About Wana Brands Foundation
The Wana Brands Foundation concentrates its philanthropy on advancing scientific research into cannabis and cannabinoids, with a clear emphasis on clinical and psychiatric applications. Their sole reported grant supports a leading academic medical center’s Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, indicating a preference for rigorous, university-based research partnerships over broad community or service funding.
Focus Areas
Clinical cannabis and cannabinoid researchPsychiatry and behavioral sciences research related to cannabinoidsUniversity-based medical research partnerships
Who They Fund
academic medical department (Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences)youth (participants in substance abuse programs)people experiencing homelessness / shelter residentsstudents (scholarship recipients)nonprofit organizations (recipients of general operating and event support)
About Wana Brands Foundation
The Wana Brands Foundation’s largest reported grant in 2025 went to Johns Hopkins University’s Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences for cannabis and cannabinoid research. That award sits alongside a second Johns Hopkins grant for psychedelic research, showing a clear preference for academic medical research over broad service funding. The foundation’s reported giving is centered on Colorado and is tied to a small set of issue areas that blend scientific study with community support. Recent grants also show support for Colorado-based organizations working on belonging, leadership, and direct services. CCD Foundation received funding for scholarships, belonging, leadership, and support services, while Unlimited Sciences received general operating support in Colorado Springs. Other grants in the recent list include support for mental health, homelessness response, food access, and advocacy organizations, but the research relationship remains the most distinctive thread in the foundation’s public record. The foundation is a private foundation with annual grants of $4,509,075 and total assets of $55,766,283 on file for 2025. Its grantmaking appears local in scope, with all reported grants going to recipients in Colorado.
What Wana Brands Foundation Funds
In cannabis and cannabinoid research, the foundation gave $400,000 to Johns Hopkins University’s Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences for support of cannabis and cannabinoid research. A separate $200,000 grant to the same department supported psychedelic research, indicating a strong academic-research orientation. Its community-facing giving includes $200,000 to CCD Foundation for scholarships, belonging, leadership, and support services. That suggests interest in leadership development and educational support alongside research. The foundation also funded general operating needs for nonprofit partners, including $100,000 to The Delores Project and $75,000 to Sensible Colorado. Those grants place housing-related support and cannabis policy work within the same broader portfolio. A further $87,500 capital campaign grant to We Don’t Waste Inc shows some support for organizational infrastructure as well as program delivery.
How Wana Brands Foundation Gives
The reported grant sizes cluster around mid-six-figure and low-six-figure awards, with the largest at $400,000 and several grants at $200,000, $150,000, and $100,000. The foundation is a private foundation and a regular funder, not a DAF. Its recent record shows repeated support for the same Johns Hopkins department across two separate 2025 grants, pointing to ongoing institutional relationships rather than one-off awards. Public materials do not show an unsolicited application process, and the listed active programs also indicate no public application route.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$4.5M
Total Assets
$55.8M
Total Revenue
-$3.7M
Total Expenses
$5M
Geographic Reach
Regional20 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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