Private foundation · EIN 94-1585914

Mental Research Institute

Preselected only

Menlo Park, CA

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Tax year 2025 (period ending 2025-12-31) · Filed with IRS 2026 · Data as of 2026-10-24 · View filing on ProPublica · Source: IRS e-file object 202601049349100620
Total assets (EOY)$11,256,580
Grants paid$560,280
Typical (median) grant$20,000
Grants listed33
Giving in home state (CA)9%

Grant size distribution

RangeGrants
Under $5K1
$5K–$25K19
$25K–$100K13
$100K+0

Smallest $4,500 · Largest $25,000

Geographic focus

CO
13%
PA
10%
NC
9%
CA
9%
GA
9%
TX
7%
NY
6%
IL
4%

Common purposes

familyexploringchildregulationneuralsynchronymindmentalhealthunderstandingrelationshipsemotiondepressioncueingparents

Giving history

Tax yearContributions paidTotal assetsGrants listed
2023$326,408$10,384,45012
2024$412,565$10,584,15920
2025$560,280$11,256,58033

Years shown are the filings ingested so far; more years are added as additional IRS batches are processed.

How to apply

This foundation checked Part XV line 2 of its 990-PF: it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Source: 990-PF Part XV line 2, tax year 2025.

Top recipients (tax year 2025)

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
Northwestern UniversityEVANSTON, ILNEURAL SYNCHRONY DURING EMTIONAL INTERACTIONS AS P$25,000
Pennsylvania State UniversityUniversity Park, PAEXPLORING RELATIONAL IMPACTS STUDENT-DESIGNED MIND$25,000
Yale UniversityNew Haven, CTSYSTEMIC CHILD ANXIETY INTERVENTION ON FAMILY FUNC$25,000
University Of North Carolina At GreGREENSBORO, NCCENTERING YOUTH VOICES HUMANIZNG MENTAL HEALTH$25,000
Duke UniversityDurham, NCUNDERSTANDING HOW INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS AND$25,000
New York University- Metropolitan CNew York, NYEMOTION REGULATION AND PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING$25,000
University Of Massachusetts FoundatNewton Center, MADYADIC PROCESSES UNDERLYING LONELINESS AND RISK OF$25,000
Seattle UniversitySeattle, WADAILY EMOTION REGULATION STRATEGIES AND DEPRESSION$25,000
Bryn Mawr CollegeBryn Mawr, PACUEING PARENTS TO REFRAME NEGATIVE EMOTIONS FOR TH$25,000
Stanford UniversityStanford, CAFOSTERING THE COMPASSIONATE MIND IMPLEMENTING COMP$25,000
University Of GeorgiaAthens, GACOREGULATORY SYNCHRONY AND RESILIENCE IN CHILD-PAR$25,000
University Of DenverDenver, COEXPLORING MATERNAL GRANDMOTHER SUPPORT IN PRENATAL$25,000
Claremont Mckenna CollegeClaremont, CASHARED REMEMBERING IN ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIPS$25,000
University Of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, WIHOW COUPLES USE HUMOR TO NAVIGATE GENDERED INEQUAL$23,000
University Of Denver Department OfDenver, COPARENT-INFANT GROUP THERAPY FOR INTERRUPTING ABUSE$20,121
Texas Christian UniversityFort Worth, TXROMANTIC RELATIONSHIP FUNCTIONING IN AUTISTIC ADUL$20,000
University Of Georgia Foundation InAthens, GAPROTECTIVE ROLE OF COUPLE RELATIONSHIP FUNCTIONING$20,000
University Of DenverDenver, COCUEING PARENTS TO REFRAME NEGATIVE EMOTIONS FOR CH$19,336
Texas Am UniversityCollege Station, TXNEURAL PATHWAYS TO POSITIVE FAMILY DEVELOPMENT PR$18,000
University Of North FloridaJacksonville, FLFOOD AND SCREENS RELATE TO PARENT-CHILD INTERACTIO$15,000
Wayne State UniversityDetroit, MIENHANCING ADOLESCENT FRIENDSHIPS THROUGH DIGITAL E$15,000
University Of Notre Dame Du LacNotre Dame, INEVIDENCE BASED FAMILY SUPPORT FOR PALESTINE FAMILI$14,823
University Of MinnesotaMinneapolis, MNBEHAVIORS AS PROMOTIVE FACTOR IN FAMILY RELATIONSH$10,500
University Of DenverDenver, COMATERNAL PRENATAL DEPRESSION REDUCTION AND OBSERVE$10,000
University Of Arizona Norton SchooScottsdale, AZUNDERSTANDING PROSOCIAL COMMUNICATION IN SUBSTANCE$10,000
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