Mission
BRIDGING SCIENCE AND CONTEMPLATIVE WISDOM TO FOSTER INSIGHT AND INSPIRE ACTION TOWARD FLOURISHING.
Public Charity
MIND & LIFE INSTITUTE
MIND & LIFE INSTITUTE is a Public Charity headquartered in CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $3.5M revenue, $3.3M expenses, $9.2M total assets. 44 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $5.8M, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 770284767
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA
Human Services
NTEE: P
Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$3.5M
Total Expenses$3.3M
Total Assets$9.2M
Grant Records44
Funding Total$5.8M
Filing Years2020–2024
Where $100 goes at Mind & Life Institute
How Mind & Life Institute divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.
$74
Programs
the work itself
$15
Management
running the organization
$11
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $74 for programs
$29
Grant programs
$24
Mind & life podcast:in 2024, the mind & life podcast, hosted by science director wendy hasenkamp, surpassed one million lifetime downloads and released 12 new episodes
$21
Research institutes
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES
$1,150,000
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$363,734
Sciences
$75,000
GENERAL SUPPORT
$16,667
UNRESTRICTED SUPPORT
$10,000
Showing up to 5 of 44 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
DIRECTOR
Aaron Stern
DIRECTOR
Barry Hershey
SECRETARY
Carolyn Jacobs
DIRECTOR
Constance Kemmerer
DIRECTOR
Ed Taylor
DIRECTOR
Jack Kornfield
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3.5M | $3.3M | $9.2M |
| 2023 | $3.9M | $3.7M | $9.1M |
| 2022 | $3.3M | $3.8M | $8.6M |
| 2021 | $5.1M | $3.2M | $10.0M |
| 2020 | $3.0M | $3.1M | $8.8M |
Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $3.0M to $3.5M (+14%), with total assets most recently reported at $9.2M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.