About Mental Health Association of New York City
To help all people achieve mental and emotional well-being through groundbreaking solutions that deliver high-quality support, when, where, and how they need it.
Focus Areas
Mental healthSuicide prevention / crisis interventionDisaster emotional supportCommunity mental health programsAdvocacy and policyTraining and education
Who They Fund
childrenfamiliescaregivers/parents
Funding Style
direct serviceprogram supportemergency/crisis intervention
About Mental Health Association of New York City
The Mental Health Association of New York City Inc directs large-scale support to lifeline services, with the biggest recent awards going to Crisis Text Line Inc, The Trevor Project Inc, and EMPACT - Suicide Prevention Center. Those grants point to a clear emphasis on suicide prevention and crisis intervention delivered through high-volume support systems. Across the recent grants list, the foundation also backs organizations serving deaf communities, behavioral health access, and crisis lines that operate across multiple states. The pattern is not limited to a single provider. Crisis Text Line Inc appears in both 2024 and 2025 with awards of $13,721,000 and $20,605,966, while The Trevor Project Inc received $10,312,932 in 2024 and $19,161,451 in 2025. Similar repeat support shows up for Centerstone, Deaflead, Community Crisis Services Inc, Contact Care Line Inc, and Volunteers of America Ww. The grants indicate a funder that favors operating-scale support for organizations running direct-response services, especially those tied to lifeline services.
What Mental Health Association of New York City Funds
The foundation’s clearest cause area is suicide prevention and crisis intervention. It gave $15,429,749 to EMPACT - Suicide Prevention Center for lifeline services and $4,274,544 to Solari Inc for the same purpose, showing continued support for crisis-response infrastructure. It also funds specialized access points for different communities. Deaflead received $8,518,773 for lifeline services, indicating support for crisis communication tailored to deaf users. In LGBTQ youth support, The Trevor Project Inc received $19,161,451 for lifeline services. Behavioral health access is another thread: Carelon Behavioral Health Inc received $4,918,765 for lifeline services. The grant list also includes community crisis providers such as Community Crisis Services Inc and Response Crisis Center, both tied to lifeline services.
How Mental Health Association of New York City Gives
Typical grant size is wide-ranging: the 25th percentile is $9,000, the median is $56,113, and the 75th percentile is $1,547,000. That spread suggests a mix of smaller awards and very large operating grants. Recipients appear across multiple years, including Crisis Text Line Inc, The Trevor Project Inc, Centerstone, Deaflead, Community Crisis Services Inc, Contact Care Line Inc, and Volunteers of America Ww, which points to recurring support rather than one-off giving. The foundation is a grantmaker, not an individual-giving vehicle, and it does not make program-related investments.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$189.7M
Total Assets
$171.8M
Total Revenue
$347.6M
Total Expenses
$359M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $9K and $1.5M, with a median of $56K.
25th Percentile
$9K
Median
$56K
75th Percentile
$1.5M
Geographic Reach
National47 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
Cara McNulty
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