Our Impact - Rare Impact Fund

By the numbers Making Impact with Our Partners

The Rare Impact Fund is transforming the youth mental health landscape by mobilizing over $20+ million in funds with our philanthropic partners, including corporate, foundation, and community. The Rare Impact Fund supports 30 nonprofit organizations in the form of grants and contributions across 5 continents.

Through our direct investments, The Rare Impact Fund supported projects that reached

1.9M+

Young People

2,900

Educational Systems

121,000

Educators

446,900

Community Members

857

mental health resources

In addition to providing project-based support, the Rare Impact Fund gave flexible grants to organizations that reach approximately:

2.2M young people

175K educational systems

29K educators

600K community members

134 mental health resources developed

Partnering with the Rare Impact Fund has allowed Didi Hirsch to expand our suicide prevention outreach and education efforts in Southern California and beyond. Thanks to their support, we’ve been able to build and launch the Didi Hirsch Academy, an accessible online training platform with suicide prevention content for students, parents, teachers, and counselors. We’ve also been able to grow our in-the-field Suicide Prevention Center training & outreach in the community to reach more young people in person.
- Sandri Kramer Suicide Prevention Program Director, Didi Hirsch

By supporting JED’s comprehensive approach to systems change, JED’s partnership with the Rare Impact Fund has shone a light on the real impact to be had when making systemic changes and deploying JED’s comprehensive approach. This has shifted the youth mental space as more funders are exploring ways in which they can have a significant impact on the field.
- Adee Shepen Chief Growth Officer, JED Foundation