2016-07-06T14:39:13-05:00 2015-12-31 061009205 BLUM SHAPIRO & COMPANY PC CPA'S 29 S MAIN STREET PO BOX 272000 WEST HARTFORD CT 061272000 990 2015-01-01 770284767 MIND & LIFE INSTITUTE MIND 4133870710 210 RIDGE MCINTIRE ROAD NO 325 CHARLOTTESVILLE VA 22903 SUSAN BAUER WU PRESIDENT 4133870710 2016-06-13 1 MARY KAY CURTISS P01551484 8605614000 2015 2016-09-27 15:27:22Z X SUSAN BAUER WU 210 RIDGE MCINTIRE ROAD NO 325 CHARLOTTESVILLE VA 22903 7760475 0 X WWW.MINDANDLIFE.ORG X 1979 CA BUILDING A SCIENTIFIC UNDERSTANDING OF THE MIND AS A WAY TO HELP REDUCE SUFFERING AND PROMOTE HUMAN FLOURISHING. 16 11 16 12 0 0 4661863 4022652 902975 407476 98961 101634 73156 137321 5736955 4669083 337373 630889 0 0 1815257 1939496 0 0 214172 3422500 2387630 5575130 4958015 161825 -288932 7512572 7498144 350220 617884 7162352 6880260 X PROMOTE/SUPPORT RIGOROUS, MULTI-DISCIPLINARY SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATION OF THE MIND WHICH WILL LEAD TO DEVELOPMENT & DISSEMINATION OF PRACTICES THAT CULTIVATE THE MENTAL QUALITIES OF ATTENTION, EMOTIONAL BALANCE, KINDNESS, COMPASSION, CONFIDENCE & HAPPINESS. 0 0 690763 12531 CONFERENCES & SUMMER RESEARCH INSTITUTE - TO SPONSOR MEETINGS BETWEEN WESTERN SCIENTISTS AND LEADING CONTEMPLATIVE FIGURES TO STUDY SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES BETWEEN WESTERN SCIENTIFIC PRACTICES AND CONTEMPLATIVE PRACTICES. TO ADVANCE COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH AMONG BEHAVIORAL SCIENTISTS, NEUROSCIENTISTS AND BIOMEDICAL RESEARCHERS BASED ON A PROCESS OF INQUIRY, DIALOGUE AND IN SOME CASES COLLABORATION WITH BUDDHIST CONTEMPLATIVE PRACTITIONERS. 2913108 99170 394945 EDUCATION: 1. ETHICS AND EDUCATION IN STUDENTS AND TEACHERS -ETHICS AND EDUCATION IN STUDENTS AND TEACHERS AIMS TO ADDRESS THE LIMITED ATTENTION IN OUR EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS FOR CULTIVATING CARE AND COMPASSION.2. ETHICS AND EDUCATION FOR YOUNG ADULTS -ETHICS AND EDUCATION FOR YOUNG ADULTS IS DEDICATED TO ADAPTING AND CONTINUING MIND AND LIFE'S ETHICS INITIATIVES FOR YOUNG ADULTS AGES 16-22.3. THE ACADEMY FOR CONTEMPLATIVE AND ETHICAL LEADERSHIP -THE ACADEMY FOR CONTEMPLATIVE AND ETHICAL LEADERSHIP WILL OPERATE AS AN ANNUAL, WEEKLONG PROGRAM THAT ASPIRES TO SUPPORT THE INNER LIFE AND ETHICAL DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG LEADERS IN BUSINESS, GOVERNMENT, AND CIVIL SOCIETY.4. CRAVING, DESIRE, AND ADDICTION - MIND AND LIFE WILL BRING TOGETHER NEUROSCIENTISTS, PHYSICIANS, PHILOSOPHERS, CONTEMPLATIVE SCHOLARS, AND HUMANISTS TO UNCOVER THE MYSTERIES BEHIND CRAVING, DESIRE, AND ADDICTIONS IN ORDER TO IDENTIFY REAL-LIFE ANSWERS THAT DELIVER US OUT OF LIMITATION AND ILLNESS INTO GREATER WELL-BEING.5. MAPPING THE MIND - MIND AND LIFE'S MAPPING THE MIND INITIATIVE WILL MOBILIZE THE TALENTS OF THE INSTITUTE'S GROWING WORLDWIDE NETWORK OF RESEARCHERS AND CONTEMPLATIVE PRACTITIONERS TO CHART THE NEURAL UNDERPINNINGS OF HUMAN SUFFERING AND THE POSSIBILITIES FOR HUMAN FLOURISHING. 589775 531719 AWARDS - TO STIMULATE BASIC AND TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH THAT EVALUATES BOTH STATE AND TRAIT EFFECTS OF CONTEMPLATIVE PRACTICE AND INCORPORATE FIRST-PERSON CONTEMPLATIVE METHODS INTO COGNITIVE/AFFECTIVE NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH. 4193646 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 50 0 1 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 16 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 CA MA X LILA MERESCHUK 4133870710 4 BAY ROAD HADLEY MA 01035 SUSAN BAUER WU PRESIDENT (FROM DECEMBER 2015) 40.00 X X 18750 0 15000 ARTHUR ZAJONC PRESIDENT (THROUGH APRIL 2015) 40.00 X X 104167 0 15000 BARRY BAER CFO 10.00 X X 5925 0 0 JACQUI DEFELICE SECRETARY 40.00 X X 133900 0 6437 THUMPTEN JINPA CHAIR 5.00 X X 50000 0 0 LILA MERESCHUK ASSISTANT TREASURER 40.00 X X 129790 0 6437 HH THE XIV DALAI LAMA HONORARY CHAIRMAN 1.00 X 0 0 0 RAYMOND GELLEIN TREASURER 5.00 X X 0 0 0 RICHARD DAVIDSON DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 DANIEL GOLEMAN DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 JOAN HALIFAX DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 BARRY HERSHEY DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 CAROLYN JACOBS DIRECTOR 5.00 X 93479 0 0 BENNETT SHAPIRO DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 TANIA SINGER DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 AARON STERN DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 DIANA CHAPMAN-WALSH DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 MARYJO VIDERMAN DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS 40.00 X 109002 0 5500 HEATHER LOHR DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS 40.00 X 126225 0 5750 771238 0 54124 5 0 0 0 LABERG INSTITUTE OF INFINITE POSSIBILITY 872 PERALTA AVENUE SAN FRANCISCO CA 94110 PROGRAM CONSULTANT 110688 1 4022652 15857 4022652 RESEARCH INITIATIVES 541720 394945 394945 CONFERENCES AND SUMMER 541720 12531 12531 407476 101634 101634 136210 136210 3090472 920 3090472 920 0 0 0 PUBLICATION 451211 1111 1111 1111 4669083 407476 0 238955 X 630889 630889 472532 300536 126778 45218 1125120 766165 245302 113653 210584 160233 50351 131260 131260 5925 5925 12467 10805 1662 15700 15700 1017476 963458 42220 11798 100266 100266 7773 6864 540 369 650195 605042 34322 10831 307361 281452 12976 12933 16389 16389 10549 3458 6604 487 GIFTS 111325 111019 306 PROGRAM EVENT EXPENSES 58974 58825 131 18 PRINTING AND REPRODUCTI 22257 21141 1116 COMMUNICATIONS - OTHER 21380 10972 1669 8739 29593 14872 5711 9010 4958015 4193646 550197 214172 234578 619139 2191661 1922533 883289 851213 2091 111852 94457 110507 47629 77203 62878 4003547 3935628 10442 10205 7512572 7498144 15000 61428 248224 473697 86996 82759 350220 617884 X 6053792 6027547 1108560 852713 7162352 6880260 7512572 7498144 -288932 6840 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1756462 3521202 3083117 4661863 4022652 17045296 213118 213467 1335281 902975 407476 3072317 1969580 3734669 4418398 5564838 4430128 20117613 0 260229 1588700 4180942 6029871 260229 1588700 4180942 6029871 14087742 118989 68213 124255 170579 237884 719920 118989 68213 124255 170579 237884 719920 2088569 3802882 4542653 5735417 4668012 20837533 0.67610 0.62850 0.03450 0.03410 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 110507 47629 62878 62878 PAYROLL LIABILITIES 82759 82759 4675923 6840 6840 4669083 0 4669083 4958015 0 4958015 0 4958015 0 RESEARCH GRANTS 28 630888 SCHEDULE I, PART I, LINE 2: GRANT FUNDS ARE ADMINISTERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS OUTLINED BY THE DONOR. ALL FUNDS ARE DISBURSED WITHIN THE REQUIRED TIME PERIOD AND TRACKED THROUGH OUR ACCOUNTING OFFICE. GRANT RECIPIENTS ARE REQUIRED TO ACCOUNT FOR HOW THE FUNDS WERE USED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 THE AUDIT COMMITTEE AND BOARD REVIEWS AND APPROVES AN ELECTRONIC VERSION OF THE FORM 990 AND AN OFFICER OF THE ORGANIZATION SIGNS THE RETURN AFTER REVIEW. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ALL CONFLICT OF INTEREST ARE REQUIRED TO BE DISCLOSED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BY COMPLETING THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT FORM. NEW MEMBERS ELECTED TO THE BOARD OR CURRENT MEMBERS WHO IDENTIFY A CONFLICT OF INTEREST FILL OUT A FORM. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO REQUIRES AN ANNUAL AFFIRMATION FOR THE POLICY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DEVELOPS THE COMPENSATION PACKAGE FOR THE CEO. THE COMMITTEE REVIEWS SEVERAL SOURCES OF DATA TO DETERMINE THE COMPENSATION WHICH INCLUDES GUIDESTAR AND SURVEYS. THIS REVIEW IS IN WRITING AND IT GOES TO THE BOARD FOR APPROVAL. THE ORGANIZATION HIRED A COMPENSATION SPECIALIST TO DETERMINE COMPENSATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G SUB CONTRACT SERVICES - OTHER: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 963,458. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 42,220. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 11,798. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,017,476.