Nonprofit · EIN 59-2794573
MYERS & BRIGGS FOUNDATION INC
Tax-exempt · GAINESVILLE, FL 32601
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $2,767,167 | $2,434,702 | $332,465 | $13,357,375 | $189,225 | $13,168,150 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $2,481,608 | $2,985,237 | -$503,629 | $12,730,761 | $257,010 | $12,473,751 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $3,707,351 | $2,858,951 | $848,400 | $12,838,541 | $280,969 | $12,557,572 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $207,184
- of which government grants
- $207,184
- Program service revenue
- $912,693
- Investment income
- $144,658
- Royalties
- $1,428,422
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $82,124
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $74,210
- Other revenue
- $1,502,632
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $318,798
- Other salaries and wages
- $715,988
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,347,590
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $35,218
- Occupancy
- $74,422
- Travel
- $13,505
- Depreciation
- $28,769
- Program services (functional)
- $1,279,083
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,155,619
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $12,730,761
- Total assets, end of year
- $13,357,375
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $189,225
- Net assets, end of year
- $13,168,150
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,556,689
- Publicly traded securities
- $2,833,576
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $13,168,150
- Gross receipts
- $3,224,114
- Employees
- 11
- Volunteers
- 5
- Year formed
- 1984
- State of legal domicile
- FL
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARK ENTING | CHAIRMAN AND CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $175,000 | $25,112 |
| YVONNE NELSON-REID | VP OF EDUCATION & PROGRAMS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $145,940 | $42,111 |
| KESSTAN BLANDIN | VICE PRESIDENT OF R&D Highest-paid employee | 40 | $145,998 | $17,944 |
| GREGORY ADAMS | DIRECTOR OF FINANCE/HR Officer | 40 | $87,188 | $31,498 |
| SONDRA VAN SANT | VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELE HEISLER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SOREN BROCKDORF | TREASURER AS OF 6/2025 Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PHILIP KABLER | DIRECTOR AS OF 4/2025 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HUGH HEISLER | DIRECTOR UNTIL 8/2025 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 7 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARK ENTING | CHAIRMAN AND CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $159,712 | $26,435 |
| YVONNE NELSON-REID | VP OF EDUCATION & PROGRAMS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $111,327 | $39,809 |
| KESSTAN BLANDIN | VICE PRESIDENT OF R&D Highest-paid employee | 40 | $125,712 | $17,552 |
| GREGORY ADAMS | DIRECTOR OF FINANCE/HR Officer | 40 | $77,188 | $20,224 |
| SONDRA VAN SANT | VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELE HEISLER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HUGH HEISLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 7 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARK ENTING | CHAIRMAN AND CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $148,500 | $24,990 |
| KESSTAN BLANDIN | VICE PRESIDENT OF R&D Highest-paid employee | 40 | $107,681 | $16,451 |
| GREGORY ADAMS | DIRECTOR OF FINANCE/HR Officer | 40 | $78,990 | $15,841 |
| SONDRA VAN SANT | VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELE HEISLER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HUGH HEISLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LAURA GENOVESE | DIRECTOR, UNTIL 1/16/2023 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 203 NE 1ST ST, GAINESVILLE, FL 32601-5367
- In care of
- % MARK ENTING
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- MARK ENTING, 203 NE 1ST ST, GAINESVILLE, FL 326015367
- Signed the 990
- MARK ENTING, CHAIRMAN AND CEO
- Phone
- (352) 375-0160
- Website
- WWW.MYERSBRIGGS.ORG
- Return prepared by
- JAMES MOORE & CO PL
Mission
MYERS & BRIGGS FOUNDATION'S MISSION, AS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION, IS TO EXTEND AND TEACH THE ACCURATE UNDERSTANDING OF THE PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS OF THE C.G. JUNG'S THEORY OF PSYCHOLOGICAL TYPES, WHICH SHOWS HOW OUR DIFFERENCES IN EXPERIENCING EVENTS AND MAKING DECISIONS CAN BE VALUABLE RATHER THAN DIVISIVE AND CAN BE USED CONSTRUCTIVELY TO PROMOTE PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT, TO MANAGE CONFLICT, AND TO INCREASE HUMAN UNDERSTANDING WORLDWIDE.
Program accomplishments
- WORKSHOPS/CONSULTATIONS PROVIDE TRAINING AND EDUCATION OF THE THEORY AND APPLICATIONS OF THE MYERS-BRIGGS TYPE INDICATOR AND TYPOLOGY. APPROXIMATELY 332 INDIVIDUALS (INCLUDING TEACHERS, COUNSELORS, PSYCHOLOGISTS, ADMINISTRATORS, ETC.) WERE PROVIDED WITH THE TRAINING AND EDUCATION RELATED TO THE MBTI DURING 2025. THESE PEOPLE IN TURN USE THIS NEWFOUND KNOWLEDGE IN THEIR FUTURE ENDEAVORS. THE MBTI SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM WAS LAUNCHED IN JUNE 2025. THIS PROGRAM OFFERS A DEEP DISCOUNT TO THE MBTI CERTIFICATION PROGRAM. IT IS APPLICATION-BASED AND AVAILABLE TO GRADUATE LEVEL STUDENTS AND PROFESSORS WHO WISH TO WORK WITH THE MBTI ASSESSMENT. IT WAS ESTABLISHED TO HELP BUILD THE NEXT GENERATION OF TYPE EXPERTS. THERE WERE A TOTAL OF 29 SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS IN 2025. 23 WERE CHARGED $500 INSTEAD OF $2,995 STANDARD COST. 6 ATTENDED AT NO COST. THE TOTAL VALUE OF THE SCHOLARSHIPS PROVIDED IN 2025 WAS $75,355.00Expenses $796,925 · revenue $900,416
- MBF RESEARCH SERVICES PROVIDES PROFESSIONAL ASSISTANCE, DATA AND RESOURCES FOR ANYONE DOING RESEARCH INVOLVING THE MYERS-BRIGGS TYPE INDICATOR INSTRUMENT. DURING 2025, WE RESPONDED TO 160 REFERENCE QUESTIONS. THESE INCLUDE RESEARCH INQUIRIES, DATA, AND REFERRALS FOR MBF PUBLICATIONS. RESEARCH SERVICES MAINTAINED THE MBF LIBRARY ACQUIRED NEW MATERIALS FOR THE COLLECTION. THEY ALSO CONTINUED LIAISONS WITH ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR RESEARCHERS TO PRESENT THEIR FINDINGS OR SEEK FUNDING. RESEARCH SERVICES CREATED AN OPAC (ONLINE ACCESS PUBLIC CATALOG) CALLED THE MILO CATALOG. THERE WERE APPROXIMATELY 190 NEW ITEMS CATALOGED IN MILO DURING 2025. WE ALSO RESPONDED TO 116 NEW REQUESTS FOR MILO ACCOUNTS DURING 2025.IN 2025, THE RESEARCH GRANT PROGRAM (RGP) WEBSITE WAS LAUNCHED, AND AN EXPERT REVIEW PANEL ASSEMBLED. THE RGP AWARD RESOURCE GRANTS AND FUNDED GRANTS TO ACADEMIC RESEARCHERS AND GRADUATE STUDENTS THROUGH A VETTED APPLICATION PROCESS. THE PROGRAM FOCUSES ON APPLIED OUTCOME STUDIES WITH THE MBTI INSTRUMENT. IN 2025, 4 RGP PARTICIPANTS ATTENDED THE MBTI CERTIFICATION PROGRAM AT NO COST. THE VALUE OF THE ATTENDANCE FOR THESE PARTICIPANTS WAS $11,980 ($2,995 PER RECIPIENT).Expenses $459,714 · revenue $1,428,422
- CASE PROCESSING PROVIDES COMPUTER SCORING OF THE MYERS-BRIGGS TYPE INDICATOR AND ALSO GENERATES A DATA BANK FOR RESEARCH. APPROXIMATELY 55 SHEETS WERE SCORED DURING 2025. WE DISCONTINUED THE "TAKE THE MBTI FEEDBACK PROGRAM" AT THE BEGINNING OF 2025 SO THERE WERE NO ONLINE TESTS SCORED.Expenses $4,264 · revenue $6,107
- OTHER EXPENSES AND REVENUES INCLUDE THOSE ASSOCIATED WITH THE MASTER PRACTITIONER CREDENTIAL PROGRAM (MPCP), SALES OF INVENTORY, AND OTHER MISCELLANEOUS COSTS AND REVENUES THAT SERVE THE GOALS OF MBF. DURING 2025, APPROXIMATELY 6 PEOPLE WERE CERTIFIED ACCORDING TO THE GUIDELINES OF THE MASTER PRACTITIONER CREDENTIAL PROGRAM.Expenses $18,180 · revenue $80,380
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 59-2794573
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1989
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Social science (V20)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $13,357,375
- Income (IRS master file)
- $3,224,114
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $2,767,167 | $2,434,702 | $13,357,375 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $2,481,608 | $2,985,237 | $12,730,761 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $3,707,351 | $2,858,951 | $12,838,541 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $5,582,120 | $73,290 | $12,067,153 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 59-2794573).
Questions about MYERS & BRIGGS FOUNDATION INC
- What is the EIN of MYERS & BRIGGS FOUNDATION INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of MYERS & BRIGGS FOUNDATION INC is 59-2794573.
- Is MYERS & BRIGGS FOUNDATION INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1989.
- Are donations to MYERS & BRIGGS FOUNDATION INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does MYERS & BRIGGS FOUNDATION INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of MYERS & BRIGGS FOUNDATION INC due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did MYERS & BRIGGS FOUNDATION INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of MYERS & BRIGGS FOUNDATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names MARK ENTING.
- Who are the officers and directors of MYERS & BRIGGS FOUNDATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 9 people; 4 received compensation from the organization, the highest $175,000 (MARK ENTING, CHAIRMAN AND CEO).
- How much revenue does MYERS & BRIGGS FOUNDATION INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,767,167, expenses of $2,434,702 and total assets of $13,357,375 at year end.
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