MENTALIZING INITIATIVE

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2024 · Form 990EZ · revenue $56K · expenses $51K · assets $7K

EIN
83-2417809
Address
9777 WILSHIRE BLVD STE 909, BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90212-1902
Website
HTTP://WWW.MENTALIZINGINITIATIVE.COM
NTEE code
F70
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
May 2019 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
Principal officer
ROBIN KISSELL (its 2021 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2021 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSE: THE 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.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

2 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Natalie Brooks Mft DIRECTOR, TREASURER2023-2024 $0$16,790 1
Natalie Brooks -See Part Iii Ln 2 (former) DIRECTOR, TREASURER2022 $8,125$8,125 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

13 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Daniel Kupper Phd To 102024 DIRECTOR2024 1 $0 reported 1
Jeffrey Katzman Md DIRECTOR2022-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Natalie Farrar Adams From 012024 DIRECTOR2024 2 $0 reported 1
Carl Fleisher From 042024 DIRECTOR2024 2 $0 reported 1
Jolene Sawyer From 042024 DIRECTOR2024 1 $0 reported 1
Colleen Kelly From 042024 DIRECTOR2024 2 $0 reported 1
Bita Rahbar From 042024 DIRECTOR2024 2 $0 reported 1
Phaizon Wood From 042024 DIRECTOR2024 2 $0 reported 1
Margaret Coffey From 042024 DIRECTOR2024 1 $0 reported 1
Robin Kissell Md DIRECTOR, PRESIDENT2022-2024 12 $0 reported 1
Cheryl Goodrich Phd To 052024 DIRECTOR, SECRETARY2024 0 $0 reported 1
Cheryl Goodrich Phd (former) DIRECTOR, SECRETARY2022-2023 6 $0 reported 1
Daniel Kupper Phd (former) DIRECTOR2022-2023 6 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 12 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DANIEL KUPPER PHD TO 102024 DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
JEFFREY KATZMAN MD DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
NATALIE FARRAR ADAMS FROM 012024 DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
CARL FLEISHER FROM 042024 DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
JOLENE SAWYER FROM 042024 DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
COLLEEN KELLY FROM 042024 DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
BITA RAHBAR FROM 042024 DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
PHAIZON WOOD FROM 042024 DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
MARGARET COFFEY FROM 042024 DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
ROBIN KISSELL MD DIRECTOR, PRESIDENT12 $0-$0 $01
NATALIE BROOKS MFT DIRECTOR, TREASURER12 $0-$0 $01
CHERYL GOODRICH PHD TO 052024 DIRECTOR, SECRETARY0 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 5 people listed · 1 paid, $17K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
NATALIE BROOKS MFT DIRECTOR, TREASURER15 $16,790-- $16,7901
ROBIN KISSELL MD DIRECTOR, PRESIDENT12 $0-- $01
CHERYL GOODRICH PHD DIRECTOR, SECRETARY6 $0-- $01
DANIEL KUPPER PHD DIRECTOR6 $0-- $01
JEFFREY KATZMAN MD DIRECTOR6 $0-- $01
2022 · 5 people listed · 1 paid, $8K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
NATALIE BROOKS -SEE PART III LN 2 DIRECTOR, TREASURER15 $8,125-$0 $8,1251
ROBIN KISSELL MD DIRECTOR, PRESIDENT12 $0-$0 $01
CHERYL GOODRICH PHD DIRECTOR, SECRETARY6 $0-$0 $01
DANIEL KUPPER PHD DIRECTOR6 $0-$0 $01
JEFFREY KATZMAN MD DIRECTOR6 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$56,457$51,265 $6,768$6,768 $5,426$51,031 ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$36,548$94,044 $1,576$1,576 -$36,548 ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$104,156$66,852 $59,072$59,072 $2,564$101,592 ---

Funders of this organization

Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).

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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990EZ · $51,265 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $19,209 37.5%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $16,817 32.8%
Fees to independent contractors $15,225 29.7%
Printing, publications, postage $14 0.0%
Total$51,265100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $94,044 spent · pay $16,790 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $37,463 39.8%
Fees to independent contractors $30,003 31.9%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $16,790 17.9%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $9,788 10.4%
Total$94,044100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $66,852 spent · pay $8,125 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $52,202 78.1%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $8,125 12.2%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $6,525 9.8%
Total$66,852100%

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