ESCALADE RECOVERY FOUNDATION

Escalade Recovery Foundation is a Palo Alto–based nonprofit that supports people in recovery from alcohol and substance use disorders through guidance, placement assistance, education and targeted financial aid. The organization was founded by long‑time members of the Bay Area recovery community and focuses on reintegrating people in recovery into mainstream society. Its core services include treatment navigation (inpatient, outpatient and detox placement), recovery house placement, mentorship and community-building programs, scholarships for education and treatment (including the Mark P. Smith Scholarship Fund), and grants to help with urgent needs such as rent, legal fees, transportation and medication. The foundation also provides recovery education materials and periodic retreats. Escalade maintains public tax filings and continues to operate as a donor-facing charity; its most recent filings show ongoing activity and modest annual revenues with program and assistance activity in recent years. Financial summaries for the most recent reported fiscal year indicate roughly nine‑figure-dollar-level contributions relative to its size (annual revenue in the range of ~$90k, expenses higher in that year, and net assets in the mid‑hundreds of thousands), reflecting continued fundraising, grantmaking and service delivery.