What Progress Foundation does

Progress Foundation is a private, 501(c)(3) non-profit behavioral health agency founded in 1969 by Steve Fields during California's de-institutionalization movement. The organization operates 19 programs across San Francisco, Napa, Sonoma, and Marin counties, serving approximately 3,000-4,500 individuals annually who experience serious mental illness and co-occurring substance use disorders. Its service continuum spans three tiers: crisis residential treatment (1-2 week stays as alternatives to psychiatric hospitalization), transitional residential treatment (3-month to 1-year stays supporting longer recovery), and supported/independent housing. Specialized programs target distinct populations including seniors over 60 (Rypins House, Carroll House), mothers with children (Ashbury House - California's first licensed intact-family treatment setting), transitional-age youth, and Spanish-speaking clients (La Posada, La Amistad).

The organization's underlying "technology" is the Principles of Social Rehabilitation treatment philosophy: normalized home-like residential environments, active client participation in treatment planning, individualized goals, calibrated clinical risk-taking for skill development, and a diverse trained workforce. Programs are deliberately sited in residential neighborhoods rather than commercial districts to reduce stigma. The Integrated Primary Care Outreach for Persons with Mental Illness (IPCOM) Project, established in 1995 with UCSF School of Nursing, embeds nurse-managed primary care into residential facilities and is nationally recognized as an integrated care model.

Revenue is generated through four streams: annual contracts with county behavioral health departments (San Francisco, Napa, Sonoma), Department of Housing and Urban Development grants supporting housing programs, private foundation grants (Gasser Foundation, CA Wellness Foundation, Community Foundation Napa Valley, Auction Napa Valley) for specific programs such as the Napa Emancipated Foster Youth initiative, and tax-deductible donations from individuals and organizations. The go-to-market model is referral-driven via county mental health systems, hospital emergency departments, outpatient clinics, and a dedicated Mental Health Triage Team; the organization does not market to end consumers. Independent living apartments charge residents 30% of income. The organization does not publicly disclose financial figures.

Name

Progress Foundation

Legal name

Progress Foundation

Website

https://progressfoundation.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1969

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Progress Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit mental health agency operating 19 programs across San Francisco, Napa, Sonoma, and Marin counties, providing community-based crisis residential, transitional residential, and supported housing services to approximately 3,000-4,500 individuals annually with serious mental illness.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Behavioral Health Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Vocational Rehabilitation Services (6243)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Youth Mental Health, Counseling & Wellbeing (Education-Linked) Nonprofits (BPAGADAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Benefits Counseling & Financial Literacy for Transition-Age Youth (EDAKANAJ)

Keywords

• Community mental health services
• Behavioral health programs
• Crisis residential care
• Supported living services
• Nonprofit health agency

Headquarters

HQ city

San Francisco

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. County Health Department Contracts: Primary funding source through annual contracts with San Francisco, Napa, and Sonoma county health departments. Revenue is received for providing community-based mental health services including crisis residential treatment, transitional residential, and supported living programs.
2. Government Grants: Department of Housing and Urban Development grants supporting housing-related programs and services.
3. Private Foundation Grants: Grants from private foundations for specific programs such as the Napa Emancipated Foster Youth Programs, funded by Gasser Foundation, Auction Napa Valley, CA Wellness Foundation, and Community Foundation Napa Valley.
4. Donations: Tax-deductible donations from individuals and organizations supporting the non-profit's mission. Donors receive letters verifying donations to the 501(c)(3) organization.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Progress Foundation is a non-profit community-based behavioral health agency founded in 1969 in San Francisco that provides crisis residential treatment, transitional residential programs, and supported living services for individuals with mental health needs. The organization operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year, offering free mental health services through specialized programs including deaf services and monolingual services.

Product overview

Progress Foundation is a private, non-profit mental health agency providing community-based behavioral health services across San Francisco, Napa, Sonoma, and Marin counties through 19 programs. The organization operates a continuum of care structured across three main levels: Crisis Residential Treatment Programs (including Avenues, Dore Clinic & Dore House, Harstad House, La Posada, Progress Place, Progress Sonoma, and Shrader House) offering intensive 24-hour therapeutic environments averaging 1-2 week stays as alternatives to psychiatric hospitalization; Transitional Residential Treatment Programs (including Ashbury House, Bella House, Clay Street House, Cortland House, La Amistad, Loso House, Parker Hill Place, Progress House, and the Seniors Program) providing 3-month to 1-year residential support for longer-term recovery goals; and Independent Housing Programs (Cooperative Living Apartments and Independent Living Apartments) offering case-managed and self-directed housing options. Additional services include a Mental Health Triage Team for crisis evaluation and the IPCOM Project providing integrated primary care. Programs are specifically designed for severely disabled individuals with mental illness and co-occurring substance abuse, with specialized offerings for seniors, mothers with children, transitional-age youth, Spanish speakers, and clients leaving institutional settings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Crisis Residential Program

Named customers4 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) School of NursingcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1995IPCOM Project (Interprofessional Primary Care Outreach for Persons with Mental Illness) is a nurse-managed primary care service established in 1995. UCSF Nurse Practitioners and students work collaboratively with Progress staff, consultant psychiatrists, and pharmacy doctoral students to provide health screenings, treat illnesses and injuries, and support health education within the mental health residential treatment framework. This partnership is nationally recognized as an innovative outreach model for integrated primary and behavioral health care and serves as a cornerstone for clinical training.
• San Francisco County Health DepartmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary funding source through annual contracts reviewed to ensure effective, fiscally responsible care. County health department contracts support the full spectrum of programs from crisis residential to transitional residential treatment.
• Napa County Health DepartmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnual contracts for Napa programs including Progress Place, Bella House, and Napa Supported Living Program.
• Sonoma County Health DepartmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnual contracts for Sonoma programs including Parker Hill Place, Progress Sonoma, and Harstad House.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Caminar: Caminar (formerly Mental Health Association of San Mateo County) provides behavioral health, supported housing, and vocational services in the Bay Area under similar county contract models, directly comparable in target population and funding structure.
• Telecare Corporation: Telecare is a California-based behavioral health nonprofit operating crisis residential, transitional housing, and outpatient mental health programs similar to Progress Foundation's continuum. Both serve counties under contract for community-based alternatives to institutionalization.
• Crestwood Behavioral Health: Crestwood operates a network of residential mental health and psychiatric rehabilitation facilities across California serving seriously mentally ill adults, with comparable county-contract funding and crisis residential program models.
• Westside Community Services: Westside Community Services provides community-based mental health, case management, and supportive housing services in San Francisco under city/county contracts, serving similar client populations with comparable voluntary-admission residential programs.
• Bonita House: Bonita House operates licensed community-based mental health residential and supported living programs in Alameda and Contra Costa counties, with comparable social rehabilitation philosophy and county-contract revenue model.
• Seneca Family of Agencies: Seneca is a Bay Area nonprofit providing intensive mental health, behavioral, and wraparound services for children, youth, and families, sharing Progress Foundation's geographic footprint and county-contract revenue model.
• Baker Places: Baker Places is a San Francisco nonprofit providing residential mental health treatment, supported housing, and case management for adults with serious mental illness, operating programs in overlapping geography and contracting with the same San Francisco Department of Public Health.

Broad incumbents

• Kaiser Permanente Behavioral Health: Kaiser Permanente's integrated behavioral health program serves Medi-Cal and commercial members in the Bay Area with psychiatric, crisis, and residential services, competing for both clients and clinical staff in the same labor market.
• Stanford Health Care Behavioral Health: Stanford Health Care operates behavioral health and psychiatric crisis services as part of a broader academic health system in the Bay Area, offering overlapping crisis and outpatient capabilities but as one component of a much larger portfolio.

Regional players

• Mental Health Association of San Francisco: Mental Health Association of San Francisco is a regional advocacy and direct-service nonprofit addressing mental health stigma, peer support, and wellness programs in the same geography, overlapping partially in client base and referral networks.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/progress-foundation

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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