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Tiny Blue Dot Inc: 24 grants to organizations, $7.2 million (tax year ended December 2024)
Tiny Blue Dot Inc, a private foundation in West Hollywood, CA, paid 24 grants to organizations totaling $7,226,340 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 13, 2025. The largest was $2,200,000 to Usona Institute Inc in Madison, WI for grant to support work advancing phase 3 clinical trials of psilocybin for major depressive disorder and the early investigation of 5-meo-dmt's potential for therapeutic use..
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- EIN
- 464924931
- Based in
- West Hollywood, CA
- Assets
- $79,200,555
- Grants paid
- $7,226,340
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 13, 2025, IRS object ID 202533179349101478. It reported $7,226,340 in grants paid; 24 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Usona Institute Inc | Madison, WI | Grant to support work advancing Phase 3 clinical trials of psilocybin for Major Depressive Disorder and the early investigation of 5-MeO-DMT's potential for therapeutic use. | Medical research | $2,200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Allen Institute | Seattle, WA | Grant supports a Science of Perception Box study at The Allen Institute titled "Comprehensive Survey of Neuronal Cell Types Activated by Psychedelics in Mice." The project aims to map brain cell activ | Medical research | $526,044 | apps.irs.gov |
| Brown University | Providence, RI | Grant supports a Science of Perception Box study at Brown University by Dr. Judson Brewer titled "Advancing our understanding and treatment of anxiety through bringing together facets of conscious exp | $437,040 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Brown University | Providence, RI | Grant supports a Science of Perception Box study at Brown University by Dr. Jeffery Proulx titled "Courageous Connection: Flint Police and Black Community Members Strategies of Mindful Awareness." | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Regents of the University of California | Los Angeles, CA | Grant supports a Science of Perception Box study at UCLA by Dr. Paul Macey titled "Does Breathing Resistance Training Relax the Body and Calm the Mind?." The project aims to investigate the effects of | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Oregon | Eugene, OR | Grant supports a Science of Perception Box study being conducted by University of Oregon titled "Neural and Psychological Evidence to Shift Mindsets from "Me" to "We" Using a Scalable Decentering Curr | $299,996 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Massachusetts General Hospital | Somerville, MA | Grant supports a Science of Perception Box study at Massachusetts General Hospital titled "Examining the Impact of Heated Yoga on Rumination and Mindfulness." The project aims to examine how doing yog | $299,988 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Haifa | Haifa, IS | Grant supports a Science of Perception Box study being conducted by University of Haifa titled "The Self, Unbound: Neurofeedback-Assisted Meditation for Eliciting Transformative Self-Dissolution Exper | $299,052 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Wisconsin - Madison | Madison, WI | Grant supports a Science of Perception Box study being conducted by University of Wisconsin- Madison titled "Expanding the Perception Box Through Neuromodulation-Assisted Ego-Disengagement." Which wil | $297,165 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Florida State University Research Foundation Inc | Tallahassee, FL | Grant supports a Science of Perception Box study at FSU titled "Pointing Beyond the Pain Perception Box: Treating Chronic Pain by Modulating Phenomenological and Psycho-Physiological Indices of Self-T | Education | $287,540 | apps.irs.gov |
| Floresta Project Inc | Phoenicia, NY | Grant supports the construction of a retreat center aimed to be a hub for research and the exploration of consciousness expansion, quality of awareness, healing and reconciliation, self-transformation | Environment | $276,602 | apps.irs.gov |
| National Central University | Taoyuan City, TW | Grant supports a Science of Perception Box study at National Central University titled "Why Do We Feel That Way: Elucidating the Neural Mechanisms Underlying Emotion Perception and Enhancing a Noninva | $252,764 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Zurich Psychiatric Hospital | Zurich, SZ | Grant supports a Science of Perception Box study being conducted by University of Zurich titled "Do Psychedelics Increase Pro-social Behavior? - A Comparative Pharmacological Study in Humans." The aim | $229,810 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Uc Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA | Grant supports a Science of Perception Box study being conducted by UCSB titled "Testing the conjecture that quantum processes are necessary to create conscious experience" in which aims to support th | $225,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ernst Strungmann Institut GGMBH | Frankfurt Am Main, GM | Grant supports a Science of Perception Box study at Ernst Strungmann Institute titled "Exhaling the Past: A Comprehensive Neuropsychological Test of Breathwork as a Tool for Trauma Processing and Ment | $221,718 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of California Riverside | Riverside, CA | Grant supports a Science of Perception Box study being conducted by University of California, Riverside titled "Effects of High-Quality Listening on Psychological and Biological Well-Being Through the | $149,872 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Universidad de Santiago | Santiago de Compostela, SP | Grant supports a Science of Perception Box study being conducted by Universidad De Santiago titled "Testing the conjecture that quantum processes are necessary to create conscious experience." In this | $149,265 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The University of Melbourne | Melbourne, AS | Grant supports a Science of Perception Box study being conducted by The University of Melbourne titled "A Computational Psychiatry Approach to Understanding the Brain Mechanism Underpinning Altered Pe | $133,835 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Regents of the University of California | Los Angeles, CA | Grant supports a Science of Perception Box studies at UCLA by Dr. Rebecca Gotlieb titled "Does Narrative Skill Training Increase Transcendent Thinking and Social-Emotional Wellbeing Among Minoritized | $116,666 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Uc Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA | Grant supports a Science of Perception Box study being conducted by UCSB titled "Numadelic VR Experiences for Improving Mental Health Outcomes in Patients Facing Life-Threatening Illness" in which aim | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Wisconsin - Madison | Madison, WI | Grant supports a Science of Perception Box study being conducted by University of Wisconsin- Madison titled "Activating Neuroplasticity to Enhance the Perception Box Expanding Effects of Psilocybin." | $74,983 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Universiteit Maastricht | Maastricht, NL | Grant supports a Science of Perception Box study being conducted by Maastricht University titled "Breathe Hard to Breathe Easy: High-Intensity Online Breathwork-Assisted Psychotherapy for Social Anxie | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The University of Arizona Foundation | Tucson, AZ | Grant supports a Science of Consciousness Conference. The conference emphasizes broad and rigorous approaches to all aspects of the study and understanding of consciousness. Topical areas include neur | Education | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Wisconsin - Madison | Madison, WI | Grant supports the final payment of a Science of Perception Box study being conducted by University of Wisconsin-Madison titled "Identify the electrophysiological correlates of ego disengagement." The | $9,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Medical research | $2,726,044 |
| Education | $302,540 |
| Environment | $276,602 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Wisconsin | $2,581,148 |
| California | $866,538 |
| Rhode Island | $737,040 |
| Washington | $526,044 |
| Oregon | $299,996 |
| Massachusetts | $299,988 |
| Florida | $287,540 |
| New York | $276,602 |
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Updated November 13, 2025. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.