Mental Research Institute | Foundation Profile
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EIN: 94-1585914
Foundation Overview
Based in Menlo Park, CA, Mental Research Institute has awarded 145 grants totaling $3,042,034 to organizations in Wisconsin, Colorado and 25 other states, plus international recipients. Individual grants range from $35 to $75,000, with a median award of $25,000.
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New Applicant Friendliness
22 of 33 recipients (67%) were new grantees. Foundation actively seeks new partnerships to expand impact. Fresh approaches and innovative programs receive serious consideration.
Geographic Focus
Grants are geographically diversified with 14% in Colorado and funding distributed across 29 total locations. This foundation values broad geographic impact and diverse community partnerships. Within Colorado, funding concentrates in Denver (95%), Fort Collins (5%).
Funding Trajectory
Strong 117% growth in annual giving over 5 years indicates expanding philanthropic capacity and increasing opportunities for grant seekers. This upward trajectory suggests growing foundation resources and commitment.
Program Areas
Diversified giving across multiple program areas with primary emphasis on general purposes (66%). This broad approach suggests openness to various causes and innovative cross-sector solutions.
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Grants & Funding
Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into Mental Research Institute's funding preferences, organizational priorities, and grant making patterns. This historical data helps potential applicants understand the foundation's strategic focus and identify successful funding approaches.
| Name | Amount | Location | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwestern University | $25,000 | Evanston, IL, US | Neural Synchrony During Emtional Interactions As P | 2025 |
| Pennsylvania State University | $25,000 | University Park, PA, US | Exploring Relational Impacts Student-designed Mind | 2025 |
| Yale University | $25,000 | New Haven, CT, US | Systemic Child Anxiety Intervention On Family Func | 2025 |
| University Of Missouri | $5,000 | Columbia, MO, US | Examination Of Social Support In Text Messages | 2025 |
| State University Of Iowa | $5,000 | Iowa City, IA, US | Exploring The Impact Of A Digital Storytelling Gro | 2025 |
| University Of North Carolina At Gre | $25,000 | Greensboro, NC, US | Centering Youth Voices Humanizng Mental Health | 2025 |
| Duke University | $25,000 | Durham, NC, US | Understanding How Interpersonal Relationships And | 2025 |
| University Of North Florida | $15,000 | Jacksonville, FL, US | Food And Screens Relate To Parent-child Interactio | 2025 |
| New York University- Metropolitan C | $25,000 | New York, NY, US | Emotion Regulation And Psychological Well-being | 2025 |
| Florida State University | $5,000 | Tallahassee, FL, US | Mental Health Outcomes For Sandwiched Caregivers | 2025 |
| Texas Christian University | $20,000 | Fort Worth, TX, US | Romantic Relationship Functioning In Autistic Adul | 2025 |
| Lehigh University | $5,000 | Bethlehem, PA, US | Examination Of Identity In New Motherhood | 2025 |
| University Of Notre Dame Du Lac | $14,823 | Notre Dame, IN, US | Evidence Based Family Support For Palestine Famili | 2025 |
| University Of Massachusetts Foundat | $25,000 | Newton Center, MA, US | Dyadic Processes Underlying Loneliness And Risk Of | 2025 |
| Seattle University | $25,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Daily Emotion Regulation Strategies And Depression | 2025 |
| University Of Minnesota | $5,000 | Saint Paul, MN, US | Regulation In Mentoring The Role Of Mentors Emot | 2025 |
| University Of Denver | $19,336 | Denver, CO, US | Cueing Parents To Reframe Negative Emotions For Ch | 2025 |
| Bryn Mawr College | $25,000 | Bryn Mawr, PA, US | Cueing Parents To Reframe Negative Emotions For Th | 2025 |
| Syracuse University | $5,000 | Syracuse, NY, US | Perceived Partner Responsiveness As A Scaffold For | 2025 |
| University Of Georgia Foundation In | $20,000 | Athens, GA, US | Protective Role Of Couple Relationship Functioning | 2025 |
| Stanford University | $25,000 | Stanford, CA, US | Fostering The Compassionate Mind Implementing Comp | 2025 |
| University Of Georgia | $4,500 | Atlanta, GA, US | Cultural Socialization Black Mothers | 2025 |
| University Of Georgia | $25,000 | Athens, GA, US | Coregulatory Synchrony And Resilience In Child-par | 2025 |
| University Of Denver | $25,000 | Denver, CO, US | Exploring Maternal Grandmother Support In Prenatal | 2025 |
| University Of Denver Department Of | $20,121 | Denver, CO, US | Parent-infant Group Therapy For Interrupting Abuse | 2025 |
| University Of Minnesota | $10,500 | Minneapolis, MN, US | Behaviors As Promotive Factor In Family Relationsh | 2025 |
| University Of Denver | $10,000 | Denver, CO, US | Maternal Prenatal Depression Reduction And Observe | 2025 |
| Texas Am University | $18,000 | College Station, TX, US | Neural Pathways To Positive Family Development Pr | 2025 |
| Wayne State University | $15,000 | Detroit, MI, US | Enhancing Adolescent Friendships Through Digital E | 2025 |
| University Of Wisconsin-madison | $23,000 | Madison, WI, US | How Couples Use Humor To Navigate Gendered Inequal | 2025 |
| University Of Rochester | $5,000 | Rochester, NY, US | Seeing Clearly Or Seeing Through Tinted Glasses | 2025 |
| University Of Arizona Norton Schoo | $10,000 | Scottsdale, AZ, US | Understanding Prosocial Communication In Substance | 2025 |
| Claremont Mckenna College | $25,000 | Claremont, CA, US | Shared Remembering In Romantic Relationships | 2025 |
| Byu | $30,000 | Provo, UT, US | Emotional Proficiencies In Teens | 2024 |
| Boston College | $25,000 | Chestnut Hill, MA, US | Promote Anti-racism | 2024 |
| Chapman University | $25,000 | Orange, CA, US | Parental Predictability | 2024 |
| Penn State University | $25,000 | University Park, PA, US | Investigation Of Resilience Ukrainian Refugees | 2024 |
| Arizona State University | $25,000 | Tempe, AZ, US | Asian American Parent Child Stressors | 2024 |
| University Of Denver | $25,000 | Denver, CO, US | Early Life Caregiving And Health | 2024 |
| Carnegie Mellon | $8,500 | Pittsburgh, PA, US | Cyclical Processes Linking Couple Conflicts | 2024 |
| Stanford Junior University | $25,000 | Stanford, CA, US | Culturally Informed Therapy For Families | 2024 |
| Wisconsin University | $25,000 | Madison, WI, US | Addressing Internalized Transnegativity In Psycoth | 2024 |
| Ohio State University | $25,000 | Columbus, OH, US | Parents And Teens Technology And Relationships | 2024 |
| University Of Iowa | $30,000 | Iowa City, IA, US | Harnessing Natural Language Processing To Automate | 2024 |
| University Of Notre Dame Du Lac | $25,050 | Notre Dame, IN, US | Piloting Common Element Treatments In Peru | 2024 |
| University Of North Texas | $25,000 | Denton, TX, US | Daily Impacts Of Posttrauma Distress And Sleep On | 2024 |
| Palo Alto University | $25,000 | Palo Alto, CA, US | Online Course To Improve Quality Of Intimate Relat | 2024 |
| University Of Kentucky | $5,000 | Lexington, KY, US | Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis On Black | 2024 |
| Miami University | $6,000 | Oxford, OH, US | The Effects Of Political Difference On Parent-chil | 2024 |
| Arizona State | $15,000 | Tempe, AZ, US | Exploring Touch In Virtual Reality In Young Adult | 2024 |
| Ucla | $25,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | Does Positive Parenting Improve Emotion Regulation | 2024 |
| Thriving Families | $20,000 | Denver, CO, US | Motherwise In Nicaragua The Impact Of Culturally- | 2024 |
| Byu | $30,000 | Provo, UT, US | Emotional Proficiencies In Teens | 2024 |
| Boston College | $25,000 | Chestnut Hill, MA, US | Promote Anti-racism | 2024 |
| Chapman University | $25,000 | Orange, CA, US | Parental Predictability | 2024 |
| Penn State University | $25,000 | University Park, PA, US | Investigation Of Resilience Ukrainian Refugees | 2024 |
| Arizona State University | $25,000 | Tempe, AZ, US | Asian American Parent Child Stressors | 2024 |
| University Of Denver | $25,000 | Denver, CO, US | Early Life Caregiving And Health | 2024 |
| Carnegie Mellon | $8,500 | Pittsburgh, PA, US | Cyclical Processes Linking Couple Conflicts | 2024 |
| Stanford Junior University | $25,000 | Stanford, CA, US | Culturally Informed Therapy For Families | 2024 |
| Wisconsin University | $25,000 | Madison, WI, US | Addressing Internalized Transnegativity In Psycoth | 2024 |
| Ohio State University | $25,000 | Columbus, OH, US | Parents And Teens Technology And Relationships | 2024 |
| University Of Iowa | $30,000 | Iowa City, IA, US | Harnessing Natural Language Processing To Automate | 2024 |
| University Of Notre Dame Du Lac | $25,050 | Notre Dame, IN, US | Piloting Common Element Treatments In Peru | 2024 |
| University Of North Texas | $25,000 | Denton, TX, US | Daily Impacts Of Posttrauma Distress And Sleep On | 2024 |
| Palo Alto University | $25,000 | Palo Alto, CA, US | Online Course To Improve Quality Of Intimate Relat | 2024 |
| University Of Kentucky | $5,000 | Lexington, KY, US | Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis On Black | 2024 |
| Miami University | $6,000 | Oxford, OH, US | The Effects Of Political Difference On Parent-chil | 2024 |
| Arizona State | $15,000 | Tempe, AZ, US | Exploring Touch In Virtual Reality In Young Adult | 2024 |
| Ucla | $25,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | Does Positive Parenting Improve Emotion Regulation | 2024 |
| Thriving Families | $20,000 | Denver, CO, US | Motherwise In Nicaragua The Impact Of Culturally- | 2024 |
| University Of Denver | $3,235 | Denver, CO, US | Prenatal Stress And Infant Negative Emotionality | 2023 |
| Southern Methodist University | $25,000 | Dallas, TX, US | Couples Relationship Functioning | 2023 |
| Ucla | $25,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | Positive Parenting Emotion Regulation | 2023 |
| Texas Christian University | $18,000 | Fort Worth, TX, US | Existential Isolation And Well-being | 2023 |
| Salve Regina University | $25,000 | Newport, RI, US | The Effects Of A Brief Interconnectedness Meditati | 2023 |
| University Of Minnesota | $25,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | Improving Human Relationships Through Youth Mentor | 2023 |
| New York University | $5,000 | New York, NY, US | Organizational Justice And Support On Burnout | 2023 |
| Florida International University | $75,000 | Miami, FL, US | Internalization Of Disability Identity | 2023 |
| New York University | $25,000 | New York, NY, US | Emotion Regulation And Psychological Well-being | 2023 |
| University Of Georgia | $25,000 | Athens, GA, US | Depression And Relationship Quality Among Older Ad | 2023 |
| Boise State University | $75,000 | Boise, ID, US | Implementation Strategies To Enhance Uptake | 2023 |
| Misc | $127 | Menlo Park, CA, US | Rounding To Match Financials | 2023 |
| University Of Denver | $3,235 | Denver, CO, US | Prenatal Stress And Infant Negative Emotionality | 2023 |
| Southern Methodist University | $25,000 | Dallas, TX, US | Couples Relationship Functioning | 2023 |
| Ucla | $25,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | Positive Parenting Emotion Regulation | 2023 |
| Texas Christian University | $18,000 | Fort Worth, TX, US | Existential Isolation And Well-being | 2023 |
| Salve Regina University | $25,000 | Newport, RI, US | The Effects Of A Brief Interconnectedness Meditati | 2023 |
| University Of Minnesota | $25,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | Improving Human Relationships Through Youth Mentor | 2023 |
| New York University | $5,000 | New York, NY, US | Organizational Justice And Support On Burnout | 2023 |
| Florida International University | $75,000 | Miami, FL, US | Internalization Of Disability Identity | 2023 |
| New York University | $25,000 | New York, NY, US | Emotion Regulation And Psychological Well-being | 2023 |
| University Of Georgia | $25,000 | Athens, GA, US | Depression And Relationship Quality Among Older Ad | 2023 |
| Boise State University | $75,000 | Boise, ID, US | Implementation Strategies To Enhance Uptake | 2023 |
| Misc | $127 | Menlo Park, CA, US | Rounding To Match Financials | 2023 |
| University Of Wisconsin Madison | $19,060 | Madison, WI, US | Establishing The Contribution Of Romantic Partners | 2022 |
| University Of Denver | $5,000 | Denver, CO, US | Queer Interethnic Relationships Couple Minority S | 2022 |
| The Florida International Universit | $25,000 | Miami, FL, US | Possible Selves In Midlife Women | 2022 |
| Oakland University | $25,000 | Rochester, MI, US | Narcissism And Romantic Relationship Functioning | 2022 |
| University Of Miami | $25,000 | Miami, FL, US | Culturally Adapting Individually-oriented Relation | 2022 |
| University Of Denver | $25,000 | Denver, CO, US | Preventing Postpartum Depression | 2022 |
| University Of Illinois | $25,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Promoting Healthy And Supportive Couple Relationsh | 2022 |
| University Of Illinois | $-9,672 | Tallahassee, FL, US | Refunded Family Therapy Grant | 2022 |
| Adjustment | $-650 | Menlo Park, CA, US | Accounting Reconciliation | 2022 |
| University Of Wisconsin Madison | $19,060 | Madison, WI, US | Establishing The Contribution Of Romantic Partners | 2022 |
| University Of Denver | $5,000 | Denver, CO, US | Queer Interethnic Relationships Couple Minority S | 2022 |
| The Florida International Universit | $25,000 | Miami, FL, US | Possible Selves In Midlife Women | 2022 |
| Oakland University | $25,000 | Rochester, MI, US | Narcissism And Romantic Relationship Functioning | 2022 |
| University Of Miami | $25,000 | Miami, FL, US | Culturally Adapting Individually-oriented Relation | 2022 |
| University Of Denver | $25,000 | Denver, CO, US | Preventing Postpartum Depression | 2022 |
| University Of Illinois | $25,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Promoting Healthy And Supportive Couple Relationsh | 2022 |
| University Of Wisconsin Madison | $19,060 | Madison, WI, US | Establishing The Contribution Of Romantic Partners | 2022 |
| University Of Denver | $5,000 | Denver, CO, US | Queer Interethnic Relationships Couple Minority S | 2022 |
| The Florida International Universit | $25,000 | Miami, FL, US | Possible Selves In Midlife Women | 2022 |
| Oakland University | $25,000 | Rochester, MI, US | Narcissism And Romantic Relationship Functioning | 2022 |
| University Of Miami | $25,000 | Miami, FL, US | Culturally Adapting Individually-oriented Relation | 2022 |
| University Of Denver | $25,000 | Denver, CO, US | Preventing Postpartum Depression | 2022 |
| University Of Illinois | $25,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Promoting Healthy And Supportive Couple Relationsh | 2022 |
| Miami University | $5,000 | Oxford, OH, US | Research | 2021 |
| Calgary Counseling Centre | $23,600 | Calgary, Alberta, CA | Becoming A More Effective Therapist | 2021 |
| Pennsylvania State University | $22,500 | University Park, PA, US | Research | 2021 |
| University Of Southern California | $25,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | Research | 2021 |
| University Of Arizona | $23,600 | Tucson, AZ, US | Research | 2021 |
| University Of Denver | $50,000 | Denver, CO, US | Research | 2021 |
| Arizona State University | $25,000 | Tempe, AZ, US | Research | 2021 |
| Stanford University | $24,655 | Stanford, CA, US | Research | 2021 |
| Oklahoma State University | $22,000 | Stillwater, OK, US | Research | 2021 |
| Monash University | $23,300 | Melbourne, Victoria, AS | Exploring Cultural Differences In Social Support | 2021 |
| University Of Oregon Foundation | $25,000 | Eugene, OR, US | Research | 2021 |
| Colorado State University | $25,000 | Fort Collins, CO, US | Research | 2021 |
| Misc | $35 | San Francisco, CA, US | Misc | 2021 |
| University Rochester | $21,000 | Rochester, NY, US | Couples Coping With The Emotional Effects Of Coro | 2020 |
| Arizona State University | $10,000 | Tempe, AZ, US | Ccet-sms Program Towards The Development Of A Cou | 2020 |
| Acknowledge Alliance | $20,000 | Mountain View, CA, US | Project Resilience | 2020 |
| Florida State Univeristy | $16,000 | Tallahassee, FL, US | Family Therapy And Autism Spectrum Disorder A Tel | 2020 |
| University Of Michigan | $22,500 | Ann Arbor, MI, US | Dyadic Analyses Of Relational Processes Among Moza | 2020 |
| Texas Tech University | $5,000 | Lubbock, TX, US | A Pilot Study Of Prism Mindfulness Based Family Gr | 2020 |
| Ohio University | $22,000 | Athens, OH, US | Examining The Prospective Associations Between Cov | 2020 |
| Boise State University | $25,000 | Boise, ID, US | Development Usability Testing And Short-term Out | 2020 |
| University Of Denver | $23,500 | Denver, CO, US | Testing A Brief Social Belonging Intervention To I | 2020 |
| Thriving Families University Denve | $24,000 | Denver, CO, US | Motherwise Virtual Relationship Education For Pre | 2020 |
| University Of Notre Dame | $25,000 | Notre Dame, IN, US | Identifying The Impact Of Prenatal Intervention Th | 2020 |
| University Of Mass Amherst | $20,500 | Amherst, MA, US | Quantifying Cohesion In The Parent-child Relations | 2020 |
| University Of Kansas Counseling Psy | $11,000 | Lawrence, KS, US | Hope Through Strengths | 2020 |
| University Of Texas At El Paso | $12,560 | El Paso, TX, US | How Do Supportive Family Relationships Contribute | 2020 |
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Contact Information
Official contact details for Mental Research Institute as registered with the IRS. These details are essential for grant applications, correspondence, and due diligence processes.
| EIN | 94-1585914 |
| Website | http://mri.org |
| Address | 671 OAK GROVE AVE Menlo Park, CA 94025-4352 |
Key People (5)
Board members, trustees, and key staff who oversee Mental Research Institute's grant making decisions and strategic direction. Understanding leadership composition can provide insights into foundation priorities and potential networking opportunities.
| Treasurer | Peggy Bradshaw |
|---|---|
| President | Mary Ann Norfleet |
| Executive Director | Sophie Suberville |
| Secretary | Patrick Whalen |
| Board Member | Kathryn Dewitt |
Forms 990-PF
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