RADical Hope is committed to improving the lives and futures of young adults by strengthening connections and building resilience. We develop, fund and scale frontline engagement programs that deliver on our mission priorities: Connectivity, Engagement and Empowerment.
Radical Hope Inc. centers its giving on a four-week, evidence-based, peer-led program for young adults: RADical Health. The foundation says all content, resources, training, and support to implement the program are fully funded for partner organizations, which makes the model less about general philanthropy and more about direct program delivery. Its recent grants show that approach at scale, with a large commitment to New York University in 2025 for execution of RADical Health programs and continued support for college and university partners across the country. The organization’s mission statement emphasizes strengthening connections and building resilience for young adults, and that theme runs through its grantmaking. Recent awards also include grants to Prairie View A&M University in both 2023 and 2025, indicating repeat support for the same implementing partner. Other grants reach campuses such as Mercer University, Hamilton College, and Emmanuel College, suggesting a consistent focus on partner organizations that can deliver mental health and resilience programming directly to students. The foundation’s work is built around implementation, not pass-through funding, with grants tied to program execution, training, and support rather than broad unrestricted philanthropy.
Youth mental health is the clearest throughline in Radical Hope Inc.’s recent giving. In 2025, it gave $120,000 to New York University to support execution of RADical Health programs, and the same program model also appears in grants to Prairie View A&M University, Mercer University, and Hamilton College. The foundation’s program language emphasizes resilience, emotional regulation, connectedness, and peer support for young adults. It also funds student-centered campus interventions. One example is the Brain Health Prize, where Radical Hope served as a program funder for a student competition tied to brain health and campus mental health innovation. College settings are a recurring venue for its work, including grants to Emmanuel College and Middlebury College for program execution. Across these awards, the common thread is implementation support for evidence-based mental health programming rather than general campus funding.
Typical grant size clusters around a median of $12,000, with the 25th percentile at $8,762 and the 75th percentile at $18,750. The recent grants list shows repeat support for some recipients, including Prairie View A&M University in 2023 and 2025 and Emmanuel College in both years. That pattern points to ongoing partnerships rather than one-off awards. Radical Hope Inc. appears to fund direct program execution and strategic partnerships, including multi-year investments, and it also has a partnership funding track for RADical Health. The foundation accepts unsolicited applications for its RADical Health Partnership Funding program.
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Most grants fall between $9K and $19K, with a median of $12K.
25th Percentile
$9K
Median
$12K
75th Percentile
$19K
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Radical Hope Inc. gives across the United States, and every recent grant in the provided list went to U.S. recipients. Massachusetts appears most often among recipient locations, including Boston and Amherst, while New York shows up in New York City and Clinton. Other recipient cities include Houston, Macon, Middletown, Philadelphia, Asheville, and Spokane. The grant list shows a regional pattern rather than a single-city footprint, with campus partners spread across the Northeast and beyond.
The foundation funds youth and young adult mental health work, especially the RADical Health program, which is a four-week, evidence-based, peer-led resilience curriculum. Its stated priorities include connectivity, engagement, empowerment, resilience training, emotional intelligence, and suicide prevention awareness and early intervention.
Yes. Prairie View A&M University appears in both 2023 and 2025, and Emmanuel College appears in both years as well. That pattern suggests the foundation often returns to implementing partners rather than funding only one-time projects.
Typical awards cluster around $12,000 at the median, with a 25th percentile of $8,762 and a 75th percentile of $18,750. The recent grants list also includes a $120,000 award to New York University and several awards in the $5,000 to $19,500 range.
Yes, for RADical Health Partnership Funding, the foundation accepts unsolicited applications. That program provides content, resources, training, and support to partner organizations implementing the four-week peer-led resilience program.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Current and upcoming funding from Radical Hope that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Open to organizations aligned with RADical Hope's mission and priorities; partners include colleges, universities, community organizations, and sports teams. The program is designed for student-athletes and young adults.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOUNDATION FOR TEAMWORK CO AARON TAYLOR FOUNDER | SAN DIEGO, CA | $50,000 | 2026 | TO PROMOTE THE MENTAL, PHYSICAL, AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH OF STUDENT ATHLETES. |
| WESLEYAN ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT | MIDDLETOWN, CT | $10,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT EXECUTION OF RADICAL HEALTH PROGRAMS |
| PACE UNIVERSITY | NEW YORK, NY | $8,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT EXECUTION OF RADICAL HEALTH PROGRAMS |
| NEW YORK UNIVERSITY | NEW YORK, NY | $120,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT EXECUTION OF RADICAL HEALTH PROGRAMS |
| PRAIRIE VIEW A&M UNIVERSITY | HOUSTON, TX | $19,500 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT EXECUTION OF RADICAL HEALTH PROGRAMS |
| MERCER UNIVERSITY | MACON, GA | $18,500 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT EXECUTION OF RADICAL HEALTH PROGRAMS |
| TRUSTEES OF HAMILTON COLLEGE | CLINTON, NY | $14,750 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT EXECUTION OF RADICAL HEALTH PROGRAMS |
| EMMANUEL COLLEGE | BOSTON, MA | $12,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT EXECUTION OF RADICAL HEALTH PROGRAMS |
| MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE | MIDDLEBURY, VT | $12,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT EXECUTION OF RADICAL HEALTH PROGRAMS |
| WESLEYAN ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT | MIDDLETOWN, CT | $10,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT EXECUTION OF RADICAL HEALTH PROGRAMS |
| CORE TRIBUTE FOUNDATION | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $6,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT EXECUTION OF RADICAL HEALTH PROGRAMS |
| UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE | ASHEVILLE, NC | $5,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT EXECUTION OF RADICAL HEALTH PROGRAMS |
| WESLEYAN ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT | MIDDLETOWN, CT | $20,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT EXECUTION OF RADICAL HEALTH PROGRAMS |
| NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY | BOSTON, MA | $11,550 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT EXECUTION OF RADICAL HEALTH PROGRAMS |
| EMMANUEL COLLEGE | BOSTON, MA | $10,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT EXECUTION OF RADICAL HEALTH PROGRAMS |
| ONE LOVE | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT EXECUTION OF RADICAL HEALTH PROGRAMS |
| BRING CHANGE TO MIND | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $75,000 | 2023 | TO INVEST IN THE MISSION OF RADICAL HOPE, INC. |
| PRAIRIE VIEW A&M UNIVERSITY | PRAIRIE VIEW, TX | $19,000 | 2023 | TO SUPPORT EXECUTION OF RADICAL HEALTH PROGRAMS |
| EMMANUEL COLLEGE | BOSTON, MA | $10,000 | 2023 | TO SUPPORT EXECUTION OF RADICAL HEALTH PROGRAMS |
| AMHERST COLLEGE ATHLETICS | AMHERST, MA | $9,000 | 2023 | TO SUPPORT EXECUTION OF RADICAL HEALTH PROGRAMS |
| GONZAGA UNIVERSITY | SPOKANE, WA | $8,523 | 2023 | TO SUPPORT EXECUTION OF RADICAL HEALTH PROGRAMS |
| PACE UNIVERSITY | NEW YORK, NY | $6,000 | 2023 | TO SUPPORT EXECUTION OF RADICAL HEALTH PROGRAMS |
FOUNDATION FOR TEAMWORK CO AARON TAYLOR FOUNDER
$50,000TO PROMOTE THE MENTAL, PHYSICAL, AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH OF STUDENT ATHLETES.
TO SUPPORT EXECUTION OF RADICAL HEALTH PROGRAMS
PRAIRIE VIEW A&M UNIVERSITY
$19,500TO SUPPORT EXECUTION OF RADICAL HEALTH PROGRAMS
TO SUPPORT EXECUTION OF RADICAL HEALTH PROGRAMS
EMMANUEL COLLEGE
$12,000TO SUPPORT EXECUTION OF RADICAL HEALTH PROGRAMS
TO SUPPORT EXECUTION OF RADICAL HEALTH PROGRAMS
CORE TRIBUTE FOUNDATION
$6,000TO SUPPORT EXECUTION OF RADICAL HEALTH PROGRAMS
TO SUPPORT EXECUTION OF RADICAL HEALTH PROGRAMS
TO SUPPORT EXECUTION OF RADICAL HEALTH PROGRAMS
EMMANUEL COLLEGE
$10,000TO SUPPORT EXECUTION OF RADICAL HEALTH PROGRAMS
PRAIRIE VIEW A&M UNIVERSITY
$19,000TO SUPPORT EXECUTION OF RADICAL HEALTH PROGRAMS
