Mental Wellness Innovations
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Educate, equip and empower children to manage the stress that comes from adverse childhood experiences. This will be done through the delivery of Feel Better Packs to children in low resourced schools domestically, as well as through international disaster relief efforts. Educating children will come through face-to-face classroom training, as well as the development of website material and the use of books written by the founder on mental wellness.
- Income
- $76,931
- Spending
- $54,949
- Reserves
- 17.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 91%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 91% of charities in its peer group (mental health, under $250k).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 17.6 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 29% of income.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, 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 (3)
- $23,201 spent. Deliver Feel Better Packs to children in under-resourced schools who are suffering from trauma induced stress. Face to face training is provided to ensure the children learn mind-body control, allowing them to become empowered and relieve the stress that is impacting them. The schools that we serve include traditional schools, focused on the Cleveland, Ohio and Twin Cities, Minnesota. We also serve non-traditional schools, both domestically and internationally.
- $11,209 spent. Deliver Feel Better Packs to children in domestic and international relief situations. In 2025, this included responding to floods in Texas, the war in Ukraine and the Gaza strip. The Feel Better Packs have been developed in Spanish and English to allow for usage in international relief situations.
- $3,570 spent. Our mission is to educate, equip and empower. The delivery of Feel Better Packs is the equip part of this strategy. The educate element includes website development education material in 2025. In future years, we will add the writing and publishing of books that can be used alongside the Feel Better Packs, ensuring the educate and equip are executed simultaneously, resulting in the empowerment of children.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
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.
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 November 6, 2026.
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.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since June 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
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 November 4, 2026.
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