Frequently asked questions

A Los Angeles 501(c)(3) nonprofit. It pays for addiction and mental health treatment through treatment scholarships, runs the free Creative Arts Community Center in Culver City, and is planning a recovery campus in West Los Angeles.

Robby Patrick founded The Blackburn Foundation in 2023 and serves as its President. The Foundation launched in November 2023. About the Foundation.

Yes. The Blackburn Foundation is a 501(c)(3) public charity, EIN 36-5017255.

Since November 2023 it has raised about $1.95 million, awarded more than $1.65 million in treatment scholarships and helped more than 100 people into treatment. Figures as of October 2026. Our impact.

The office is at 12326 Venice Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90066. Call (888) 305-5422.

It is part of the Blackburn family of organizations, The Blackburn Group, with Blackburn Recovery Services and Blackburn Clinical Services.

Funding that pays for some or all of a person’s addiction or mental health treatment. Read the guide.

Depending on need: intervention, detox, residential treatment, intensive outpatient treatment, sober living and transitional housing, therapy and psychiatry, mentoring and spiritual counseling, and aftercare. Every scholarship is decided case by case. Levels of care, explained.

No. Scholarships are open to people across the United States.

Yes. You can apply for yourself, for someone you love, or for a client. See how to help a loved one get into treatment.

Fill out the online application or call (888) 305-5422. It has 7 short sections and takes about 20 to 30 minutes.

We review the application, call to learn more, and build a plan with you and the treatment team. Submitting an application does not guarantee a scholarship.

Yes. Application information is private and encrypted, and it is used only to review the application. See our Privacy Policy.

Treatment scholarships help individual people pay for treatment, and every scholarship is decided case by case.

Ask every program the same questions, from how soon care can start to what support continues afterward. Use our questions to ask a treatment program.

Yes, to the extent allowed by law. The Blackburn Foundation is a 501(c)(3) public charity, EIN 36-5017255.

Yes. Give to the Treatment Scholarship Fund, the Creative Arts Community Center, or where it is needed most. Donate.

Yes. Givebutter emails a receipt for every online gift.

Yes. Choose Monthly, or the honor or memory option, in the giving form.

Many employers do. Ask your HR team and use our EIN, 36-5017255.

Call (888) 305-5422 or send us a message. See also Partners and Sponsorships.

A free place for music, art and community in Downtown Culver City, and a project of The Blackburn Foundation. It was built for people navigating addiction and recovery, and for the neighborhood around it.

3814 Willat Ave, Culver City, CA 90232.

No. All programming is free, inclusive and low-barrier. There is no audition and nothing to prove.

Yes. The center is open now, with a Grand Opening on Saturday, October 24, 2026. Events and the calendar are at bfcacc.org.

SAMHSA counts creative endeavors among the meaningful activities that give recovery purpose, and research on music therapy is promising. Read how creative arts can support recovery.

Founding Director Randy Browne. About the center.

A planned campus of more than 20,000 square feet in West Los Angeles, bringing treatment, wellness, work and community into one place. See the plan.

The campus is targeted for 2028. It is a separate project from the Creative Arts Community Center.