The mission of the Marion E. Kenworthy-Sarah H. Swift Foundation is to advance the mental and emotional health of young people up to the age of 26. It aims to support innovative programs in social work, psychiatry, preventive psychiatry, and community mental health. The foundation emphasizes the importance of teamwork and collaboration among helping professions to improve understanding and welfare in all mental health areas affecting young people's emotional health.
The grant program prioritizes advancing mental and emotional health for children and youth up to 26 years old, focusing on innovative programs within the realms of social work, psychiatry, preventive psychiatry, and community mental health. Eligible proposals must aim to provide clinical and mental health services to this demographic and be based within the five boroughs of New York City. The foundation expresses a strong preference for funding general operations of organizations and sets a minimum grant amount of $25,000.