Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE MENSA FOUNDATION BENEFITS SOCIETY BY INSPIRING AND EMPOWERING INTELLECTUALLY GIFTED PEOPLE THROUGH EDUCATION, SCHOLARSHIPS, AWARDS, RECOGNITION AND OUTREACH.
TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL, EDUCATION, AND RESEARCH ASSISTANCE IN THE AREAS OF INTELLIGENCE.
SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS - THE FOUNDATION PRESENTS AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE TO RESEARCHERS BASED ON OUTSTANDING RESEARCH ON HUMAN INTELLIGENCE, INTELLECTUAL GIFTEDNESS AND RELATED FIELDS. OTHER AWARDS GIVEN BY THE FOUNDATION ARE DISTINGUISHED TEACHER OF THE YEAR, COPPER BLACK AWARD FOR CREATIVE ACHIEVMENT, INTELLECTUAL BENEFITS AWARD, LAURA JOYNER AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING WORK IN HUMAN INTELLIGENCE, LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FOR RESEARCH ON INTELLIGENCE AND GIFTEDNESS, MENSA FOUNDATION PRIZE AND GIFTED EDUCATION FELLOWSHIP. NEW IN 2020 IS THE EARLY CAREER REASEARCHER MINI-GRANT. THE FOUNDATION AWARDS SCHOLARSHIPS TO COLLEGE STUDENTS. THE FOUNDATION AWARDED 201 SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 2020.
JOURNAL AND PUBLIC EDUCATION - THE FOUNDATION PUBLISHES THE "MENSA RESEARCH JOURNAL" AT LEAST THREE TIMES PER YEAR. THIS JOURNAL HIGHLIGHTS SCHOLARLY ARTICLES AND RECENT RESEARCH RELATED TO INTELLIGENCE. THE SUPPORT OF GIFTED YOUTH IS A FOCAL POINT FOR THE FOUNDATION. THE FOUNDATION HAS INCREASED FUNDING FOR GIFTED YOUTH PROGRAMS. A KEY RESOURCE IS THE WEB SITE WWW.MENSAFORKIDS.ORG, WHICH OFFERS EDUCATIONAL GAMES AND ARTICLES FOR YOUTH. THE FOUNDATION HOSTS COLLOQUIUMS THAT ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. COLLOQUIUMS OFFER AN IN-DEPTH LOOK AT A PARTICULAR TOPIC AND OFFER A CLIMATE OF INTELLECTUAL EXCITEMENT IN WHICH CONCEPTS ARE EXPLORED, DIALOGUES ARE STARTED AND IDEAS ARE GENERATED.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Keri Guilbault | TRUSTEE | 10 | $0 |
| Deborah Stone | TRUSTEE | 10 | $0 |
| Jenny Wise | SECRETARY | 20 | $0 |
| Vicki Herd | TREASURER | 20 | $0 |
| Charles Steinhice | VICE PRESIDENT | 20 | $0 |
| Marie Mayer | PRESIDENT | 20 | $0 |
| Trevor Mitchell | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
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