Nonprofit · EIN 77-0284767
MIND AND LIFE INSTITUTE
Tax-exempt · CHARLOTTESVLE, VA 22901
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $3,458,858 | $3,250,344 | $208,514 | $9,223,026 | $897,344 | $8,325,682 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $3,884,543 | $3,673,658 | $210,885 | $9,115,144 | $1,387,960 | $7,727,184 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $2,747,182
- Program service revenue
- $45,808
- Investment income
- $628,052
- Royalties
- $36,383
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $396,138
- Other revenue
- $37,816
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $431,164
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $265,649
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,189,146
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,745,507
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $41,034
- Travel
- $162,288
- Depreciation
- $8,061
- Program services (functional)
- $2,325,530
- Management and general (functional)
- $612,810
- Fundraising (functional)
- $312,004
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $9,115,144
- Total assets, end of year
- $9,223,026
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $897,344
- Net assets, end of year
- $8,325,682
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $9,048
- Publicly traded securities
- $7,775,335
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $4,073,049
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $4,252,633
- Gross receipts
- $3,458,858
- Employees
- 20
- Volunteers
- 52
- Year formed
- 1991
- State of legal domicile
- CA
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, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUZANNE BOND | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $256,795 | $8,855 |
| KRISTA WEIH | DIRECTOR OF GRANTS & EVENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $140,879 | $11,861 |
| ROSALYN STAGG | DIRECTOR OF ADVANCEMENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $131,779 | $15,197 |
| SHELIA KINKADE | STORYTELLER/CONTENT STRATEGIST Highest-paid employee | 40 | $108,705 | $20,777 |
| THUPTEN JINPA LANGRI | CHAIR OF BOARD Trustee or director, Officer | 2.5 | $40,000 | $0 |
| BARRY HERSHEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.25 | $0 | $0 |
| AARON STERN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.25 | $0 | $0 |
| LISETTE COOPER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.25 | $0 | $0 |
| SONA DIMIDJIAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.25 | $0 | $0 |
| JACK KORNFIELD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.25 | $0 | $0 |
| OWSLEY BROWN III | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.25 | $0 | $0 |
| CONSTANCE KEMMERER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.25 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL POTTS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.25 | $0 | $0 |
| ED TAYLOR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.25 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROLYN JACOBS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
1 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARTIN DAVIDSON | VICE CHAIR AND TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2.5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 14 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUSAN BAUER-WU - THRU 11-30-23 | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $253,675 | $69,612 |
| KRISTA WEIH | DIRECTOR OF GRANTS & EVENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $133,591 | $12,670 |
| RYAN STAGG | DIRECTOR OF DIGITAL STRATE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $115,351 | $13,120 |
| ROSALYN STAGG | DIRECTOR OF ADVANCEMENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $111,131 | $7,823 |
| THUPTEN JINPA LANGRI | CHAIR OF BOARD Trustee or director, Officer | 2.5 | $40,000 | $0 |
| BARRY HERSHEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.25 | $0 | $0 |
| AARON STERN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.25 | $0 | $0 |
| LISETTE COOPER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.25 | $0 | $0 |
| SONA DIMIDJIAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.25 | $0 | $0 |
| JACK KORNFIELD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.25 | $0 | $0 |
| OWSLEY BROWN III | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.25 | $0 | $0 |
| CONSTANCE KEMMERER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.25 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROLYN JACOBS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MARTIN DAVIDSON | VICE CHAIR AND TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 977 SEMINOLE TRL PMB 363, CHARLOTTESVLE, VA 22901-2824
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- SUZANNE BOND, 977 SEMINOLE TRAIL PMB 363, CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA 229012824
- Signed the 990
- SUZANNE BOND, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (434) 939-0001
- Website
- WWW.MINDANDLIFE.ORG
- Return prepared by
- KEITER STEPHENS HURST GARY & SHREAVES
Mission
BRIDGING SCIENCE AND CONTEMPLATIVE WISDOM TO FOSTER INSIGHT AND INSPIRE ACTION TOWARD FLOURISHING.
Program accomplishments
- RESEARCH INSTITUTES: IN 2024, THE MIND & LIFE SUMMER RESEARCH INSTITUTE (SRI) RETURNED TO THE GARRISON INSTITUTE IN UPSTATE NEW YORK UNDER THE THEME "AWAKENING COMPASSION IN TIMES OF DIVISION." THE WEEKLONG PROGRAM EXPLORED HOW COMPASSION CAN BRIDGE DIVIDES AT PERSONAL, INTERPERSONAL, AND SOCIETAL LEVELS. OVER 140 PARTICIPANTS FROM 19 COUNTRIES INCLUDING SCHOLARS, SCIENTISTS, CONTEMPLATIVES, AND CHANGEMAKERS - GATHERED FOR DIALOGUE, CONTEMPLATIVE PRACTICE, AND COLLABORATIVE INQUIRY. THE EVENT FEATURED A DIVERSE FACULTY AND ENGAGED THE PARTICIPATION OF FIVE TIBETAN MONASTICS, DEEPENING INTERRELIGIOUS AND INTERCULTURAL PERSPECTIVES ON COMPASSION IN ACTION. MORE THAN HALF OF ATTENDEES IDENTIFIED AS BLACK, INDIGENOUS, OR PEOPLE OF COLOR, UNDERSCORING MIND & LIFE'S COMMITMENT TO INCLUSION AND ACCESSIBILITY. PARTICIPANT SURVEYS DESCRIBED SRI 2024 AS "TRANSFORMATIVE," HIGHLIGHTING ITS IMPACT ON BOTH PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND PERSONAL INSIGHT.Expenses $474,860 · revenue $185,645
- GRANT PROGRAMS: IN 2024, MIND & LIFE OFFERED TWO MAJOR GRANT PROGRAMS - THE VARELA GRANTS AND PEACE GRANTS - CONTINUING TO SUPPORT PIONEERING CONTEMPLATIVE RESEARCH AROUND THE GLOBE. * THE FRANCISCO J. VARELA GRANTS CELEBRATED THEIR 20TH ANNIVERSARY, AWARDING 10 NEW GRANTS TOTALING $222,900 ACROSS 28 COUNTRIES. PROJECTS EXAMINED TOPICS SUCH AS RACIAL EMPATHY, COMPASSION-BASED THERAPY AMONG LATINE COMMUNITIES, AND INDIGENOUS CONTEMPLATIVE SCIENCE IN ECUADOR. * THE PEACE GRANTS SUPPORTED TWO RESEARCH PROJECTS FOCUSED ON COMPASSION FATIGUE MITIGATION IN CONFLICT ZONES AND MINDFULNESS-BASED LEADERSHIP INTERVENTIONS IN EDUCATION, ADVANCING SCIENTIFIC UNDERSTANDING OF PROSOCIALITY, EMPATHY, AND ETHICS.Expenses $636,099 · grants $431,164 · revenue $523,731
- 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. TOPICS RANGED FROM EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE AND CLIMATE TRAUMA TO ETHICAL LEADERSHIP, FURTHER BRIDGING CONTEMPLATIVE WISDOM AND MODERN SCIENCE. LISTENERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD CONTINUED TO DESCRIBE THE PODCAST AS A "SPACE OF REFUGE AND AN ESSENTIAL RESOURCE FOR UNDERSTANDING MINDFULNESS IN EVERYDAY LIFE.Expenses $527,003 · revenue $136,170
- Expenses $687,568
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 | Not 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
- 77-0284767
- 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
- 1992
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Human services (P54Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $9,223,026
- Income (IRS master file)
- $3,458,858
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $3,458,858 | $3,250,344 | $9,223,026 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $3,884,543 | $3,673,658 | $9,115,144 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $3,320,239 | $3,755,763 | $8,595,479 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | 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 77-0284767).
Questions about MIND AND LIFE INSTITUTE
- What is the EIN of MIND AND LIFE INSTITUTE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of MIND AND LIFE INSTITUTE is 77-0284767.
- Is MIND AND LIFE INSTITUTE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1992.
- Are donations to MIND AND LIFE INSTITUTE tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does MIND AND LIFE INSTITUTE 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 MIND AND LIFE INSTITUTE due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did MIND AND LIFE INSTITUTE last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of MIND AND LIFE INSTITUTE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names SUZANNE BOND.
- Who are the officers and directors of MIND AND LIFE INSTITUTE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 16 people; 5 received compensation from the organization, the highest $256,795 (SUZANNE BOND, PRESIDENT).
- How much revenue does MIND AND LIFE INSTITUTE have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $3,458,858, expenses of $3,250,344 and total assets of $9,223,026 at year end.
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