About Casey Family Programs
Casey Family Programs is using multi-hundred-thousand dollar grants to strengthen municipal and system-level responses that affect children and families, funding both direct city agencies and national intermediaries that design policy and practice reform. Their support spans emergency response for migrant and asylum-seeking children, technical assistance to jurisdictions to transform child well-being systems, and city-led public safety initiatives, indicating a focus on systems change rather than direct service delivery.
Focus Areas
City-led responses for migrant and asylum-seeking families (e.g., NYC Mayors Fund migrant support)Jurisdictional child well-being system design and implementation (policy/technical assistance via academic partners)Municipal public safety initiatives with child/family impacts (e.g., City of Seattle public safety funding)Funding of intermediary organizations and fiscal sponsors that enable city-focused networks (e.g., Tides/Cities United)
Who They Fund
migrant and asylum-seeking families and children (New York City)children and families impacted by or at risk of foster care
About Casey Family Programs
Casey Family Programs’ recent giving is defined by systems change: a $750,000 grant to The Mayors Fund to Advance New York City supported migrant and asylum seeker families and children, while a $644,394 grant to President and Fellows of Harvard College helped jurisdictions design and implement initiatives to transform child well-being systems. Those two awards point to a funder that works through public agencies, research partners, and intermediaries rather than only through direct service providers. The foundation also backs city-led public safety work with child and family impacts. In Seattle, it granted $555,000 to the City of Seattle-mayor's Office for long-term public safety efforts and $500,000 to the same office to sustain the city’s long-term safety plan and improve safety, hope, and opportunity for children and families. That mix of municipal and policy-oriented funding fits a broader pattern of prevention-focused grantmaking tied to child welfare, family stability, and community safety. Alongside large institutional awards, Casey Family Programs supports collaborative networks and capacity-building efforts that connect child welfare practitioners, parent leaders, and community organizations. Its grants reach national intermediaries and local public agencies, reflecting a foundation that uses multiple entry points to influence child and family systems at scale.
What Casey Family Programs Funds
Child-well-being system transformation is a central theme. Casey Family Programs gave $644,394 to President and Fellows of Harvard College to help jurisdictions design and implement initiatives aimed at transforming child well-being systems and improving outcomes for children and families. Family defense and parent leadership are also visible. The foundation awarded $250,000 to New York University to grow and expand the capacity of the Family Defense Clinic at New York University School of Law, and it provided $304,820 to The National Alliance of Child Abuse Prevention Funds Dba Childrens Trust to amplify the experiences of birth parent leaders and partner with parents to educate child welfare leaders and decision makers. It also supports prevention-oriented youth and family programming. A $300,000 grant to Port Gamble S'klallam Tribe was used to connect elders with younger members, create an ambassador program, and continue intense prevention services. In addition, Casey Family Programs gave $400,000 to YMCA of Greater Seattle to support collaboration with the U.S. Soccer Foundation’s after-school program to increase access to soccer and improve health and well-being.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$6M
Total Assets
$2.7B
Total Revenue
$152M
Total Expenses
$163M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $500 and $30K, with a median of $9K.
25th Percentile
$500
Median
$9K
75th Percentile
$30K
Geographic Reach
National47 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
WILLIAM C BELL PHD
PRESIDENT AND CEO
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