Private foundation · West Hollywood, CA
Tiny Blue Dot Inc
Typical grant size
$141K – $253K – $820K
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
19
Repeat grantees
13
funded 2+ years
Application procedures · from 2024 990-PF
Leadership · from 2024 990-PF
Christof Koch
DIRECTOR/PRESIDENT/CHAIRMAN
$120K
Lisa Gregorian
VICE PRESIDENT
Zach Goren
TREASURER/SECRETARY
Elizabeth R Koch
DIRECTOR
Dean Jargo
VICE PRESIDENT
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part VII. Officers, directors, and trustees as reported by the foundation.
Payout rate · TY 2024
9.1%
grants paid ÷ assets · ~5% IRS minimum
'17
'18
'19
'20
'21
'22
'23
'24
97
Total grants awarded
$79.3M
Total amount
$818K
Average grant
$25.0M
Largest grant
Giving by year
2024
$7.2M
24 grants
2023
$6.3M
14 grants
2022
$36.1M
14 grants
2021
$11.1M
9 grants
2020
$8.3M
7 grants
2019
$6.7M
7 grants
2018
$1.6M
10 grants
2017
$1.1M
6 grants
2016
$886K
6 grants
Top recipients
1 grant · CA · ✓ Exact match
$25.0M
4 grants · WI · ✓ Exact match
$9.3M
8 grants · MA · ≈ likely match
$7.3M
6 grants · WI · ≈ likely match
$7.2M
9 grants · WA · ✓ Exact match
$5.8M
Regents of University of Ca - Los Angeles
8 grants · CA
$4.1M
6 grants · WI · ✓ Exact match
$3.5M
7 grants · SC · ✓ Exact match
$3.3M
3 grants · CA · ≈ likely match
$3.3M
4 grants · CA · ✓ Exact match
$2.6M
Recipient names are as reported on the 990-PF. ✓ Exact match = EIN matched to IRS records by exact name + state; ≈ likely match = EIN inferred from a closely similar name. The recipient EIN is never stated on the form — it is DoubleNine’s match.
Recent grants · most recent filings first
Usona Institute Inc
Grant to support work advancing Phase 3 clinical trials of psilocybin for Major Depressive Disorder and the early invest…
WI · TY 2024
$2.2M
Allen Institute
Grant supports a Science of Perception Box study at The Allen Institute titled "Comprehensive Survey of Neuronal Cell Ty…
WA · TY 2024
$526K
Brown University
Grant supports a Science of Perception Box study at Brown University by Dr. Judson Brewer titled "Advancing our understa…
RI · TY 2024
$437K
The Regents of the University of California
Grant supports a Science of Perception Box study at UCLA by Dr. Paul Macey titled "Does Breathing Resistance Training Re…
CA · TY 2024
$300K
Brown University
Grant supports a Science of Perception Box study at Brown University by Dr. Jeffery Proulx titled "Courageous Connection…
RI · TY 2024
$300K
University of Oregon
Grant supports a Science of Perception Box study being conducted by University of Oregon titled "Neural and Psychologica…
OR · TY 2024
$300K
The Massachusetts General Hospital
Grant supports a Science of Perception Box study at Massachusetts General Hospital titled "Examining the Impact of Heate…
MA · TY 2024
$300K
University of Haifa
Grant supports a Science of Perception Box study being conducted by University of Haifa titled "The Self, Unbound: Neuro…
TY 2024
$299K
University of Wisconsin - Madison
Grant supports a Science of Perception Box study being conducted by University of Wisconsin- Madison titled "Expanding t…
WI · TY 2024
$297K
Florida State University Research Foundation Inc
Grant supports a Science of Perception Box study at FSU titled "Pointing Beyond the Pain Perception Box: Treating Chroni…
FL · TY 2024
$288K
Floresta Project Inc
Grant supports the construction of a retreat center aimed to be a hub for research and the exploration of consciousness …
NY · TY 2024
$277K
National Central University
Grant supports a Science of Perception Box study at National Central University titled "Why Do We Feel That Way: Elucida…
TY 2024
$253K
University of Zurich Psychiatric Hospital
Grant supports a Science of Perception Box study being conducted by University of Zurich titled "Do Psychedelics Increas…
TY 2024
$230K
Uc Santa Barbara
Grant supports a Science of Perception Box study being conducted by UCSB titled "Testing the conjecture that quantum pro…
CA · TY 2024
$225K
Ernst Strungmann Institut Ggmbh
Grant supports a Science of Perception Box study at Ernst Strungmann Institute titled "Exhaling the Past: A Comprehensiv…
TY 2024
$222K
University of California Riverside
Grant supports a Science of Perception Box study being conducted by University of California, Riverside titled "Effects …
CA · TY 2024
$150K
Universidad de Santiago
Grant supports a Science of Perception Box study being conducted by Universidad De Santiago titled "Testing the conjectu…
TY 2024
$149K
The University of Melbourne
Grant supports a Science of Perception Box study being conducted by The University of Melbourne titled "A Computational …
TY 2024
$134K
The Regents of the University of California
Grant supports a Science of Perception Box studies at UCLA by Dr. Rebecca Gotlieb titled "Does Narrative Skill Training …
CA · TY 2024
$117K
Uc Santa Barbara
Grant supports a Science of Perception Box study being conducted by UCSB titled "Numadelic VR Experiences for Improving …
CA · TY 2024
$75K
University of Wisconsin - Madison
Grant supports a Science of Perception Box study being conducted by University of Wisconsin- Madison titled "Activating …
WI · TY 2024
$75K
Universiteit Maastricht
Grant supports a Science of Perception Box study being conducted by Maastricht University titled "Breathe Hard to Breath…
TY 2024
$50K
The University of Arizona Foundation
Grant supports a Science of Consciousness Conference. The conference emphasizes broad and rigorous approaches to all asp…
AZ · TY 2024
$15K
University of Wisconsin - Madison
Grant supports the final payment of a Science of Perception Box study being conducted by University of Wisconsin-Madison…
WI · TY 2024
$9K
Usona Institute Inc
Support clinical research on psilocybin and 5-MeO-DMT and their potential ability to help treat patients with mental hea…
WI · TY 2023
$2.6M
Multidisciplinary Assoc for Psychedelic Studies
Support the clinical development of MDMA assisted therapy as a potential breakthrough treatment for PTSD, an often intra…
CA · TY 2023
$1.1M
Institute for Advanced Consciousness Studies
Support the IACS research into novel methods for achieving deep meditation and self-transcendence to understand and gain…
CA · TY 2023
$641K
University of Wisconsin - Madison
Recipient of the 2023 Science of Perception Box RFP: This project aims to see whether it is possible to elicit "ego dise…
WI · TY 2023
$570K
Brown University
This project examines how different mental states-expanded or contracted-affect brain activity in the network associated…
RI · TY 2023
$415K
Floresta Project Inc
Support Floresta Project's the completion of the Guananshe Sanctuary, a retreat center located in Bahia, Brazil. The san…
NY · TY 2023
$227K
Allen Institute
Support research on psilocybin aimed at understanding how this substance alters consciousness at the cellular level, whi…
WA · TY 2023
$176K
National Central University
Recipient of the 2023 Science of Perception Box RFP: Support neuroscientific research that is using brain studies and st…
TY 2023
$126K
University of Zurich Psychiatric Hospital
This project explores whether psychedelics can induce lasting pro-social behavior changes, potentially offering new ther…
TY 2023
$92K
Brown University
Recipient of the 2023 Science of Perception Box RFP: Support neuroscientific research addressing the broken trust and vi…
RI · TY 2023
$75K
Regents of University of Ca - Los Angeles
Recipient of the 2023 Science of Perception Box RFP: This project explores how Inspiratory Muscle Training (IMT), a 5-mi…
CA · TY 2023
$75K
University of Oregon
Recipient of the 2023 Science of Perception Box RFP: This project aims to develop an entry-level college course on posit…
OR · TY 2023
$75K
University of Wisconsin - Madison
This project supports a study that aims to enhance the positive effects of psychedelic assisted therapy by strengthening…
WI · TY 2023
$75K
Neuroscience School of Advanced Studies
Support Neuroscience School of Advanced Studies Conference on Consciousness furthering research that contributes to brea…
TY 2023
$15K
Unlikely Collaborators Foundation
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
CA · TY 2022
$25.0M
Usona Institute Inc
Supporting preclinical and clinical studies of 5-MeO-DMT and psilocybin (two consciousness-expanding medicines) for trea…
WI · TY 2022
$3.0M
University of Wisconsin - Madison
Supporting research to understand the neural correlates and physical substrate of consciousness in the brain; Supporting…
WI · TY 2022
$2.5M
Multidisciplinary Assoc for Psychedelic Studies
Supporting clinical studies for MDMA-assisted psychotherapy in patients with drug-resistant PTSD
CA · TY 2022
$1.1M
Allen Institute
SUPPORTING NEUROSCIENTIFIC RESEARCH TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE NEURAL BASIS OF CONSCIOUSNESS AND THE EFFECTS OF PSYCHEDELI…
WA · TY 2022
$1.0M
Regents of University of Ca - Los Angeles
Supporting research for a novel technique to detect consciousness in patients with disorders of consciousness (DoC) and …
CA · TY 2022
$967K
Massachusetts General Hospital
Supporting neuroscientific research for understanding neural correlates of consciousness in patients with disorders of c…
MA · TY 2022
$697K
Institute for Advanced Consciousness Studies
Supporting research to enhance meditative states by using non-invasive technology based on focused ultrasound and imagin…
CA · TY 2022
$648K
Medical University of South Carolina
Supporting research for a novel technique based on transcranial magnetic stimulation to detect consciousness in patients…
SC · TY 2022
$345K
Universita' Degli Studi Di Milano
Supporting neuroscientific research for understating the neural correlates of consciousness and detecting consciousness …
TY 2022
$265K
Brown University
Supporting neuroscientific research for understanding brain mechanisms involved with anxiety and treating it.
RI · TY 2022
$263K
Floresta Project Inc
Supporting for establishing an ethnobotanical research and retreat center dedicated to indigenous traditional medicine f…
NY · TY 2022
$183K
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV. Up to 50 most recent grants shown.