California · Private foundation
Mental Research Institute
To provide therapeutic services to individuals in the surrounding area, and further research and training in the mental health field through support provided to Mental Research Institute Trainings Inc. Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site…
- $560k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 33
- Grants FY2025
- 17
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 82%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $20,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $25,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 6 to 17
- FY2021 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 19
- Total assets, FY2025
- $11M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 82% of the organizations Mental Research Institute funded were first-time grantees, receiving 85% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 15% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $309k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 27 | $520k | 89% |
| FY2024 | 17 | $365k | 82% |
| FY2023 | 6 | $139k | 83% |
| FY2022 | 11 | $245k | 82% |
| FY2021 | 13 | $233k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2021 to 2025.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2021 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Denver | $182,836 | 5 | 0% |
| Pennsylvania State University | $47,500 | 2 | n/a |
| Claremont McKenna College | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Duke University | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Chapman University | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Oakland University | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| University of Miami | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Seattle University | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Northwestern University | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Bryn Mawr College | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
Show all 25 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Denver | $182,836 | 5 | 0% |
| Pennsylvania State University | $47,500 | 2 | n/a |
| Claremont McKenna College | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Duke University | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Chapman University | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Oakland University | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| University of Miami | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Seattle University | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Northwestern University | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Bryn Mawr College | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| University of Oregon Foundation | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Palo Alto University Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Trustees of Boston College | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Ohio State University | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| University of Michigan | $22,500 | 1 | 7% |
| Thriving Families | $20,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Acknowledge Alliance | $20,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Texas Christian University | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Miami University | $11,000 | 2 | n/a |
| University of Texas at El Paso | $10,575 | 2 | n/a |
| Carnegie Mellon University | $8,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Lehigh University | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Florida State University | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| University of Rochester | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Syracuse University | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 40 recipients with no EIN on record ($838k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Mental Research Institute supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
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About Mental Research Institute
- How much does Mental Research Institute give?
- Mental Research Institute reported 33 grants totaling $560,280 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 6 and 17 organizations a year over FY2021 to FY2024.
- What does Mental Research Institute fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2021 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (46%), Health (25%), Science & Tech (10%).
- Who are Mental Research Institute's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2021 to FY2025: University of Denver ($183k), Pennsylvania State University ($48k), Claremont McKenna College ($25k).
- Does Mental Research Institute fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 82% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Mental Research Institute accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Where is Mental Research Institute based?
- Mental Research Institute is based in CA.
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