Mensa Education and Research Foundation
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Mensa Education and Research Foundation at a glance
In short: Mensa Education and Research Foundation reported $20K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Grants paid (2025)
- $20,000 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
- +233.3% vs 2024
- Total assets
- $6,772,903
- +4.6% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $1,442,981
- +57.5% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $282,411
- -0.5% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $995,069
- -2.1% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.
How to apply to Mensa Education and Research Foundation
Open Grants
11 open opportunities from Mensa Education and Research Foundation
Awards for Excellence in Research
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Copper Black Award
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Dissertation Mini-Grant
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Who Mensa Education and Research Foundation funds
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $6K (2019) to $20K (2025). In 2025 it reported $20K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $6,772,903 | $1,442,981 | $995,069 | $20,000 | Total only | $282,411 |
| 2024 | $6,474,941 | $916,377 | $1,015,933 | $6,000 | Total only | $283,886 |
| 2023 | $6,493,221 | $1,612,976 | $994,422 | $7,500 | Total only | $102,387 |
| 2022 | $6,134,049 | $836,864 | $851,720 | $11,000 | Total only | $203,146 |
| 2021 | $6,397,518 | $838,580 | $710,096 | $15,000 | Total only | $196,627 |
| 2020 | $4,619,729 | $586,789 | $784,127 | $9,000 | 1 | $216,948 |
| 2019 | $5,181,914 | $1,014,746 | $712,518 | $6,000 | 1 | $721,790 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Mensa Education and Research Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Mensa Education and Research Foundation is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Hurst, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $6.8M in total assets. In 2025, it reported $20K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $282K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Mensa Education and Research Foundation is led by Trevor Mitchell, Executive Director on every filing since 2020; none of the 10 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Trevor Mitchell
Executive Director
On filings since 2020
8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nguyen Pham
President
Trustee → Secretary, 2024
Secretary → President, 2025
On filings since 2021
20 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Charles Steinhice
Trustee
Vice President → President, 2021
President → Trustee, 2025
On filings since 2020
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jeff Papa
Trustee
On filings since 2023
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Diarra Edwards
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Matthew Guggemos
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ryan Donlan
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jenny Wise
Vice President
Secretary → Vice President, 2024
On filings since 2019
20 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michelle Rakshys
Treasurer
Trustee → Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2021
20 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Billie Lee
Secretary
Trustee → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2023
20 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (9)
- Former: Vicki Herd (2019–2023) — Treasurer
- Former: Deborah Stone (2020–2023) — Vice President
- Former: Marie Mayer (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Keri Guilbault (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Charlie Steinhice (2019) — Vice President
- Former: Eldon Romney (2019) — Secretary & Vice President
- Former: Guy Conti (2019) — Treasurer
- Former: Jane Hanson (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Jim Werdell (2019) — Vice President
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Mensa Education and Research Foundation
How much does Mensa Education and Research Foundation give each year?
Mensa Education and Research Foundation reported $20K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it reported $6K in grants paid.
How large is Mensa Education and Research Foundation?
Mensa Education and Research Foundation reported $6.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.4M.
What is Mensa Education and Research Foundation?
Mensa Education and Research Foundation is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Hurst, TX. It holds $6.8M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Mensa Education and Research Foundation operate?
Mensa Education and Research Foundation has awarded grants in Texas.
What is Mensa Education and Research Foundation's EIN?
Mensa Education and Research Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 75-2857248. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 13, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 21, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 15, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS January 25, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 1, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 11, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS December 22, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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