Staunton Farm Foundation
Staunton Farm Foundation is a Pittsburgh-based private foundation (established 1937) that makes grants to improve behavioral health and support people with mental illness and substance use disorders across ten southwestern Pennsylvania counties. The website lists mission, history, board and staff, contact information, grant programs, and current calls for applications (2026 capacity-building grants).
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A nonprofit providing behavioral health or substance-use support services in southwestern Pennsylvania (particularly the foundation’s listed counties), or a regional nonprofit proposing capacity-building projects that strengthen mental health services.
Good Fit
- • Programs focused on mental health treatment, workforce capacity, or services for people with substance use disorders.
- • Proposals emphasizing capacity building, staffing, training, or service expansion in southwestern PA.
- • Demonstrated local presence or partnerships in the foundation’s service counties.
- • Clear budgets and measurable outcomes for client-facing behavioral health services or workforce development.
Geography
Giving is heavily concentrated in Pennsylvania (about 93% of dollars in the latest year) with only small awards outside the state; the observed footprint is regional rather than national.
Recipient Variety
The latest year shows roughly 80 distinct recipients and dozens of grant purposes, indicating a broad and diverse recipient portfolio rather than a tiny closed circle.
New Applicants
Direct evidence supports newcomer access: the latest year included about 58 new recipients and the foundation publishes a public grant portal and application instructions, so unfamiliar applicants appear able to enter the portfolio.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
