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EIN 46-4924931

Tiny Blue Dot

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
1
City
West Hollywood
State
California
Year formed
2014
Most recent tax filings
2023-12-01
NTEE code, primary
T20: Private Foundations
Description
Tiny Blue Dot is a private foundation that supports seven grants last year. The grantees include University Of Wisconsin Foundation.
Total revenues
$5,562,754
2023
Total expenses
$7,548,357
2023
Total assets
$75,754,022
2023
Num. employees
1
2023

Program areas at Tiny Blue Dot

Not applicable

Grants made by Tiny Blue Dot

GranteeGrant descriptionAmount
Usona InstituteSupport Clinical Research on Psilocybin and 5-meo-dmt and Their Potential Ability To Help Treat Patients With Mental Health Conditions, Providing Alternative Forms of Treatment for Currently Difficult To Treat Conditions.$2,600,000
Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic StudiesSupport the Clinical Development of Mdma Assisted Therapy As A Potential Breakthrough Treatment for PTSD, An Often Intractable Condition That Causes Significant Suffering.$1,100,000
Institute for Advanced Consciousness StudiesSupport the Iacs Research Into Novel Methods for Achieving Deep Meditation and Self-Transcendence To Understand and Gain Agency Over Our Mental States and Responses. By Exploring and Enhancing These States, the Research Seeks To Expand Our Perception Box, Potentially Leading To Increased Empathy and Well-Being.$641,127
...and 5 more grants made

Who funds Tiny Blue Dot

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Unlikely GivingGeneral Support$5,000,000

Personnel at Tiny Blue Dot

NameTitleCompensation
Christof KochChief Scientist$103,299
Zeinab Barati, PH.D.Program Manager
Zach GorenTreasurer$0

Financials for Tiny Blue Dot

RevenuesFYE 12/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$5,000,000
Investment income and dividends$562,754
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Gross sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$5,562,754

Form 990s for Tiny Blue Dot

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-122023-11-15990PFView PDF
2021-122022-11-15990PFView PDF
2020-122021-11-15990PFView PDF
2019-122021-06-14990PFView PDF
2018-122020-02-04990PFView PDF
...and 3 more Form 990s
Data update history
January 8, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990PF for fiscal year 2022
December 26, 2023
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
August 7, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990PF for fiscal year 2021
June 21, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990PF for fiscal year 2020
June 6, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 2 new personnel
Nonprofit Types
Grantmaking organizationsPrivate foundationsFamily foundationsPrivate non-operating foundationsCharities
Issues
Human services
Characteristics
Provides grantsPartially liquidatedTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
8605 Santa Monica Blvd 99722
West Hollywood, CA 90069
Metro area
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
County
Los Angeles County, CA
Website URL
tinybluedotfoundation.org/our-team 
Phone
(316) 828-0900
IRS details
EIN
46-4924931
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990-PF
Year formed
2014
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
T20: Private Foundations
NAICS code, primary
813211: Grantmaking Foundations
Parent/child status
Independent
California AB-488 details
AB 488 status
May Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes
Charity Registration status
Current - In Process
FTB status revoked
Not revoked
AG Registration Number
CT0263525
FTB Entity ID
5257609
AB 488 data last updated ("as-of") date
2025-01-15
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