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Center for Mind-Body Medicine

EIN 52-1755744 · Washington, DC

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthFair65 out of 100GovernanceStrong100 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

THE CENTER FOR MINDBODY MEDICINE, INC. IS A NONPROFIT CORPORATION, ORGANIZED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA DEDICATED TO REVIVING THE SPIRIT AND TRANSFORMING THE PRACTICE OF MEDICINE. THE CENTER'S MISSION IS TO MAKE SELFCARE, SELFAWARENESS AND GROUP SUPPORT CENTRAL TO ALL HEALTH CARE, THE TRAINING OF HEALTH PROFESSIONALS AND THE EDUCATION OR OUR CHILDREN. THE CENTER'S MODEL COMBINES THE PRECISION OF MODERN SCIENCE WITH THE WISDOM OF THE WORLD'S HEALING TRADITIONS, TO HELP HEALTH PROFESSIONALS HEAL THEMSELVES, THEIR PATIENTS AND CLIENTS, AND THEIR COMMUNITIES.THE CENTER FOR MIND-BODY MEDICINE BELIEVES THAT ALL OF US HAVE A GREAT AND LARGELY UNTAPPED CAPACITY TO IMPROVE OUR OWN HEALTH AND WELLBEING THROUGH MIND-BODY APPROACHES, NUTRITION, EXERCISE, AND GROUP SUPPORT

Income
$5.8 million
Spending
$4.8 million
Spent on programs
82%
Reserves
-0.2 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 74%
Employees
23
Volunteers
0
Highest pay
$287,338, ceo and board member

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Fair: 65 out of 100. Higher than 38% of charities in its peer group (health care, $1m to $10m).

  • Reserves

    0 of 35

    Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 11% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 17% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 37% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    82% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 7 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 67% of charities in its peer group (health care, $1m to $10m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    12 of 13 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    15 of 15

    Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Impact evidence

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (4)
  1. $2.6 million spent. GLOBAL TRAUMA RELIEF IS CMBM'S FLAGSHIP PROGRAM DESIGNED TO ADDRESS POPULATION-WIDE PSYCHOLOGICAL TRAUMA. THE PROGRAM TRAINS LARGE COHORTS OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, EDUCATORS, AND COMMUNITY LEADERS TO DELIVER EVIDENCE-BASED MIND-BODY INTERVENTIONS IN REGIONS AFFECTED BY WAR, VIOLENCE, POVERTY, AND NATURAL DISASTERS. PUBLISHED RESEARCH ON THIS MODEL HAS CONSISTENTLY SHOWN REDUCTIONS OF 80% OR MORE IN SYMPTOMS OF POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS.CMBM HAS IMPLEMENTED LARGE-SCALE TRAUMA-RELIEF PROGRAMS INTERNATIONALLY-INCLUDING IN KOSOVO, NORTH MACEDONIA, ISRAEL, GAZA, HAITI, UKRAINE, CAMEROON, MOZAMBIQUE, AND AMONG SYRIAN POPULATIONS-AS WELL AS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. U.S. INITIATIVES HAVE SUPPORTED NEW YORK CITY FIREFIGHTERS AFTER 9/11; COMMUNITIES IN POST-KATRINA NEW ORLEANS; SURVIVORS OF HURRICANES HARVEY (HOUSTON) AND MARIA (PUERTO RICO); FLOOD-IMPACTED REGIONS OF CENTRAL TEXAS; NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITIES IN THE MIDWEST; ACTIVE-DUTY MILITARY, VETERANS, AND THEIR FAMILIES; STAFF AND INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS WITHIN THE INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION; AND STUDENTS, EDUCATORS, AND COMMUNITY LEADERS IN BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA FOLLOWING THE 2018 MASS SHOOTING. MOST RECENTLY, CMBM'S WORK HAS EXPANDED TO SCHOOLS IN CLARK COUNTY, NEVADA-ONE OF THE NATION'S MOST UNDERSERVED DISTRICTS-AND TO COMMUNITIES IN SONOMA AND SHASTA COUNTIES, CALIFORNIA, FOLLOWING CATASTROPHIC WILDFIRES.
  2. $721,792 spent. THE MIND-BODY MEDICINE PROFESSIONAL TRAINING PROGRAM IS THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE MIND-BODY SKILLS TRAINING INITIATIVE IN THE UNITED STATES. IT INTEGRATES LARGE-GROUP INSTRUCTION WITH CMBM'S SIGNATURE SMALL-GROUP MODEL, ENABLING HEALTHCARE AND MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS TO INCORPORATE EVIDENCE-INFORMED MIND-BODY PRACTICES INTO CLINICAL CARE, EDUCATION, AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS. SINCE 1994, THIS HAS BEEN THE CENTER'S CORE PROGRAM, AND MORE THAN 8,000 PRACTITIONERS WORLDWIDE HAVE BEEN TRAINED TO ENHANCE THEIR EFFECTIVENESS, STRENGTHEN RESILIENCE, AND DEEPEN MEANING IN THEIR WORK.CMBM'S ADVANCED PROFESSIONAL TRAINING IN MIND-BODY MEDICINE BUILDS ON THIS FOUNDATION BY PREPARING PRACTITIONERS TO LEAD MIND-BODY SKILLS GROUPS AND APPLY THE CMBM MODEL ACROSS DIVERSE PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY SETTINGS. THE MIND-BODY MEDICINE CERTIFICATION PROGRAM FURTHER EQUIPS PRACTITIONERS TO IMPLEMENT MIND-BODY MEDICINE WITHIN INSTITUTIONS, DEVELOP TAILORED APPLICATIONS FOR SPECIFIC POPULATIONS, AND DELIVER GROUP-BASED PROGRAMS WITH FIDELITY TO THE MODEL.THROUGH THESE PROGRAMS, CMBM CONTINUES TO BUILD A GLOBAL COMMUNITY OF TRAINED PRACTITIONERS WHO ARE BRINGING TRAUMA-INFORMED HEALING, RESILIENCE, AND WELL-BEING TO INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES AROUND THE WORLD.
  3. $33,502 spent. INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERSHIPS ARE INITIATED TO WORK WITH INSTITUTIONS TO MAKE SYSTEMIC CHANGES IN IMPROVING THE TRAINING OF HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS, EDUCATORS, CIVIC AND COMMUNITY LEADERS, SO THEY CAN IMPROVE THEIR OWN HEALTH AND WELL-BEING AND BETTER SERVE THEIR PATIENTS, STUDENTS, AND CONSTITUENTS. OUR INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM COMBINES ELEMENTS OF OUR SIGNATURE MIND-BODY MEDICINE CURRICULA TO CREATE COMPREHENSIVE TRAINING IN SELF-CARE, STRESS REDUCTION, MIND-BODY MEDICINE, NUTRITION, EXERCISE, ND GROUP SUPPORT THAT IS TAILORED TO THE NEEDS OF THE SPECIFIC INSTITUTION
  4. $611,075 spent. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES- ACTIVITIES PROVIDING RESEARCH, SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS AND EDUCATIONAL PRODUCTS TO THE PUBLIC RELATED TO MIND-BODY MEDICINE.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

    Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.

    Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.

    On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

    Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since April 1992.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.

    Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.

    Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.

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