About the foundation
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A national mental health movement, 25 years in.

The Inspiring Children Foundation helps young people and families rise above life's hardest challenges — including anxiety, depression, and other mental health struggles — through a whole-human approach to physical, social, emotional, and mental health. Headquartered in Las Vegas, its youth-led, evidence-based programs have been refined over 25 years and now reach communities across the country.

Inspiring Children Foundation · 25 years · IRS 501(c)(3) · EIN 20-1638145
The heart of the work

Built on relationships, one young person at a time.

Everything ICF does runs on mentorship — mentors and young people showing up for each other, year after year. It's how a curriculum becomes a community, and how someone facing their hardest moment finds a person in their corner.

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A mentor and young person in an Inspiring Children Foundation program
Programs
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A whole-human approach, across many programs.

ICF meets young people where they are — mental health, leadership, housing, and mentorship — through a connected set of programs refined over 25 years in Las Vegas and now reaching communities across the country.

01 — Mental health

Not Alone Program

ICF's mental health and belonging curriculum, and the awareness work behind its World Mental Health Day programming each October 10.

Learn more on inspiringchildren.org →
02 — Mental health

Jewel Never Broken

Free online mental health tools and community co-created with Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Jewel, reaching over 1.6 million people with mindfulness and evidence-based support.

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03 — Leadership

Wolfington Family Leadership

Leadership, entrepreneurship, and life-skills development built on ICF's 10 pillars of growth — the same tools executives get, adapted for young people.

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04 — Support

Family Assistance

Grants, housing help, and wraparound care for youth and families facing displacement, homelessness, or extreme poverty.

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05 — Support

Transitional Housing

Stable homes with live-in house parents, giving young people the security to heal, grow, and earn their way forward.

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06 — Mentorship

Mentorship Through Tennis

With the Bryan Brothers and NO QUIT Tennis Academy, using sport to build character, discipline, and a pathway to college scholarships.

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The Not Alone Summit

Top-down meets bottom-up.

While the Not Alone Corporate Challenge rallies the workforce from the ground up, the Not Alone Summit mobilizes the philanthropists, founders, and cultural leaders with the scale to move the needle from the top down. It convenes the people who can reshape how the world talks about — and invests in — mental health.

Past speakers and honorees have included
  • Dr. Blaise Aguirre, MDMcLean Hospital · Harvard Medical School
  • Marc Brackett, PhDYale Center for Emotional Intelligence
  • David Eagleman, PhDStanford Neuroscientist
  • Dr. Lisa DamourClinical Psychologist & NYT bestselling author
  • Daniel H. Gillison, Jr.CEO, NAMI
  • Jaymes BlackCEO, The Trevor Project
  • Lyn Morris, LMFTCEO, Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services
  • Bennett Nemser, PhDSteven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation
  • Tasha Rasolkhani-Kalhorn, PhDFamily Care Center
  • Jon Hershfield, MFTOCD Specialist

"The Davos of human development."

— Jewel · Co-founder, Inspiring Children Foundation
Where the campaign fits in
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How the Not Alone Corporate Challenge helps.

The Not Alone Corporate Challenge is one way people and companies stand behind ICF's work. It brings together three things.

01 — Awareness

A shared moment

Turning World Mental Health Day on October 10 into a visible, national moment that reminds people they are not alone.

02 — Fundraising

Direct support

Channeling donations directly to the Inspiring Children Foundation to sustain and grow its programs.

03 — Free tools

Open to all

Helping keep ICF's mental health tools free for the young people and communities who need them most.

How funds are deployed. ICF determines where contributions are directed across its programs. ICF's IRS Form 990 and audited financials are publicly available.
Impact
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If not for the Foundation, I would not have gone to college.

Frideric Prandecki NC State · Harvard
First graduate of the Inspiring Children Foundation
Program outcomes

More than 90% of leadership cohort participants show measurable mental health improvements. The program maintains an 85% completion rate. 100% of program participants graduate high school — compared to 84% among neighborhood peers. And 95% of leadership program graduates have earned college scholarships to top schools, including Stanford and Harvard.

Leadership
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A board built around the work.

ICF is led by a board of program founders, educators, and youth advocates — including co-founder Jewel, whose national visibility and partner network continue to drive the Foundation's mission. Full board profiles, including the leads behind the Not Alone Challenge, the Leadership Cohort, and Jewel Never Broken, are published on the ICF website.

Meet the ICF board →
Trust & transparency
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Audited. Public. Verifiable.

The Inspiring Children Foundation is a 501(c)(3) public charity, audited annually by an independent accountant. ICF's IRS Form 990 filings are publicly accessible.

Tax status

501(c)(3)

EIN 20-1638145
Marty Hennessy Inspiring Children Foundation

Verification

Public profiles & filings

Listed on Charity Navigator,
Candid / GuideStar, and ProPublica

Audit

Annual independent audit

With audit oversight committee per IRS Form 990

Headquarters

Las Vegas, NV

3339 W. Washington Avenue
Founded 2001

Charity Navigator profile → Candid / GuideStar profile → ProPublica Form 990 filings → inspiringchildren.org →
— The invitation

Stand with us on October 10.

One day. One badge. Thousands of voices reminding people that they're not alone.

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