Open Mind Project
Open Mind Project is a private foundation focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Snowmass, CO. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $53K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $20K.
Open Mind Project at a glance
In short: Open Mind Project gave $20K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $7K), mostly in District of Columbia. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $20,000
- -27.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- +50.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $6,667
- -51.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $7,500
- Total assets
- $53,440
- +15.1% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- District of Columbia (50% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Open Mind Project funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Middle East Institute ($10K). Together the top 3 received $20K.
Grant Size Distribution
9 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 8 grants of 9 (89%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
Cities
How Open Mind Project gives
- Giving grew 82% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2022 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $11K (2022) to $55K (2023). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $20K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Middle East Institute Washington, DC | General Support | $10,000 |
| Earthx Dallas, TX | Plan, promote, raise funds and organize an annual earth day festival in dallas Texas | $7,500 |
| Aspen Chapel Aspen, CO | General Support | $2,500 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $53,440 | $20,038 | $28,173 | $20,000 | 3 | $26,965 | $2,619 |
| 2024 | $46,442 | $22,020 | $31,850 | $27,500 | 2 | $30,642 | $2,363 |
| 2023 | $56,272 | — | $76,482 | $55,000 | 2 | $74,196 | $4,345 |
| 2022 | $132,754 | $10,435 | $39,907 | $11,000 | 2 | $37,621 | $7,206 |
| 2021 | $162,226 | $186,735 | $40,446 | — | — | $37,131 | $3,635 |
| 2020 | $19,397 | $8,050 | $2,934 | — | — | — | $554 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Open Mind Project reported a distributable amount of $3K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Open Mind Project is led by Andrew C. Scott, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Andrew C. Scott
President
On filings since 2020
16 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Horace Griffin
Director
Board Member → Director, 2021
On filings since 2020
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jamie Pellegrin
Director
Board Member → Director, 2021
On filings since 2020
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sada Mire
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bill Caldwell Jr.
Secretary & Treasurer
On filings since 2020
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 Open Mind Project
How much does Open Mind Project give each year?
Open Mind Project gave $20K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $28K across 2 grants.
What is Open Mind Project's typical grant size?
Open Mind Project's median grant in 2025 was $7,500, and its average grant was $6,667, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Open Mind Project give grants?
Open Mind Project gives mostly in District of Columbia: 50% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Texas (38%) and Colorado (13%).
Does Open Mind Project give general operating support?
Yes: 67% of Open Mind Project's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (2 of 3) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
How large is Open Mind Project?
Open Mind Project reported $53K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $27K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $3K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Open Mind Project?
Open Mind Project is a private foundation focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Snowmass, CO. It holds $53K in total assets as of 2025.
What is Open Mind Project's EIN?
Open Mind Project's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-1444096. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 15, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 15, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 13, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS October 31, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 14, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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