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).

The Etheridge Foundation’s fundraiser Dinner With ME On Broadway was a fabulous success!

Hosted and emceed by Melissa, event attendees were treated to a multi-course meal plus entertaining talks from guest speakers, a thrilling live auction, and special gift bags.

An enormous thank you to our event sponsor Park West Gallery and all of our supporters!

“The Princess of Pop Art” Allison Lefcort has painted a custom piece in support of the Etheridge Foundation.

While the original painting will be auctioned, the work is available as a poster or deluxe print on canvas - with all proceeds to benefit the Etheridge Foundation!

We’re humbled to receive the gift of Alli’s inspired artwork and grateful to Park West Gallery for supporting this project.

The Etheridge Foundation and Park West Gallery invite our friends to join us in NYC on September 27 for Dinner with ME on Broadway.

Hosted by Melissa Etheridge, this intimate fundraiser takes place at Bond 45 in Manhattan’s Theater District.

The Etheridge Foundation is proud to share that we have earned the GuideStar 2023 Gold Seal of Transparency.

Melissa Etheridge gave three powerful appearances in Denver on June 21, with a keynote discussion at the MAPS Psychedelic Science 2023 conference, remarks at an intimate salon-style reception with the War on Drugs podcast, and finally a solo acoustic performance as a benefit show for the Etheridge Foundation later that evening.

The Etheridge Foundation and the ShineMaker Foundation are delighted to announce that we have combined matching grants to fund an open-label feasibility study on psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy at the University of British Columbia (UBC) - Okanagan. 

The Etheridge Foundation is giving away a pair of tickets to see Melissa’s special solo acoustic show at the Bluebird Theater in Denver on 6/21!

The Etheridge Foundation is pleased to award a donation to a pilot study evaluating the safety and efficacy of LSD to decrease opioid use by chronic pain patients who have misused opioids.

Partnering this grant and our cannabis-related grant, we’ve also made Root Relationship Contributions to the Indigenous Medicine Conservation (IMC) Fund in support of their Peyote-related biocultural conservation programs.

In a milestone partnership for the Etheridge Foundation, the ShineMaker Foundation has pledged a generous three-year commitment for a yearly grant match.

The Etheridge Foundation is proud to announce that we have awarded a $15,000 grant to the Psychae Institute for the development of a full study protocol trialing the use of a botanical ayahuasca analogue as a treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD).

Melissa Etheridge will be playing a special solo acoustic performance on June 21, 2023, in Denver, CO as a benefit for the Etheridge Foundation.

This rare, intimate show will take place at the Bluebird Theater following Melissa’s keynote conversation at the MAPS Psychedelic Science 2023 conference earlier in the day.

The Etheridge Foundation has awarded a $25,000 grant to Dr. Staci Gruber’s Marijuana Investigations for Neuroscientific Discovery (MIND) Program at McLean Hospital.

The Etheridge Foundation is pleased to welcome the founding members of our Community and Care Advisory Board, Juliana Mulligan and Deidre Fuller, LPC.

The Etheridge Foundation’s 2023 Choose Only Love online charity auction runs February 13 - 18, 2023, offering 39 one-of-a-kind experiences, memorabilia, art, music, and more.

Visit ebay.com/etheridgefoundation to view and bid on this incredible array of treasures – with all proceeds to the Etheridge Foundation.

Anna Symonds has been named as the Executive Director of the Etheridge Foundation, following a successful 2022 as Program Manager.

The Etheridge Foundation has begun an ongoing effort that we intend to become a precedent and practice for all research-funding organizations: Root Relationship Contributions.

For every research grant that we make, we will also contribute an additional 5% companion grant to Indigenous-led biocultural conservation projects related to the plant medicine being studied.

The numbers are in, and the net proceeds from our Etheridge Island-related fundraising events came to $149,765.32!

(That rounds up to a cool $150k.)

Many thanks to our dedicated team of supporters and volunteers.