The Harmon Recovery Foundation was created to promote and support healthy, responsible and individualized treatment for drug and alcohol dependency by providing resources to programs responsive to family and community needs. Fundraising efforts focus on unique and exclusive golf tournaments and clinics to raise resources and awareness.
The Harmon Recovery Foundation’s recent grantmaking centers on treatment and recovery programs for drug and alcohol dependency, with an emphasis on organizations responsive to family and community needs. It also extends support to nonprofit cancer research and treatment centers, reflecting a broader pattern of direct financial gifts rather than program-related investments or individual awards. In the latest grants list, The Ranch Recovery Center Inc received $125,000 in 2024, the largest award shown, and the same recipient received another $40,000 in 2025. That repeat funding sits alongside other large gifts such as $60,000 to Ozanam Inn and $40,000 to Miracle House Foundation, both in 2025, indicating a grantmaker that uses sizable one-time awards and returns to selected organizations over time. The foundation’s public description ties its giving to healthy, responsible, and individualized treatment, and its active grant programs route resources through beneficiary gifts and general grants. Its leadership is listed as Robin Harmon.
Substance use disorder treatment is the clearest throughline in the foundation’s giving. It awarded $25,000 to Covenant House New Orleans in 2024, $20,000 to Imagine Family Recovery in 2025, and $15,000 to St Christophers Addiction in 2024, all under scholarship-based support. Cancer research and treatment also appears in the recent grant list: Univ of TX MD Anderson Cancer received $51,206 in 2024, and Univ of TX MD Anderson Center received $50,000 in 2025. Family-centered recovery services show up in support for Miracle House Foundation, which received $40,000 in 2025 and another $40,000 in 2024. The foundation also supported community-based recovery capacity through Solutionpoint Behavioral Hlth with a $30,000 grant in 2025.
Grant sizes cluster in the mid-five-figure range, with a p25 of $16,250, a median of $25,000, and a p75 of $40,000. The recent list also shows a wide upper range, including a $125,000 award and repeated support to the same recipient across years. That pattern suggests a mix of one-time gifts and follow-on grants rather than a strictly rotating roster. The foundation is organized as a family-led private funder under Robin Harmon, with giving routed through beneficiary gifts, general grants, and event-funded programs. Unsolicited applications are not accepted in the active beneficiary-grant program and general grantmaking program, though some related event and program entries are marked as accepting unsolicited requests.
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Most grants fall between $16K and $40K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$16K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$40K
ROBIN HARMON
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Giving is national, but California receives the largest share of grants, accounting for 50% of recipients in the HQ state. Recent California recipients include The Ranch Recovery Center Inc in DHS, Miracle House Foundation in Lawndale, Solutionpoint Behavioral Hlth in Rancho Mirage, and Abc Recovery Center Inc in Indio. Outside California, grants also landed in New Orleans, Houston, Baton Rouge, Atlanta, and Cincinnati, showing a spread across several U.S. regions rather than a single metro area. All listed recent grants were to U.S. recipients.
Its public purpose centers on nonprofit programs for healthy, responsible, individualized treatment for drug and alcohol dependency, especially work responsive to family and community needs. The recent grant list also includes cancer research and treatment centers, and the active program descriptions mention community-based recovery and treatment capacity support.
The foundation’s grant sizes cluster around the middle five figures: p25 is $16,250, median is $25,000, and p75 is $40,000. Recent awards also include larger gifts such as $125,000, showing that some grants sit well above the typical range.
Not in its main beneficiary-grant and general grantmaking programs, which are listed as not accepting unsolicited requests. Some related event or program entries are marked as accepting unsolicited, but the core grantmaking programs are identified by the foundation rather than through open application.
Yes. The foundation gives nationally, but California is its top state by grant count, with 50% of recipients in the HQ state. Recent California recipients include organizations in DHS, Lawndale, Rancho Mirage, Indio, and Palm Desert.
Yes. The recent grant list shows repeat awards to the same organizations across years, including The Ranch Recovery Center Inc in 2024 and 2025, Miracle House Foundation in 2024 and 2025, Imagine Family Recovery in 2024 and 2025, and Abc Recovery Center Inc in 2024 and 2025.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Current and upcoming funding from Harmon Recovery Foundation that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Nonprofit organizations providing treatment or services for drug and alcohol dependency; HRF expanded support to nonprofit cancer research and treatment centers. (No formal detailed eligibility/criteria published on site.)
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OZANAM INN | NEW ORLEANS, LA | $60,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| UNIV OF TX MD ANDERSON CENTER | HOUSTON, TX | $50,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| THE RANCH RECOVERY CENTER INC | DHS, CA | $40,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| MIRACLE HOUSE FOUNDATION | LAWNDALE, CA | $40,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| SOLUTIONPOINT BEHAVIORAL HLTH | RANCHO MIRAGE, CA | $30,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| IMAGINE FAMILY RECOVERY | NEW ORLEANS, LA | $20,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| ABC RECOVERY CENTER INC | INDIO, CA | $10,010 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| THE RANCH RECOVERY CENTER INC | DHS, CA | $125,000 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| UNIV OF TX MD ANDERSON CANCER | HOUSTON, TX | $51,206 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| MIRACLE HOUSE FOUNDATION | LAWNDALE, CA | $40,000 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| ABC RECOVERY CENTER INC | INDIO, CA | $25,000 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| IMAGINE FAMILY RECOVERY | NEW ORLEANS, LA | $25,000 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| COVENANT HOUSE NEW ORLEANS | NEW ORLEANS, LA | $25,000 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| FELLOWSHIP CENTER FOUNDATION | PALM DESERT, CA | $20,000 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| ST CHRISTOPHERS ADDICTION | BATON ROUGE, LA | $15,000 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| AMERCAN CANCER SOCIETY | ATLANTA, GA | $10,282 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| DESERT COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | PALM DESERT, CA | $10,000 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| PROKIDS | CINCINATTI, OH | $7,500 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
UNIV OF TX MD ANDERSON CENTER
$50,000SCHOLARSHIPS
THE RANCH RECOVERY CENTER INC
$40,000SCHOLARSHIPS
MIRACLE HOUSE FOUNDATION
$40,000SCHOLARSHIPS
SOLUTIONPOINT BEHAVIORAL HLTH
$30,000SCHOLARSHIPS
IMAGINE FAMILY RECOVERY
$20,000SCHOLARSHIPS
THE RANCH RECOVERY CENTER INC
$125,000SCHOLARSHIPS
UNIV OF TX MD ANDERSON CANCER
$51,206SCHOLARSHIPS
MIRACLE HOUSE FOUNDATION
$40,000SCHOLARSHIPS
IMAGINE FAMILY RECOVERY
$25,000SCHOLARSHIPS
FELLOWSHIP CENTER FOUNDATION
$20,000SCHOLARSHIPS
ST CHRISTOPHERS ADDICTION
$15,000SCHOLARSHIPS
AMERCAN CANCER SOCIETY
$10,282SCHOLARSHIPS
PROKIDS
$7,500SCHOLARSHIPS
