The SEF Blog
Field notes, tools & updates
Research breakthroughs, access-fund news, and a few interactive tools to explore what your support makes possible, from the team carrying forward Sheri Eckert's legacy.
There are 1.8 million people incarcerated in the United States
That is why this fund exists. It is open right now, we are still accepting applications, and we are still issuing awards.
We would rather let the people our funds exist for do the talking. Inside the full post:
- A letter from a rabbi in their 70s, on what changed.
- A letter from Henry Fields, who leads the Inward Dive Fund.
- Eight voices from the people our two open funds exist for.
- How to nominate someone you know, in four steps.
More from the blog
Every foundation update, in one place. New posts drop in here as we publish them.
There are 1.8 million people incarcerated in the United States
Henry Fields on why this fund exists, the retreat we ran this summer, and the research sitting alongside it.
Continue readingIn their own words + nominate someone
We are awarding $100,000+ in grants between now and December. This month we would rather let the people our funds exist for do the talking.
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“The gift I had longed for” - A letter from a rabbi in their 70s
After 50 years in the rabbinate, they joined a CLRF cohort of seven rabbis at a summer retreat. The letter they wrote says more about this work than we ever could.
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Quietly building, and now ready to share.
$250,000+ in grants open across our funds, plus new research, a policy tracker, and a new site.
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A new chapter: become a monthly sustainer
We're going monthly, plus the fourth access fund, a growing research incubator, and a clearer path to affordable psilocybin care.
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Two new access funds, breakthrough research at 100× cost-efficiency, plus what's ahead
Two new $700k access funds, ~100× more cost-efficient research, and how to help bring back Horizons Northwest in 2026.
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The estimators, savings models & national policy atlas live on the Research Incubator
We brought the interactive tools together in one place so they always run on the latest Census, CMS and MACPAC data, the reach and Medicaid-savings estimators, the payer scenario lab, and the state-by-state policy map.
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Help us make psychedelic healthcare accessible to all
Every dollar stretches further inside the state-regulated model. Your support funds real-world research and puts legal, supported care within reach for the people who need it most.
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We send infrequent, long updates. To stay in the loop on our research, funds, and 2026 plans, reach out anytime at info@sherieckert.org.