2022
ANNUAL REPORT
INSTITUTE
OF
MENTAL
HYGIENE
INVESTING IN CHILDREN
ANNUAL REPORT 04
Mission and Core Values
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Introductory Letter from E.D. and Board President
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Trauma-Informed Programs for Young People
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Summary of Grants by Type
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Advocacy Grants
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Core Support Grants
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School-Based Grants
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Early Childhood Grants
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Community-Based Grants
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End of Year Financial Statement for 2021
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Board of Directors
contents
2022
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corevalues
mission IMH’s mission is to promote the optimal mental health
To add mental health services to
for children and their families in New Orleans.
and their families in New Orleans.
existing programs that serve children
To leverage our funds through
I MH BELIEVES that mental health must be defined broadly and recognizes
partnering with other organizations that
that the development of optimal mental health (sometimes referred to as
are interested in adding mental health
social-emotional development) is affected by many factors.
services to their existing programs.
WE BELIEVE that it is important to build on successes by promoting best
To help build bridges between providers
practices and innovative approaches that offer promise.
in low-income communities and
WE BELIEVE that issues of race and culture affect mental health and the
mental health and child-serving
universities and other mainstream
provision of services and should be addressed.
institutions, and to encourage
WE BELIEVE that our grants should support programs that intentionally
about mental health.
and specifically address the social-emotional development of lowincome and/or underserved children and their families in Orleans parish. WE BELIEVE that early intervention and prevention are the most effective approaches to promoting optimal mental health in children and
community voices in conversations
To build mental health leadership capacity in the community. To support efforts related to advocacy,
their families in our community.
infrastructure development, and
WE BELIEVE that families are fundamental to their children’s social and
effectiveness of mental health groups
emotional development and should be supported in their parenting.
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STRATEGIC PRIORITIES
improving the organizational in New Orleans.
LETTER FROM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND BOARD PRESIDENT
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n 2022, IMH returned to our usual two cycles of grantmaking and made 22 new grants totaling $694,008 to support the optimal mental health of children and families. This annual report details those investments and provides our most recent financial statements. On April 30, 2022, New Orleans voters approved an unprecedented local investment of their tax dollars in expanding access to high-quality
early care and education. This investment of approximately $21 million annually for the next 20 years represents the single largest expansion of publicly-funded early care and education seats in New Orleans history. It also makes New Orleans a national leader for local investment in high-quality early childhood education for infants and toddlers during the critical early years of brain development. This success builds on years of work by the New Orleans Campaign for Grade-Level Reading that IMH led the re-launch of in 2016 and the engagement of many of our grantees. In 2022, IMH continued to make advocacy, core support, and early childhood grants to support this expansion and to fill gaps for families with young children. We also continued our efforts to address the youth mental health needs that have been exacerbated by the pandemic. As concerns have risen about crime, murder, and suicide, IMH has made important investments in partners who delivery a variety of trauma-informed programming – from running to literacy to yoga – for young people to ensure they have the support to succeed. Most recently, IMH committed $300,000 over a two-year period starting in 2023 to support the design and establishment of a Center for Family and Community Healing at the Southern University of New Orleans School of Social Work. The Center will raise awareness and help the community respond to Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and support trauma-informed systems of care. The new Center will train stakeholders who work with children on ACEs, Trauma-informed Systems of Care and Mental Health First Aid while also training diverse practitioners with lived experience to enter the mental and behavioral health workforce. In 2022, we also welcomed two new board members: Deena Gerber, LCSW, and Kathleen Zuniga, CPA. We also are saying goodbye to longtime board member, Carol Wise, whose term ends this year. We acknowledge Carol for her decades of leadership for children and families in our community and appreciate her service as a board member. We look forward to continuing our work in 2023 to promote the optimal mental health for children and their families in New Orleans.
D A V I D F R A N C I S R O N A L D P . M C C L A I N Board President Executive Director
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C R EAT I NG A NE T O F T RA U MA -IN F O RME D PRO GRA MS F OR Y O U NG P E O P LE The COVID pandemic exacerbated the existing mental health challenges for young people. As a result of increased mental health needs and decreased connections to care due to the pandemic, the American Association of Pediatrics declared a national emergency in child and adolescent mental health in the fall of 2021. Research by the Institute of Women & Ethnic Studies found that New Orleans youth show symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) at four times the national average. IWES’ research found one in five New Orleans children had witnessed a murder; one in three witnessed domestic violence; four in 10 had seen someone shot, stabbed, or beaten; and more than half had someone close to them murdered. As New Orleans has made national headlines this year for the highest murder rate among major U.S. cities, young people’s exposure to violence and trauma has only increased with significant adverse results. According to the Louisiana Department of Health, suicide is now the second leading cause of death among New Orleans area children ages 10 to 14. Meanwhile, a New Orleans Health Department Behavioral Health Council survey found that one in four New Orleans public school students have behavioral health needs but 62% of schools do not have the resources to address these needs.
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IMH has a longstanding track record of investing in young people’s mental health across school and community-based settings as a key buffer to mitigate the adverse impacts of exposure to violence, trauma, and poverty. In 2022, IMH made the following grants to increase young people’s access to trauma-informed programming across settings: • 826 New Orleans to provide elementary school students with trauma-informed afterschool literacy programming. • T he Center for Resilience for the implementation of the Preventing Long-Term Anger and Aggression in Youth (PLAAY) program across multiple school and community-based settings. • Jewish Family Service of Greater New Orleans for their Teen Life Counts suicide prevention curriculum. • L ouisiana Center for Children’s Rights to support social workers in screening hundreds of legal system-involved children for mental health concerns and connecting them to appropriate therapeutic care. • N ew Orleans Youth Alliance to support evaluation of their Soul Rebels professional development program that has trained hundreds of educators and youth development professionals in integrating trauma-informed strategies into their instruction and programming. • S pecial Education Leader Fellowship for special education teachers to better nurture, support, and teach students who have experienced trauma. • Yeah! Yoga to provide trauma-informed yoga and mindfulness classes for legal system-involved youth. • Y outh Run NOLA to support distance running as a key strategy to improve mental health through increased physical activity. • S upport social emotional learning and soft skills development in schools and communities through the Beautiful Foundation, Dominican Sisters of Peace, unCommon Construction, and YouthForce NOLA. In addition to these grants, IMH continues to work with a wide variety of partners to advocate for increased access to trauma-informed programming and mental health services for young people.
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grants
SUMMARY OF GRANTS BY TYPE
Grant making at IMH is guided by our mission, our core values, and the areas of focus selected by the Foundation. IMH funding is limited, by charter, to Orleans Parish. We do not fund capital projects or individuals. For grant application guidelines, deadlines and details, please visit www.imhno.org or call (504) 566-1852.
GRANT TYPE
GRANT COUNT
TOTAL GRANT AMOUNT
Advocacy
2
$80,000
Core Support
1
$150,000
Community-Based
9
$189,008
Early Childhood
5
$160,000
School-Based
5
$115,000
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$694,008
GRANT FUNDING TOTALS
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ADVOCACY GRANTS IMH supports advocacy as a strategy to work toward increased public support for the full range of mental health services for children and their families and toward the development of policies and regulations that promote quality in the supports and services available to all children. IMH also supports organizational efforts to increase and strengthen the voices of children, parents, and caretakers in their communities; and we will support convenings to better inform the public on issues relating to children’s optimal development and mental health.
GRANTEE
DESCRIPTION
GRANT PERIOD
TOTAL GRANT AMOUNT
Policy Institute for the Children Geaux Far: Uplifting Parents and Providers in of Louisiana Early Childhood Advocacy 2022 $30,000 ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Propeller: A Force for Social Innovation Propeller Early Childhood Education Support 2022 $50,000 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
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NANCY J. ARONSON CORE SUPPORT GRANTS IMH provides Core Support Grants to mental health organizations with a proven record of accomplishment. These grants are intended to provide stable yet flexible dollars to organizations addressing the mental health needs of children and their families. These grants are named the Nancy J. Aronson Core Support Grants Program in recognition of the 16-year tenure of the first director of IMH and her commitment to supporting the work of nonprofits in the community. Applications are by invitation only.
GRANTEE
DESCRIPTION
GRANT PERIOD
TOTAL GRANT AMOUNT
Agenda for Children Core Support for three years 2022-2024 $150,000 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
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COMMUNITY-BASED GRANTS IMH supports efforts to increase the availability of prevention, early intervention, and treatment services in community settings. Such efforts might include the co-location of mental health services with other well-utilized services for children and their families. IMH supports the provision of services in locations that are easily accessible to vulnerable populations. We also support the development of partnerships and collaborations between multiple organizations that serve the same population.
GRANTEE
DESCRIPTION
GRANT PERIOD
TOTAL GRANT AMOUNT
Big Class 826 New Orleans Literacy-Based After School Program 2022 $10,000 ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Dominican Sisters of Peace Helping Gert Town youth transform their lives 2022 $19,008 Peace Center ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Louisiana Center for Children’s Rights Early Intervention: Helping Traumatized Children in 2022 $25,000 the Legal System Access Mental Health Care ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– New Orleans Youth Alliance Soul Rebels Series Evaluation and Report 2022 $25,000 ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– The Beautiful Foundation, Incorporated The Beautiful Foundation - Virtually Beautiful 2022 $30,000 ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– unCommon Construction unCommon Construction Apprenticeship Program 2022 $20,000 Framing Character Initiative ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Volunteers of America Mentoring Children of Promise (MCP): Changing the 2022 $20,000 Southeast Louisiana Trajectory of At-Risk Youth ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Yeah! Yoga Yeah! Yoga: Trauma-Informed Yoga & Meditation Classes 2022 $10,000 for New Orleans Juvenile Justice System Youth ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Youth Run NOLA Youth-Centered Community Distance 2022 $30,000 Running Program –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
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EARLY CHILDHOOD GRANTS IMH seeks to strengthen and sustain policies, programs, and providers focusing on early childhood and families with children ages birth to six years. Through this grantmaking program, IMH funds programs to: increase the number of children ready for kindergarten by building their social and behavioral skills; increase the social and emotional well-being of children in early childhood programs; assist parents and caretakers in parenting their children; and improve the effectiveness of parents and organizations in advocating for programs and policies that address the social and emotional needs of young children. In reviewing applicants, we look for the use of evidence-based approaches. IMH will also fund early intervention and treatment programs for young children with mental health issues.
GRANTEE DESCRIPTION GRANT PERIOD TOTAL GRANT AMOUNT Covenant House New Orleans
Perinatal care for young homeless pregnant mothers 2022 $25,000 to improve health and outcomes of unborn baby. –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Kingsley House Retaining High Quality Talent in Early Learning 2022 $50,000 Classrooms ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Presbyterian Children’s Homes and Services New Orleans Child and Family Program (CFP) 2022 $10,000 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– The New Orleans Women & Early Childhood Supports for Homeless Families 2022 $25,000 Children’s Shelter –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– TrainingGrounds, Inc TrainingGrounds’ Pre-Birth to Five Resource HUB 2022 $50,000 ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
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SCHOOL-BASED GRANTS IMH defines comprehensive mental health services as the range of services necessary to address the barriers to learning that many children experience. We are especially interested in efforts that address the barriers that stem from emotional and behavioral issues and problems, which must be integrated with efforts to address barriers that stem from learning and physical health problems. We believe that comprehensive mental health services need to be rooted in a school climate that welcomes and nurtures students and their families. IMH supports the use of prevention programs to build the social and emotional competence of the entire school population.
GRANTEE DESCRIPTION GRANT PERIOD
TOTAL GRANT AMOUNT
Breakthrough New Orleans Breakthrough New Orleans: Students Teaching Students 2022 $10,000 (Isidore Newman School) –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Center for Resilience Preventing Long-Term Anger and Aggression in Youth 2022 $40,000 (PLAAY) in New Orleans ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Jewish Family Service of Greater Teen Life Counts (TLC) 2022 $15,000 New Orleans –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Special Education Leader Fellowship Special Education Teacher Cohorts 2022 $15,000 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– YouthForce NOLA YouthForce NOLA’s Whole-School Approach to Social 2022 $35,000 Emotional Learning for Post-Secondary Success ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
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INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HYGIENE OF THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS
S T A T E M E N T O F F I N A N C I A L P O S I T I O N Year ended December 31, 2021 (With Summarized Financial Information at December 31, 2020)
ASSETS ––––––––––––––––––––––––
2021
2020
2021
2020
Accounts payable Excise tax payable Current portion of grants payable Other liabilities
$ 34,124
$ 33,749
Total Current Liabilities
CURRENT LIABILITIES
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents Prepaid expenses Overfunded grant receivable Total Current Assets
LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS –––––
$ 1,248,131 4,504
$ 2,415,353 6,530
21,083
21,083
1,273,718
2,442,966
49,047
6,188
484,838
787,388
0
32,900
568,009
860,225
0
24,155
568,009
884,380
27,806,252
25,835,305
$28,374,261
$26,719,685
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
Furniture and equipment Less: Accumulated depreciation
14,819
14,819
14,681
14,438
Total Property and Equipment
138
381
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Grants payable, net Total Liabilities
NET ASSETS
Without donor restrictions
OTHER ASSETS
Investments Total Other Assets
27,100,405
24,276,338
27,100,405
24,276,338
TOTAL ASSETS
$28,374,261
$26,719,685
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS
S T A T E M E N T S O F A C T I VITIES
STA TEM ENTS O F CASH F LOWS
Year ended December 31, 2021 (With Summarized Financial Information at December 31, 2020)
Year ended December 31, 2021 (With Summarized Financial Information at December 31, 2020)
2021
2020
$ 2,691,412
$ 5,349,934
2021
2020
Program Services: Grants made to charitable organizations
337,609
392,055
Supporting Services: Management and general
415,756
345,095
TOTAL EXPENSES
753,365
737,150
1,970,947
4,612,784
REVENUES AND GAINS (LOSSES)
Investment return, net EXPENSES
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
2021
2020
$ 1,970,947
$ 4,612,784
243
208
(2,358,999)
(5,237,549)
2,026
21,932
Increase (decrease) in payables
(283,471)
51,979
Increase in other liabilities
(32,900)
32,900
(702,154)
(517,746)
(35,056,115)
(13,520,185)
34,591,047
14,016,049
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Increase (decrease) in net assets Adjustments to reconcile increase in net assets to net cash (used for) operating activities: Depreciation
Net realized and unrealized (gains) losses on investments (Increase) decrease in prepaid expenses
Net cash (used for) operating activities 2021
2020
BEGINNING OF YEAR
25,835,305
21,222,521
Purchase of investments Proceeds from sale of investments
END OF YEAR
$27,806,252
$25,835,305
Net cash provided by (used for) investing activities
(465,068)
495,864
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
(1,167,222)
(21,882)
NET ASSETS
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Cash and cash equivalents Beginning of year End of year
2,415,353
2,437,235
$ 1,248,131
$ 2,415,353
SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION
Interest paid Excise taxes paid
$
0
$ 41,864
$
0
$ 4,681
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board
CURRENT BOARD OF DIRECTORS David Francis
Allison Boothe Trigg, Ph.D.
PRESIDENT
Caleb Didriksen Martin Drell, M.D.
Katie M. Gibert, CPA
Deena Gerber, MSW, LCSW, BACS
VICE PRESIDENT
Myrialis King Saundra Levy
Tap Bui, MPH
Maggie Runyan-Shefa
SECRETARY
Aqua Stovall Mark Taliancich, PhD, LPC-S
Mia D. Merrell
Jilla K. Tombar
TREASURER
Krystal M. Vaughn, Ph.D., LPC-S, NCC, RPT-S Kevin Wilkins
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Ronald P. McClain, JD, LCSW-BACS
Carol Wise
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Kathleen Zuniga, CPA
I N S T I T U T E O F M E N TA L H Y G I E N E 1055 St. Charles Avenue, Suite 350, New Orleans, LA 70130 phone (504) 566-1852 fax (504) 566-1853
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