Van Ameringen Foundation Inc
New York, NY · EIN 136125699 990-PF tax year 2024
Historical funder research: IRS Form 990-PF filings from US private foundations, showing who funded what in past years. This is not a list of currently open grant calls, and we do not track open RFPs from private foundations. From public IRS Form 990-PF filings (latest on file for this funder: tax year 2024). Coverage: tax years 2019–2025. Freshness: the IRS releases these returns 1.5–2+ years after the tax year ends, so 2025 is still partial and a funder's newest grants may not appear yet. Last updated: November 14, 2026. Filings can contain errors, so confirm current priorities and deadlines with the funder before applying.
Grants paid (tax yr 2024)
$9,750,000
Assets (fair market value)
$73,958,417
Median grant to orgs
$75,000
all loaded years
Grants in our data
397
since tax year 2022
Giving by tax year
$12,234,000
2022
140 grants
$10,192,500
2023
132 grants
$9,750,000
2024
125 grants
Year 2025 is still partial because many returns have not been filed or released yet. That is a freshness issue — coverage in our dataset is tax years 2019–2025.
Top recipient states
NY$22,596,500
PA$8,145,000
DC$775,000
CA$380,000
IL$125,000
CT$75,000
NJ$60,000
VA$15,000
Cause areas funded
Mental Health & Crisis17
Human Services51
Crime & Legal39
Education28
Arts, Culture & Humanities13
Housing & Shelter13
Health Care7
Youth Development4
Only 50.6% of this funder's organizational grants could be linked to an IRS cause code.
How to apply (from the 990-PF, tax year 2024)
- Form & materials
- SEE DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS ON FOUNDATION'S WEBSITE WWW.VANAMFOUND.ORG/APPLY-FOR-A-GRANT
- Deadlines
- SEE DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS ON FOUNDATION'S WEBSITE
- Restrictions
- THE FOUNDATION FUNDS INNOVATIVE AND PRACTICAL PROGRAMS FOR EARLY INTERVENTION, ADVOCACY AND INCREASED ACCESSIBILITY OF MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES WITH LIMITED FINANCIAL MEANS AND OPPORTUNITIES.
Recent grants to organizations
| Recipient | Location | Purpose (as filed) | Amount | Tax yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fountain House Inc | New York, NY | RENEWED GENERAL SUPORT WITH A PARTICULAR FOCUS ON THE IMPACT OF THE ORGANIZATIONS EMPLOYEMENT AND WELLNESS PROGRAMS. | $1,000,000 | 2024 |
| NYC Coalition to End Youth and Family Homelessness | New York, NY | CONTINUING SUPPORT OF A PHILANTHROPIC COALITION TO END YOUTH AND FAMILY HOMELESSNESS IN NEW YORK CITY. | $200,000 | 2024 |
| Disability Advocates Inc (Dba Disability Rights New York) | Rensselaer, NY | RENEWED 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. | $200,000 | 2024 |
| Children's Rights | New York, NY | RENEWED 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 UNDER THE LAW. | $200,000 | 2024 |
| New York Civil Liberties Union Foundation | New York, NY | FIRST-TIME FUNDING FOR NEW YORK'S ACLU TO ENFORCE STATE LAW PROHIBITING SOLITARY CONFINEMENT IN NEW YORK'S PRISONS AND JAILS. | $150,000 | 2024 |
| International Documentary Association | Los Angeles, CA | FIRST-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 MENTAL ILLNESS. | $150,000 | 2024 |
| Abolitionist Law Center | Pittsburgh, PA | CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR ADVOCACY TO CURTAIL OR ABOLISH SOLITARY CONFINEMENT IN PENNSYLVANIA. | $125,000 | 2024 |
| You Gotta Believe the Older Child Adoption & Permanency Movement Inc (Ygb | Brooklyn, NY | RENEWED SUPPORT FOR FULL IMPLEMENTATION OF AN ADOPTION COMPETENT THERAPY PROGRAM FOR FOSTER YOUTH. | $100,000 | 2024 |
| Vocal-Ny (Voices of Community Activists and Leaders) | Brooklyn, NY | NEW 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 YORKERS. | $100,000 | 2024 |
| Supportive Housing Network of New York | New York, NY | RENEWED SUPPORT TO ADVANCE SUPPORTIVE HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, SERVICE FUNDING AND IMPROVED SAFETY IN NEW YORK STATE. | $100,000 | 2024 |
| Seamaac | Philadelphia, PA | NEW SUPPORT FOR ROOTS OF HAPPINESS, WHICH PROVIDES CULTURALLY COMPETENT MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT, CULTURAL CONNECTION FOR ISOLATED, OFTEN NON-ENGLISH SPEAKING IMMIGRANT ELDERS. | $100,000 | 2024 |
| Puentes De Salud | Philadelphia, PA | NEW SUPPORT TO EXPAND A COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM AMONG INDIGENOUS IMMIGRANTS LIVING IN PHILADELPHIA. | $100,000 | 2024 |
| Pennsylvania Institutional Law Project | Philadelphia, PA | FIRST-TIME SUPPORT FOR PENNSYLVANIA LEGAL SERVICES AGENCY SEEKING TO END SOLITARY CONFINEMENT IN STATE PRISONS AND COUNTY JAILS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS. | $100,000 | 2024 |
| New York State Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare | Albany, NY | FIRST-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 HEALTH SYSTEM. | $100,000 | 2024 |
| New York Campaign for Alternatives to Isolated Confinement | Washington, DC | CONTINUED SUPPORT TO MONITOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE HALT BILL CURTAILING THE USE OF SOLITARY CONFINEMENT IN NEW YORK STATE. | $100,000 | 2024 |
| Nationalities Service Center | Philadelphia, PA | RENEWED SUPPORT FOR A HOLISTIC WELLNESS PROGRAM SERVING TRAUMATIZED REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS SETTLING IN PHILADELPHIA. | $100,000 | 2024 |
| National Alliance on Mental Illness of New York City | New York, NY | RENEWED 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. | $100,000 | 2024 |
| Medical Justice Alliance Inc | New York, NY | NEW SUPPORT TO RECRUIT AND TRAIN PHYSICIANS TO PROVIDE EXPERT TESTIMONY FOR INCARCERATED PEOPLE WITH SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS. | $100,000 | 2024 |
| Make the Road New York | Brooklyn, NY | RENEWED SUPPORT FOR THE MENTAL HEALTH PROJECT AT FOUR COMMUNITY SCHOOLS HOUSED WITHIN THE BUSHWICK HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUS IN BROOKLYN, NY. | $100,000 | 2024 |
| Katal Center for Health Equity and Justice | Brooklyn, NY | NEW SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZING TO ENSURE FULL IMPLEMENTATION OF #LESSISMORENY, THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE PAROLE REFORM LEGISLATION IN THE U.S. | $100,000 | 2024 |
| Juvenile Law Center | Philadelphia, PA | CONTINUING ADVOCACY SUPPORT FOR PHILADELPHIA-BASED PUBLIC INTEREST LAW FIRM FIGHTING FOR THE RIGHTS OF CHILDREN CAUGHT IN JUVENILE JUSTICE AND CHILD WELFARE SYSTEMS. | $100,000 | 2024 |
| Inseparable Inc | Washington, DC | FIRST-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. | $100,000 | 2024 |
| Education Law Center - Pa | Philadelphia, PA | RENEWED 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. | $100,000 | 2024 |
| Disability Rights Advocates | New York, NY | FIRST-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 DISABILITIES. | $100,000 | 2024 |
| Citizens' Committee for Children of New York | New York, NY | GRASSROOTS 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. | $100,000 | 2024 |
Grants to individuals are counted but not named.
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