The American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry directs most of its funding toward building clinical and public-health capacity to prevent and treat substance use disorders, prioritizing development of educational resources, workforce training, and practice change. It funds academic centers, professional medical societies, and intermediary organizations that train clinicians, first responders, and community coalitions, often through repeating multi-year grants. The foundation shows a strong emphasis on clinician education, implementation of evidence-based addiction care, and cross-sector collaborations with public safety and courts to expand access to treatment.
American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry Inc channels most of its grantmaking into building addiction-treatment capacity through education and training. Its largest recent award, $7.6 million to the University of Missouri - Kansas City (attc) in 2025, sits alongside a multi-year pattern of support for academic and intermediary organizations that develop educational resources for clinicians and other practitioners. The foundation’s portfolio points to a core strategy: fund the infrastructure that turns evidence-based addiction care into usable training, toolkits, and technical assistance. That approach shows up repeatedly in grants to professional and academic partners. Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene received $983,321 in 2025, while Kaufman Associates Institute (kai) received $608,839 in 2025 and $599,988 in 2024, all for developing educational resources and training. American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry Inc also backs national organizations that can distribute clinical education broadly, including the American Heart Association, Columbia University, Public Health Institute, and Community Anti-drug Coalition of America. The result is a grantmaking profile centered on workforce development, practice support, and implementation of addiction care across clinical and community settings.
A major thread in the portfolio is treatment workforce training. American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry Inc gave $500,000 to the American Heart Association in 2024 and $338,920 in 2025 for developing educational resources and training, indicating sustained support for organizations that can package clinical content for broad practitioner audiences. Another theme is addiction-focused training infrastructure. Columbia University received $493,150 in 2025 for developing educational resources and training, building on a $285,750 grant in 2023 for the same purpose. The foundation also supported Massachusetts General Hospital with $360,550 in 2025 for the same line of work, extending that pattern into academic medical settings. Community and systems-based prevention work appears as well. Community Anti-drug Coalition of America received $413,158 in 2023, $326,580 in 2025, and $297,999 in 2024, all for developing educational resources and training. That recurring support suggests an interest in organizations that translate addiction knowledge into local prevention and implementation capacity.
$16.7M
$7.2M
$24.1M
$24.6M
Most grants fall between $66K and $240K, with a median of $138K.
25th Percentile
$66K
Median
$138K
75th Percentile
$240K
About 2% of grants go to recipients in IL.
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Concentrated but targeted: a small number of large, repeat grants account for a substantial share of giving (notably UMKC/ATTC), alongside numerous medium-sized, repeat awards to professional societies, academic research centers, and intermediaries — primarily funding training/education and program development rather than one-off direct services.
Notable grantees: University of Missouri–Kansas City / ATTC, Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, American Osteopathic Academy of Addiction Medicine, Community Anti-Drug Coalition of America (CADCA), Police Assisted Addiction and Recovery Initiative (PAARI)
Grant size is tilted toward mid-sized awards, with a p25 of $66,380, a median of $138,132, and a p75 of $239,638. The recent grants list also shows many much larger awards to a small set of recurring partners, including a single $7.6 million grant and several awards in the hundreds of thousands. This is repeating grantmaking rather than one-off support: several recipients appear across multiple years, including University of Missouri - Kansas City (attc), Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, Kaufman Associates Institute (kai), Columbia University, American Heart Association, Community Anti-drug Coalition of America, American Osteopathic Academy of Addiction Medicine, and National Council for Behavioral Health. The foundation is a regular funder and does not fund individuals.
Giving is national, and every grant in the country distribution goes to US recipients. By city, Kansas City, MO stands out because University of Missouri - Kansas City (attc) appears multiple times at the top of the recent grants list. Other recurring recipient cities include New York, NY; Alexandria, VA; Dallas, TX; and Washington, DC. The top state by grant count is Illinois, while only 2% of grants go to Rhode Island recipients, showing that the foundation’s funding footprint is concentrated well beyond its headquarters state.
It funds academic centers, professional medical societies, public-health intermediaries, and community coalitions. Recent recipients include the University of Missouri - Kansas City (attc), Columbia University, the American Heart Association, Public Health Institute, and Community Anti-drug Coalition of America, mostly for developing educational resources and training.
Yes. The recent grants list shows repeated support for several recipients across multiple years, including University of Missouri - Kansas City (attc), Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, Kaufman Associates Institute (kai), American Osteopathic Academy of Addiction Medicine, and National Council for Behavioral Health.
The grant-size distribution is p25 $66,380, median $138,132, and p75 $239,638. The recent list also includes larger multi-hundred-thousand-dollar awards and one grant above $7 million, so the portfolio ranges from moderate awards to major program support.
The foundation focuses on addiction treatment workforce training, addiction-focused training centers and curriculum development, police-assisted addiction recovery and first-responder diversion programs, capacity-building for community prevention coalitions, and integration of addiction education into medical specialties and hospital systems.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI - KANSAS CITY (ATTC) | KANSAS CITY, MO | $7,621,065 | 2025 | DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND TRAINING |
| RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR MENTAL HYGIENE | MENANDS, NY | $983,321 | 2025 | DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND TRAINING |
| KAUFMAN ASSOCIATES INSTITUTE (KAI) | SPOKANE, WA | $608,839 | 2025 | DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND TRAINING |
| COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY | NEW YORK, NY | $493,150 | 2025 | DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND TRAINING |
| PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE | OAKLAND, CA | $451,090 | 2025 | DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND TRAINING |
| AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC NURSES ASSOCIATION (APNA) | FALLS CHURCH, VA | $400,873 | 2025 | DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND TRAINING |
| MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL | BOSTON, MA | $360,550 | 2025 | DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND TRAINING |
| AMERICAN OSTEOPATHIC ACADEMY OF ADDICTION MEDICINE | OAKBROOK TERRACE, IL | $354,256 | 2025 | DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND TRAINING |
| AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION (AHA) | DALLAS, TX | $338,920 | 2025 | DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND TRAINING |
| COMMUNITY ANTI-DRUG COALITION OF AMERICA (CADCA) | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $326,580 | 2025 | DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND TRAINING |
| CICATELLI ASSOCIATES (CIA) | NEW YORK, NY | $321,465 | 2025 | DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND TRAINING |
| NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH | WASHINGTON, DC | $311,802 | 2025 | DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND TRAINING |
| THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL CORPORATION (BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL) | BOSTON, MA | $253,355 | 2025 | DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND TRAINING |
| NATIONAL COUNCIL STATE COURTS (NCSC) | WILLIAMSBURG, VA | $238,750 | 2025 | DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND TRAINING |
| NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STATE ALCOHOL AND DRUG AGENCY DIRECTORS (NASADAD) | WASHINGTON, DC | $227,633 | 2025 | DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND TRAINING |
| CENTER FOR SOCIAL WORKERS EDUCATION (CSWE) | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $225,713 | 2025 | DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND TRAINING |
| LEGAL ACTION CENTER (LAC) | NEW YORK, NY | $222,637 | 2025 | DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND TRAINING |
| BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER | BOSTON, MA | $213,605 | 2025 | DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND TRAINING |
| NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL WORKERS | WASHINGTON, DC | $203,188 | 2025 | DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND TRAINING |
| PARTNERSHIP TO END ADDICTION (PEA) | NEW YORK, NY | $190,013 | 2025 | DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND TRAINING |
| NATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR HIV EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT | WASHINGTON, DC | $182,798 | 2025 | DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND TRAINING |
| FACES AND VOCIES OF RECOVERY (FAVOR) | WASHINGTON, DC | $180,988 | 2025 | DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND TRAINING |
| POLICE ASSISTED ADDICTION AND RECOVERY INITIATIVE (PAARI) | BOSTON, MA | $162,845 | 2025 | DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND TRAINING |
| DARTNET INSTITUTE | AURORA, CO | $156,549 | 2025 | DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND TRAINING |
| MOBILIZE RECOVERY | LAS VEGAS, NV | $136,275 | 2025 | DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND TRAINING |
| NORTHWEST PORTLAND INDIAN HEALTH BOARD(NPA-IHB) | PORTLAND, OR | $129,942 | 2025 | DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND TRAINING |
| AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE TREATMENT OF OPIOID DEPENDENCE | NEW YORK, NY | $123,711 | 2025 | DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND TRAINING |
| THE CENTER FOR SOCIAL INNOVATION | NEEDHAM, MA | $118,339 | 2025 | DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND TRAINING |
| AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION - APA | ARLINGTON, VA | $117,360 | 2025 | DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND TRAINING |
| AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS | IRVING, TX | $115,595 | 2025 | DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND TRAINING |
| RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE | DURHAM, NC | $100,647 | 2025 | DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND TRAINING |
| ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN INDIAN PHYSICIANS (AAIP) | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | $95,000 | 2025 | DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND TRAINING |
| YALE UNIVERSITY | NEW HAVEN, CT | $91,672 | 2025 | DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND TRAINING |
| SOCIETY OF HOSPITAL MEDICINE | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $80,740 | 2025 | DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND TRAINING |
| AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS | ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL | $77,085 | 2025 | DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND TRAINING |
| FENWAY COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER | BOSTON, MA | $66,419 | 2025 | DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND TRAINING |
| AMERICAN COLLEGE OF MEDICAL TOXICOLOGY | PHOENIX, AZ | $64,852 | 2025 | DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND TRAINING |
| ASSOCIATION FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH IN SUBSTANCE ABUSE | CRANSTON, RI | $63,449 | 2025 | DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND TRAINING |
| AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ADDICTION MEDICINE INC | CHEVY CHASE, MD | $61,050 | 2025 | DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND TRAINING |
| AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS FOUNDATION | LEAWOOD, KS | $59,299 | 2025 | DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND TRAINING |
| COALITION ON PHYSICIAN EDUCATION IN SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS (COPE) | EASTON, MD | $50,997 | 2025 | DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND TRAINING |
| WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY | PULLMAN, WA | $33,291 | 2025 | DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND TRAINING |
| AMERICAN SOCIETY OF PAIN MANAGEMENT NURSES | LENEXA, KS | $25,000 | 2025 | DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND TRAINING |
| AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION | CHICAGO, IL | $23,813 | 2025 | DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND TRAINING |
| NASTAD | WASHINGTON, DC | $16,925 | 2025 | DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND TRAINING |
| NATIONAL JUDICIAL COLLEGE | RENO, NV | $11,510 | 2025 | DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND TRAINING |
| AMERICAN PHARMACISTS ASSOCIATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $5,463 | 2025 | DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND TRAINING |
| UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI - KANSAS CITY (ATTC) | KANSAS CITY, MO | $5,965,000 | 2024 | DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND TRAINING |
| KAUFMAN ASSOCIATES INSTITUTE (KAI) | SPOKANE, WA | $599,988 | 2024 | DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND TRAINING |
| AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION (AHA) | DALLAS, TX | $500,000 | 2024 | DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND TRAINING |
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI - KANSAS CITY (ATTC)
$7,621,065DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND TRAINING
RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR MENTAL HYGIENE
$983,321DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND TRAINING
KAUFMAN ASSOCIATES INSTITUTE (KAI)
$608,839DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND TRAINING
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
$493,150DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND TRAINING
PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE
$451,090DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND TRAINING
AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC NURSES ASSOCIATION (APNA)
$400,873DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND TRAINING
MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL
$360,550DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND TRAINING
AMERICAN OSTEOPATHIC ACADEMY OF ADDICTION MEDICINE
$354,256DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND TRAINING
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION (AHA)
$338,920DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND TRAINING
COMMUNITY ANTI-DRUG COALITION OF AMERICA (CADCA)
$326,580DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND TRAINING
CICATELLI ASSOCIATES (CIA)
$321,465DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND TRAINING
NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
$311,802DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND TRAINING
THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL CORPORATION (BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL)
$253,355DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND TRAINING
NATIONAL COUNCIL STATE COURTS (NCSC)
$238,750DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND TRAINING
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STATE ALCOHOL AND DRUG AGENCY DIRECTORS (NASADAD)
$227,633DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND TRAINING
CENTER FOR SOCIAL WORKERS EDUCATION (CSWE)
$225,713DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND TRAINING
LEGAL ACTION CENTER (LAC)
$222,637DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND TRAINING
BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER
$213,605DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND TRAINING
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL WORKERS
$203,188DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND TRAINING
PARTNERSHIP TO END ADDICTION (PEA)
$190,013DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND TRAINING
NATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR HIV EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
$182,798DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND TRAINING
FACES AND VOCIES OF RECOVERY (FAVOR)
$180,988DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND TRAINING
POLICE ASSISTED ADDICTION AND RECOVERY INITIATIVE (PAARI)
$162,845DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND TRAINING
DARTNET INSTITUTE
$156,549DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND TRAINING
MOBILIZE RECOVERY
$136,275DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND TRAINING
NORTHWEST PORTLAND INDIAN HEALTH BOARD(NPA-IHB)
$129,942DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND TRAINING
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE TREATMENT OF OPIOID DEPENDENCE
$123,711DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND TRAINING
THE CENTER FOR SOCIAL INNOVATION
$118,339DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND TRAINING
AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION - APA
$117,360DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND TRAINING
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS
$115,595DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND TRAINING
RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE
$100,647DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND TRAINING
ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN INDIAN PHYSICIANS (AAIP)
$95,000DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND TRAINING
YALE UNIVERSITY
$91,672DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND TRAINING
SOCIETY OF HOSPITAL MEDICINE
$80,740DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND TRAINING
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS
$77,085DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND TRAINING
FENWAY COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER
$66,419DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND TRAINING
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF MEDICAL TOXICOLOGY
$64,852DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND TRAINING
ASSOCIATION FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH IN SUBSTANCE ABUSE
$63,449DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND TRAINING
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ADDICTION MEDICINE INC
$61,050DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND TRAINING
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS FOUNDATION
$59,299DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND TRAINING
COALITION ON PHYSICIAN EDUCATION IN SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS (COPE)
$50,997DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND TRAINING
WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY
$33,291DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND TRAINING
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF PAIN MANAGEMENT NURSES
$25,000DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND TRAINING
AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
$23,813DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND TRAINING
NASTAD
$16,925DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND TRAINING
NATIONAL JUDICIAL COLLEGE
$11,510DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND TRAINING
AMERICAN PHARMACISTS ASSOCIATION
$5,463DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND TRAINING
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI - KANSAS CITY (ATTC)
$5,965,000DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND TRAINING
KAUFMAN ASSOCIATES INSTITUTE (KAI)
$599,988DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND TRAINING
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION (AHA)
$500,000DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND TRAINING
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