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Mind & Life Institute

EIN 77-0284767Research and Public Policy Virginia Mid-sized

Historical collection: May 2019 · Rating details mostly from 2017. Source & context

The mission

What this organization describes

Building a scientific understanding of the mind to reduce suffering and promote well-being.

The Mind & Life Institute seeks to understand the human mind and the benefits of contemplative practices through an integrated mode of knowing that combines first person knowledge from the world's contemplative traditions with methods and findings from contemporary scientific inquiry. Ultimately, our goal is to relieve human suffering and advance well-being. We promote and support rigorous, multi-disciplinary scientific investigation of the mind which will lead to the development and dissemination of practices that cultivate the mental qualities of attention, emotional balance, kindness, compassion, confidence and happiness We believe that only through this integrated investigation can we achieve an accurate understanding of how the mind works, the benefits of mental fitness, and the best practices for achieving mental and emotional fitness.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

89.22Overall score
out of 100

97.35Financial score
out of 100

85.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$3,612,731

Total expenses · USD$3,552,029

Program expenses

$2,798,998.85 recorded amount

78.8%

Fundraising expenses

$237,985.94 recorded amount

6.7%

Administrative expenses

$511,492.18 recorded amount

14.4%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.08 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Susan Bauer-Wu
Recorded compensation: $215,772.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 6.07%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Mind & Life Institute
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	85.0
`category` Category	Research and Public Policy
`description` Mission & description	The Mind & Life Institute seeks to understand the human mind and the benefits of contemplative practices through an integrated mode of knowing that combines first person knowledge from the world's contemplative traditions with methods and findings from contemporary scientific inquiry. Ultimately, our goal is to relieve human suffering and advance well-being. We promote and support rigorous, multi-disciplinary scientific investigation of the mind which will lead to the development and dissemination of practices that cultivate the mental qualities of attention, emotional balance, kindness, compassion, confidence and happiness We believe that only through this integrated investigation can we achieve an accurate understanding of how the mind works, the benefits of mental fitness, and the best practices for achieving mental and emotional fitness.
`ein` EIN	77-0284767
`tot_exp` Total expenses	3552029.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.14400000000000002
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.08
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.067
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.7879999999999999
`fscore` Financial score	97.35
`leader` Recorded leader	Susan Bauer-Wu
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	215772.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.060700000000000004
`motto` Tagline	Building a scientific understanding of the mind to reduce suffering and promote well-being.
`name` Charity name	Mind & Life Institute
`tot_rev` Total revenue	3612731.0
`score` Overall score	89.22
`state` State code	VA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Non-Medical Science & Technology Research
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	2798998.852
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	237985.94300000003
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	511492.17600000004

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 77-0284767
Source category: Research and Public Policy
Source subcategory: Non-Medical Science & Technology Research
Recorded location: Virginia (VA)
Expense-based size: Mid-sized
$3.5M–$13.5M in total expenses · source label: mid

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Source: Charity Navigator Scores Expenses Dataset, version 1, attributed to katyjqian on Kaggle. Collection: May 2019; rating details mostly from 2017. Read attribution, scope, and reuse notes.