Grants paid by Unlikely Collaborators Foundation
EIN 88-0946264 · Wichita, KS · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE T22
Unlikely Collaborators Foundation of Wichita, KS (EIN 88-0946264) reported 53 grants paid totaling $4,364,329 to 36 recipients in tax years 2022–2024, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$4,364,329
53 grants
Recipients
36
distinct organizations
Tax years
2022–2024
3 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5 | $235,000 | — |
| 2023 | 33 | $2,364,360 | — |
| 2024 | 15 | $1,764,969 | — |
Top recipients
The 36 recipients receiving the most from Unlikely Collaborators Foundation, by grants paid, out of 36 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northeastern University | U | Boston, MA | 2 | $1,578,525 | 2024 |
| Project Ijtihad DBA Moral Courage Project | U | Brooklyn, NY | 2 | $460,000 | 2024 |
| Naropa University 84-1029228 | B | Boulder, CO | 2 | $250,000 | 2024 |
| Kalw Public Media Inc 84-3580297 | B | San Francisco, CA | 3 | $200,000 | 2024 |
| Holistic Life Foundation 03-0375886 | B | Baltimore, MD | 2 | $200,000 | 2024 |
| Harvest Home 95-4079490 | B | Santa Monica, CA | 3 | $175,000 | 2024 |
| Inside Outside Circle Foundation (dba Inside Circle) 83-1144419 | D | Sacramento, CA | 2 | $165,000 | 2023 |
| Pen America Los Angeles 95-3502910 | C | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $130,566 | 2024 |
| Pen America | U | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $128,138 | 2023 |
| Street Poets Inc 20-2268493 | B | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $102,000 | 2023 |
| Prison Yoga Project Inc 85-1331507 | C | San Diego, CA | 2 | $100,000 | 2023 |
| Swan Songs 20-3174875 | B | Austin, TX | 2 | $60,000 | 2024 |
| The Health Museum | U | Houston, TX | 1 | $55,000 | 2023 |
| John P Mcgovern Museum of Health & Medical Science 74-6106357 | B | Houston, TX | 1 | $55,000 | 2024 |
| Creative Visions Foundation 39-1902814 | B | Malibu, CA | 2 | $50,100 | 2024 |
| The Yard Theater | U | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $50,000 | 2023 |
| Motus Theater 90-0716569 | B | Boulder, CO | 2 | $50,000 | 2024 |
| American Red Cross - la Region | U | Los Angeles, CA | 2 | $50,000 | 2024 |
| Tiny Room Gives 92-2598937 | C | Inglewood, CA | 1 | $50,000 | 2023 |
| Film Collaborative Inc 32-0295081 | B | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $50,000 | 2023 |
| Fiscal Sponsorship Allies 85-0839183 | B | Indianapolis, IN | 2 | $50,000 | 2024 |
| The Chris Wilson Foundation 83-3692449 | C | Baltimore, MD | 2 | $40,000 | 2023 |
| Alliance for Childhood Diseases 26-0286469 | B | Las Vegas, NV | 1 | $25,000 | 2023 |
| Hadanou Collective 47-5606568 | C | Denver, CO | 1 | $25,000 | 2023 |
| Yoga Alliance Foundation 38-3849013 | C | Arlington, VA | 1 | $25,000 | 2023 |
| Upchieve 82-4456163 | B | Brooklyn, NY | 1 | $25,000 | 2023 |
| Purpose Build Families | U | Fort Lauderdale, FL | 1 | $25,000 | 2023 |
| Vista del Mar Child and Family Services 95-1647832 | B | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $25,000 | 2023 |
| International Documentary Foundation | U | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $25,000 | 2022 |
| Music and Memory 86-2327825 | D | Moneola, NY | 1 | $25,000 | 2023 |
| #halfthestory 82-5231180 | B | Western Springs, IL | 1 | $25,000 | 2023 |
| Create Now Inc 95-4590574 | B | Los Angeles, CA | 2 | $25,000 | 2024 |
| Purpose Built Families Foundation | U | Fort Lauderdale, FL | 1 | $25,000 | 2024 |
| The UCLA Foundation 95-2250801 | B | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $20,000 | 2023 |
| School of Unusual Life Learning 35-2728762 | C | Racine, WI | 1 | $10,000 | 2023 |
| The Source School 87-4246862 | B | Freeport, ME | 1 | $10,000 | 2023 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Every grant
All 53 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Northeastern University Boston, MA | U | $799,153 | paid | Dr. Lisa Feldman Barrett is among the top one percent most cited scientists in the world for her revolutionary research in psychology and neuroscience. She is a University Distinguished Professor at Northeastern University. UC supports Dr. Barrett's research into the evolution and development of the human brain for the sake of understanding meaning-making and the Science of Perception Box. | 202513179349101751 |
| 2024 | Project Ijtihad DBA Moral Courage Project Brooklyn, NY | U | $230,000 | paid | The Moral Courage Project teaches people to turn contentious issues and divisive dialogues into constructive conversations and healthy teamwork with UC supporting all of its efforts. | 202513179349101751 |
| 2024 | Pen America Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA | C | $130,566 | paid | PEN America supports emerging writers in finding their voice and sharing their stories. The UC grant funds in person writing workshops in Los Angeles that help early career and underrepresented writers reflect on personal experience and expand perception box through creative expression. | 202513179349101751 |
| 2024 | Naropa University Boulder, CO | B | $122,750 | paid | Naropa University is an accredited university and the only school in the country that grounds the student experience in contemplative education principles. Whether students are studying to become a therapist, an educator, an artist, or an entrepreneur, Naropa infuses contemplative education into every program because awareness of the present moment will serve anyone in their future career. UC supports psychedelic training scholarships and training retreats for underrepresented groups, cosponsorship of space at the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) Conference, the Psilocybin Facilitator Program, and the Naropa Tea House, all with the goal of psychedelics being utilized in therapy to aid participants in getting a deeper understanding of their traumas and stories. | 202513179349101751 |
| 2024 | Holistic Life Foundation Baltimore, MD | B | $100,000 | paid | Unlikely Collaborators' grant supports the Holistic Life Foundation in expanding the Perception Box by bringing mindfulness practices into schools across six U.S. cities through the Mindful Moment (MM) program. Designed for both students and staff, MM provides a safe space to slow down, regain emotional control, and practice mindfulness techniques such as yoga and meditation. By offering tools to recognize and manage unhealthy emotional states, the program fosters conflict reduction, violence prevention, and long-term resilience, empowering participants to cultivate inner peace and self-awareness beyond the immediate moment. | 202513179349101751 |
| 2024 | Kalw Public Media Inc San Francisco, CA | B | $75,000 | paid | Uncuffed is the country's leading radio and podcast training program for individuals in prisons to empower them to tell their stories while developing job skills and inspiring change. The UC grant enables expansion and implementation of programs at San Quentin and Solano prisons and launching of the program at the California Institution for Women. | 202513179349101751 |
| 2024 | Harvest Home Santa Monica, CA | B | $75,000 | paid | The grant is earmarked to support Harvest Home's Alumnae Program providing graduates of the residential program with case management and emotional wellbeing support, coaching and mentorship, leadership development, skills building workshops, and community building and resourcing events. | 202513179349101751 |
| 2024 | John P Mcgovern Museum of Health & Medical Science Houston, TX | B | $55,000 | paid | The Health Museum inspires passion and curiosity in health, the medical sciences, and the human body. UC supports the implementation and evaluation of art-based initiatives to expand perspectives on health and thus the walls of their Perception Box. | 202513179349101751 |
| 2024 | Creative Visions Foundation Malibu, CA | B | $35,000 | paid | Unlikely Collaborators' grant supports Take Me Out Feet First, a powerful documentary project produced by Creative Visions Foundation. The funding will underwrite one of the series' eleven episodes, featuring the voices of 20-25 terminally ill individuals across the U.S. illuminating their courage and dignity at the end of life. | 202513179349101751 |
| 2024 | Swan Songs Musical Last Wishes Austin, TX | B | $30,000 | paid | Swan Songs creates a sense of connection for individuals near the end of life by gifting them private concerts and supports live music in a community by compensating artists for those concerts. UC's support will enable the growth of Community Affiliates programs to expand Swan Songs beyond Austin to more locales. | 202513179349101751 |
| 2024 | American Red Cross - la Region Los Angeles, CA | U | $25,000 | paid | American Red Cross provides relief and support to those in crisis. UC supports healing workshops for veterans including "Mind-Body" workshops to improve emotional intelligence, as well as "Resiliency" workshops to help boost coping skills for service members and their loved ones after both deployment and reintegration into civilian life. | 202513179349101751 |
| 2024 | Fiscal Sponsorship Allies Indianapolis, IN | B | $25,000 | paid | Sleepawake Camp is a four-week residential immersive camp for 18-30-year-olds looking for personal transformation, deep connection, and community. Sleepawake Camp addresses the neglected dimensions of our lives, orienting us toward a sense of wholeness and authentic happiness through science, psychology, gameplay, and ancient wisdom. The UC grant supports scholarships for those seeking financial aid, enabling participation from those who might not otherwise be able to attend. | 202513179349101751 |
| 2024 | Purpose Built Families Foundation Fort Lauderdale, FL | U | $25,000 | paid | Purpose Built Families Foundation (PBFF) provides trauma-informed care to address underlying causes of poverty, homelessness, addiction, and suicide. The UC grant enables PBFF to plan, promote, and implement an intensive experiential PAIRS (Practical Application of Intimate Relationship Skills) training seminar for homeless and at-risk military veterans in South Florida. | 202513179349101751 |
| 2024 | Motus Theater Boulder, CO | B | $25,000 | paid | Motus Theater uses autobiographical storytelling to explore identity and personal transformation. The UC grant supports TRANSformative Stories, a touring production that invites audiences to expand their Perception Box through powerful, perspective-shifting monologues. | 202513179349101751 |
| 2024 | Create Now Inc Los Angeles, CA | B | $12,500 | paid | Los Angeles-based Create Now empowers youth and young adults from ages 3 to 24 through a variety of arts programs in multiple disciplines that help them to heal and thrive. The UC grant enables Create Now to grow operational staff and implementation in more L.A. schools to meet the growing needs of the community. | 202513179349101751 |
| 2023 | Northeastern University Boston, MA | U | $779,372 | paid | Support Dr. Lisa Feldman Barrett's research and writing into the evolution and development of the human brain to understand meaning-making and the Science of the Perception Box, unifying human affect, emotion, motivation, cognition, and action. | 202423199349105662 |
| 2023 | Project Ijtihad DBA Moral Courage Project Brooklyn, NY | U | $230,000 | paid | Supporting the development of curriculum focused on teaching people tools to turn contentious issues into constructive conversations rooted in the belief that considering different points of view and opinions allows one's walls of their Perception Box to expand. | 202423199349105662 |
| 2023 | Pen America Los Angeles, CA | U | $128,138 | paid | Support the launch of the Emerging Voices Program in Los Angeles, creating a space for artistic and self exploration, community building, and professional networking for early-career writers from underserved communities. | 202423199349105662 |
| 2023 | Naropa University Boulder, CO | B | $127,250 | paid | Provide psychedelic training scholarships and retreats for underrepresented groups, co-sponsoring the MAPS PS2023 Conference, the Naropa Tea House and supporting the Psilocybin Facilitator Program aimed at using psychedelics in therapy. | 202423199349105662 |
| 2023 | Street Poets Inc Los Angeles, CA | B | $102,000 | paid | Support the Seeking Poetry Peace & Meditation Workshop, Poetry in Motion Van Pop-Up, and Poetry Open Mic Events, teaching students how personal stories shape and expand their perceptions of themselves and the world around them. | 202423199349105662 |
| 2023 | Holistic Life Foundation Baltimore, MD | B | $100,000 | paid | Support the expansion to six new cities across the U.S. of the "Mindful Moment," a program that teaches mindfulness to students and teachers as an alternative to detention by facilitating yoga and mindfulness-based programming to teach students and staff how to be in the moment and find a sense of peace reducing impulsive and disruptive behaviors. | 202423199349105662 |
| 2023 | Inside Outside Circle Foundation (dba Inside Circle) Sacramento, CA | D | $80,000 | paid | Support group therapy programs for incarcerated and formerly incarcerated individuals addressing issues of cognitive, behavioral and spiritual from an evidence-based group therapy paradigm that is recommended for addressing trauma and PTSD all in an effort to reduce recidivism and all forms of violence- physical, emotional, and psychological. | 202423199349105662 |
| 2023 | Kalw Public Media Inc San Francisco, CA | B | $75,000 | paid | Support the "Uncuffed Program," empowering incarcerated individuals in California to explore their Perception Box through storytelling and podcast production. | 202423199349105662 |
| 2023 | Harvest Home Santa Monica, CA | B | $75,000 | paid | Support the creation of a meditation garden for unhoused pregnant women as the organization nurtures women, and empowers and equips residents during the critical periods of pregnancy, delivery, and postpartum bonding. | 202423199349105662 |
| 2023 | The Health Museum Houston, TX | U | $55,000 | paid | Grant support for the salary of an art therapist working with Unlikely Collaborators to develop and create a Perception Box exhibit and implement art-based initiatives to expand health perspectives at the Health Museum. | 202423199349105662 |
| 2023 | Tiny Room Gives Inglewood, CA | C | $50,000 | paid | Support the launch of 'Perception Box Nights," with a goal of integrating wellness and mindfulness into the music community in Inglewood, CA. | 202423199349105662 |
| 2023 | Film Collaborative Inc Los Angeles, CA | B | $50,000 | paid | Support the impact campaign for "Black Barbie," a documentary about the creation of the first Black Barbie in 1980, highlighting the importance of representation and the role of dolls in shaping identity and imagination. | 202423199349105662 |
| 2023 | Prison Yoga Project Inc San Diego, CA | C | $50,000 | paid | Support healing-centered approach to addressing crime, substance use disorder, and mental health disorders by providing programs rooted in yoga and mindfulness all with the mission of having a lasting impact on participants and their Perception Box. | 202423199349105662 |
| 2023 | The Yard Theater Los Angeles, CA | U | $50,000 | paid | Support "Fairy Tale Courtroom," a youth summer program where kids apply Perception Box exercises to different improvisational scenarios, illustrating how behaviors can be assisted by understanding our feelings and thoughts. | 202423199349105662 |
| 2023 | Swan Songs Austin, TX | B | $30,000 | paid | Support Community Affiliates in providing private concerts for individuals near the end of life, fostering connection, reflection, and dignity for them and their families. | 202423199349105662 |
| 2023 | Harvest Home Santa Monica, CA | B | $25,000 | paid | Support the Alumnae Program, dedicated to transforming the lives of unhoused pregnant women and their children by providing housing, support, and programs that help them become great mothers while expanding their Perception Box and building empathy through shared experiences. | 202423199349105662 |
| 2023 | American Red Cross - la Region Los Angeles, CA | U | $25,000 | paid | Support healing workshops for veterans including "Mind-Body" workshops to improve emotional intelligence, well as "Resiliency" workshops to help boost coping skills for service members and their loved after deployment and during reintegration into civilian life. | 202423199349105662 |
| 2023 | Vista del Mar Child and Family Services Los Angeles, CA | B | $25,000 | paid | To support the growth of Vista School's enrichment programming, providing trauma-responsive continuum of services to empower children, youth, and families to help youth change their perceptions of themselves and their traumas and challenges. | 202423199349105662 |
| 2023 | Yoga Alliance Foundation Arlington, VA | C | $25,000 | paid | Support the growth of the "Yoga in Refugee Communities Program," making yoga accessible to underserved communities and a point of entry for introducing yoga as one tool to strengthen individual and community health and well-being, and to foster a better and more peaceful world. | 202423199349105662 |
| 2023 | Motus Theater Boulder, CO | B | $25,000 | paid | Support the TRANSformative Stories Project, where participants create autobiographical monologues about their experiences with gender oppression and liberation, helping them replace false narratives with affirming ones that highlight their powerful humanity. | 202423199349105662 |
| 2023 | Music and Memory Moneola, NY | D | $25,000 | paid | Supports the development of new training programs that equip staff with the skills to provide compassionate care for individuals with advanced dementia, focusing on connecting with patients' pasts to foster moments of happiness and joy. | 202423199349105662 |
| 2023 | #halfthestory Western Springs, IL | B | $25,000 | paid | Support the Social Media U program at a Los Angeles school creating a safe and nurturing space for youth to cultivate a healthier relationship with social media, fostering healthier online connection and improving often distorted perceptions of self & others. | 202423199349105662 |
| 2023 | Alliance for Childhood Diseases Las Vegas, NV | B | $25,000 | paid | Alliance for Childhood Diseases will empower pediatric oncology clinicians and support staff to expand their Perception Box through greater consciousness and awareness by teaching mentally restorative tools such as meditation to relieve high levels of stress. | 202423199349105662 |
| 2023 | Fiscal Sponsorship Allies Indianapolis, IN | B | $25,000 | paid | To provide scholarships for youth attending the Sleepawake Camp, a 4-week residential immersive for 18-30-year-olds looking for transformation, deep connection, community and expanded Perception Box. | 202423199349105662 |
| 2023 | Upchieve Brooklyn, NY | B | $25,000 | paid | Support the socio-emotional enhancement of volunteer training for youth with a focus on Implicit bias, the concept that everyone subconsciously makes judgments and assumptions about people based on characteristics like race, gender, religion and more. | 202423199349105662 |
| 2023 | Purpose Build Families Fort Lauderdale, FL | U | $25,000 | paid | Support the PAIRS Essential relationship skills training for individuals from low-income, homeless, Veteran and at-risk backgrounds the skills to deepen self-awareness, self-esteem, and develop advanced knowledge of foundational skills for strengthening relationships with family, friends and social support networks expanding the walls of their Perception Box. | 202423199349105662 |
| 2023 | Hadanou Collective Denver, CO | C | $25,000 | paid | Support Asian Girls Ignite's middle school program focused on community building, storytelling and AAPI representation, teaching students to have compassion for others as they discover their own personal identities as well as new ways to see and be seen. | 202423199349105662 |
| 2023 | The UCLA Foundation Los Angeles, CA | B | $20,000 | paid | Sponsorship for UCLA 2023 Wisdom of Wellness Summit designed to nurture the body, mind, and spirit, while supporting mental health research, education, and patient care programs at UCLA. | 202423199349105662 |
| 2023 | Creative Visions Foundation Malibu, CA | B | $15,100 | paid | Support the "Take Me Out Feet First" documentary sharing the stories of terminally ill people openly discussing death and dying. The hope is to create a space to process these emotions. | 202423199349105662 |
| 2023 | The Chris Wilson Foundation Baltimore, MD | C | $15,000 | paid | Support programs that prepare prisoners that centers on personal relationships, resilience, development and agency for reentry into society when released. | 202423199349105662 |
| 2023 | Create Now Inc Los Angeles, CA | B | $12,500 | paid | Empower youth to overcome beliefs that hold them back by showing them new ways of seeing and being seen through the arts. | 202423199349105662 |
| 2023 | School of Unusual Life Learning Racine, WI | C | $10,000 | paid | Provide general operating support to the school for personal transformation that teaches wisdom, somatic awareness and to embrace a life that includes death. | 202423199349105662 |
| 2023 | The Source School Freeport, ME | B | $10,000 | paid | Support the education of students' deep connection to themselves, their community and nature through being grounded in a connection to the core self, enabling students and educators to learn ways to connect with their true selves and to use that connection to develop meaningful connection with others. | 202423199349105662 |
| 2022 | Inside Outside Circle Foundation DBA Inside Circle Sacramento, CA | D | $85,000 | paid | SUPPORT PROGRAMS FOR INCARCERATED AND FORMERLY INCARCERATED PEOPLE AND CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS TO REDUCE RECIDIVISM AND ALL FORMS OF VIOLENCE PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, AND PSYCHOLOGICAL. | 202333199349103563 |
| 2022 | Kalw Public Media Inc San Francisco, CA | B | $50,000 | paid | SUPPORT THE "UNCUFFED PROGRAM" WHICH IS A PRISON RADIO TRAINING PROGRAM AND PODCAST WHERE PEOPLE IN CALIFORNIA PRISONS LEARN TO TELL THEIR STORIES. | 202333199349103563 |
| 2022 | Prison Yoga Project Inc San Diego, CA | C | $50,000 | paid | SUPPORT TRAUMA-INFORMED YOGA PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT MENTAL & EMOTIONAL HEALTH FOR INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS AND CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS. | 202333199349103563 |
| 2022 | The Chris Wilson Foundation Baltimore, MD | C | $25,000 | paid | SUPPORT PROGRAMS THAT PREPARE PRISONERS FOR REENTRY INTO SOCIETY WHEN RELEASED. | 202333199349103563 |
| 2022 | International Documentary Foundation Los Angeles, CA | U | $25,000 | paid | SUPPORT THE PRODUCTION OF SHORT DOCUMENTARY FILMS THAT EXPLORE THE PRACTICE AND IMPACT OF MINDFULNESS. | 202333199349103563 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
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Source filings
Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.
| Form | Tax year | Period end | Filed | Schema | IRS OBJECT_ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990PF | 2024 | 2024-12-31 | not stated | 2024v5.1 | 202513179349101751 |
| 990PF | 2023 | 2023-12-31 | not stated | 2023v5.1 | 202423199349105662 |
| 990PF | 2022 | 2022-12-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202333199349103563 |
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