Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts
Preselected recipients only
Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts is a private foundation in New York, New York. In tax year 2024 it gave $10.0 million in 104 grants; the typical grant was $59,974 and the largest $396,496. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.
From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.
- Grants paid, 2024$10.0 million
- Number of grants104
- Typical grant$59,974
- Largest grant$396,496
- Assets$93.4 million
- New grantees25%
Giving in 2024 was up from $9.0 million the year before.
25% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Number of grants | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $5.9 million | 64 | $104 million |
| 2023 | $9.0 million | 69 | $102 million |
| 2024 | $10.0 million | 104 | $93.4 million |
How to apply
Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.
Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica
What Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts funds
Where it gives
Its grants went to recipients in 33 states, the most to District of Columbia.
| State | Grants | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | 9 | $1.2 million |
| New York | 11 | $1.1 million |
| New Mexico | 6 | $963,930 |
| California | 8 | $836,105 |
| Texas | 6 | $582,749 |
| West Virginia | 4 | $517,478 |
| Washington | 2 | $450,000 |
| Colorado | 2 | $446,820 |
| Florida | 2 | $394,260 |
| Maryland | 6 | $313,213 |
Grants paid in 2024
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Equal Justice Works | Mobilizing a legal fellowship cohort to address the legal consequences of the opioid crisis | $396,496 |
| Morgan County Partnership Inc | Project resilience: addressing adverse childhood experiences (aces) in appalachia | $225,000 |
| Morgan County Partnership Inc | Project resilience: addressing adverse childhood experiences (aces) in appalachia | $225,000 |
| University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center | Training school- and community-based providers to prevent and manage pain, trauma, and opioid abuse for new mexicos youth | $225,000 |
| University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center | Training school- and community-based providers to prevent and manage pain, trauma, and opioid abuse for new mexicos youth | $225,000 |
| University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center | Training school- and community-based providers to prevent and manage pain, trauma, and opioid abuse for new mexicos youth | $225,000 |
| University of Washington Office of Sponsored Programs | Northwest center for family support: building statewide capacity to implement ebis in families with oud | $225,000 |
| University of Washington Office of Sponsored Programs | Northwest center for family support: building statewide capacity to implement ebis in families with oud | $225,000 |
| The Denver Health and Hospitals Foundation | Denver health's multi-generational approach to prevention and recovery: a hub-and-spoke model for families with ouds | $223,410 |
| The Denver Health and Hospitals Foundation | Denver health's multi-generational approach to prevention and recovery: a hub-and-spoke model for families with ouds | $223,410 |
| National Indian Youth Leadership Development Project Inc | Walking in strength | $221,430 |
| University of California San Francisco | Evaluating & sustaining team lily, a multidisciplinary perinatal care program supporting pregnant people and their families affected by substance use disorders | $198,000 |
| University of California San Francisco | Evaluating & sustaining team lily, a multidisciplinary perinatal care program supporting pregnant people and their families affected by substance use disorders | $198,000 |
| University of South Florida | Adapting and testing an intervention for families with a parent in methadone treatment | $197,130 |
| University of South Florida | Adapting and testing an intervention for families with a parent in methadone treatment | $197,130 |
| Sesame Workshop | Sesame street parental addiction initiative to improve adult-child relationships and family resilience | $189,225 |
| Sesame Workshop | Sesame street parental addiction initiative to improve adult-child relationships and family resilience | $189,225 |
| Sesame Workshop | Sesame street parental addiction initiative to improve adult-child relationships and family resilience | $189,225 |
| Emergency Medicine Foundation | Leveraging the acep e-qual opioid initiative to facilitate a quality improvement booster for ed-initiated treatment | $166,275 |
| National Academy for State Health Policy | Strengthening state-level prevention, treatment, recovery, and harm reduction infrastructure to address the opioid and substance use crisis | $146,355 |
| National Academy for State Health Policy | Strengthening state-level prevention, treatment, recovery, and harm reduction infrastructure to address the opioid and substance use crisis | $146,355 |
| Yale University | National methadone access and quality commission | $137,554 |
| The H E L P USA Fund Inc | Establishing peer support for people with oud who are experiencing homelessness | $134,715 |
| Indiana University Foundation | Strengthening the opioid response: a call to action for formalization of behavioral health paraprofessionals | $133,275 |
| University of Houston | Creation of a multi-stakeholder practice guideline to improve access to medication for opioid use disorder in community pharmacies | $128,762 |
| University of Houston | Creation of a multi-stakeholder practice guideline to improve access to medication for opioid use disorder in community pharmacies | $128,762 |
| Johns Hopkins University | Equine and culturally grounded treatment for substance use | $126,815 |
| National Council for Mental Wellbeing | Integrating & supporting peer recovery support & services (prss) in community clinical settings | $117,750 |
| American Academy of Pediatrics | Pathways to resilience: pediatricians addressing substance use among adolescents | $112,500 |
| Public Health Institute | Ca bridge emergency department moud initiative - phase 2 | $112,500 |
| University of Kentucky Research Foundation | Facilitating buprenorphine access through pharmacist peer outreach | $111,630 |
| University of Kentucky Research Foundation | Facilitating buprenorphine access through pharmacist peer outreach | $111,630 |
| Health Affairs | Health affairs thematic issue & content focus: research & policy insights about the opioid crisis | $105,000 |
| Health Affairs | Health affairs thematic issue & content focus: research & policy insights about the opioid crisis | $105,000 |
| University of Rhode Island | Pharmacy-based buprenorphine induction and maintenance: overcoming barriers to care through policy analysis, real-world demonstration projects, and toolkit dissemination | $102,588 |
| The Health and Reentry Project (Fiscal Sponsor Goodnation Foundation) | Leveraging medicaid to advance provision of oud services for people returning from prisons and jails: an evidence-based implementation roadmap for states | $100,870 |
| Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma Inc | Mitigating the impact of aces on oklahoma families | $100,000 |
| University of Southern California | The availability of buprenorphine at retail pharmacies in the united states: trends, disparities, and outcomes | $98,532 |
| Boston Children's Hospital | Pill taking behaviors that contribute to opioid overdose: a qualitative and national survey study. | $90,591 |
| Agency for Substance Abuse Prevention | Faith based support specialist (fbss) expansion | $90,000 |
Officers and trustees
- Andrea Barthwell MD Dfasam
- Adam Usdan
- Julie Cho
- Adrienne M Brown MSW LMSW
- Lori A Schechter JD
- Peter Slone
- Richard Schottenfeld
- Lakeesha Walrond
- Napoleon Rutledge
- Karen A Scott MD MPH
- David Mineta
- Jose Szapocznik
- Russell Nelson
- Shibani Gambhir
Questions people ask
Does Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts accept grant applications?
No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.
How much does Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts give?
$10.0 million in tax year 2024, across 104 grants, with a typical grant of $59,974.
Who runs Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts?
Its 2024 filing lists Andrea Barthwell MD Dfasam (Board Chair & Director), Adam Usdan (Treasurer & Director), Julie Cho (Secretary & Director Ended 5/19/25) and Adrienne M Brown MSW LMSW (Director) among 14 officers and trustees.
What does Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts fund?
Based on its grants, mainly health, education and human services.