About Nami National
To improve the lives of individuals and families affected by mental illness through support, education, advocacy and public awareness.
Focus Areas
Mental healthPeer and family supportEducation and trainingAdvocacy and public policyCrisis support/helpline
Funding Style
general operating / unrestricted supportprogram support / program assistancecore operational fundingnonprofit capacity & sustainability funding
Topics
organizational capacity buildingprogram delivery supportoperational expense coverage (staff, rent, overhead)
About Nami National
NAMI National’s recent grantmaking is built around general support and program assistance for a nationwide network of mental health organizations. The largest recent awards in the file show that pattern clearly: $172,250 to NAMI Minnesota, $155,250 to NAMI Wisconsin, and $154,000 to NAMI Keystone PA, all in 2023. The foundation’s giving is tied to mental health, peer and family support, education and training, advocacy and public policy, and crisis support or helpline work. That mix points to support for local and state affiliates that deliver services, education, and public-facing mental health resources. The grant list also shows a strong preference for unrestricted or broadly usable operating support. Many awards are described as “General Support and Program Assistance,” including sizable grants to NAMI New York State, NAMI Ohio, NAMI North Carolina, and NAMI Texas. Grants are repeated across years for some recipients, such as NAMI Greater Houston in 2024 and 2025, which suggests ongoing relationships rather than isolated transactions. With annual grants of $13,762,547 and a latest 990 year on file of 2025, the foundation operates at national scale while staying closely aligned with the NAMI affiliate structure.
What Nami National Funds
Mental health education and training appears throughout the grant list. NAMI National gave $152,500 to NAMI New York State for General Support and Program Assistance and $151,000 to NAMI California for the same purpose, both supporting state-level infrastructure that can reach local communities. Peer and family support is another visible thread. The foundation awarded $154,000 to NAMI Keystone PA and $142,750 to NAMI Florida, again through general support and program assistance, which fits the organization’s stated purpose of helping individuals and families affected by mental illness. Crisis support and helpline-related work also appears in the portfolio. A $125,000 grant to NAMI Southern Nevada and a $107,500 grant to NAMI Montgomery County MD reflect the same operating-support pattern seen elsewhere in the data, with funding directed toward affiliate capacity rather than stand-alone project grants. The presence of a $150,000 grant to Wayne State University broadens the picture beyond NAMI affiliates and shows that the foundation also funds institutional partners connected to mental health work.
How Nami National Gives
Typical grants cluster around a mid-sized operating-support range: the p25 is $10,250, the median is $25,000, and the p75 is $78,562. The recent grants list also includes much larger affiliate awards, which indicates a wide spread between routine support and higher-capacity grants. The pattern is recurring rather than one-off. NAMI Greater Houston appears in both 2024 and 2025, and the same general-support language recurs across the grant list. That consistency fits a funder with a national affiliate model. NAMI National does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. The available data also point to a grantmaking approach centered on general support, program assistance, and core operational funding rather than project-only awards.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$3.4M
Total Assets
$77.2M
Total Revenue
$35.3M
Total Expenses
$39.6M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $10K and $79K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$79K
Geographic Reach
National50 states funded
About 2% of grants go to recipients in PA.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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