The Jed Foundation
The Jed Foundation is a New York–based nonprofit that protects emotional health and prevents suicide among teens and young adults. The site describes JED’s work with high schools, colleges, community organizations, and individuals and provides resources, programs, and advocacy materials.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A school, college/university, or youth mental-health organization running programs for teens and young adults with clear ties to suicide-prevention or campus/high-school mental-health initiatives.
Good Fit
- • Works directly with high schools, colleges, or school districts.
- • Provides evidence-based suicide-prevention or emotional-health programming for teens and young adults.
- • Can deploy programmatic services at the institutional level (school, district, campus).
- • Is able to show outcomes or alignment with the funder's campus/high-school program models.
Geography
Observed grants in the latest year reached 18 states; New York received about 37% of dollars but 63% of funding went out of state, indicating a multi-state/national footprint.
Recipient Variety
The latest year shows 61 distinct recipients across schools, colleges, and community institutions, with many small-to-midsize grants; there is no evidence of affiliated-only recipients despite one large award concentrating 31% of dollars.
New Applicants
Across three years no repeat grantees were observed and all 61 recipients in 2024 were new, which—combined with program-level contact routes on the website—strongly suggests unfamiliar applicants have a plausible path into the portfolio.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
