The Nick Traina Foundation Grants

The Nick Traina Foundation Grants

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: The Nick Traina Foundation
Last Updated: September 22, 2025

Summary

The Nick Traina Foundation is dedicated to supporting organizations focused on mental health issues, particularly manic-depression and suicide prevention. While currently only accepting proposals from the San Francisco Bay Area, the foundation prioritizes smaller nonprofits with annual revenues between $750,000 and $8 million. It also offers assistance to musicians facing mental health challenges, emphasizing a community-centered approach to mental illness treatment and family support.

Overview

Note: At this time, we are not accepting grant proposals via our website. Due to the overwhelming amount of proposals received, we are focusing on those proposals from the San Francisco Bay Area only at this time. Background The Nick Traina Foundation (NTF) supports organizations involved in the diagnosis, research, treatment, and/or family support of manic-depression, and other forms of mental illness, suicide prevention, child abuse and children in jeopardy, and provides assistance to struggling musicians in the areas of mental illness. The NTF may give special consideration to proposals that address manic-depression in children and young adults.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Grants are awarded to organizations with IRS §501(c)(3) classification.These non-profit organizations can apply for one grant each calendar year.

Ineligibility

Unfortunately, requests for grants from private individuals cannot be considered.The Nick Traina Foundation is not an information and/or referral source.