MIND AND LIFE INSTITUTE: Form 990, tax year 2013

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Organization
MIND AND LIFE INSTITUTE (EIN 77-0284767)
Tax period
2013-01-01 to 2013-12-31
Filed
2014-10-28
IRS object ID
201433019349300793
Schema version
2013v3.0
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)
Return2014-10-28T13:05:11-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2013-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN061009205PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BLUM SHAPIRO & COMPANY PC CPA'SBusinessNameLine1

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line129 S MAIN STREET PO BOX 272000AddressLine1
CityWEST HARTFORDCity
StateCTState
ZIP Code061272000ZIPCode
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2013-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN770284767EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1MIND & LIFE INSTITUTEBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlMINDBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone4133870710PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14 BAY ROADAddressLine1
CityHADLEYCity
StateMAState
ZIP Code01035ZIPCode

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonARTHUR ZAJONCPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone4133870710PhoneNum
Signature2014-10-22SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonMARY KAY CURTISSPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01551484PTIN
Phone8605614000PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2013TaxYr
Build TS2015-11-30 17:44:51ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerARTHUR ZAJONCPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14 BAY ROADAddressLine1
CityHADLEYCity
StateMAState
ZIP Code01035ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$5,790,801GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.MINDANDLIFE.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1979FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateCALegalDomicileStateCd
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Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
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PY Investment Income$442,150PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$124,255CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue-$89,036PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$28,011CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$4,087,783PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$4,595,754CYTotalRevenueAmt
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CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
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PY Revenues Less Expenses$1,296,510PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$1,246,974CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Liabilities EOY$292,290TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionPROMOTE/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.MissionDesc
Significant New Program SrvcYes (1)SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant ChangeYes (1)SignificantChangeInd
Expense$727,154ExpenseAmt
Revenue$82,360RevenueAmt
DescCONFERENCES & 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.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$1,167,685ExpenseAmt
Revenue$28,011RevenueAmt
DescEDUCATION: 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.Desc

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Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
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Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
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Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
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Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
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Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1LILA MERESCHUKBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone4133870710PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line14 BAY ROADAddressLine1
CityHADLEYCity
StateMAState
ZIP Code01035ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (17 entries)

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HH THE XIV DALAI LAMA
HONORARY CHAIRMAN1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ARTHUR ZAJONC
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THUPTEM JINPA
CHAIR5.00Yes (X)$50,000$0$0Yes (X)
RAYMOND GELLEIN
TREASURER5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
JACQUI DEFELICE
SECRETARY40.00Yes (X)$113,750$0$6,250Yes (X)
BARRY BAER
CFO10.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
DIANA CHAPMAN-WALSH
DIRECTOR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICHARD DAVIDSON
DIRECTOR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DANIEL GOLEMAN
DIRECTOR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOAN HALIFAX
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BARRY HERSHEY
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CAROLYN JACOBS
DIRECTOR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JON KABAT-ZINN
DIRECTOR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DON MORRISON
DIRECTOR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BENNETT SHAPIRO
DIRECTOR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TANIA SINGER
DIRECTOR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LILA MERESCHUK
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Total$591,226TotalAmt
Program Services$591,226ProgramServicesAmt

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Fundraising$55,875FundraisingAmt

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Fundraising$52,973FundraisingAmt

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Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Program Services$70,674ProgramServicesAmt
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Total$15,326TotalAmt
Management And General$15,326ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

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Total$24,519TotalAmt
Program Services$22,070ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$2,449FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Program Services$32,508ProgramServicesAmt
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Fundraising$939FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Program Services$712ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$180ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$117FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Travel TravelGrp

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Program Services$599,412ProgramServicesAmt
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Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

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Program Services$6,892ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,854TotalAmt
Management And General$11,854ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

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HONORARIUM$120,628$120,628
CONTRACT LABOR$56,350$56,350
PROGRAM EVENT EXPENSES$53,694$52,380$504$810

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Management And General$25,959ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$16,820FundraisingAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Management And General$387,068ManagementAndGeneralAmt
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EOY$29,607EOYAmt
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BOY$17,313BOYAmt
EOY$64,286EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

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BOY$2,036,480BOYAmt
EOY$4,205,930EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$127,759BOYAmt
EOY$19,403EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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EOY$7,221,621EOYAmt

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EOY$44,144EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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EOY$186,737EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$46,137BOYAmt
EOY$61,409EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$291,437BOYAmt
EOY$292,290EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,850,589BOYAmt
EOY$5,037,359EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,004,951BOYAmt
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Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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EOY$6,929,331EOYAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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EOY$7,221,621EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,466,140CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,521,202CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,083,117CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$11,134,435TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$106,619CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$213,467CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,335,281CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,781,023TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,220,052CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,572,759CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,969,580CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,734,669CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,418,398CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$13,915,458TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$13,915,458PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$132,640CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$127,137CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$118,989CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$68,213CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$124,255CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$571,234TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$132,640CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$127,137CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$118,989CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$68,213CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$124,255CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$571,234TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,682CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Total$3,682TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,356,374CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,699,896CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,088,569CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,802,882CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,542,653CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$14,490,374TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.96030PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.95600PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.03940InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.04270InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$82,087OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$17,801DepreciationAmt
Book Value$64,286BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$64,286TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescPAYROLL LIABILITIESDesc
Amt$61,409Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$61,409TotalLiabilityAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained0GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeRESEARCH GRANTSGrantTypeTxt
Recipient24RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$591,226CashGrantAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE I, PART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationGRANT 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.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonARTHUR ZAJONCPersonNm
TitlePRESIDENTTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$212,500BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$15,000DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$0NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$227,500TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 2FOR MANY YEARS MIND AND LIFE HAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE GROWING INTERESTS OF SCIENTISTS AND CONTEMPLATIVES THROUGH ITS AWARDS, EVENTS AND PUBLICATIONS. MIND AND LIFE HAS MOVED INTO AN ACTIVE ROLE IN TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH AND APPLICATION PARTICULARLY IN THE AREA OF EDUCATION WITH ITS NEW ETHICS, EDUCATION AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE.THIS NEW FOCUS IS BEING ENACTED THROUGH 5 PROGRAM AREAS. 1. ETHICS AND EDUCATION IN STUDENTS AND TEACHERS, 2. ETHICS AND EDUCATION FOR YOUNG ADULTS, 3. THE ACADEMY FOR CONTEMPLATIVE AND ETHICAL LEADERSHIP, 4. CRAVING, DESIRE, AND ADDICTION AND 5. MAPPING THE MIND.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 3SEE DESCRIPTION ABOVE IN FORM 990, PART III, LINE 2
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11THE 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 12CALL 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 15THE 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 19DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1ForeignAddress/AddressLine1CityForeignAddress/CityCountryForeignAddress/CountryPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile Foreign CountryLegalDomicileForeignCountryCdExempt Code SectionExemptCodeSectionTxtPublic Charity StatusPublicCharityStatusTxtBusiness Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1Controlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationIndAddress Line1USAddress/AddressLine1CityUSAddress/CityStateUSAddress/StateZIP CodeUSAddress/ZIPCode
MIND AND LIFE INTERNATIONAL
SEEFELDSTRASSE 50 2008ZURICHSZEDUCATIONSZ501(C)3LINE 7MIND AND LIFE INSTITUTEYes (1)
MIND AND LIFE INSTITUTE CANADA
EDUCATIONCA501(C)3LINE 7MIND AND LIFE INSTITUTEYes (1)4 BAY ROADHADLEYMA01035
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities0SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing0PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

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