The Sozosei Foundation funds organizations of all sizes, in all life stages, from start-up to fully mature, as we seek transformative approaches, experimental ideas, and programs that are grounded in evidence or have the potential to grow the evidence base of what works. We encourage you to learn more about our current grantees in the table below.
Organization Name | Program Area | Year of Grant | Website |
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Youthcast Media Group (formerly Urban Health Media Project) Social Media to Decriminalize Mental Illness, Youth Press Coverage of the Sozosei Summit |
Decriminalizing Mental Illness | 2021, 2022 | https://www.youthcastmediagroup.org/ |
Wayne State University National Research, Framework, and Agenda to Decriminalize Mental Illness |
Decriminalizing Mental Illness | 2022 | https://research.wayne.edu/ |
Veteran Advocacy Project Ensuring Access to Healthcare Benefits for Vets with Bad Papers |
Decriminalizing Mental Illness | 2022 | https://www.veteranadvocacy.org/ |
Upper East Films Documentary - COMMITTED |
Decriminalizing Mental Illness | 2022 | https://www.documentary.org/project/mental-health-court-0 |
University of Washington Center for Mental Health, Policy, and the Law Workforce Innovation and Leadership in Forensic Mental Health |
Decriminalizing Mental Illness | 2022 | https://cmhpl.psychiatry.uw.edu/ |
University of Denver The Role of Trauma-Informed Design in Decriminalizing Mental Illness |
Decriminalizing Mental Illness | 2022 | https://www.du.edu/ |
University of Chicago Health Lab Transform911 Blueprint and 911 Interoperability with 988 |
Decriminalizing Mental Illness | 2021, 2022 | https://urbanlabs.uchicago.edu/labs/health |
University Legal Services Legal Representation to Decriminalize Mental Illness |
Decriminalizing Mental Illness | 2022 | https://www.uls-dc.org/ |
The Trevor Project 988 Implementation |
Decriminalizing Mental Illness | 2021 | https://www.thetrevorproject.org/ |
Tradeoffs, Inc. 988 Reporting Coverage and Improving the Quality of Mental Health and Health Policy Journalism in the U.S. |
Decriminalizing Mental Illness | 2021 | https://tradeoffs.org/ |
Thomas Scattergood Behavioral Health Foundation Planning and Organizing for the Equitable Messaging of 988 in Philadelphia Communities |
Decriminalizing Mental Illness | 2021 | https://www.scattergoodfoundation.org/ |
The University of Alabama Southern Behavioral Health and Law Initiative Support for the University of Alabama Southern Behavioral Health and Law Initiative |
Decriminalizing Mental Illness | 2021, 2022 | https://sbhl.ua.edu/ |
The Stephen C. Rose Legacy Fund (Steve Fund) Increasing the Number of Psychiatrists in the U.S. |
Decriminalizing Mental Illness | 2022 | https://www.stevefund.org/scholarships/ |
The Steinberg Institute 988 Implementation in CA |
Decriminalizing Mental Illness | 2021 | https://steinberginstitute.org/ |
The Returning Artists Guild Support for an art gallery for artists who have served time due to mental illness and/or substance use disorder |
Decriminalizing Mental Illness | 2022 | https://thereturningartistsguild.org/ |
The Path Forward Advancing Systems Change to Ensure Access to Evidence-Based Care |
Decriminalizing Mental Illness | 2021 | https://www.pbgh.org/initiative/path-forward-for-mental-health-substance-use/ |
The Miles Hall Foundation Building a Communications Plan |
Decriminalizing Mental Illness | 2022 | https://www.themileshallfoundation.org/ |
The Kennedy Forum Advancing Efforts on Parity |
Decriminalizing Mental Illness | 2021, 2022 | https://www.thekennedyforum.org/ |
The Houston Area Urban League |
Disaster Philanthropy | 2021 | https://www.haul.org/ |
The Confess Project Barbers as 988 Communications Leaders |
Decriminalizing Mental Illness | 2021 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lzt-EYqTVgc |
The Communities Foundation of Texas |
Disaster Philanthropy | 2020 | https://www.cftexas.org/ |
The Better Angels Society Documentary - Crime and Punishment in America |
Decriminalizing Mental Illness | 2022 | https://www.thebetterangelssociety.org/ |
Stop AAPI Hate |
Disaster Philanthropy | 2021 | https://stopaapihate.org/ |
Sound Mind Live, Inc. Mental Health Music Festival for 988 |
Decriminalizing Mental Illness | 2021, 2022 | https://www.soundmindlive.org/ |
Richland County Sheriff's Foundation Mental Health Crisis Intervention Team |
Decriminalizing Mental Illness | 2021 | https://rcsfsc.com/ |
RI International Support for the Crisis Service Parity Playbook |
Decriminalizing Mental Illness | 2022 | https://riinternational.com/ |
Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene Research on How People Understand Crises and How They Determine Whether to Call 911 or 988 |
Decriminalizing Mental Illness | 2021, 2022 | http://corporate.rfmh.org/ |
Red Cross Wildfire Relief Fund |
Disaster Philanthropy | 2020 | https://www.redcross.org/about-us/our-work/disaster-relief/wildfire-relief.html |
Recess Arts Supporting the Role of the Arts in Increasing Access to Care for Young People in Alternative to Incarceration Program |
Decriminalizing Mental Illness | 2022 | https://www.recessart.org/ |
Raritan Valley Habitat for Humanity |
Disaster Philanthropy | 2021 | https://rvhabitat.org/ |
RAND Corporation State-Level Preparedness for Implementation of 988 + Assessment of the Sozosei Foundation's Decriminalization of Mental Illness Portfolio |
Decriminalizing Mental Illness | 2021 | https://www.rand.org/ |
Peg's Foundation Clear Pathways (CP) Initiative to Increase Access to Mental Healthcare |
Decriminalizing Mental Illness | 2021, 2022 | https://pegsfoundation.org/initiatives/clear-pathways/ |
Oregon Community Foundation |
Disaster Philanthropy | 2020 | https://oregoncf.org/ |
OneFifteen Recovery Operation of OneFifteen TeleHubs into Crisis Emergency Services to Decriminalize Mental Illness |
Decriminalizing Mental Illness | 2021, 2022 | https://onefifteen.org/ |
One Voice, Inc. Supporting Efforts to Decriminalize Mental Illness in Mississippi |
Decriminalizing Mental Illness | 2022 | http://onevoicems.org/ |
One Nation/One Project Supporting Public Art Projects to Increase Access to Mental Healthcare |
Decriminalizing Mental Illness | 2022 | https://www.onenationoneproject.com/ |
One Mind Heroes Health Initiative |
Disaster Philanthropy | 2020 | https://onemind.org/heroeshealth/ |
National Council for Mental Wellbeing Advancing the Implementation of 988 |
Decriminalizing Mental Illness | 2021 | https://www.thenationalcouncil.org/ |
National Committee for Quality Assurance Improving Access to Mental Healthcare Through Accountability |
Decriminalizing Mental Illness | 2022 | https://www.ncqa.org/ |
National Center for State Courts Decriminalize Mental Illness & Accelerate Access to Community-Based Mental Healthcare Through the Courts |
Decriminalizing Mental Illness | 2022 | https://www.ncsc.org/ |
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Advancing 988 Implementation + Rapid-Response Grants, Technical Assistance and National Coordination for 988 Implementation |
Decriminalizing Mental Illness | 2020, 2021, 2022 | https://www.nami.org/Home |
National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors, Inc. Communicating 988 Support to and for Peer Leaders |
Decriminalizing Mental Illness | 2021 | https://www.nasmhpd.org/ |
National Association of Counties Research Foundation - Supporting County Crisis Response |
Decriminalizing Mental Illness | 2022 | https://www.naco.org/ |
NAMI Washington Art to Illuminate the Criminalization of Mental Illness Through Brainpower Chronicles |
Decriminalizing Mental Illness | 2022 | https://www.namiwa.org/ |
NAMI Greater Indianapolis Art to Illuminate the Criminalization of Mental Illness Through Photovoices |
Decriminalizing Mental Illness | 2022 | https://sites.google.com/site/namiindianapolis/home |
Mural Arts Project Sozosei Summit Mural 2021 + 2022 |
Decriminalizing Mental Illness | 2021 | https://www.muralarts.org/ |
MindSite News "Diagnosis Injustice" Reporting on the Intersection Between the Criminal Legal System and Mental Illness |
Decriminalizing Mental Illness | 2021, 2022 | https://mindsitenews.org/ |
Mindful Philanthropy Hosting a Funders Convening on 988 |
Decriminalizing Mental Illness | 2021 | https://www.mindfulphilanthropy.org/ |
Miami Foundation for Mental Health, Inc. Support for the Miami Center for Mental Health and Recovery, the Wayfinder System + Improving Reentry Outcomes for the Eleventh Judicial Circuit Criminal Mental Health Project (CHMP) |
Decriminalizing Mental Illness | 2021 | https://miamifoundationformentalhealth.org |
Mental Health America |
Disaster Philanthropy | 2020 | http://www.mhanational.org/ |
Medical Justice Alliance Mobilizing Physicians to Protect People in Prison with Mental Health Conditions |
Decriminalizing Mental Illness | 2021, 2022 | https://www.medicaljusticealliance.org/ |
Meals on Wheels |
Disaster Philanthropy | 2020 | https://www.mealsonwheelsmercer.org/ |
Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute Improving Community Behavioral Health Crisis Response and Improving Justice-Related Responses to People Experiencing a Mental Health Crisis |
Decriminalizing Mental Illness | 2021, 2022 | https://mmhpi.org/ |
Martha's Table |
Disaster Philanthropy | 2020 | https://marthastable.org/ |
Manna Food Center |
Disaster Philanthropy | 2020 | https://www.mannafood.org/ |
The Library Company of Philadelphia Exhibit in Conjunction with the Sozosei Summit - Hearing Voices: Memoirs from the Margins of Mental Health |
Decriminalizing Mental Illness | 2022 | https://librarycompany.org/ |
Lemonada Media Call for Help, Call Declined |
Decriminalizing Mental Illness | 2021, 2022 | https://lemonadamedia.com/ |
Legal Action Center Leveraging Medicaid to Ensure a Healthier Reentry from Incarceration and Ensuring the Enforcement of the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act |
Decriminalizing Mental Illness | 2021, 2022 | https://www.lac.org/ |
Judge David L. Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law Legal Advocacy - Preventing the Needless Incarceration of People with Mental Disabilities |
Decriminalizing Mental Illness | 2022 | http://www.bazelon.org/ |
Inseparable Advancing 988 Implementation |
Decriminalizing Mental Illness | 2021, 2022 | https://www.inseparable.us/ |
Healthy Minds Policy Initiative Building a Data Driving Reform Effort to Ensure Access to Mental Healthcare in Oklahoma |
Decriminalizing Mental Illness | 2022 | https://www.healthymindspolicy.org/ |
Healthy Brains Global Initiative General Operating Support |
Decriminalizing Mental Illness | 2020 | https://www.hbgi.org/ |
Greater Washington Community Foundation |
Disaster Philanthropy | 2020 | https://www.thecommunityfoundation.org/covid-19 |
Fountain House, Inc. Fountain House Gallery |
Decriminalizing Mental Illness | 2022 | https://www.fountainhousegallery.org/ |
Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky Building Diversion Programs for People with Mental Illness and Substance Use Disorder in Eastern KY |
Decriminalizing Mental Illness | 2022 | https://www.appalachianky.org/ |
Drug Policy Alliance Building Intersectional Efforts to Decriminalize Mental Illness |
Decriminalizing Mental Illness | 2022 | https://drugpolicy.org/ |
Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance |
Disaster Philanthropy | 2020 | http://www.dbsalliance.org/ |
Council of State Governments Justice Center (CSG) Advancing 988, Crisis Response and Community-Based Care Through Federal Advocacy |
Decriminalizing Mental Illness | 2021 | https://csgjusticecenter.org/ |
Corporation for Supportive Housing and Access Mental Health Planning for Scale - Supportive Housing and Evidence-Based Practices to Decriminalize Mental Illness Across Multiple States |
Decriminalizing Mental Illness | 2022 | https://www.csh.org/ |
San Joaquin Community Foundation |
Resilient Communities Program | 2020, 2021 | https://sanjoaquincf.org/ |
Community Foundation of New Jersey |
Resilient Communities Program | 2020, 2021 | https://cfnj.org/ |
Community FoodBank of New Jersey - Newark, NJ |
Disaster Philanthropy | 2020 | https://cfbnj.org/ |
Community Access, Inc. Correct Crisis Intervention Today-NYC Advocacy Campaign (CCIT-NYC): Fighting to Transform Responses to Mental Health Crises |
Decriminalizing Mental Illness | 2022 | https://www.communityaccess.org/ |
Children's Rights, Inc. C.K. v. Bassett – Securing Medicaid-eligible Children Their Legal Right to Community-based Mental Health Services |
Decriminalizing Mental Illness | 2022 | https://www.childrensrights.org/ |
Center for Disaster Philanthropy |
Disaster Philanthropy | 2021 | https://disasterphilanthropy.org/ |
Camden Coalition of Healthcare Providers Decriminalizing Mental Illness Through Legal Supports, Capacity Building, and Data Sharing |
Decriminalizing Mental Illness | 2022 | https://camdenhealth.org/ |
California Community Foundation |
Disaster Philanthropy | 2020 | https://www.calfund.org/ |
Black Men Heal Increasing Access to Mental Healthcare for Black Men |
Decriminalizing Mental Illness | 2022 | https://blackmenheal.org/ |
Baltimore Community Foundation |
Resilient Communities Program | 2020, 2021 | https://bcf.org/ |
Austin Area Urban League |
Disaster Philanthropy | 2021 | https://aaul.org/ |
Atlanta Fulton Policing Alternatives and Diversion Initiative Policing Alternative & Diversion |
Decriminalizing Mental Illness | 2021 | https://www.atlantapad.org/ |
Asian Americans Advancing Justice |
Disaster Philanthropy | 2021 | https://www.advancingjustice-aajc.org/ |
Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund |
Disaster Philanthropy | 2021 | https://www.aaldef.org/ |
American Public Media | Minnesota Public Radio Call to Mind |
Decriminalizing Mental Illness | 2022 | https://www.americanpublicmedia.org/ |
American Psychiatric Association Foundation Diversity Leadership Fellowships to Increase the Number of Psychiatrists in the U.S. |
Decriminalizing Mental Illness | 2022 | https://apafdn.org/ |
American Kidney Fund |
Disaster Philanthropy | 2020 | https://www.kidneyfund.org/ |
American India Foundation |
Disaster Philanthropy | 2021 | https://aif.org/ |
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Advancing 988 Implementation |
Decriminalizing Mental Illness | 2021 | https://afsp.org/ |
1 Million Madly Motivated Moms (1M4) Supporting The Right Response directory |
Decriminalizing Mental Illness | 2022 | https://www.1m4.org/ |