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MENTALIZING INITIATIVE: Form 990EZ, tax year 2022

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Organization
MENTALIZING INITIATIVE (EIN 83-2417809)
Tax period
2022-01-01 to 2022-12-31
Filed
2023-05-09
IRS object ID
202301299349203140
Schema version
2022v5.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2023-05-09T20:20:31-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2022-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MICHAEL BERRY CPABusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 5045AddressLine1Txt
CityCULVER CITYCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP902315045ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2022-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN832417809EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE MENTALIZING INITATIVEBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlMENTBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone3108597912PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line19777 WISHIRE BLVD 909AddressLine1Txt
CityBEVERLY HILLSCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP90212ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonROBIN KISSELLPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone3108597912PhoneNum
Signature2023-05-09SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstROBINPersonFirstNm
Person LastKISSELLPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSN999009999SSN
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr0IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonMICHAEL BERRYPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00179412PTIN
Phone3108382204PhoneNum
Self EmployedYes (X)SelfEmployedInd

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer2TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2022TaxYr
Build TS2023-04-26 12:10:37ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Schedule B Not RequiredYes (X)ScheduleBNotRequiredInd
Website AddressHTTPS://WWW.MENTALIZINGINITIATIVE.COM/WebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$104,156GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$2,564ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Program Service Revenue$101,592ProgramServiceRevenueAmt
Total Revenue$104,156TotalRevenueAmt
Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft$8,125SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$52,202FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Other Expenses Total$6,525OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$66,852TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year$37,304ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$21,768NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$59,072NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$26,742BOYAmt
EOY$59,072EOYAmt

Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$255BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$26,997BOYAmt
EOY$59,072EOYAmt

Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,229BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$21,768BOYAmt
EOY$59,072EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Primary Exempt PurposeTHE MENTALIZING INITIATIVE (MI) PROVIDES MENTAL HEALTH CLINICIANS WITH TRAINING IN MENTALIZING BASED THERAPY (MBT) AND OTHER EVIDENCE- BASED THERAPIES FOR BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER (BPD) AND RELATED DISORDERS TO EFFECTIVELY TREAT SERIOUSLY UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS WHOSE SUFFERING LIES IN THEIR DIFFICULT RELATIONSHIPS WITH SELF AND OTHERS.PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Description Program Srvc AccomTHE LAST YEAR BROUGHT SUBSTANTIAL STRIDES IN THE MI'S EFFORT TO TRAIN AND BUILD THE CLINICAL FORCES NEEDED TO TREAT PATIENTS SUFFERING FROM DISORDERS OF SOCIAL COGNITION AND MENTALIZING..WE APPLIED FOR AND WERE GRANTED THE STATUS OF ACCREDITATION FROM THE AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION; THIS IS AN IMPORTANT ACHIEVEMENT AS IT ENABLES US TO PROVIDE CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS TO THOSE ENROLLING IN OUR MENTALIZATION BASED THERAPY TRAININGS. THE ABILITY TO PROVIDE OUR OWN CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS ELIMINATES THE COST INCURRED BY CO-SPONSORSHIP WITH AND DEPENDENCE ON ALREADY ACCREDITED INSTITUTIONS..WE OFFERED TWO MBT TRAININGS IN 2022. IN MARCH WE HELD A VIRTUAL THREE-DAY BASIC MBT TRAINING CO-SPONSORED BY THE ANNA FREUD CENTRE FOR FAMILIES AND CHILDREN IN WHICH WE TRAINED 50 MENTAL HEALTH CLINICIANS FROM ACROSS THE U.S. IN OCTOBER, WE CONDUCTED OUR FIRST TRAINING IN MENTALIZATION INFORMED SYSTEMS THERAPY, A PROGRAM DEVELOPED FOR THE TREATMENT OF HIGH-CONFLICT COUPLES AND FAMILIES. THIS WAS HELD BIWEEKLY OVER SEVERAL MONTHS FOR A TOTAL OF 10 SESSIONS AND SERVED CLINICIANS IN THE WESTERN UNITED STATES AND TRAINED 25 CLINICIANS. .IN ADDITION, 30 CLINICIANS FURTHERED THEIR TRAINING IN MBT BY PARTICIPATING IN SUPERVISION GROUPS LED AND TAUGHT BY VARIOUS MEMBERS OF THE BOARD..IN ADDITION TO SERVING AS A DIRECTOR AND TREASURER, NATALIE BROOKS PROVIDES CERTAIN PROGRAM AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES FOR THE ORGANIZATION AND WAS COMPENSATED $8,125 FOR SUCH SERVICES. AVERAGE ESTIMATED WEEKLY HOURS SHOWN IN PART IV INCLUDES THE HOURS SHE WAS COMPENSATED.DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt
Grants And Allocations$0GrantsAndAllocationsAmt
Program Service Expenses$56,247ProgramServiceExpensesAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$56,247TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (5 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
ROBIN KISSELL MD
DIRECTOR, PRESIDENT12.50$0$0$0
NATALIE BROOKS -SEE PART III LN 2
DIRECTOR, TREASURER15.00$8,125$0$0
CHERYL GOODRICH PHD
DIRECTOR, SECRETARY6.50$0$0$0
DANIEL KUPPER PHD
DIRECTOR6.50$0$0$0
JEFFREY KATZMAN MD
DIRECTOR6.50$0$0$0
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Info In Schedule O Part VYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVInd
Activities Not Previously Rpt0ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
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Organization Had UBI0OrganizationHadUBIInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
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Made Loans To From Officers0MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Tax Imposed Under IRC4911$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4911Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4912$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4912Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4955$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4955Amt
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Tax Imposed On Organization Mgr$0TaxImposedOnOrganizationMgrAmt
Tax Reimbursed By Organization$0TaxReimbursedByOrganizationAmt
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldCAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE ORGANIZATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line19777 WISHIRE BLVD 909AddressLine1Txt
CityBEVERLY HILLSCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP90212ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone3108597912PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised Fnds0DonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services Provided0TanningServicesProvidedInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd EmplNONEPartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt
Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof SrvcNONEPartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt
Filed Schedule AYes (1)FiledScheduleAInd

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Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

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Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$4,500CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
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Current Tax Year$2,564CurrentTaxYearAmt
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Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

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Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$21,179CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$26,841CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$101,592CurrentTaxYearAmt
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Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total$33,063TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$150,426PublicSupportTotal509Amt

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$6,663CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$46,841CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$104,156CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$183,489TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 - OTHER EXPENSESDESCRIPTION: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY. AMOUNT: 920. DESCRIPTION: ACCREDITATION APPLICATION FEES. AMOUNT: 600. DESCRIPTION: BANK CHARGES. AMOUNT: 35. DESCRIPTION: DUES . AMOUNT: 1,125. DESCRIPTION: OFFICE. AMOUNT: 219. DESCRIPTION: TRAVEL. AMOUNT: 3,626. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 6,525.
FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24 - OTHER ASSETSDESCRIPTION: DUE FROM DIRECTOR. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 255. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 0.
FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26 - OTHER LIABILITIESDESCRIPTION: DEPOSITS. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 5,229. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 0.
FORM 990-EZ, PART V, LINE 35THE MENTALIZING INITIATIVE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE IS TO PROVIDE MENTAL HEALTH CLINICIANS WITH TRAINING IN MENTALIZING BASED THERAPY (MBT) AND EVIDENCE- BASED THERAPIES FOR BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER AND RELATED DISORDERS. PROGRAM SERVICE REVENUE SHOWN ON PART I, LINE 2 REPRESENTS FEES RECEIVED FOR PROVIDING TWO MBT TRAININGS DURING THE YEAR. SUCH AMOUNTS FURTHERS THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.

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