2015-07-29T10:39:18-05:00 2014-12-31 061009205 BLUM SHAPIRO & COMPANY PC CPA'S 29 S MAIN STREET PO BOX 272000 WEST HARTFORD CT 061272000 990 2014-01-01 770284767 MIND & LIFE INSTITUTE MIND 4133870710 4 BAY ROAD HADLEY MA 01035 LILA MERESCHUK VICE PRESIDENT 4133870710 2015-07-16 1 MARY KAY CURTISS P01551484 8605614000 2014 2016-02-25 16:41:14Z LILA MERESCHUK 4 BAY ROAD HADLEY MA 01035 8110264 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. 18 13 27 0 0 0 4333117 4661863 110371 902975 124255 98961 28011 73156 4595754 5736955 591226 337373 0 0 1157725 1815257 0 0 138365 1599829 3422500 3348780 5575130 1246974 161825 7221621 7512572 292290 350220 6929331 7162352 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 1898853 843250 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. 2401033 59725 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. 409534 337373 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. 4709420 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 65 0 1 27 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 18 13 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 ARTHUR ZAJONC PRESIDENT 40.00 X X 250000 0 15000 BARRY BAER CFO 10.00 X X 8350 0 0 JACQUI DEFELICE SECRETARY 40.00 X X 128750 0 6437 THUPTEN JINPA CHAIR 5.00 X X 50000 0 0 LILA MERESCHUK ASSISTANT TREASURER 40.00 X X 123114 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 0 0 0 JON KABAT-ZINN DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 DON MORRISON DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 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 560214 0 27874 3 0 1 0 0 4661863 20097 4661863 CONFERENCES AND SUMMER 541720 843250 843250 RESEARCH INITIATIVES 541720 59725 59725 902975 99373 99373 71206 71206 2369592 3305 2369592 3717 0 -412 -412 -412 PUBLICATION 451211 1950 1950 1950 5736955 902563 0 172529 X 337373 337373 588088 402434 122404 63250 935380 735574 181607 18199 154002 86586 62089 5327 137787 109846 21178 6763 8350 8350 15988 11419 4569 18596 3196 15400 1064631 971818 86206 6607 431274 431274 30055 29124 875 56 297 297 432495 230192 195002 7301 712546 702671 4616 5259 17752 17752 11497 2645 8670 182 PROGRAM EVENT EXPENSES 438732 438205 403 124 GIFTS 88138 87524 614 PRINTING AND REPRODUCTI 67296 57355 9941 COMMUNICATIONS - OTHER 44613 27066 7747 9800 40240 27069 8229 4942 5575130 4709420 727345 138365 361137 234578 840742 2191661 1687866 883289 12650 29607 111852 108973 31770 64286 77203 4205930 4003547 19403 10442 7221621 7512572 44144 15000 186737 248224 61409 86996 292290 350220 X 5037359 6053792 1891972 1108560 6929331 7162352 7221621 7512572 161825 71196 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1466140 1756462 3521202 3083117 4661863 14488784 106619 213118 213467 1335281 902975 2771460 1572759 1969580 3734669 4418398 5564838 17260244 0 260229 1588700 4180942 6029871 260229 1588700 4180942 6029871 11230373 127137 118989 68213 124255 170579 609173 127137 118989 68213 124255 170579 609173 1699896 2088569 3802882 4542653 5735417 17869417 0.62850 0.82070 0.03410 0.03940 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 108973 31770 77203 77203 PAYROLL LIABILITIES 86996 86996 5808151 71196 71196 5736955 0 5736955 5575130 0 5575130 0 5575130 0 RESEARCH GRANTS 18 337273 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. X X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ARTHUR ZAJONC PRESIDENT 250000 0 0 0 0 0 15000 0 0 0 265000 0 0 0 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 971,818. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 86,206. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 6,607. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,064,631.