AI now makes it possible to connect human need, philanthropic capital, and behavioral healthcare in ways never before achievable.
InherisAI Mental Health Fund is a first-of-its-kind nonprofit creating a new category where capital meets care. We harness breakthrough technologies to create massive access to behavioral healthcare and transform philanthropy—from the donor experience to the economics of giving to the speed and scale mission is delivered.
Inheris employs ethical AI in service of humanity, changing what philanthropy can become.
AI lets us connect people in need to people who want to help, and move philanthropic funding for treatment to the point of care. We’re not betting on technology to replace care. We’re harnessing it to make sure more people receive the care they desperately need. Intelligent philanthropy. Immediate Impact.
Learn more about the technology driving the revolution.
Transforming how generosity flows to meet human need.
To make mental health care financially accessible to all, empowering every person to choose the care that’s right for them.
Donors make the best decisions about their giving, and individuals make the best decisions about their care.
Care begins immediately—no funding delays, no delayed care, no friction between donor intent and impact.
Connecting people through shared human experience, purpose and generosity. People helping people live better lives.
Not 95%. Not “most.” 100% of every gift funds evidence-based treatment for people who can’t afford it. InherisAI, our for-profit affiliate, provides the administration and technology at no cost to the Fund. 100% Pure Philanthropy™ is a cornerstone of the Inheris Mental Health Fund and a fundamental commitment in our founding charter.
Demand has never been higher. More people are reaching out for help than ever before. At the same time, providers are leaving insurance networks, public programs are stretched thin, and patients who finally find the courage to reach out are turned away because they can’t afford to see the provider that can help them.
Insured or not, most Americans simply cannot afford a $400 bill, much less high deductibles, months of copays, or out-of-pocket costs to see a provider who doesn’t accept insurance. Affordability is the number-one barrier to care.
“Early intervention is particularly crucial for children with mental health issues, and the cost of care is often a barrier to obtaining help. The speed with which InherisAI can bridge this gap for underserved populations by providing immediate funding for care while the patient is in the building is vital to helping meet patients where they are at RIGHT NOW.”
— Angela Pon · Mind24/7
This crisis touches everyone.
I learned this first hand through the struggles of a single mom fighting for her gifted son battling anxiety, depression and worse.
For us and for those families and individuals struggling with mental health challenges, AI is enabling us to address the crushing societal problem of mental health and unleash the wellspring of American philanthropy and goodness at an unprecedented scale.
I know that Inheris will truly transform lives.
— Ron Van Horssen, Founder, Chairman & CEO, InherisAI, Inc.
Read Ron’s letter in its entirety hereReal people. Real care. Right now.
Donors chose the impact they want their gift to make (teens in South Phoenix battling addiction, veterans in rural areas enduring PTSD, new mothers struggling with postpartum depression). Donors may be as specific or as broad as they like. A gift of any size joins a pooled fund dedicated to the impact the donor wants to have.
AI matches donor intent to individuals with a verified financial need. Gifts are pooled into Care Awards of $2,500 each, the average cost to access up to six months of treatment for one person who otherwise would delay or defer care.
Treatment begins with a vetted provider of each individual’s choosing. Selecting the right provider, not just the one willing to take a particular insurance or offering a sliding scale option, is critical to better treatment outcomes and lasting functional improvement.
The pilot combines gifts of all sizes into discrete awards — direct support that gets a real person into care right away. No gift is too small; together they add up to lives changed.
Gifts of every amount are pooled together.
Combined into 400 Care Awards of $2,500 each.
400 real people access the care they couldn’t otherwise afford.
Funds are deployed immediately. Your gift doesn’t sit. It goes to work the moment it’s given, getting people into care now.
Our pilot is deliberately rigorous. We’re concentrating $1M into 400 Care Awards delivered through a first cohort of provider partners. Every dollar is tied to measurable outcomes against a clear baseline. We don’t do this alone. Inheris works hand in hand with leading providers who bring the clinical expertise, patient relationships, and accountability that make this work real. These are our launch partners.
Largest U.S. outpatient mental-health network and the pilot’s scale anchor.
A 30+ clinician virtual clinic; for many patients, the only psychiatric option.
Southlake, TX practice with veteran care, a certified sex therapist, and clinician training.
Multi-state cash-pay practice serving individuals, couples, adolescents and trauma survivors.
“Early intervention is particularly crucial for children with mental health issues, and the cost of care is often a barrier to obtaining help. The speed with which InherisAI can bridge this gap for underserved populations by providing immediate funding for care while the patient is in the building is vital to helping meet patients where they are at RIGHT NOW.” — Angela Pon · Mind24/7
“It expands access to behavioral health services when a patient needs it, which is so important given the life-threatening risks associated with delayed care.” — Sean Peterson · CEO, Strata Behavioral Health
“The program is an amazing way to help people caught in the gap due to insurance copays and high deductibles.” — Dr. Robin Potter · Biltmore Psychology
“This is groundbreaking! We’re in the process of starting an IOP program for SUD and MH. This program could potentially assist with support.” — Dr. D’Anthony Harris · Interlinked Counseling
Real people, caught in the gap between needing care and being able to afford it. Government and insurance will never provide the funding needed to address the crisis — which is exactly the gap Inheris closes. Hover over a portrait to read their story.
Inheris isn’t a traditional charity. We’re building a living platform and ecosystem that pairs generosity with existing clinical capacity and routes it, intelligently, to the people who need it most. Early donors aren’t just funding care, they’re helping shape the model itself.
Your support validates the model, the provider network, and the infrastructure that will move philanthropic capital to care at scale, far beyond this pilot.
Founding gifts help us learn and refine how donors connect to impact, so generosity becomes more transparent, more personal, and more powerful over time.
This is the rare moment to help launch a new category in philanthropy where capital meeting care, and prove a model the whole sector can follow.
This is the rare moment when an early gift proves a model that can reach millions. Help us fund the pilot — starting now. 100% of every gift funds a person’s care. All expenses are covered by InherisAI, the operating company, so nothing is taken from your donation.
InherisAI Mental Health Fund, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt nonprofit organization. Contributions are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. View our IRS determination letter.
Prefer to give by check, wire, or DAF? Email amc@inherisai.com.
The InherisAI team unites deep expertise across technology innovation, behavioral health, and philanthropy.
A strategic, organizational, technology and financial visionary, and an award-winning entrepreneur who has built and led companies from early stage to $100M+ across B2B and B2C. Ron pioneered the early commercialization of MRI and built the world’s largest diagnostic imaging company in the mid-1980s through 1992, delivering 40x returns. He has advised NASA, Los Alamos and Idaho National Laboratory and served as a medtech venture partner. M.S., Industrial Administration, Carnegie Mellon; B.S. (honors), Chemical Engineering, South Dakota Mines. Inc. Magazine and Arthur Young Entrepreneur of the Year.
A senior healthcare philanthropy and growth leader with 25+ years building philanthropic enterprises and mobilizing capital at scale. Alyssa has led campaigns generating $208M+ and personally secured $61M+ in gifts, with leadership spanning oncology, behavioral health, palliative care, and safety-net systems — including Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center, Valleywise Health, and Ryan House. B.A., English Literature, University of Arizona.
A transformational behavioral-health executive with 25+ years driving strategic growth, operational excellence, and innovation across complex healthcare systems. Miles previously led growth and operations at Aligned Telehealth (acquired by Amwell) and held leadership roles at Horizon Health/UHS and Acadia Healthcare. He has held LCSW licenses in California and Colorado for 25+ years, pairing executive leadership with frontline clinical expertise. M.S.W., Cal State Fresno; B.A., UC Santa Barbara.
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