Mind Science Foundation
EIN 741384861
Possibly inactive.
Last 990-PF filing on record is from 2023
(3 years ago). Verify before investing time in an application.
Total Given 2016–2023
$525K
30 grants · $66K avg/year
based on 8 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
<$100K/yr
micro funder
capacity
$15K
typical small grants · $4K–$30K
grant size
12%
transactional · 3/25 multi-year
repeat
$781K
Assets (2023)
25
Distinct Recipients
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No — Preselected Only
Phone
(210) 821-6094
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $43K | $776K | $470K | 7 |
| 2017 | $55K | $692K | $541K | 2 |
| 2018 | $117K | $640K | $539K | 8 |
| 2019 | N/A | $574K | $522K | N/A |
| 2020 | $75K | $619K | $562K | 4 |
| 2021 | $63K | $587K | $492K | 3 |
| 2022 | $72K | $618K | $611K | 3 |
| 2023 | $100K | $781K | $474K | 3 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 30 grants on record
Minimum
$500
25th Pctl
$4K
Median
$15K
Average
$17K
75th Pctl
$30K
Maximum
$40K
Geographic Distribution
Officers & Directors
PD
Patricia Diaz Dennis
7 yrs
Chair
Leadership
AK
Alan Kramer
8+ yrs
Imn. Past Chair
Leadership
JP
Joshua Essery Psyd
2 yrs
Vice Chair
Leadership
MG
Meriam M Good
5 yrs
Executive Director
Leadership
RH
Randi Brosterman Hutchens
2 yrs
Treasurer
Leadership
AM
Amelita Mauze
5 yrs
Secretary
Leadership
TS
Tom Slick
2 yrs
Lifetime Trustee
SP
Sean Guillory Phd
Trustee
JK
Jeff Kerr
3 yrs
Trustee
AK
Amanda Keammerer
2 yrs
Trustee
JP
Jenny Hsieh Phd
6 yrs
Trustee
JM
Juan Ramos Dominguez Md
Trustee
TK
Travis Kowalski
2 yrs
Trustee
CD
Cat Dizon
Trustee
KP
Kimberley Phillips Phd
6 yrs
Institutional Trustee
BB
Brian Beem Jr
2 yrs
Trustee
SM
Sudha Seshadri Md
Institutional Trustee
JK
James Keys Jr
2 yrs
Institutional Trustee
RP
Robert Elde Phd
8+ yrs
Chief Scientific Officer
TP
Tom Stone Phd
5 yrs
Vice Chair / Chief Education Off
Leadership
AK
Alan Kramer
8+ yrs
Imn. Past Chair
Leadership
PD
Patricia Diaz Dennis
7 yrs
Chair
Leadership
MG
Meriam M Good
5 yrs
Executive Director
Leadership
RH
Randi Brosterman Hutchens
2 yrs
Treasurer
Leadership
AM
Amelita Mauze
5 yrs
Secretary
Leadership
JP
Joshua Essery Psyd
2 yrs
Trustee
TS
Tom Slick
2 yrs
Lifetime Trustee
RR
Rose Reyes
4 yrs
Trustee
JK
Jeff Kerr
3 yrs
Trustee
AK
Amanda Keammerer
2 yrs
Trustee
JP
Jenny Hsieh Phd
6 yrs
Trustee
DS
Daniela Gonzalez De Serna
Trustee
TK
Travis Kowalski
2 yrs
Trustee
HF
Houston Frost
Trustee
BB
Brian Beem Jr
2 yrs
Trustee
KP
Kimberley Phillips Phd
6 yrs
Institutional Trustee
JK
James Keys Jr
2 yrs
Institutional Trustee
RP
Robert Elde Phd
8+ yrs
Chief Scientific Officer
PS
Patricia Smothers
6 yrs
Immediate Past Chair
Leadership
AK
Alan Kramer
8+ yrs
Board Chair
Leadership
PD
Patricia Diaz Dennis
7 yrs
Vice Chair
Leadership
MG
Meriam M Good
5 yrs
Executive Director
Leadership
RH
Randi Hutchens
2 yrs
Treasurer
Leadership
AM
Amelita Mauze
5 yrs
Secretary
Leadership
TS
Tom Slick Jr
6 yrs
Lifetime Trustee
DJ
Daniela Gonzalez De Serna Jd
5 yrs
Trustee
RR
Rose Reyes
4 yrs
Trustee
KP
Kimberley Phillips Phd
6 yrs
Institutional Trustee
WM
Wilbur Matthews
3 yrs
Trustee
MP
Michael Macnaughton Phd
5 yrs
Institutional Trustee
JK
Jeff Kerr
3 yrs
Trustee
JP
Jenny Hsieh Phd
6 yrs
Trustee
RP
Robert Elde Phd
8+ yrs
Chief Scientific Officer
TP
Tom Stone Phd
5 yrs
Chief Education Officer
PS
Patricia Smothers
6 yrs
Immediate Past Chair
Leadership
AK
Alan Kramer
8+ yrs
Board Chair
Leadership
MG
Meriam M Good
5 yrs
Executive Director
Leadership
SM
Sandy McNab
Treasurer
Leadership
PB
Patty Slick Beem
5 yrs
Assistant Secretary
Leadership
PD
Patricia Diaz Dennis
7 yrs
Secretary
Leadership
HG
Hon Charles Gonzalez
5 yrs
Trustee
RR
Rose Reyes
4 yrs
Trustee
RH
Randi Hutchens
2 yrs
Trustee
AM
Amelita Mauze
5 yrs
Trustee
DJ
Daniela Gonzalez De Serna Jd
5 yrs
Trustee
RM
Randall Mays
3 yrs
Trustee
JP
Jenny Hsieh Phd
6 yrs
Trustee
WM
Wilbur Matthews
3 yrs
Trustee
MP
Michael Macnaughton Phd
5 yrs
Trustee
KP
Kimberley Phillips Phd
6 yrs
Trustee
TS
Tom Slick Jr
6 yrs
Lifetime Trustee
TP
Tom Stone Phd
5 yrs
Chief Education Officer
RP
Robert Elde Phd
8+ yrs
Chief Scientific Officer
AM
Alice Viroslav Md
4 yrs
Immediate Past Chair - Tru
Leadership
PS
Patricia Smothers
6 yrs
Chair - Trustee
Leadership
MG
Meriam M Good
5 yrs
Executive Director
Leadership
AK
Alan Kramer
8+ yrs
Treasurer - Trustee
Leadership
PD
Patricia Diaz Dennis
7 yrs
Secretary
Leadership
PB
Patty Slick Beem
5 yrs
Assistant Secretary
Leadership
KS
Kathy Sosa
2 yrs
Trustee
TS
Tom Slick Jr
6 yrs
Lifetime Trustee
HG
Hon Charles Gonzalez
5 yrs
Trustee
MC
Michele Camp
Trustee
EM
Emilio Romero Md
4 yrs
Trustee
KP
Kimberley Phillips Phd
6 yrs
Trustee
MP
Michael Macnaughton Phd
5 yrs
Trustee
WM
Wilbur Matthews
3 yrs
Trustee
JP
Jenny Hsieh Phd
6 yrs
Trustee
RM
Randall Mays
3 yrs
Trustee
PM
Paul Montalvo
2 yrs
Trustee
CG
Christine Grogan
2 yrs
Trustee
DJ
Daniela Gonzalez De Serna Jd
5 yrs
Trustee
AM
Amelita Mauze
5 yrs
Trustee
RR
Rose Reyes
4 yrs
Trustee
RP
Robert Elde Phd
8+ yrs
Chief Scientific Officer
TP
Tom Stone Phd
5 yrs
Chief Education Officer
PS
Patricia Smothers
6 yrs
Chair - Trustee
Leadership
AM
Alice Viroslav Md
4 yrs
Immediate Past Chair - Tru
Leadership
MG
Meriam E Good
3 yrs
Executive Director
Leadership
AK
Alan Kramer
8+ yrs
Treasurer - Trustee
Leadership
PD
Patricia Diaz Dennis
7 yrs
Secretary
Leadership
TP
Tom Stone Phd
5 yrs
Trustee
KS
Kathy Sosa
2 yrs
Trustee
PM
Paul Montalvo
2 yrs
Trustee
RM
Randall Mays
3 yrs
Trustee
JP
Jenny Hsieh Phd
6 yrs
Trustee
IA
Inigo Arzac
2 yrs
Trustee
MP
Michael Macnaughton Phd
5 yrs
Trustee
KP
Kimberley Phillips Phd
6 yrs
Trustee
DJ
Daniela Gonzalez De Serna Jd
5 yrs
Trustee
PB
Patty Slick Beem
5 yrs
Trustee
EM
Emilio Romero Md
4 yrs
Trustee
JG
Jack Guenther Jr
3 yrs
Trustee
HG
Hon Charles Gonzalez
5 yrs
Trustee
TS
Tom Slick Jr
6 yrs
Lifetime Trustee
CG
Christine Grogan
2 yrs
Trustee
RP
Robert Elde Phd
8+ yrs
Chief Scientific Officer
PS
Patricia Smothers
6 yrs
Vice Chair - Trustee
Leadership
CC
Catherine Nixon Cooke
2 yrs
Immediate Past Chair - Tru
Leadership
AM
Alice Viroslav Md
4 yrs
Chair - Trustee
Leadership
MG
Meriam E Good
3 yrs
Executive Director
Leadership
AK
Alan Kramer
8+ yrs
Treasurer - Trustee
Leadership
RP
Robert Elde Phd
8+ yrs
Secretary - Trustee
Leadership
TS
Tom Slick Jr
6 yrs
Lifetime Trustee
DJ
Daniela Gonzalez De Serna Jd
5 yrs
Trustee
LP
Luz Cristal S Glangchai Phd
Trustee
PD
Patricia Diaz Dennis
7 yrs
Trustee
IA
Inigo Arzac
2 yrs
Trustee
MP
Michael Macnaughton Phd
5 yrs
Trustee
MP
Marian Suarez Phd
2 yrs
Trustee
DP
Douglas Tom Stone Phd
2 yrs
Trustee
WS
Whitney E Solcher
2 yrs
Trustee
EM
Emilio Romero Md
4 yrs
Trustee
JP
James Roberts Phd
2 yrs
Trustee
GP
George Perry Phd
2 yrs
Trustee
JJ
Johnny Clay Johnson
2 yrs
Trustee
JG
Jack Guenther Jr
3 yrs
Trustee
HG
Hon Charles Gonzalez
5 yrs
Trustee
PB
Patty Slick Beem
5 yrs
Trustee
PP
Paul Ingmundson Phd
2 yrs
Chief Scientific Officer
PS
Patricia Smothers
6 yrs
Vice Chair - Trustee
Leadership
CC
Catherine Nixon Cooke
2 yrs
Immediate Past Chair - Trustee
Leadership
AM
Alice Viroslav Md
4 yrs
Chair - Trustee
Leadership
MG
Meriam E Good
3 yrs
Executive Director
Leadership
AK
Alan Kramer
8+ yrs
Treasurer - Trustee
Leadership
CF
Caroline Cina Forgason
Secretary - Trustee
Leadership
JJ
Johnny Clay Johnson
2 yrs
Trustee
HG
Hon Charles Gonzalez
5 yrs
Trustee
LJ
Laura H Burney Jd
Trustee
PB
Patty Slick Beem
5 yrs
Trustee
SA
Suhail Arastu
Trustee
TS
Tom Slick Jr
6 yrs
Lifetime Trustee
SP
Sitakanta Mohanty Phd
Trustee
RP
Robert Elde Phd
8+ yrs
Trustee
MP
Marian Suarez Phd
2 yrs
Trustee
DP
Douglas Tom Stone Phd
2 yrs
Trustee
WS
Whitney E Solcher
2 yrs
Trustee
EM
Emilio Romero Md
4 yrs
Trustee
JP
JAMES ROBERTS PhD
2 yrs
Trustee
GP
George Perry Phd
2 yrs
Trustee
JG
Jack Guenther Jr
3 yrs
Trustee
PP
PAUL INGMUNDSON PhD
2 yrs
Chief Scientific Officer
Grants Awarded (30 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Universite De Liege | Liege, None | $40,000 | RESEARCH GRANT | 2022 |
| Center for Science and Law | Houston, TX | $40,000 | RESEARCH GRANT | 2018 |
| University of Maastricht | Maaastricht, None | $40,000 | RESEARCH GRANT | 2023 |
| Center for Science and Law | Houston, TX | $40,000 | RESEARCH AWARD | 2017 |
| Stanford University School of Medicine | Stanford, CA | $31,500 | RESEARCH GRANT | 2021 |
| Northwestern University | Evanston, IL | $30,000 | RESEARCH GRANT | 2022 |
| University of Cambridge | Cambridge, None | $30,000 | RESEARCH GRANT | 2018 |
| University of Texas at San Antonio | San Antonio, TX | $30,000 | RESEARCH GRANT | 2020 |
| Stanford University | Stanford, CA | $30,000 | RESEARCH GRANT | 2023 |
| Universite De Paris | Paris, None | $30,000 | RESEARCH GRANT | 2023 |
| University of Pennsylvania Trustees | Philadelphia, PA | $16,500 | RESEARCH GRANT | 2021 |
| Northwestern University | Evanston, IL | $15,000 | RESEARCH GRANT | 2018 |
| John Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD | $15,000 | RESEARCH GRANT | 2018 |
| Univeristy of Texas at San Antonio Dept of Pharmacology | San Antonio, TX | $15,000 | RESEARCH GRANT | 2018 |
| Cea Saclay | Gig Yvette Cedex, None | $15,000 | RESEARCH GRANT | 2020 |
| Chapman University | Orange, CA | $15,000 | RESEARCH GRANT | 2020 |
| Coma Science Group | Liege, None | $15,000 | RESEARCH GRANT | 2020 |
| University of Cambridge | Cambridge, None | $15,000 | RESEARCH GRANT | 2021 |
| Nonduality Institute | Woodstock, NY | $15,000 | RESEARCH AWARD | 2016 |
| Northwestern University | Evanston, IL | $15,000 | RESEARCH AWARD | 2016 |
| Monash University School of Phychological Studies | Clayton, None | $15,000 | RESEARCH AWARD | 2017 |
| University of Texas San Antonio | San Antonio, TX | $5,000 | RESEARCH AWARD | 2016 |
| University of California | Davis, CA | $3,000 | RESEARCH AWARD | 2016 |
| Association for the Scientific Study of Consciousness | Davis, CA | $3,000 | RESEARCH AWARD | 2016 |
| University of Cambridge | Cambridge, None | $1,500 | RESEARCH GRANT | 2022 |