About Friends of Recovery Cafe
Friends of Recovery Cafe is a mission-focused funder that almost exclusively supports the Recovery Cafe movement and affiliated peer-led recovery programs across the U.S., providing core operating and network development support. Grants are frequently awarded to local Recovery Cafes (many with repeated awards) and to intermediary organizations that scale the model; a small subset of grants target problem-gambling supports and faith-based recovery partners. The foundation favors organizations that provide peer-run, community-centered pathways to long-term substance-use recovery rather than clinical treatment providers.
Focus Areas
Supporting independent Recovery Cafes and start-up peer-run recovery sites across multiple statesNetwork-building and capacity support for Recovery Cafe intermediaries (e.g., We Bloom / national network support)Peer-led, community-based recovery services with emphasis on long-term social supports and employment pathwaysTargeted problem-gambling prevention/treatment grants within Recovery Cafe sitesFaith-affiliated recovery ministries that adopt the Recovery Cafe model
Who They Fund
people in recovery from substance use/addiction
About Friends of Recovery Cafe
Friends of Recovery Cafe gives almost entirely to the Recovery Cafe movement, backing peer-led recovery hubs and the organizations that help them grow across the U.S. The largest recent award in the record was a $590,000 grant to We Bloom in Indianapolis for Recovery Cafe Network Support, and the same intermediary also received $200,000 in 2024 and $100,000 in 2023, showing a sustained commitment to network-level capacity. Alongside that national support, the foundation funds local Recovery Cafes that operate as community-based recovery sites. Examples include Recovery Cafe Hancock County in Greenfield, Indiana; Recovery Cafe Clark County in Vancouver, Washington; and Chai Rivers Recovery Cafe in Clatskanie, Oregon. The grant list also shows support for recovery affiliates beyond the core network, including faith-linked partners and sites working with problem-gambling supports. Across the portfolio, the pattern is consistent: funding is directed toward peer-run organizations, recovery community infrastructure, and long-term support models rather than clinical treatment programs. The foundation’s recent activity reflects a repeated emphasis on operating support, network development, and site-level stability for organizations using the Recovery Cafe approach.
What Friends of Recovery Cafe Funds
A central theme is network building. Friends of Recovery Cafe gave $590,000 to We Bloom in 2025 for Recovery Cafe Network Support, after prior awards of $200,000 in 2024 and $100,000 in 2023 for the same purpose. That pattern points to multi-year support for intermediary capacity. Another clear area is site-level recovery infrastructure. The foundation funded Recovery Cafe South Bend in South Bend, Indiana; RC Roseway in Portland, Oregon; and Torchlight Recovery Cafe in Boston, Massachusetts, each for Recovery Cafe Network Support. It also supports recovery sites in smaller communities, including RC San Juan in Friday Harbor, Washington, and ReNew Recovery Cafe in Daytona Beach, Florida. A third thread is targeted problem-gambling work: Recovery Cafe Skagit in Mount Vernon, Washington received a 2025 problem gambling grant. The portfolio also includes faith-affiliated recovery partners, consistent with a broader peer-led recovery model.
How Friends of Recovery Cafe Gives
Typical awards cluster tightly around the middle of the range: p25 is $40,000, median is $50,000, and p75 is $50,000. That means most grants land at or near the same level, with a smaller number of larger capacity-building awards such as the $590,000 grant to We Bloom. The record also shows repeat support to the same organizations over multiple years, especially for network support. Friends of Recovery Cafe is a private foundation-style funder rather than an individual-giving vehicle, and it does not make program-related investments. The grant record does not show an application process, so the pattern here is best read as relationship-based and network-driven rather than open-call funding.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$2.2M
Total Assets
$49.1M
Total Revenue
$3.2M
Total Expenses
$4.5M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $40K and $50K, with a median of $50K.
25th Percentile
$40K
Median
$50K
75th Percentile
$50K
Geographic Reach
National24 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Where Friends of Recovery Cafe Funds
Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for Friends of Recovery Cafe.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 127 | $6.3M | 98.5% |
| 2 | Canada |
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