Youth Mental Health Philanthropic Venture Fund

A $12 million, 5-Year Fund to Target Unmet Youth Mental Health Needs

Our Value Proposition:

  • Deep understanding of schools

  • Expertise in nonprofit partnerships

  • Rigorous vetting process

  • Hands-on support

  • Experienced leadership

  • Smarter capital allocation

Testing and Investing in What Works:

1) Survey public schools annually to assess mental health resources and identify the most urgent needs 

2) Pilot and evaluate up to school-based prevention programs using RFP process

3) Scale the top 3-5 most effective programs across the city using public and school funding

4) Advocate for public funding to embed successful models into schools long-term

Built by Experts. Informed by Schools.

An Initiative of Gotham Gives and The Wellness Classroom

Co-created with school leaders and MHP providers to ensure impact.

Funding and Matching Opportunities

We are concurrently raising a $12 million fund over five years -- 10 million in funding to innovative pilots and $2 million across to support annual needs assessments and school surveys + for programmatic support and evaluation of pilots.  To date, $1.875 million has been pledged. 

Status:
$1.875M pledged toward a $12M goal