About Goodness Web Foundation
The Goodness Web connects a diverse community of result-oriented donors and partners who pool their resources and expertise to accelerate the most promising mental health initiatives to improve the lives of youth and those who care for them.
Focus Areas
Youth mental healthPrevention and early interventionSchool and campus mental healthPolicy advocacy for mental health funding and parityBehavioral health workforce developmentDigital mental health / online interventions
Who They Fund
children and youthnonprofit mental health organizationsmental health professionals and trainees (scholarship recipients)populations at risk of suicide or emotional health crises
About Goodness Web Foundation
The Goodness Web Foundation’s recent giving shows a clear focus on youth mental health systems work, with large, repeated support for prevention, early intervention, and access to care. Two of its biggest recurring commitments are the collaborative primary care project involving Massachusetts General Hospital and the Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute’s Path Forward Initiative, each funded across multiple years. The foundation also backs field-wide mental health efforts through The Jed Foundation, including work tied to emotional health and suicide prevention, and funding intended to move progress in the mental health field forward. Its grants are structured as major, multiyear commitments rather than small awards, and the portfolio includes both direct service-adjacent work and policy-oriented initiatives. The Goodness Web Foundation’s approach centers on organizations that can operate at scale, influence systems, and support youth as well as the adults and professionals who care for them.
What Goodness Web Foundation Funds
In school- and primary-care-adjacent mental health work, the foundation gave $1,400,000 to Massachusetts General Hospital for the THINK KIDS & Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute Collaborative Primary Care Project. In policy and systems change, it awarded $1,200,000 to Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute for the Path Forward Initiative & Annual Budget, showing continued support for coalition-level and infrastructure-focused work. The foundation also funds suicide prevention and emotional health efforts: The Jed Foundation received $1,000,000 for Protect Emotional Health and Prevent Suicide. For field-building and broader nonprofit support, it also granted $1,000,000 to The Jed Foundation for Young Futures Funding Awards to Nonprofits Working to Further Progress in the Field of Mental Health.
How Goodness Web Foundation Gives
The Goodness Web Foundation’s recent grants cluster around large commitments: p25 is $400,000, median is $810,000, and p75 is $1,050,000. The pattern is multiyear and recurring, with the same organizations appearing across 2023, 2024, and 2025 in several cases. Its grantmaking is proactive and investment-like, using multiyear unrestricted funding and ongoing strategic support. The foundation is classified as a regular funder, not a DAF, does not fund individuals, and does not make program-related investments. Unsolicited applications are not accepted for the main grantmaking programs listed, though the Youth Advisory Council is open to unsolicited participation.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$5.4M
Total Assets
$9M
Total Revenue
$4.6M
Total Expenses
$638K
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $400K and $1.1M, with a median of $810K.
25th Percentile
$400K
Median
$810K
75th Percentile
$1.1M
Geographic Reach
National5 states funded
About 19% of grants go to recipients in NY.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
MARK VERDI
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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