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Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies

EIN 59-2751953Health California Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Developing medical, legal, and cultural contexts for people to benefit from the careful uses of psychedelics and marijuana.

Founded in 1986, the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) is a research and educational organization that develops medical, legal, and cultural contexts for people to benefit from the careful uses of psychedelics and marijuana. MAPS furthers its mission by: Developing psychedelics and marijuana into prescription medicines; Training therapists and working to establish a network of treatment centers; Supporting scientific research into spirituality, creativity, and neuroscience; Educating the public honestly about the risks and benefits of psychedelics and marijuana.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

84.13Overall score
out of 100

95.58Financial score
out of 100

78.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$5,281,625

Total expenses · USD$3,572,643

Program expenses

$2,797,379.47 recorded amount

78.3%

Fundraising expenses

$371,554.87 recorded amount

10.4%

Administrative expenses

$396,563.37 recorded amount

11.1%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.07 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Rick Doblin
Recorded compensation: $84,135.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 2.35%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	78.0
`category` Category	Health
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1986, the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) is a research and educational organization that develops medical, legal, and cultural contexts for people to benefit from the careful uses of psychedelics and marijuana. MAPS furthers its mission by: Developing psychedelics and marijuana into prescription medicines; Training therapists and working to establish a network of treatment centers; Supporting scientific research into spirituality, creativity, and neuroscience; Educating the public honestly about the risks and benefits of psychedelics and marijuana.
`ein` EIN	59-2751953
`tot_exp` Total expenses	3572643.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.111
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.07
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.10400000000000001
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.7829999999999999
`fscore` Financial score	95.58
`leader` Recorded leader	Rick Doblin
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	84135.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0235
`motto` Tagline	Developing medical, legal, and cultural contexts for people to benefit from the careful uses of psychedelics and marijuana.
`name` Charity name	Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies
`tot_rev` Total revenue	5281625.0
`score` Overall score	84.13
`state` State code	CA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Medical Research
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	2797379.4689999996
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	371554.87200000003
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	396563.373

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 59-2751953
Source category: Health
Source subcategory: Medical Research
Recorded location: California (CA)
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.