2014-10-28T13:05:11-05:00 2013-12-31 061009205 BLUM SHAPIRO & COMPANY PC CPA'S 29 S MAIN STREET PO BOX 272000 WEST HARTFORD CT 061272000 990 2013-01-01 770284767 MIND & LIFE INSTITUTE MIND 4133870710 4 BAY ROAD HADLEY MA 01035 ARTHUR ZAJONC PRESIDENT 4133870710 2014-10-22 1 MARY KAY CURTISS P01551484 8605614000 2013 2015-11-30 17:44:51Z ARTHUR ZAJONC 4 BAY ROAD HADLEY MA 01035 5790801 0 X WWW.MINDANDLIFE.ORG X 1979 CA PROMOTE AND SUPPORT INVESTIGATION OF THE MIND LEADING TO DEVELOPMENT. 12 12 16 0 0 0 3521202 4333117 213467 110371 442150 124255 -89036 28011 4087783 4595754 411387 591226 0 0 1125190 1157725 0 0 159692 1254696 1599829 2791273 3348780 1296510 1246974 6146977 7221621 291437 292290 5855540 6929331 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. 1 1 727154 82360 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. 1167685 28011 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. 907181 591226 0 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. 2802020 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 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 1 1 0 0 0 1 24 0 1 16 1 0 1 CA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 12 12 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 HH THE XIV DALAI LAMA HONORARY CHAIRMAN 1.00 X 0 0 0 ARTHUR ZAJONC PRESIDENT 40.00 X X 212500 0 15000 THUPTEM JINPA CHAIR 5.00 X X 50000 0 0 RAYMOND GELLEIN TREASURER 5.00 X X 0 0 0 JACQUI DEFELICE SECRETARY 40.00 X X 113750 0 6250 BARRY BAER CFO 10.00 X X 0 0 0 DIANA CHAPMAN-WALSH DIRECTOR 5.00 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 LILA MERESCHUK ASSISTANT TREASURER 40.00 X X 107599 0 24831 483849 0 46081 3 0 1 0 0 4333117 10853 4333117 CONFERENCES AND SUMMER 541720 82360 82360 RESEARCH INITIATIVES 541720 28011 28011 110371 124255 124255 25480 25480 1195047 1195047 0 0 PUBLICATION 451211 2531 2531 2531 4595754 110371 0 152266 591226 591226 529930 366354 107701 55875 446252 310192 83087 52973 107586 69703 37883 73957 70674 3283 15326 15326 24519 22070 2449 33456 32508 9 939 1009 712 180 117 253590 144845 99613 9132 621658 599412 1669 20577 6892 6892 11854 11854 UNCOLLECTIBLE PLEDGE RE 200000 200000 HONORARIUM 120628 120628 CONTRACT LABOR 56350 56350 PROGRAM EVENT EXPENSES 53694 52380 504 810 200853 158074 25959 16820 3348780 2802020 387068 159692 603087 361137 1517114 840742 1786060 1687866 4902 12650 54262 29607 82087 17801 17313 64286 2036480 4205930 127759 19403 6146977 7221621 239 44144 245061 186737 46137 61409 291437 292290 X 3850589 5037359 2004951 1891972 5855540 6929331 6146977 7221621 1246974 -173183 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1307514 1466140 1756462 3521202 3083117 11134435 912538 106619 213118 213467 1335281 2781023 2220052 1572759 1969580 3734669 4418398 13915458 0 0 0 13915458 132640 127137 118989 68213 124255 571234 132640 127137 118989 68213 124255 571234 3682 3682 2356374 1699896 2088569 3802882 4542653 14490374 0.96030 0.95600 0.03940 0.04270 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 82087 17801 64286 64286 PAYROLL LIABILITIES 61409 61409 0 RESEARCH GRANTS 24 591226 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 212500 0 0 0 0 0 15000 0 0 0 227500 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART III, LINE 2 FOR 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 3 SEE DESCRIPTION ABOVE IN FORM 990, PART III, LINE 2 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 MIND AND LIFE INTERNATIONAL SEEFELDSTRASSE 50 2008 ZURICH SZ EDUCATION SZ 501(C)3 LINE 7 MIND AND LIFE INSTITUTE 1 MIND AND LIFE INSTITUTE CANADA 4 BAY ROAD HADLEY MA 01035 EDUCATION CA 501(C)3 LINE 7 MIND AND LIFE INSTITUTE 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0