The Etheridge Foundation is pleased to announce a $34,000 grant to the Good Medicine Collective to fund an innovative new program at Riverbird Clinic in Portland, Maine.

GATHER (Group-Assisted Therapy, Healing, and Expanded Recovery) is a pilot program designed to evaluate the feasibility of delivering group ketamine-assisted therapy for people in recovery within a community-based setting.

The Etheridge Foundation’s inaugural Rock Jam fundraiser, held October 30, 2025 in Newport Beach, CA was a resounding success, raising over $1 million to support our mission.

The Etheridge Foundation is excited to announce a $50,000 grant to the University of California at Irvine (UC Irvine) Sussan Samueli Integrative Health Institute in support of Dr. Richard Harris’s study, Central Neural Actions of Ibogaine in Opioid Use Disorder (OUD).

The Etheridge Foundation has made a $20,000 grant to the National Psychedelics Association Foundation (NPA) Foundation in support of its advocacy to reschedule psilocybin, and open access for therapeutic use.

The Etheridge Foundation is excited to be the presenting sponsor for the upcoming Beyond Addiction Conference, the first psychedelic conference in the world focused on plant medicine, research and recovery.

Taking place online September 19–21, 2025, Beyond Addiction is devoted entirely to exploring the role of psychedelic therapies in addiction recovery.

The Etheridge Foundation is honored to make a $40,000 grant to our allies Heroic Hearts Project in support of their next veterans retreat. Along with the retreat grant, we’ve made a $4,000 Root Relationship Contribution to Indigenous-led ayahuasca biocultural conservation projects.

Etheridge Foundation Advisor Greg Mech convened a special gathering hosted by our partners UC Irvine on February 20, in support of our shared project: creating a Center for Transformative Healing of Opioid Use Disorder.

The event featured a fireside chat with Melissa Etheridge and a thoughtful panel discussion with Etheridge Foundation Executive Director Anna Symonds, and UCI Deans Jan Hirsch and Bill Maurer.

Via a donation to our allies the Indigenous Medicine Conservation (IMC) Fund, the Etheridge Foundation has contributed $5,000 in support of the fifth Indigenous Ayahuasca Conference.

The ICEERS ibogaine study in Spain, to which the Etheridge foundation awarded our very first grant, has released some preliminary research results.

The Etheridge Foundation is collaborating with the University of California Irvine (UC Irvine) to create the University’s first Center for Transformative Healing of Opioid Use Disorder (OUD).

Our shared goal is to establish a first-of-its-kind research center dedicated to pioneering plant-based medicine and psychedelic therapies for OUD.

In support of Etheridge Foundation allies Heroic Hearts Project (HHP), Melissa Etheridge performed at HHP’s Operation: Freedom To Heal Gala in Los Angeles on December 5, 2024.

The Etheridge Foundation, in partnership with our ally ShineMaker Foundation, is proud to announce our grant to Usona Institute in support of their groundbreaking research on 5-MeO-DMT, a promising compound with potential therapeutic applications for PTSD, substance abuse disorders, and various other mental health conditions.

In concert with the launch of our Giving Circle, the Etheridge Foundation held a special forum and dinner on Oct 24 at the beautiful Irvine Barclay Theatre, in partnership with our friends at UC Irvine.

This was a truly magical evening, where supporters of the Etheridge Foundation and UC Irvine gathered with open minds and hearts to hear about how we can bring transformative healing to one of America's most devastating epidemics: the opioid crisis.

The Etheridge Foundation 2024 "Falling Up" online auction will run from Monday, October 28 at 9 am Pacific, to Saturday November 2 at 3 pm Pacific.

Hot items include autographed vinyl, drum heads, clothing, art, and more. Visit www.32auctions.com/EF2024 to make your bids!

In late September, Melissa wrote to Kansas Governor Laura Kelly in support of a young man named Deshaun Durham, in advocacy with the Last Prisoner Project.
Read Melissa’s letter.

Tribeca Festival attendees were blown away by the premiere of Melissa Etheridge: I'm Not Broken on June 14th at the Beacon Theater in New York City, followed directly by a rocking live performance by Melissa. 

The Etheridge Foundation is pleased to announce that we have raised our Root Relationship Contributions (RRCs) from a 5% to 10% match of the research grant.

The Etheridge Foundation is proud to be a Gold Sponsor for the 2024 Neurodovergent Psychedelic Conference, taking place online on February 24.

The countdown is on to the Etheridge Foundation’s Choose Only Love annual online auction, with one of a kind items from our very own rock star, Melissa Etheridge! Bidding kicks off on Feb 12 at 12 pm PST and closes Feb 17 at 12 pm PST.

The Etheridge Foundation is excited to announce a $25,000 contribution to the University of New Mexico (UNM) for their pilot study of MDMA-Assisted Therapy (MDMA-AT) for the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in people with Opioid Use Disorder (OUD).