National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression
The National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression (NARSAD), now the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation (BBRF), is the United States’ largest non-governmental funder of mental health research, having awarded over $430 million across 6,200+ grants to more than 5,100 scientists worldwide since 1987. NARSAD-funded Distinguished Investigator grants supported early research into ketamine’s antidepressant mechanism at Columbia University, as well as studies of salvinorin A pharmacology and ketamine augmentation of electroconvulsive therapy for depression.
Foundations & Philanthropy Snapshot
Grant-Making OrganizationsClassification
Public Charity / Non-Profit
Geography
Global
Coverage
Global
Last Verified
Apr 10, 2026
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Auto-backfilled baseline philanthropy profile from existing category tags and website. Manual enrichment recommended for recipient-level details.
Verification
Verified
Psychedelic Focus
Psychedelic-Adjacent Focus
Engagement Status
Unknown
Verification Notes
Verified as legacy NARSAD naming mapped to established psychiatric research grantmaking programs.
Quick Facts
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- Non-Profit
- HQ
- United States
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