Partners & Sponsors

AARP, the nation’s largest nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to empowering Americans 50 and older, is sponsoring CURED’s PBS broadcast as well as the film’s outreach and engagement campaign. With AARP’s support, the film’s producers are hosting seven AARP-sponsored virtual screenings with a variety of LGBTQ groups and other social justice organizations, including the Southern Poverty Law Center, the Hispanic Heritage Foundation, Born Perfect, and the Point Foundation. These screenings are bringing audiences together to watch the film virtually and discuss the film in a Q&A format.

The American Psychiatric Association Foundation (APAF) is the Presenting Sponsor of CURED’s outreach and engagement campaign. APAF provided a grant of $125,000 to amplify the reach of CURED in classrooms and communities — including medical schools, mental health organizations, LGBTQ groups, and conferences. “We are grateful for the Foundation’s generous support,” said CURED Co-Director Patrick Sammon, “and to its leadership for recognizing the necessity of ensuring that all editorial decisions on the film were made solely by the production team.” Through community-based programs, fellowships, awards, and grants, the APAF addresses critical mental health needs and directs resources where they are needed most. All the Foundation’s initiatives focus on one goal: A mentally healthy nation for all.

JPMorgan Chase, a leading global financial institution, has stepped forward to support the production of CURED. As one of the underwriters of the PBS broadcast in October, JPMorgan Chase has been an essential partner in this production. In 2021, JPMorgan Chase donated $5 million to support initiatives for economic inclusion among the nation’s LGBTQ+ youth, workforce, and elder communities.

Gilead Sciences, a leading biopharmaceutical company that focuses on researching and developing antiviral drugs used in the treatment of HIV, is an underwriter for the PBS broadcast and a supporter of the project’s outreach and engagement campaign. Their backing has helped the filmmakers expand the reach and impact of this documentary in classrooms, communities, and educational institutions. Additionally, Gilead Sciences is an underwriter of the PBS broadcast of the film.

The Better Angels Society, a non-profit organization dedicated to educating Americans about their history through documentary film, is underwriting the PBS broadcast and also providing support for the film’s outreach and engagement campaign. In 2020, CURED won the 2nd prize (out of 150 entrants) in the Library of Congress Lavine/Ken Burns Prize for Film, which recognizes excellence in historical documentary filmmaking. Through this annual competition, The Better Angels Society awarded the filmmakers a cash prize of $50,000, which was used to cover final post-production expenses. Additionally, The Better Angels Society provided support to amplify outreach efforts for the film.

Otsuka, a pharmaceutical company that offers innovative products to better the lives of patients, provided production support for CURED. With Otsuka’s generous sponsorship, the filmmakers had the necessary resources to complete production of the film and ultimately share this important story with audiences.

The AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), which provides cutting-edge medicine and advocacy to more than 1 million patients worldwide, is supporting CURED’s outreach and engagement campaign. This assistance from AHF has allowed the filmmakers to amplify the impact of the film in non-profit organizations and educational settings.

The National Institute for Health Care Management (NIHCM) Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to transforming health care, is supporting the Outreach and Engagement Campaign for CURED. Support from NIHCM is enabling the film’s producers to hold four virtual screening events at medical schools, reaching several thousand future healthcare professionals and significantly amplifying the impact of the film.

In early 2019, CURED was one of seven projects selected from among 280 proposals for co-production support from the Independent Television Service (ITVS). ITVS creates diverse programming for public television with funding from The Corporation for Public Broadcasting. The organization provided significant funding to allow the producers to begin post-production. CURED would not have been completed without support from ITVS.