people sentenced to life as juveniles, to overc…
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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 →