Grants for substance abuse organizations

1,907 alcohol and drug dependency prevention and treatment organizations received at least $169.5 million in grants for the most recent fiscal year. This includes 2,178 grants made from 1,490 grantmaking organizations, with a median grant amount of $1,127. Of these 1,490 foundations, 84% made just a single grant to substance abuse orgs, and 2% made grants to four or more substance abuse orgs. This analysis is based on grantmakers that e-file their Form 990s, and likely is an undercount of grants.
$169,509,611
Total grant dollars given to substance abuse organizations
2,178
Number of grants made annually to substance abuse organizations
1,490
Number of grantmakers funding substance abuse organizations
$1,127
Median grant size to substance abuse organizations

Foundations that support alcohol and drug dependency prevention and treatment organizations

Out of all grants made to substance abuse organizations, 76% came from small foundations with less than $10 million in assets. The top 10 grantmakers accounted for 97% of the dollar-value of grants to substance abuse orgs. Foundations funding substance abuse orgs also made grants to multiservice human service organizations, christian organizations, homeless shelters, emergency assistance programs, and homeless assistance program.

Foundation size

Foundation size Number of grantmakers
Small
 
1,143
Medium
 
209
Large
 
138
Small foundations have <$10M in assets. Medium foundations have $10M to $50M in assets. Large foundations have >$50M in assets.

Foundation type

Foundation type Number of grantmakers
Community
 
38
Private
 
1,218
Corporate
 
74
Other
 
160

Grants made

Grants made to substance abuse orgs Number of grantmakers
1
 
1,266
2-3
 
180
4-10
 
32
11+
 
12

Top 10 foundations supporting alcohol and drug dependency prevention and treatment organizations

Grantmaker State Geographic focus Percent of grant dollars to substance abuse orgs Number of grants made to substance abuse orgs Median grant size
Chubb Charitable Foundation PA National 0.4% 114 $50
Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee (CFMT) TN Metro 0.1% 41 $1,000
Abbvie Foundation IL National 0.1% 31 $260
Community Foundation of Collier County FL National 0.2% 27 $1,000
Shell Oil Company Foundation TX National 0.1% 20 $654
Arkansas Community Foundation AR State 0.1% 17 $1,750
Baird Foundation WI National 0.3% 16 $250
Seattle Foundation WA State 0.0% 14 $1,000
Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines IA State 0.1% 13 $3,000

Alcohol and drug dependency prevention and treatment organizations grantees

Substance abuse organizations with more than $5 million in total revenues received 94% of all grant dollars. These larger organizations accounted for 43% of all substance abuse orgs.

Grant amounts

Size of grant Number of grants
<$10k
 
2,155
$10k-$25k
 
0
$25k-$100k
 
0
$100k+
 
23

Grant amount by grantee size

Grantee annual revenue Median grant size
<$100k
 
$1,653
$100k-$500k
 
$2,000
$500k-$1M
 
$1,500
$1M-$5M
 
$1,500
>$5M
 
$1,000

Grantee states

State of grantee Number of grants
California
 
238
Connecticut
 
163
Florida
 
154
New York
 
145
Other
 
1,478

Grantee metros

Metro area of grantee Number of grants
New York City
 
157
Bridgeport
 
152
Los Angeles
 
113
Nashville
 
63
Other
 
1,556

Top 25 grants made to substance abuse organizations

Grantee Grant size Purpose Grantmaker
LifeStream Behavioral Center $20,192,743 DCF Samh Provider Lutheran Services Florida
Southwest Florida Addiction Services $14,114,310 Substance Abuse/mental Health DCF Suncoast Region Central Florida Behavioral Health Network (CFBHN)
Agency for Community Treatment Services (ACTS) $12,378,697 Substance Abuse/mental Health DCF Suncoast Region Central Florida Behavioral Health Network (CFBHN)
Gateway Community Services $11,948,986 DCF Samh Provider Lutheran Services Florida
Operation PAR $11,063,858 Substance Abuse DCF Suncoast Region Central Florida Behavioral Health Network (CFBHN)
Tri-County Human Services (TCHS) $10,104,349 Mental Health DCF Suncoast Region Central Florida Behavioral Health Network (CFBHN)
Charlotte Behavioral Health Care (CBHC) $9,707,574 Substance Abuse/mental Health DCF Suncoast Region Central Florida Behavioral Health Network (CFBHN)
The Centers $8,622,166 DCF Samh Provider Lutheran Services Florida
Dacco Behavioral Health $7,462,530 Substance Abuse/mental Health DCF Suncoast Region Central Florida Behavioral Health Network (CFBHN)
Village South $6,512,482 Mental Health Substance Abuse South Florida Behavioral Health Network
Drug Abuse Foundation of Palm Beach County (DAF) $6,510,985 To Provide Services Related To Their Charitable Purpose. Southeast Florida Behavioral Health Network (SEFBHN)
The Addiction Policy Forum $6,000,000 General Contribution Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA)
Drug Abuse Treatment ASSOCIATION (DATA) $5,624,271 To Provide Services Related To Their Charitable Purpose. Southeast Florida Behavioral Health Network (SEFBHN)
First Step of Sarasota $5,002,131 Substance Abuse/mental Health DCF Suncoast Region Central Florida Behavioral Health Network (CFBHN)
St Matthew's House $4,200,000 Recovery Program Holecek Family Foundation
AGAPE Network $3,901,164 Mental Health Substance Abuse South Florida Behavioral Health Network
The Phoenix $3,604,545 General Operating Stand Together Foundation
Village South $3,585,008 Broward Behavioral Health Coalition
CDS Family and Behavioral Health Services $3,258,384 Youth and Family Services Florida Network of Youth and Family Services
Counseling and Recovering Center $3,189,034 To Provide Services Related To Their Charitable Purpose. Southeast Florida Behavioral Health Network (SEFBHN)
United Way of Broward County $2,894,119 Broward Behavioral Health Coalition
EPIC Community Services $2,820,293 DCF Samh Provider Lutheran Services Florida
Downriver Community Conference $2,521,644 Payments for Employment and Training Programs Detroit Employment Solutions Corporation (DESC)
Caron Foundation of Texas $5,000 Nicholas D. Klarsfeld Endowed Scholarship Fund The Three Sisters Foundation
La Frontera Center $5,000 Charitable Contribution Vantage West Credit Union
Methodology: To determine grants and grantees, Cause IQ analyzes electronically-filed Form 990, Form 990-EZ, and Form 990-PF financial disclosure documents, matching grantees to specific organizations using EINs and fuzzy matching logic. The "Substance abuse organizations" category for this page is determined by the "F20: Alcohol, Drug, and Substance Abuse, Dependency Prevention and Treatment" National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE) code. Cause IQ determines NTEEs for organizations by its own internally-developed secret-sauce algorithms.