The Release Recovery Foundation Incorporated
Release Recovery Foundation (Release Foundation) provides scholarships and financial assistance for substance use treatment, sober living, and recovery support. The organization runs community programs and fundraising teams (including marathon teams) and connects clients with treatment and aftercare resources.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A U.S.-based nonprofit treatment or recovery provider that administers scholarships or direct financial assistance for substance use disorder or related mental health treatment, or a sober living program that can document client-level need and outcomes.
Good Fit
- • Operates residential treatment, outpatient treatment, or sober living programs and manages individual scholarships or patient assistance.
- • Can receive and administer grants in the mid-five-figure range (recent grants range roughly from $7.5k to $90.5k).
- • Serves clients who need subsidized access to addiction or mental-health treatment.
- • Has capacity to report on how scholarship funds are allocated and used.
Geography
Observed grants in the latest year went to organizations in 13 different states and the funder distributed most dollars to out-of-state recipients rather than only funding its home state.
Recipient Variety
The latest year shows about a dozen distinct recipients and multiple years show similar counts; many grantees are independent treatment and recovery organizations rather than a single affiliated group, although dollars are somewhat concentrated among the top five grantees.
New Applicants
Direct evidence of access: the funder brought roughly two-thirds new grantees in the latest year and has repeated multi-year patterns of sizable new-recipient rates; while no formal application guidelines are posted, a public contact form and email are provided, supporting realistic entry for unfamiliar applicants.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
