Scattergood Behavioral Health
The Thomas Scattergood Behavioral Health Foundation (Scattergood Foundation) is a Philadelphia-based foundation that funds and supports behavioral health initiatives through grants, participatory funds, special grant programs, and program-related investments. The site hosts publications, project descriptions, and services/consulting offerings and lists staff and contact information.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Community-based or institutional programs focused on behavioral health, mental health, substance use, overdose prevention, or community resilience—especially organizations serving Pennsylvania (notably Philadelphia); applicants should be prepared to engage in learning/impact work and to manage grants in the foundation’s common mid-size range.
Good Fit
- • Programs focused on behavioral health, substance use, or mental health
- • Direct service or community resilience work in Pennsylvania, particularly Philadelphia
- • Capacity to manage grants typically in the $10K–$50K range (with occasional larger awards)
- • Willingness to participate in learning, evaluation, or partnership activities
- • Organizational ties or partnerships with local coalitions and community networks
Geography
Observed giving is highly state-focused: in the latest year about 92% of grant dollars stayed in Pennsylvania, with small out‑of‑state awards across a handful of other states.
Recipient Variety
The foundation funded a large and diverse set of organizations in the latest year (158 grants to 93 distinct recipients) with many small-to-mid sized awards and low dollar concentration across top recipients, indicating broad recipient variety for the funder’s scale.
New Applicants
Direct evidence shows substantial entry by new organizations (63 new recipients in the latest year, roughly 68% of that year’s recipients), and the foundation publishes application/contact information and staff contacts, all suggesting unfamiliar applicants can plausibly access funding.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
