About Us
Our Mission
The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation is committed to alleviating the suffering caused by mental illness by awarding grants that will lead to advances and breakthroughs in scientific research.
Key Figures
100% of every dollar donated for research is invested in our research grants. Our operating expenses are covered by separate foundation grants.
The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation is the nation’s top non-governmental funder of mental health research grants.*
* Source: Rand Corporation
More than 5,600 scientists in more than 605 institutions around the world have received our Grants.
What We Fund
- Our model encourages new and innovative research in that we are able to support new ideas from bottom up generated by scientists.
- Examples include the early support for optogenetics, deep brain stimulation for treatment-resistant depression, transcranial magnetic stimulation, and rapid-acting antidepressants.
- Examples include the early support for optogenetics, deep brain stimulation for treatment-resistant depression, transcranial magnetic stimulation, and rapid-acting antidepressants.
- Each of these important breakthroughs received initial key support from grants provided by the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation.
- 100% of every dollar donated for research is invested in our research grants. Our operating expenses are covered by separate foundation grants.
How We Do It
The Foundation funds the most innovative ideas in neuroscience and psychiatry to better understand the causes and develop new ways to treat brain and behavior disorders.
These illnesses include
- Addiction
- Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Anxiety
- Autism
- Bipolar Disorder
- Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)
- Depression
- Eating Disorders
- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Schizophrenia
- Suicide Prevention
The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation is the nation’s top non-governmental funder of mental health research grants.
We believe that better treatments and advancements come from scientific discovery.
We only fund scientists whose research is reviewed and recommended by our all-volunteer, world-renowned Scientific Council representing every major discipline in brain and behavior research.
The $461+ million in grants awarded by the Foundation since 1987 has resulted in over $4.6 billion in additional research funding for these scientists.
To dramatically improve the lives of those with mental illness and ultimately enable people to live full, happy, and productive lives.
Learn More About the Foundation
WhoWe Are
The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation is a global nonprofit organization focused on improving the understanding, prevention and treatment of psychiatric and mental illnesses.
OurImpact
Beginning in 1987, the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation was providing seed money to neuroscientists to invest in “out of the box” research that the government and other sources were unwilling to fund. Today, Brain & Behavior Research Foundation is still the leading, private philanthropy in the world in this space.
OurPeople
Meet the people who make up the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation. Our staff of experts, passionate Board of Directors, and Scientific Council which includes Nobel prize winners and chairs of psychiatric departments around the world.
Annual Report& Financials
We take our responsibility to our donors seriously and believe that our financial operations must be transparent. We're proud to say that 100% of your contribution for research is invested directly in research grants.
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