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Grants for Substance Abuse & Recovery Programs

If you run a substance use treatment or recovery program, this page is your starting point. Bespoke Grants tracks 1,653 foundations that fund substance abuse & recovery programs — together $29.56B in recent grants. Below are the most active funders. Every one links to a full giving profile, and Bespoke Grants will rank all 1,653 against your organization's specific mission and location, free.

1,653
Foundations that fund substance abuse & recovery programs
$29.56B
Recent grant funding
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Foundations that fund substance abuse & recovery programs

Ranked by total recent giving. Click any funder for its full profile — giving history, grant recipients, focus areas, and how to apply.

#FoundationBased inAnnual giving
1Direct ReliefSanta Barbara, CA$1.46B
2Natl Christian Charitable Fdn IncAlpharetta, GA$1.30B
3The Ford FoundationNew York, NY$760.8M
4Navigate Affordable HousingBirmingham, AL$639.4M
5Foundation to Promote Open SocietyNew York, NY$593.3M
6The Chicago Community TrustChicago, IL$576.9M
7The Robert Wood Johnson FoundationPrinceton, NJ$532.0M
8The Bloomberg Family Foundation IncNew York, NY$497.1M
9Walton Family Foundation IncBentonville, AR$496.2M
10The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA$471.3M
11The Leona M and Harry B HelmsleyNew York, NY$440.9M
12Wellspring Philanthropic Fund IncNew York, NY$428.2M
13The Andrew W Mellon FoundationNew York, NY$420.9M
14The Jpb FoundationNew York, NY$359.4M
15National Fish and Wildlife FoundationWashington, DC$323.2M
16Kaiser Foundation Health Plan IncOakland, CA$312.6M
17John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (consolidated)Chicago, IL$311.5M
18Sequoia Climate FoundationIrvine, CA$305.4M
19Wk Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI$295.1M
20The Simons Foundation IncNew York, NY$294.0M
21Los Angeles Regional Food BankLos Angeles, CA$283.2M
22Gordon E and Betty I Moore FoundationPalo Alto, CA$272.1M
23Sergey Brin Family FoundationSan Francisco, CA$245.8M
24The San Francisco FoundationSan Francisco, CA$228.0M
25Kaiser Foundation HospitalsOakland, CA$226.8M
26Laura and John Arnold FoundationHouston, TX$212.5M
27The Sherwood FoundationOmaha, NE$212.4M
28Conrad N Hilton FoundationAgoura Hills, CA$207.6M
29Greater Chicago Food DepositoryChicago, IL$203.1M
30Central Florida BehavioralTampa, FL$202.2M

This list is ranked by size. Yours should be ranked by fit.

The funders above are the biggest — not necessarily the right ones for your substance abuse & recovery programs. Bespoke Grants ranks all 1,653 against your actual mission, service area, and budget, and shows you why each matches. Free, no credit card.

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How substance abuse & recovery programs should approach these funders

A long list of funders is only useful if you approach them well. Three things matter more than the size of your substance abuse & recovery programs: fit, evidence, and the first contact. Fit means the funder's stated priorities, the population they serve, and the geography they fund genuinely overlap with your work — funders reject far more proposals for poor fit than for weak programs. Evidence means a specific, concrete description of the need you address and what your funding will change. And the first contact is rarely a full proposal: most private foundations prefer a brief letter of inquiry, and many fund only organizations they already know — so a warm introduction or a short, well-targeted note is the realistic way in.

Frequently asked questions

How do I find grants for substance abuse & recovery programs?
Start with foundations that already fund substance abuse & recovery programs — our index lists 1,653. Match them to your specific mission, location, and budget, then approach the best fits with a brief letter of inquiry rather than a cold full proposal.
How many foundations fund substance abuse & recovery programs?
Bespoke Grants tracks 1,653 foundations that fund substance abuse & recovery programs, representing $29.56B in recent grants.
Do these foundations accept unsolicited applications?
Some do; many do not. Each foundation's profile shows what is known about its application process. Where a funder does not accept unsolicited proposals, relationship-building is still the path in — it is rarely a dead end.

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How this list is built. Bespoke Grants indexes 13M+ grants from 225,000+ U.S. foundations in public IRS Form 990 filings. This page shows foundations whose documented giving reaches substance abuse & recovery programs. Funder names link to full giving profiles. Always confirm a funder's current priorities before applying.