Funding search · EIN 464924931 · West Hollywood, CA

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A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

52
grants reported
$49.6M
total given
2022–2024
filing years
$263,534
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

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5 grants matching “treated · $6.5M

  • $287,540

    Florida State University Research Foundation · Tallahassee, FL · 2024

    Grant supports a Science of Perception Box study at FSU titled "Pointing Beyond the Pain Perception Box: Treating Chronic Pain by Modulating Phenomenological and Psycho-Physiological Indices of Self-Transcendence." The read all
  • $2.6M

    Usona Institute · Madison, WI · 2023

    Support clinical research on psilocybin and 5-MeO-DMT and their potential ability to help treat patients with mental health conditions, providing alternative forms of treatment for currently difficult to treat condition read all
  • $3.0M

    Usona Institute · Madison, WI · 2022

    Supporting preclinical and clinical studies of 5-MeO-DMT and psilocybin (two consciousness-expanding medicines) for treating mental health disorders

  • $345,496

    Medical University of South Carolina · North Charleston, SC · 2022

    Supporting research for a novel technique based on transcranial magnetic stimulation to detect consciousness in patients with disorders of consciousness and testing a new method based on focused ultrasound to treat anxi read all
  • $262,530

    Brown University · Providence, RI · 2022

    Supporting neuroscientific research for understanding brain mechanisms involved with anxiety and treating it.

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

  • Unlikely Collaborators Foundation1 grant · $25.0M
  • Usona Institute2 grants · $4.8M
  • Usona Institute1 grant · $3.0M
  • University of Wisconsin - Madison1 grant · $2.5M
  • Multidisciplinary Assoc for Psychedelic Studies2 grants · $2.2M
  • Institute for Advanced Consciousness Studies2 grants · $1.3M
  • Allen Institute2 grants · $1.2M
  • Regents of University of Ca - Los Angeles2 grants · $1.0M
  • University of Wisconsin - Madison5 grants · $1.0M
  • Brown University3 grants · $752,820

Giving over time

$36.1M
2022
$6.3M
2023
$7.2M
2024

Grant history

All 52 reported grants, largest first.

  • $25.0M

    Unlikely Collaborators Foundation · Santa Monica, CA · 2022

    General operating support

  • $3.0M

    Usona Institute · Madison, WI · 2022

    Supporting preclinical and clinical studies of 5-MeO-DMT and psilocybin (two consciousness-expanding medicines) for treating mental health disorders

  • $2.6M

    Usona Institute · Madison, WI · 2023

    Support clinical research on psilocybin and 5-MeO-DMT and their potential ability to help treat patients with mental health conditions, providing alternative forms of treatment for currently difficult to treat condition read all
  • $2.5M

    University of Wisconsin - Madison · Milwaukee, WI · 2022

    Supporting research to understand the neural correlates and physical substrate of consciousness in the brain; Supporting research to help people open their minds and let go of their self-centered thoughts using meditati read all
  • $2.2M

    Usona Institute · Madison, WI · 2024

    Grant to support work advancing Phase 3 clinical trials of psilocybin for Major Depressive Disorder and the early investigation of 5-MeO-DMT's potential for therapeutic use.

  • $1.1M

    Multidisciplinary Assoc for Psychedelic Studies · San Jose, CA · 2023

    Support the clinical development of MDMA assisted therapy as a potential breakthrough treatment for PTSD, an often intractable condition that causes significant suffering.

  • $1.1M

    Multidisciplinary Assoc for Psychedelic Studies · San Jose, CA · 2022

    Supporting clinical studies for MDMA-assisted psychotherapy in patients with drug-resistant PTSD

  • $1.0M

    Allen Institute · Seattle, WA · 2022

    Supporting neuroscientific research to better understand the neural basis of consciousness and the effects of psychedelics on the human brain

  • $967,327

    Regents of University of Ca - Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · 2022

    Supporting research for a novel technique to detect consciousness in patients with disorders of consciousness (DoC) and a new therapy based on focused ultrasound to regain consciousness in DoC patients.

  • $696,534

    Massachusetts General Hospital · Boston, MA · 2022

    Supporting neuroscientific research for understanding neural correlates of consciousness in patients with disorders of consciousness.

  • $647,659

    Institute for Advanced Consciousness Studies · Santa Monica, CA · 2022

    Supporting research to enhance meditative states by using non-invasive technology based on focused ultrasound and imaging-assisted neurofeedback

  • $641,127

    Institute for Advanced Consciousness Studies · Santa Monica, CA · 2023

    Support the IACS research into novel methods for achieving deep meditation and self-transcendence to understand and gain agency over our mental states and responses. By exploring and enhancing these states, the research read all
  • $569,792

    University of Wisconsin - Madison · Madison, WI · 2023

    Recipient of the 2023 Science of Perception Box RFP: This project aims to see whether it is possible to elicit "ego disengagement" through the combination of non-invasive brain stimulation and basic meditation. If succe read all
  • $526,044

    Allen Institute · Seattle, WA · 2024

    Grant supports a Science of Perception Box study at The Allen Institute titled "Comprehensive Survey of Neuronal Cell Types Activated by Psychedelics in Mice." The project aims to map brain cell activity after exposure read all
  • $437,040

    Brown University · Providence, RI · 2024

    Grant supports a Science of Perception Box study at Brown University by Dr. Judson Brewer titled "Advancing our understanding and treatment of anxiety through bringing together facets of conscious experience and brain m read all
  • $415,290

    Brown University · Providence, RI · 2023

    This project examines how different mental states-expanded or contracted-affect brain activity in the network associated with self-thoughts and anxiety. It aims to test whether mindfulness practices, through the Unwindi read all
  • $345,496

    Medical University of South Carolina · North Charleston, SC · 2022

    Supporting research for a novel technique based on transcranial magnetic stimulation to detect consciousness in patients with disorders of consciousness and testing a new method based on focused ultrasound to treat anxi read all
  • $300,000

    Brown University · Providence, RI · 2024

    Grant supports a Science of Perception Box study at Brown University by Dr. Jeffery Proulx titled "Courageous Connection: Flint Police and Black Community Members Strategies of Mindful Awareness."

  • $300,000

    The Regents of the University of California · Los Angeles, CA · 2024

    Grant supports a Science of Perception Box study at UCLA by Dr. Paul Macey titled "Does Breathing Resistance Training Relax the Body and Calm the Mind?." The project aims to investigate the effects of five minutes of da read all
  • $299,996

    University of Oregon · Eugene, OR · 2024

    Grant supports a Science of Perception Box study being conducted by University of Oregon titled "Neural and Psychological Evidence to Shift Mindsets from "Me" to "We" Using a Scalable Decentering Curriculum." This proje read all
  • $299,988

    The Massachusetts General Hospital · Somerville, MA · 2024

    Grant supports a Science of Perception Box study at Massachusetts General Hospital titled "Examining the Impact of Heated Yoga on Rumination and Mindfulness." The project aims to examine how doing yoga in a heated room read all
  • $299,052

    University of Haifa · 2024

    Grant supports a Science of Perception Box study being conducted by University of Haifa titled "The Self, Unbound: Neurofeedback-Assisted Meditation for Eliciting Transformative Self-Dissolution Experiences." This study read all
  • $297,165

    University of Wisconsin - Madison · Madison, WI · 2024

    Grant supports a Science of Perception Box study being conducted by University of Wisconsin- Madison titled "Expanding the Perception Box Through Neuromodulation-Assisted Ego-Disengagement." Which will use meditation an read all
  • $287,540

    Florida State University Research Foundation · Tallahassee, FL · 2024

    Grant supports a Science of Perception Box study at FSU titled "Pointing Beyond the Pain Perception Box: Treating Chronic Pain by Modulating Phenomenological and Psycho-Physiological Indices of Self-Transcendence." The read all
  • $276,602

    Floresta Project · Phoenicia, NY · 2024

    Grant supports the construction of a retreat center aimed to be a hub for research and the exploration of consciousness expansion, quality of awareness, healing and reconciliation, self-transformation, and personal deve read all
  • $264,537

    Universita' Degli Studi Di Milano · 2022

    Supporting neuroscientific research for understating the neural correlates of consciousness and detecting consciousness in patients with disorders of consciousness

  • $262,530

    Brown University · Providence, RI · 2022

    Supporting neuroscientific research for understanding brain mechanisms involved with anxiety and treating it.

  • $252,764

    National Central University · 2024

    Grant supports a Science of Perception Box study at National Central University titled "Why Do We Feel That Way: Elucidating the Neural Mechanisms Underlying Emotion Perception and Enhancing a Noninvasive Brain Stimulat read all
  • $229,810

    University of Zurich Psychiatric Hospital · 2024

    Grant supports a Science of Perception Box study being conducted by University of Zurich titled "Do Psychedelics Increase Pro-social Behavior? - A Comparative Pharmacological Study in Humans." The aim of the proposed pr read all
  • $227,055

    Floresta Project · Phoenicia, NY · 2023

    Support Floresta Project's the completion of the Guananshe Sanctuary, a retreat center located in Bahia, Brazil. The sanctuary is designed to be a unique confluence of nature, indigenous wisdom, and self-discovery to sh read all
  • $225,000

    Uc Santa Barbara · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024

    Grant supports a Science of Perception Box study being conducted by UCSB titled "Testing the conjecture that quantum processes are necessary to create conscious experience" in which aims to support the role of quantum p read all
  • $221,718

    Ernst Strungmann Institut Ggmbh · 2024

    Grant supports a Science of Perception Box study at Ernst Strungmann Institute titled "Exhaling the Past: A Comprehensive Neuropsychological Test of Breathwork as a Tool for Trauma Processing and Mental Well-Being." The read all
  • $182,800

    Floresta Project · Phoenicia, NY · 2022

    Supporting for establishing an ethnobotanical research and retreat center dedicated to indigenous traditional medicine from the Amazon rainforest with the ultimate goal of expanding awareness, creating a new bioeconomic read all
  • $175,900

    Allen Institute · Seattle, WA · 2023

    Support research on psilocybin aimed at understanding how this substance alters consciousness at the cellular level, which is crucial for developing targeted and effective mental health treatments. This project aligns w read all
  • $149,872

    University of California Riverside · Riverside, CA · 2024

    Grant supports a Science of Perception Box study being conducted by University of California, Riverside titled "Effects of High-Quality Listening on Psychological and Biological Well-Being Through the Expansion of the P read all
  • $149,265

    Universidad De Santiago · 2024

    Grant supports a Science of Perception Box study being conducted by Universidad De Santiago titled "Testing the conjecture that quantum processes are necessary to create conscious experience." In this study researchers read all
  • $133,835

    The University of Melbourne · 2024

    Grant supports a Science of Perception Box study being conducted by The University of Melbourne titled "A Computational Psychiatry Approach to Understanding the Brain Mechanism Underpinning Altered Perception in Psychos read all
  • $126,382

    National Central University · 2023

    Recipient of the 2023 Science of Perception Box RFP: Support neuroscientific research that is using brain studies and stimulation to understand and potentially alter how emotions are perceived and experienced, shaping a read all
  • $116,666

    The Regents of the University of California · Los Angeles, CA · 2024

    Grant supports a Science of Perception Box studies at UCLA by Dr. Rebecca Gotlieb titled "Does Narrative Skill Training Increase Transcendent Thinking and Social-Emotional Wellbeing Among Minoritized Adolescents?"

  • $91,924

    University of Zurich Psychiatric Hospital · 2023

    This project explores whether psychedelics can induce lasting pro-social behavior changes, potentially offering new therapeutic avenues for disorders characterized by social difficulties. By examining the enduring effec read all
  • $91,924

    University of Zurich Psychiatric Hospital · 2022

    Supporting research to investigate the effects of psychedelics on enhancing pro-social behaviors

  • $75,000

    Uc Santa Barbara · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024

    Grant supports a Science of Perception Box study being conducted by UCSB titled "Numadelic VR Experiences for Improving Mental Health Outcomes in Patients Facing Life-Threatening Illness" in which aims to support the ro read all
  • $75,000

    Brown University · Providence, RI · 2023

    Recipient of the 2023 Science of Perception Box RFP: Support neuroscientific research addressing the broken trust and violent encounters between police officers and Black community members in the U.S. by developing mind read all
  • $75,000

    Regents of University of Ca - Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · 2023

    Recipient of the 2023 Science of Perception Box RFP: This project explores how Inspiratory Muscle Training (IMT), a 5-minute breathing practice, can improve mental and physical health by potentially shifting stress resp read all
  • $74,999

    University of Oregon · Eugene, OR · 2023

    Recipient of the 2023 Science of Perception Box RFP: This project aims to develop an entry-level college course on positive psychology and neuroscience to cultivate a healthy, decentered mindset. The course will use psy read all
  • $74,983

    University of Wisconsin - Madison · Madison, WI · 2024

    Grant supports a Science of Perception Box study being conducted by University of Wisconsin- Madison titled "Activating Neuroplasticity to Enhance the Perception Box Expanding Effects of Psilocybin." This study will see read all
  • $74,521

    University of Wisconsin - Madison · Madison, WI · 2023

    This project supports a study that aims to enhance the positive effects of psychedelic assisted therapy by strengthening memories of the psychedelic experience through transauricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS). The read all
  • $50,000

    Universiteit Maastricht · 2024

    Grant supports a Science of Perception Box study being conducted by Maastricht University titled "Breathe Hard to Breathe Easy: High-Intensity Online Breathwork-Assisted Psychotherapy for Social Anxiety" which examines read all
  • $15,000

    The University of Arizona Foundation · Tucson, AZ · 2024

    Grant supports a Science of Consciousness Conference. The conference emphasizes broad and rigorous approaches to all aspects of the study and understanding of consciousness. Topical areas include neuroscience, philosoph read all
  • $15,000

    Neuroscience School of Advanced Studies · 2023

    Support Neuroscience School of Advanced Studies Conference on Consciousness furthering research that contributes to breakthroughs that can reshape our understanding of human cognition and perception, further democratizi read all
  • $9,000

    University of Wisconsin - Madison · Madison, WI · 2024

    Grant supports the final payment of a Science of Perception Box study being conducted by University of Wisconsin-Madison titled "Identify the electrophysiological correlates of ego disengagement." The ultimate goal of t read all
  • $5,000

    The University of Arizona Foundation · Tuscon, AZ · 2022

    Support for a Consciousness Conference

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