American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry
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About American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry
The American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry directs most of its funding toward building clinical and public-health capacity to prevent and treat substance use disorders, prioritizing development of educational resources, workforce training, and practice change. It funds academic centers, professional medical societies, and intermediary organizations that train clinicians, first responders, and community coalitions, often through repeating multi-year grants. The foundation shows a strong emphasis on clinician education, implementation of evidence-based addiction care, and cross-sector collaborations with public safety and courts to expand access to treatment.
Focus Areas
Addiction treatment workforce training (clinicians, nurses, emergency physicians)Addiction-focused training centers and curriculum development (e.g., ATTC network / academic hubs)Police-assisted addiction recovery and first-responder diversion programsCapacity-building for community prevention coalitions and public-health implementationIntegration of addiction education into medical specialties and hospital systems
Who They Fund
teachers and school staff
About American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry
American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry Inc channels most of its grantmaking into building addiction-treatment capacity through education and training. Its largest recent award, $7.6 million to the University of Missouri - Kansas City (attc) in 2025, sits alongside a multi-year pattern of support for academic and intermediary organizations that develop educational resources for clinicians and other practitioners. The foundation’s portfolio points to a core strategy: fund the infrastructure that turns evidence-based addiction care into usable training, toolkits, and technical assistance. That approach shows up repeatedly in grants to professional and academic partners. Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene received $983,321 in 2025, while Kaufman Associates Institute (kai) received $608,839 in 2025 and $599,988 in 2024, all for developing educational resources and training. American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry Inc also backs national organizations that can distribute clinical education broadly, including the American Heart Association, Columbia University, Public Health Institute, and Community Anti-drug Coalition of America. The result is a grantmaking profile centered on workforce development, practice support, and implementation of addiction care across clinical and community settings.
What American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry Funds
A major thread in the portfolio is treatment workforce training. American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry Inc gave $500,000 to the American Heart Association in 2024 and $338,920 in 2025 for developing educational resources and training, indicating sustained support for organizations that can package clinical content for broad practitioner audiences. Another theme is addiction-focused training infrastructure. Columbia University received $493,150 in 2025 for developing educational resources and training, building on a $285,750 grant in 2023 for the same purpose. The foundation also supported Massachusetts General Hospital with $360,550 in 2025 for the same line of work, extending that pattern into academic medical settings. Community and systems-based prevention work appears as well. Community Anti-drug Coalition of America received $413,158 in 2023, $326,580 in 2025, and $297,999 in 2024, all for developing educational resources and training. That recurring support suggests an interest in organizations that translate addiction knowledge into local prevention and implementation capacity.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$14.3M
Total Assets
$5.8M
Total Revenue
$22.8M
Total Expenses
$22.7M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $66K and $240K, with a median of $138K.
25th Percentile
$66K
Median
$138K
75th Percentile
$240K
Geographic Reach
National21 states funded
About 2% of grants go to recipients in NY.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
KATHRYN CATES-WESSEL
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