FRANK RIDGE MEMORIAL FOUNDATION

New York, NY · EIN 464536780 · Form 990EZ · FY2025 · NTEE Z99 · Unknown · Micro (<$100K)

revenue

$44K

expenses

$78K

net assets

$37K

employees

—

mission · from form 990

Research, create and facilitate learning seminars for community members and mental health practitioners (who earn NY State required continuing education for participation). Provide meaningful part-time employment for individuals living well with mental illness. Present BIPOLAR & THE ENGLISH CHANNEL to open conversation about mental health.

profile · synthesized from sources

Frank Ridge Memorial Foundation promotes mental health awareness through educational seminars and theatrical presentations. The organization serves both mental health practitioners, who earn continuing education credits, and individuals living with mental illness, who are offered part-time employment opportunities. Based in New York, it uses performance and dialogue to foster public conversation around bipolar disorder and mental wellness.

named programs · 2 · from sources

What they call their work

BIPOLAR & THE ENGLISH CHANNEL

Theatrical presentation designed to open public dialogue about mental health, particularly bipolar disorder, and support individuals living with mental illness

Learning Seminars

Facilitated educational sessions for community members and mental health practitioners, offering NY State-approved continuing education credits

activities · 3 groups

What they do

Professional Certification and Continuing Education 1 activity
- Facilitates learning seminars with continuing education credit
  
  Creates and facilitates learning seminars for community members and mental health practitioners, who receive NY State continuing education credit.
Mental Health Education and Awareness 1 activity
- Presents public mental health dialogue program
  
  Presents the program "BIPOLAR & THE ENGLISH CHANNEL" to promote public dialogue about mental health.
Psychiatric Rehabilitation and Recovery Services 1 activity
- Provides part-time employment for individuals with mental illness
  
  Provides part-time employment opportunities for individuals living with mental illness.

financials · form 990EZ · fy2025

revenue

Total revenue$44K

Contributions & grants$26K60%

Program service revenue$18K40%

Investment income$00%

Other revenue$0

expenses

Total expenses$78K

Program expenses—

Admin / overhead—

Fundraising—

Salaries & benefits$0

Grants paid out$0

balance sheet

Total assets$37K

Cash—

Investments—

Liabilities—

Net assets$37K

1 years on record · 2025–2025

leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2025

Who runs it

paid leadership · 1

Name	Title	Hours/wk	Compensation
Julie Ridge	President & Treasurer	40	$37K

strategies · 2

How they approach the work

Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.

Employment-Based Recovery Support 7 orgs

methodology: employment_based_recovery
By providing employment opportunities tailored for individuals managing mental illness, we support their recovery and community integration, because meaningful work fosters stability, purpose, and social inclusion that are critical to long-term mental health outcomes.
shared approach: Integrated Recovery and Employment →
Incentivized Professional Engagement

methodology: incentivized_professional_engagement
By offering continuing education credits as incentives for mental health practitioners to attend learning seminars, we increase participation and the dissemination of knowledge, because practitioners are more likely to engage when professional development is formally recognized.