Grants paid by Mental Research Institute
EIN 94-1585914 · Menlo Park, CA · Form 990-PF, Part XV
Mental Research Institute of Menlo Park, CA (EIN 94-1585914) reported 93 grants paid totaling $1,859,830 to 75 recipients in tax years 2021–2025, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$1,859,830
93 grants
Recipients
75
distinct organizations
Tax years
2021–2025
6 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 14 | $258,060 | — |
| 2022 | 13 | $294,690 | — |
| 2023 | 7 | $114,388 | — |
| 2024 | 26 | $632,412 | — |
| 2025 | 33 | $560,280 | — |
Top recipients
The 75 recipients receiving the most from Mental Research Institute, by grants paid, out of 75 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Denver 52-1276061 | B | Denver, CO | 5 | $108,235 | 2025 |
| University of Denver 84-0404231 | B | Denver, CO | 4 | $77,836 | 2025 |
| Boise State University | U | Boise, ID | 1 | $75,000 | 2024 |
| Florida International University | U | Miami, FL | 1 | $75,000 | 2024 |
| University of Georgia 58-6043703 | B | Athens, GA | 2 | $50,000 | 2025 |
| Stanford University 26-4580872 | C | Stanford, CA | 2 | $49,655 | 2025 |
| Pennsylvania State University | U | University Park, PA | 2 | $47,500 | 2025 |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison | U | Madison, WI | 2 | $42,060 | 2025 |
| University of Notre Dame du Lac | U | Notre Dame, IN | 2 | $39,873 | 2025 |
| Texas Christian University | U | Fort Worth, TX | 2 | $38,000 | 2025 |
| University of Minnesota | U | Minneapolis, MN | 2 | $35,500 | 2025 |
| Arizona State University | U | Tempe, AZ | 2 | $35,000 | 2024 |
| University of Iowa | U | Iowa City, IA | 1 | $30,000 | 2024 |
| New York University | U | New York, NY | 2 | $30,000 | 2024 |
| Duke University 56-0532129 | B | Durham, NC | 1 | $25,000 | 2025 |
| Bryn Mawr College 23-1352621 | B | Bryn Mawr, PA | 1 | $25,000 | 2025 |
| Southern Methodist University 75-0800689 | B | Dallas, TX | 1 | $25,000 | 2024 |
| University of North Carolina at Gre 45-2887331 | C | Greensboro, NC | 1 | $25,000 | 2025 |
| Wisconsin University | U | Madison, WI | 1 | $25,000 | 2024 |
| Palo Alto University | U | Palo Alto, CA | 1 | $25,000 | 2024 |
| Stanford Junior University | U | Stanford, CA | 1 | $25,000 | 2024 |
| Oakland University 38-1714400 | B | Rochester, MI | 1 | $25,000 | 2023 |
| Arizona State University 86-6252445 | B | Tempe, AZ | 1 | $25,000 | 2022 |
| Ohio State University | U | Columbus, OH | 1 | $25,000 | 2024 |
| University of Miami | U | Miami, FL | 1 | $25,000 | 2023 |
| Northwestern University 36-2167817 | B | Evanston, IL | 1 | $25,000 | 2025 |
| University of Illinois | U | Chicago, IL | 1 | $25,000 | 2023 |
| University of Southern California | U | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $25,000 | 2022 |
| Salve Regina University | U | Newport, RI | 1 | $25,000 | 2024 |
| Chapman University 95-1643992 | C | Orange, CA | 1 | $25,000 | 2024 |
| University of Notre Dame 52-1539710 | B | Notre Dame, IN | 1 | $25,000 | 2021 |
| Seattle University 91-0565006 | B | Seattle, WA | 1 | $25,000 | 2025 |
| Colorado State University | U | Fort Collins, CO | 1 | $25,000 | 2022 |
| Boise State University 82-0451121 | C | Boise, ID | 1 | $25,000 | 2021 |
| Penn State University | U | University Park, PA | 1 | $25,000 | 2024 |
| New York University- Metropolitan C | U | New York, NY | 1 | $25,000 | 2025 |
| University of North Texas | U | Denton, TX | 1 | $25,000 | 2024 |
| University of Massachusetts Foundat 04-6013152 | C | Newton Center, MA | 1 | $25,000 | 2025 |
| Boston College | U | Chestnut Hill, MA | 1 | $25,000 | 2024 |
| Yale University | U | New Haven, CT | 1 | $25,000 | 2025 |
| Claremont Mckenna College | U | Claremont, CA | 1 | $25,000 | 2025 |
| University of Oregon Foundation 93-6015767 | B | Eugene, OR | 1 | $25,000 | 2022 |
| Thriving Families University Denve 84-1993572 | D | Denver, CO | 1 | $24,000 | 2021 |
| Calgary Counseling Centre | U | Calgary, Alberta | 1 | $23,600 | 2022 |
| University of Arizona 47-3764055 | B | Tucson, AZ | 1 | $23,600 | 2022 |
| Monash University | U | Melbourne, Victoria | 1 | $23,300 | 2022 |
| University of Michigan | U | Ann Arbor, MI | 1 | $22,500 | 2021 |
| Oklahoma State University | U | Stillwater, OK | 1 | $22,000 | 2022 |
| Ohio University 31-6049366 | B | Athens, OH | 1 | $22,000 | 2021 |
| University Rochester 16-0743209 | C | Rochester, NY | 1 | $21,000 | 2021 |
| University of Mass Amherst | U | Amherst, MA | 1 | $20,500 | 2021 |
| University of Denver Department of | U | Denver, CO | 1 | $20,121 | 2025 |
| Acknowledge Alliance 77-0393676 | B | Mountain View, CA | 1 | $20,000 | 2021 |
| University of Georgia Foundation in | U | Athens, GA | 1 | $20,000 | 2025 |
| Texas Am University | U | College Station, TX | 1 | $18,000 | 2025 |
| Florida State Univeristy | U | Tallahassee, FL | 1 | $16,000 | 2021 |
| Wayne State University | U | Detroit, MI | 1 | $15,000 | 2025 |
| Arizona State 86-6053079 | C | Tempe, AZ | 1 | $15,000 | 2024 |
| University of North Florida | U | Jacksonville, FL | 1 | $15,000 | 2025 |
| University of Texas at El Paso 74-1894526 | D | El Paso, TX | 1 | $12,560 | 2021 |
| University of Kansas Counseling Psy | U | Lawrence, KS | 1 | $11,000 | 2021 |
| Miami University | U | Oxford, OH | 2 | $11,000 | 2024 |
| University of Arizona Norton Schoo 86-6050388 | D | Scottsdale, AZ | 1 | $10,000 | 2025 |
| Florida State University | U | Tallahassee, FL | 1 | $5,000 | 2025 |
| Lehigh University | U | Bethlehem, PA | 1 | $5,000 | 2025 |
| University of Rochester | U | Rochester, NY | 1 | $5,000 | 2025 |
| Syracuse University | U | Syracuse, NY | 1 | $5,000 | 2025 |
| University of Kentucky 61-1104212 | C | Lexington, KY | 1 | $5,000 | 2024 |
| Texas Tech University | U | Lubbock, TX | 1 | $5,000 | 2021 |
| University of Missouri 92-2051196 | B | Columbia, MO | 1 | $5,000 | 2025 |
| State University of Iowa 42-0796760 | C | Iowa City, IA | 1 | $5,000 | 2025 |
| University of Minnesota 41-6040647 | B | Saint Paul, MN | 1 | $5,000 | 2025 |
| University of Georgia | U | Atlanta, GA | 1 | $4,500 | 2025 |
| Misc | U | San Francisco, CA | 2 | $162 | 2024 |
| University of Illinois | U | Tallahassee, FL | 1 | -$9,672 | 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 93 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Claremont Mckenna College Claremont, CA | U | $25,000 | paid | SHARED REMEMBERING IN ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIPS | 202601049349100620 |
| 2025 | University of Denver Denver, CO | B | $25,000 | paid | EXPLORING MATERNAL GRANDMOTHER SUPPORT IN PRENATAL | 202601049349100620 |
| 2025 | Stanford University Stanford, CA | C | $25,000 | paid | FOSTERING THE COMPASSIONATE MIND IMPLEMENTING COMP | 202601049349100620 |
| 2025 | Duke University Durham, NC | B | $25,000 | paid | UNDERSTANDING HOW INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS AND | 202601049349100620 |
| 2025 | Pennsylvania State University University Park, PA | U | $25,000 | paid | EXPLORING RELATIONAL IMPACTS STUDENT-DESIGNED MIND | 202601049349100620 |
| 2025 | Seattle University Seattle, WA | B | $25,000 | paid | DAILY EMOTION REGULATION STRATEGIES AND DEPRESSION | 202601049349100620 |
| 2025 | Northwestern University Evanston, IL | B | $25,000 | paid | NEURAL SYNCHRONY DURING EMTIONAL INTERACTIONS AS P | 202601049349100620 |
| 2025 | University of Massachusetts Foundat Newton Center, MA | C | $25,000 | paid | DYADIC PROCESSES UNDERLYING LONELINESS AND RISK OF | 202601049349100620 |
| 2025 | University of Georgia Athens, GA | B | $25,000 | paid | COREGULATORY SYNCHRONY AND RESILIENCE IN CHILD-PAR | 202601049349100620 |
| 2025 | Yale University New Haven, CT | U | $25,000 | paid | SYSTEMIC CHILD ANXIETY INTERVENTION ON FAMILY FUNC | 202601049349100620 |
| 2025 | Bryn Mawr College Bryn Mawr, PA | B | $25,000 | paid | CUEING PARENTS TO REFRAME NEGATIVE EMOTIONS FOR TH | 202601049349100620 |
| 2025 | New York University- Metropolitan C New York, NY | U | $25,000 | paid | EMOTION REGULATION AND PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING | 202601049349100620 |
| 2025 | University of North Carolina at Gre Greensboro, NC | C | $25,000 | paid | CENTERING YOUTH VOICES HUMANIZNG MENTAL HEALTH | 202601049349100620 |
| 2025 | University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI | U | $23,000 | paid | HOW COUPLES USE HUMOR TO NAVIGATE GENDERED INEQUAL | 202601049349100620 |
| 2025 | University of Denver Department of Denver, CO | U | $20,121 | paid | PARENT-INFANT GROUP THERAPY FOR INTERRUPTING ABUSE | 202601049349100620 |
| 2025 | University of Georgia Foundation in Athens, GA | U | $20,000 | paid | PROTECTIVE ROLE OF COUPLE RELATIONSHIP FUNCTIONING | 202601049349100620 |
| 2025 | Texas Christian University Fort Worth, TX | U | $20,000 | paid | ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIP FUNCTIONING IN AUTISTIC ADUL | 202601049349100620 |
| 2025 | University of Denver Denver, CO | B | $19,336 | paid | CUEING PARENTS TO REFRAME NEGATIVE EMOTIONS FOR CH | 202601049349100620 |
| 2025 | Texas Am University College Station, TX | U | $18,000 | paid | NEURAL PATHWAYS TO POSITIVE FAMILY DEVELOPMENT PR | 202601049349100620 |
| 2025 | Wayne State University Detroit, MI | U | $15,000 | paid | ENHANCING ADOLESCENT FRIENDSHIPS THROUGH DIGITAL E | 202601049349100620 |
| 2025 | University of North Florida Jacksonville, FL | U | $15,000 | paid | FOOD AND SCREENS RELATE TO PARENT-CHILD INTERACTIO | 202601049349100620 |
| 2025 | University of Notre Dame du Lac Notre Dame, IN | U | $14,823 | paid | EVIDENCE BASED FAMILY SUPPORT FOR PALESTINE FAMILI | 202601049349100620 |
| 2025 | University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN | U | $10,500 | paid | BEHAVIORS AS PROMOTIVE FACTOR IN FAMILY RELATIONSH | 202601049349100620 |
| 2025 | University of Denver Denver, CO | B | $10,000 | paid | MATERNAL PRENATAL DEPRESSION REDUCTION AND OBSERVE | 202601049349100620 |
| 2025 | University of Arizona Norton Schoo Scottsdale, AZ | D | $10,000 | paid | UNDERSTANDING PROSOCIAL COMMUNICATION IN SUBSTANCE | 202601049349100620 |
| 2025 | University of Minnesota Saint Paul, MN | B | $5,000 | paid | REGULATION IN MENTORING THE ROLE OF MENTORS EMOT | 202601049349100620 |
| 2025 | State University of Iowa Iowa City, IA | C | $5,000 | paid | EXPLORING THE IMPACT OF A DIGITAL STORYTELLING GRO | 202601049349100620 |
| 2025 | Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA | U | $5,000 | paid | EXAMINATION OF IDENTITY IN NEW MOTHERHOOD | 202601049349100620 |
| 2025 | University of Missouri Columbia, MO | B | $5,000 | paid | EXAMINATION OF SOCIAL SUPPORT IN TEXT MESSAGES | 202601049349100620 |
| 2025 | University of Rochester Rochester, NY | U | $5,000 | paid | SEEING CLEARLY OR SEEING THROUGH TINTED GLASSES | 202601049349100620 |
| 2025 | Syracuse University Syracuse, NY | U | $5,000 | paid | PERCEIVED PARTNER RESPONSIVENESS AS A SCAFFOLD FOR | 202601049349100620 |
| 2025 | Florida State University Tallahassee, FL | U | $5,000 | paid | MENTAL HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR SANDWICHED CAREGIVERS | 202601049349100620 |
| 2025 | University of Georgia Atlanta, GA | U | $4,500 | paid | CULTURAL SOCIALIZATION BLACK MOTHERS | 202601049349100620 |
| 2024 | Florida International University Miami, FL | U | $75,000 | paid | internalization of disability identity | 202431579349100123 |
| 2024 | Boise State University Boise, ID | U | $75,000 | paid | Implementation Strategies to Enhance Uptake | 202431579349100123 |
| 2024 | University of Iowa Iowa City, IA | U | $30,000 | paid | harnessing natural language processing to automate | 202511079349101226 |
| 2024 | University of Notre Dame du Lac Notre Dame, IN | U | $25,050 | paid | piloting common element treatments in Peru | 202511079349101226 |
| 2024 | University of Georgia Athens, GA | B | $25,000 | paid | Depression and relationship quality among older ad | 202431579349100123 |
| 2024 | University of Denver Denver, CO | B | $25,000 | paid | early life caregiving and health | 202511079349101226 |
| 2024 | Ohio State University Columbus, OH | U | $25,000 | paid | parents and teens technology and relationships | 202511079349101226 |
| 2024 | Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA | U | $25,000 | paid | promote anti-racism | 202511079349101226 |
| 2024 | University of North Texas Denton, TX | U | $25,000 | paid | daily impacts of posttrauma distress and sleep on | 202511079349101226 |
| 2024 | Palo Alto University Palo Alto, CA | U | $25,000 | paid | online course to improve quality of intimate relat | 202511079349101226 |
| 2024 | Wisconsin University Madison, WI | U | $25,000 | paid | addressing internalized transnegativity in psycoth | 202511079349101226 |
| 2024 | Penn State University University Park, PA | U | $25,000 | paid | investigation of resilience Ukrainian refugees | 202511079349101226 |
| 2024 | University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN | U | $25,000 | paid | Improving Human Relationships through Youth Mentor | 202431579349100123 |
| 2024 | Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX | B | $25,000 | paid | couples relationship functioning | 202431579349100123 |
| 2024 | Stanford Junior University Stanford, CA | U | $25,000 | paid | culturally informed therapy for families | 202511079349101226 |
| 2024 | New York University New York, NY | U | $25,000 | paid | Emotion Regulation and Psychological Well-being | 202431579349100123 |
| 2024 | Arizona State University Tempe, AZ | U | $25,000 | paid | Asian American parent child stressors | 202511079349101226 |
| 2024 | Salve Regina University Newport, RI | U | $25,000 | paid | The effects of a brief interconnectedness meditati | 202431579349100123 |
| 2024 | Chapman University Orange, CA | C | $25,000 | paid | parental predictability | 202511079349101226 |
| 2024 | Texas Christian University Fort Worth, TX | U | $18,000 | paid | existential isolation and well-being | 202431579349100123 |
| 2024 | Arizona State Tempe, AZ | C | $15,000 | paid | Exploring Touch in Virtual Reality in Young Adult | 202511079349101226 |
| 2024 | Miami University Oxford, OH | U | $6,000 | paid | The Effects of Political Difference on Parent-Chil | 202511079349101226 |
| 2024 | New York University New York, NY | U | $5,000 | paid | Organizational Justice and Support on burnout | 202431579349100123 |
| 2024 | University of Kentucky Lexington, KY | C | $5,000 | paid | Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis on Black | 202511079349101226 |
| 2024 | University of Denver Denver, CO | B | $3,235 | paid | prenatal stress and infant negative emotionality | 202431579349100123 |
| 2024 | Misc Menlo Park, CA | U | $127 | paid | rounding to match financials | 202431579349100123 |
| 2023 | University of Illinois Chicago, IL | U | $25,000 | paid | Promoting healthy and supportive couple relationsh | 202311259349101601 |
| 2023 | Oakland University Rochester, MI | B | $25,000 | paid | Narcissism and Romantic Relationship Functioning | 202311259349101601 |
| 2023 | University of Miami Miami, FL | U | $25,000 | paid | CULTURALLY ADAPTING INDIVIDUALLY-ORIENTED RELATION | 202311259349101601 |
| 2023 | University of Denver Denver, CO | B | $25,000 | paid | Preventing postpartum depression | 202311259349101601 |
| 2023 | University of Wisconsin Madison Madison, WI | U | $19,060 | paid | ESTABLISHING THE CONTRIBUTION OF ROMANTIC PARTNERS | 202311259349101601 |
| 2023 | University of Denver Denver, CO | B | $5,000 | paid | Queer Interethnic Relationships Couple Minority S | 202311259349101601 |
| 2023 | University of Illinois Tallahassee, FL | U | -$9,672 | paid | refunded family therapy grant | 202311259349101601 |
| 2022 | University of Denver Denver, CO | B | $50,000 | paid | research | 202232459349100318 |
| 2022 | University of Oregon Foundation Eugene, OR | B | $25,000 | paid | research | 202232459349100318 |
| 2022 | Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO | U | $25,000 | paid | research | 202232459349100318 |
| 2022 | University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA | U | $25,000 | paid | research | 202232459349100318 |
| 2022 | Arizona State University Tempe, AZ | B | $25,000 | paid | research | 202232459349100318 |
| 2022 | Stanford University Stanford, CA | C | $24,655 | paid | research | 202232459349100318 |
| 2022 | University of Arizona Tucson, AZ | B | $23,600 | paid | research | 202232459349100318 |
| 2022 | Calgary Counseling Centre Calgary, Alberta | U | $23,600 | paid | Becoming a More Effective Therapist | 202232459349100318 |
| 2022 | Monash University Melbourne, Victoria | U | $23,300 | paid | Exploring cultural differences in social support | 202232459349100318 |
| 2022 | Pennsylvania State University University Park, PA | U | $22,500 | paid | research | 202232459349100318 |
| 2022 | Oklahoma State University Stillwater, OK | U | $22,000 | paid | research | 202232459349100318 |
| 2022 | Miami University Oxford, OH | U | $5,000 | paid | research | 202232459349100318 |
| 2022 | Misc San Francisco, CA | U | $35 | paid | misc | 202232459349100318 |
| 2021 | University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN | B | $25,000 | paid | Identifying the impact of prenatal intervention th | 202101209349100200 |
| 2021 | Boise State University Boise, ID | C | $25,000 | paid | Development Usability Testing and Short-Term Out | 202101209349100200 |
| 2021 | Thriving Families University Denve Denver, CO | D | $24,000 | paid | MotherWise Virtual Relationship Education for Pre | 202101209349100200 |
| 2021 | University of Denver Denver, CO | B | $23,500 | paid | Testing a Brief Social Belonging Intervention to I | 202101209349100200 |
| 2021 | University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI | U | $22,500 | paid | Dyadic analyses of relational processes among Moza | 202101209349100200 |
| 2021 | Ohio University Athens, OH | B | $22,000 | paid | Examining the prospective associations between COV | 202101209349100200 |
| 2021 | University Rochester Rochester, NY | C | $21,000 | paid | Couples Coping with the Emotional Effects of Coro | 202101209349100200 |
| 2021 | University of Mass Amherst Amherst, MA | U | $20,500 | paid | Quantifying cohesion in the parent-child relations | 202101209349100200 |
| 2021 | Acknowledge Alliance Mountain View, CA | B | $20,000 | paid | Project Resilience | 202101209349100200 |
| 2021 | Florida State Univeristy Tallahassee, FL | U | $16,000 | paid | Family Therapy and Autism Spectrum Disorder A Tel | 202101209349100200 |
| 2021 | University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, TX | D | $12,560 | paid | How do supportive family relationships contribute | 202101209349100200 |
| 2021 | University of Kansas Counseling Psy Lawrence, KS | U | $11,000 | paid | Hope Through Strengths | 202101209349100200 |
| 2021 | Arizona State University Tempe, AZ | U | $10,000 | paid | CCET-SMS Program Towards the Development of a Cou | 202101209349100200 |
| 2021 | Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX | U | $5,000 | paid | A Pilot Study of PRISM Mindfulness Based Family Gr | 202101209349100200 |
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.
Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
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 | 2025 | 2025-12-31 | not stated | 2025v4.1 | 202601049349100620 |
| 990PF | 2024 | 2024-03-31 | not stated | 2023v5.0 | 202431579349100123 |
| 990PF | 2024 | 2024-12-31 | not stated | 2024v5.1 | 202511079349101226 |
| 990PF | 2023 | 2023-03-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202311259349101601 |
| 990PF | 2022 | 2022-03-31 | not stated | 2021v4.2 | 202232459349100318 |
| 990PF | 2021 | 2021-03-31 | not stated | 2020v4.1 | 202101209349100200 |
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