Hanley Foundation
Hanley Foundation is a Florida-based nonprofit dedicated to eliminating addiction through prevention, advocacy, treatment, and recovery support. The foundation operates treatment facilities (Hanley Center and Headwaters) in West Palm Beach and runs prevention programs, scholarships (e.g., Lifesaver and Phoenix scholarships), and community initiatives across Florida. Recent site content and reports show active programming and impact metrics through 2024.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Established charities or institutions working on addiction prevention, treatment, recovery support, and related health or education programs, especially those able to absorb mid-size to large institutional grants or partner on programmatic scholarships and services.
Good Fit
- • Program focus on substance use disorder prevention, treatment, recovery, or related community health/education work.
- • Ability to manage institutional grants or scholarship programs (evidence of larger grants to universities and medical centers).
- • Geographic relevance to states where the foundation has funded (historically FL and OH, also IN, NY, IL).
- • Willingness to engage through formal written requests or established institutional channels.
Geography
Observed grants in the latest year were paid to organizations in five states and the foundation has multi-state giving across the three-year record, indicating a multi-state footprint rather than a strictly local funder.
Recipient Variety
The foundation funded between six and ten distinct recipients each year over three years (8 distinct recipients in 2024) and shows a mix of universities, medical centers, and smaller charities, so the recipient set is reasonably broad for the funder's size despite a few large-dollar awards.
New Applicants
Behavioral evidence shows substantial turnover (8 of 10 grantees were new in 2023; 4 of 8 new in 2024) and a visible application/contact route exists, but the foundation's materials also state awards are preselected and written requests are preferred, creating mixed signals about how readily an unfamiliar applicant can enter the portfolio.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
