Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies FY2022 filing

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Santa Clara, CA501(c)(3)Since 1986Medical ResearchEIN 59-2751953Revenue $16.3M in FY2022

On file with the IRSmaps.org3141 Stevens Creek Boulevard 40563, 95051-0000 · Santa Clara, CATax-exempt since Nov 1986Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Medical research and education

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
46¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$1.7M paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2022 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $5.7M a year · 32% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
46%
of spending
Concern: 46% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.7M
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
24 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 24.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $15K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$51.5M
40% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 40% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$16.3M
-31% vs prior year
Spent
$13.4M
To programs
46%
Net assets
$78.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$16.3M
FY2022▼ -31%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$21.9M
FY2020$27.7M
FY2021$23.6M
FY2022$16.3M
FY2023$18.3M
FY2024$7.5M
Expenses
$13.4M
FY2022▲ +30%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$6.0M
FY2020$4.7M
FY2021$10.3M
FY2022$13.4M
FY2023$14.1M
FY2024$15.3M
Net assets
$78.1M
FY2022▼ -13%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$55.8M
FY2020$77.7M
FY2021$89.8M
FY2022$78.1M
FY2023$80.4M
FY2024$72.7M

From the FY2022 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Nov 1986.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

46 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 46% · $6.2M Management & general 44% · $5.8M Fundraising 10% · $1.3M

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

19 people listed on the 990; $1.7M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
General Counsel
$215,473Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Strategy Officer
$187,230Pt VII · Sec A
Deputy Director
$163,436Pt VII · Sec A
President & Executive Director
$162,108Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Development
$157,108Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Medical Affairs
$153,891Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Communications & Marketing
$152,665Pt VII · Sec A
Crm System Specialist
$134,919Pt VII · Sec A

Erin Tasman’s $328K as VP of Finance (to 09/2024) is at the 89th percentile of top reported officer pay among 360 $1–10M medical research nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2020
Erin Tasman$327,742$192,423————
Raymond Allen JR$316,548$229,473————
Federico Menapace$230,660$208,574$187,230$114,038——
Jennifer Ellis$220,365$203,266————
Raymond Allen——$215,473———
Richard Rick Doblin$173,008$174,600$162,108$126,154$67,947—
Burcu Yazar-Klosinski———$168,995——
Lianne Gillooly—$167,350$122,762———

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Conducts medical research and educates the public and professionals on the safe and therapeutic use of psychedelics.

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1 program · $6.2M · in their own filed words · FY2022
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In 2022, maps was the sponsor of clinical trials studying investigational mdma-assisted therapy for PTSD and funder of regulatory activities supporting the proposed new drug application (nda) submission to the U.S. Food and drug administration (fda).

$6.2Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$15K
Grants paid · 58 grants · $7.5M · 2019–2024
Zendo Project INCCA · FY2024$500,000
Inquiring Systems INCCA · FY2024$200,000
Horizons PbcFY2024$95,000
Emory UniversityGA · FY2024$80,000
Deva CollectiveFY2024$19,873
Zendo Project INCCA · FY2023$550,000
Alma InstituteOR · FY2023$189,111
Emory UniversityGA · FY2023$80,000
Womens Visionary CouncilCA · FY2023$30,000
Maxi Cohen DBA Maxcvision (aya Diaries)FY2023$27,712
Maps Public Benefit CorporationFY2022$499,089
Empyrean LLCFY2022$431,502
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By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$16.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$15.9M
Other incomeLn 4–11$220K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$215K
Money outPt IX
$13.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$6.2M
Managementcol C$5.8M
Fundraisingcol D$1.3M
Owns and owesPt X
$78.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$26.7M
Total assetsLn 16$129.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$51.5M
PeoplePt VI, VII
19
listed · VII A
PaidVII A11
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$15.9M
Government grantsLn 1e$519K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$215K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Other incomeLn 4–11$220K
Gains on assetsLn 7$5K
Total revenueLn 12$16.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$26.5M
SavingsLn 2$113K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$26.7M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$98.8M
Other assetsLn 15$6K
Total assetsLn 16$129.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$51.5M
Net assetsLn 32$78.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 542
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$13.5M$26.7M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$62.9M$98.8M
Total assetsLn 16$92.2M$129.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.4M$51.5M
Net assetsLn 32$89.8M$78.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$1.9M$1.9M
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$735K$735K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$1.2M$406K$571K$264K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$3.5M$1.1M$1.9M$452K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$158K$158K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$366K$125K$179K$62K
Payroll taxesLn 10$330K$97K$179K$54K
Legal feesLn 11b$1.6M$56K$1.6M
Accounting feesLn 11c$347K$450$347K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1.0M$637K$225K$188K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$213K$49K$142K$22K
Office expensesLn 13$744K$227K$460K$57K
Information technologyLn 14$174K$118K$29K$28K
OccupancyLn 16$28K$19K$9K
TravelLn 17$267K$167K$67K$33K
InsuranceLn 23$115K$6K$109K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$600K$396K$16K$188K
All other expensesLn 24e$274$274
Total functional expensesLn 25$13.4M$6.2M$5.8M$1.3M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $7.5M$15.3M−$7.8M$72.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $18.3M$14.1M$4.1M$80.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $16.3M$13.4M$3.0M$78.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $23.6M$10.3M$13.3M$89.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 $21.9M$6.0M$15.8M$55.8M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $16,331,336 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $23,044,135$15,891,557
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $208,885$215,224
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $395,548$4,883
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$68,143$219,672
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $23,580,425$16,331,336
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $3,045,140$2,618,721
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $3,322,370$5,563,937
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $3,901,351$5,174,206
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $10,268,861$13,356,864
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $13,311,564$2,974,472
Part VI · Governance 5 of 7 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $16,331,336 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $219,672 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$519,089
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$15,372,468
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$15,891,557
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $215,224$215,224
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $125$125
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $4,758$4,758
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $434,896 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $4,883$16,331,336
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $13,356,864 across 18 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $1,883,358$1,883,358
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $735,363$735,363
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $406,491 · Management $570,720 · Fundraising $264,194$1,241,405
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,101,523 · Management $1,914,497 · Fundraising $452,043$3,468,063
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $158,451$158,451
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $125,018 · Management $179,230 · Fundraising $61,560$365,808
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $97,114 · Management $179,150 · Fundraising $53,946$330,210
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $55,910 · Management $1,580,093$1,636,003
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $450 · Management $346,875$347,325
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $636,708 · Management $225,095 · Fundraising $188,081$1,049,884
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $49,123 · Management $142,415 · Fundraising $21,500$213,038
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $226,686 · Management $460,429 · Fundraising $56,850$743,965
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $117,592 · Management $29,195 · Fundraising $27,599$174,386
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $19,147 · Management $8,625$27,772
IX-17 TravelPrograms $167,196 · Management $66,848 · Fundraising $32,675$266,719
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,684 · Management $109,216$114,900
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $395,842 · Management $16,300 · Fundraising $187,798$599,940
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $274$274
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $6,181,656 · Management $5,828,962 · Fundraising $1,346,246$13,356,864
Part X · Balance sheet $129,587,906 assets, 17 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $18,167; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $11,010,425$26,545,239
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,539,134$113,475
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $15,514,559$3,400,217
X-4 Accounts receivable$242,093
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $34,155$170,567
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $63,103$278,289
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $5,958,845$1,119,287
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $56,927,755$97,695,072
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$5,500
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $92,188,866$129,587,906
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,388,774$2,772,154
X-19 Deferred revenue$48,752,593
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,388,774$51,524,747
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $63,617,132$37,960,353
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $26,182,960$40,102,806
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $89,800,092$78,063,159
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $92,188,866$129,587,906
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $78,063,159 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$16,331,336
XI-2 Total expenses$13,356,864
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$2,974,472
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$89,800,092
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$14,750,156
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$38,751
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$78,063,159

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