About the foundation
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A national mental health movement, over 20 years in.

The Inspiring Children Foundation (ICF) is headquartered in Las Vegas and operates nationally — running youth-led programs in mental health, leadership, and entrepreneurship that have been tested and refined over more than two decades.

Inspiring Children Foundation · 20+ years · IRS 501(c)(3) · EIN 20-1638145
Programs
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Now scaling nationally.

ICF's programming centers on youth development, mental health, leadership, and entrepreneurship — integrating social-emotional learning with real-world leadership experiences. The model is now actively being built out for delivery to organizations across the country.

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01 — Youth-led movement

The Not Alone Challenge

ICF's flagship mental health and belonging movement, co-led by the young people it serves. The Challenge has grown across communities nationwide, anchored by youth leaders, educators, and partners working together on mental health and belonging.

Learn more on inspiringchildren.org →
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02 — Co-founded with Jewel

Jewel Never Broken

Co-founded with Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Jewel, who brings national visibility and a broad partner network to ICF's mission. The program supports young people facing anxiety, depression, and suicidal ideation with the emotional intelligence and mindfulness tools that help them stay alive and find their footing.

Learn more on inspiringchildren.org →
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03 — College pathway

Leadership Cohort

Best-in-class academic mentoring and high-performance development. The program integrates social-emotional learning with real-world leadership experiences — building the discipline, resilience, and decision-making skills that carry students from at-risk backgrounds into top colleges and beyond.

Learn more on inspiringchildren.org →
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 NACC funds go
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Supporting ICF's national expansion.

ICF is actively scaling a curriculum that has been tested and refined over more than 20 years in Las Vegas — building out materials so other organizations can take the model and run it from a fully built system. Funds raised through the Not Alone Corporate Challenge contribute to that expansion: the materials, infrastructure, and partnerships that take ICF's model beyond Las Vegas.

How funds are deployed. ICF determines where NACC contributions are directed within its national expansion work. ICF's 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 →
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