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    Unlikely Collaborators

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    About Unlikely Collaborators

    Unlikely Collaborators exists to help people resolve internal and external conflict by raising awareness of and working with the "Perception Box" — a framework for understanding the beliefs, narratives, and biases that shape perception — through impact partnerships, investments, storytelling, and experiential programs.

    Focus Areas

    Mental health and wellnessNeuroscience research (Perception Box science)Mindfulness and contemplative practicesPsychedelic research and integrationRestorative justiceYouth programs and educationArts and storytelling (film, writing)Community-based healing and wellness (including first responders and veterans)

    Who They Fund

    teams and organizational leadersindividuals seeking wellbeing and high performance

    About Unlikely Collaborators

    Unlikely Collaborators Inc. centers its giving on the “Perception Box” framework: the beliefs, narratives, and biases that shape how people see themselves and each other. That idea shows up across its grants, partnerships, and strategic investments, which support storytelling, mindfulness, neuroscience, psychedelic integration, restorative justice, youth programs, and community-based healing. The pattern is not limited to one format; the foundation also backs collaborations and early-stage investment alongside nonprofit grants. Recent grants show a mix of large awards and sustained relationships. Storytelling is one clear thread, with support for The Moth and KALW Public Media tied to narrative, perspective, and creative collaboration. The foundation also funds work in mindfulness and leadership, including Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute, and in recovery and healing, including Fireside Project, Mindshift Recovery, and Open Source Wellness. Arts and media appear as tools for connection rather than standalone interests, with grants reaching organizations that use performance, film, and creative practice to shift how communities understand conflict, identity, and wellbeing. The 2025 grant list also points to a broad set of partners in education, public media, health, and contemplative practice, indicating a funder that uses multiple pathways to advance a common Perception Box agenda.

    What Unlikely Collaborators Funds

    In storytelling and narrative change, Unlikely Collaborators Inc. gave $621,784 to Storyville Center for the Spoken Word Inc DBA The Moth in 2025 and $250,000 in 2024 for understanding and connection through the art and craft of storytelling. It also backed KALW Public Media Inc with $317,204 in 2024 for a project to pair unlikely collaborators and unlock new perspectives. Mindfulness and contemplative practice are another major lane. The foundation awarded $333,334 in 2025 to Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute for mindfulness-based emotional intelligence, empathy, compassion, resilience, and leadership. It also supported Inward Bound Mindfulness Education Inc with $75,000 in 2025. In recovery and psychedelic support, Fireside Project Inc received $100,000 in 2024 to grow its psychedelic hotline and train 400 volunteers, while Mindshift Recovery Inc received $125,000 in 2024 to expand a national addiction recovery community and bring its method into recovery residences.

    Financial Snapshot

    Annual Giving

    $5.1M

    Total Assets

    $151.1M

    Total Revenue

    $62.1M

    Total Expenses

    $11.6M

    Typical Grant Size

    Most grants fall between $75K and $317K, with a median of $125K.

    25th Percentile

    $75K

    Median

    $125K

    75th Percentile

    $317K

    Geographic Reach

    Regional14 states funded
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    How Unlikely Collaborators Gives

    Typical awards cluster around six figures: the p25 is $75,000, the median is $125,000, and the p75 is $317,204. That spread suggests a mix of modest program grants and larger strategic commitments. The grant list also shows repeated support to some partners across multiple years, including Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute, Storyville Center for the Spoken Word Inc DBA The Moth, Fireside Project Inc, and KALW Public Media Inc, which points to ongoing relationships rather than only one-off awards. The foundation gives through grants, partnerships, and strategic investments, and it also has an investment arm. Its structured programs include grantmaking pathways that are not open to unsolicited applications, alongside an RFP for the science of Perception Box that is open to unsolicited applicants.

    Where Unlikely Collaborators Makes Grants

    Giving is regional, but it is concentrated in the United States and especially California, where 44% of grants go to recipients. New York is the top state by grant count. Recent recipients also include cities such as San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York, Boulder, Coral Gables, Healdsburg, Portland, Santa Fe, Scottsdale, Boston, and Washington, DC. The country distribution is entirely U.S.-based in the recent grants sample.

    Frequently Asked Questions About Unlikely Collaborators

    What kinds of work does Unlikely Collaborators Inc. fund?

    Its stated focus areas include mental health and wellness, neuroscience research tied to the Perception Box framework, mindfulness and contemplative practices, psychedelic research and integration, restorative justice, youth programs and education, arts and storytelling, and community-based healing for groups such as first responders and veterans.

    What is a typical grant size?

    The typical grant size is $75,000 at the 25th percentile, $125,000 at the median, and $317,204 at the 75th percentile. That range shows that the foundation often makes six-figure awards, with some larger strategic grants.

    Does the foundation fund the same organizations more than once?

    Yes. The recent grant list shows repeated awards to Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute across 2023, 2024, and 2025, and multiple grants to Storyville Center for the Spoken Word Inc DBA The Moth, Fireside Project Inc, and KALW Public Media Inc across different years.

    How does Unlikely Collaborators Inc. make grants?

    It gives through nonprofit grants, partnerships, and strategic investments, and it also has an investment arm for early-stage support. Some pathways do not accept unsolicited applications, while the Tiny Blue Dot Foundation RFP for the Science of Perception Box does accept unsolicited applications.

    Where do most of the grants go?

    California receives 44% of the grants, and New York has the highest grant count. Recent recipients are spread across several U.S. cities, including San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York, Boulder, Coral Gables, and Portland.

    Latest 990 Filing

    2025

    Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.

    Recent Grants

    Most recent grants reported to the IRS.

    RecipientLocationAmountYearPurpose
    Storyville Center for the Spoken Word Inc DBA The MothNew York, NY$621,7842025SEE PART IV
    Naropa UniversityBoulder, CO$572,0002025SEE PART IV
    KALW Public Media IncSan Francisco, CA$560,5002025SEE PART IV
    Search Inside Yourself Leadership InstituteSan Francisco, CA$333,3342025SEE PART IV
    University of MiamiCoral Gables, FL$299,0042025SEE PART IV
    End Well FoundationHealdsburg, CA$154,0002025SEE PART IV
    MASS Design GroupBoston, MA$150,0002025SEE PART IV
    Dougy Center The National Grief Center for Children & FamiliesPortland, OR$136,5002025SEE PART IV
    Fireside Project IncSan Francisco, CA$136,3572025SEE PART IV
    Entertainment Industry FoundationLos Angeles, CA$125,0002025SEE PART IV
    Mindfulness FirstScottsdale, AZ$109,3532025SEE PART IV
    The UCLA FoundationLos Angeles, CA$107,8902025SEE PART IV
    Street Poets IncLos Angeles, CA$100,0002025SEE PART IV
    Bring Change 2 MindSan Francisco, CA$100,0002025SEE PART IV
    Sounds True FoundationLafayette, CO$100,0002025SEE PART IV
    Open Source WellnessEl Cerrito, CA$100,0002025SEE PART IV
    Institute for Advanced Consciousness StudiesSanta Monica, CA$92,5002025SEE PART IV
    Arts for Healing and Justice NetworkLong Beach, CA$85,2002025SEE PART IV
    Garrison InstituteGarrison, NY$75,0002025SEE PART IV
    John P McGovern Museum of Health & Medical ScienceHouston, TX$75,0002025SEE PART IV
    American Red Cross - LA RegionLos Angeles, CA$75,0002025SEE PART IV
    IGDA FoundationWashington, DC$75,0002025SEE PART IV
    Inward Bound Mindfulness Education IncAttleboro, MA$75,0002025SEE PART IV
    Dear Jack FoundationLittleton, CO$74,0002025SEE PART IV
    Medicinal Media IncSan Diego, CA$69,0002025SEE PART IV
    Drala Mountain CenterRed Feather Lakes, CO$52,0002025SEE PART IV
    Motus TheaterBoulder, CO$50,0002025SEE PART IV
    Emory UniversityAtlanta, GA$50,0002025SEE PART IV
    WholeSchool MindfulnessWrentham, MA$50,0002025SEE PART IV
    Mindful Life ProjectRichmond, CA$50,0002025SEE PART IV
    The Foundation for Art and Healing IncBrookline, MA$45,0002025SEE PART IV
    ClosegapSanta Monica, CA$45,0002025SEE PART IV
    Community PartnersLos Angeles, CA$45,0002025SEE PART IV
    Usona Institute IncMadison, WI$43,0002025SEE PART IV
    Walker West Music AcademySaint Paul, MN$40,0002025SEE PART IV
    Magik Magik OrchestraSausalito, CA$31,7502025SEE PART IV
    Hope is Alive Ministries IncOklahoma City, OK$30,0002025SEE PART IV
    Jimmy Miller Memorial FoundationManhattan Beach, CA$26,2802025SEE PART IV
    Unusual Suspects Theatre CoPasadena, CA$25,0002025SEE PART IV
    International Documentary Foundation IncLos Angeles, CA$25,0002025SEE PART IV
    New Directions for WomenCosta Mesa, CA$23,5002025SEE PART IV
    Kindness Org IncNew York, NY$23,0002025SEE PART IV
    Yard Theater IncLos Angeles, CA$15,0002025SEE PART IV
    University of California Berkeley FoundationBerkeley, CA$5,0002025SEE PART IV
    Search Inside Yourself Leadership InstituteSan Francisco, CA$333,3332024Support programs, tools, and content on mindfulness-based emotional intelligence, empathy, compassion, resilience, and leadership, promoting sustainable well-being, motivation, and high performance for teams, organizations and individuals.
    KALW Public Media IncSan Francisco, CA$317,2042024A project that will spark, empower, and guide a series of projects featuring the pairing of unlikely collaborators to unlock new perspectives.
    Storyville Center for the Spoken Word Inc DBA The MothNew York, NY$250,0002024Promote understanding and connection through the art and craft of storytelling, and to honor and celebrate the diversity and commonality of human experience because Moth stories like, Perception Boxes, honor a broad range of experiences and enable us to see and be seen, to forge deeper connections with others, and to feel a shared sense of humanity.
    Mindshift Recovery IncSanta Fe, NM$125,0002024Support the development of a national addiction recovery community, programs to bring the Mindshift method to recovery residences and similar environments to help people break out of existing habits and modes of thinking into wider, more expansive perspectives, and eventually can create societal change.
    Fireside Project IncSan Francisco, CA$100,0002024Support the growth of the psychedelic hotline to increase free integration support, help more people avoid emergency services and avoid physical or emotional harms by training 400 volunteers over the next two years. That training, followed by a year of service, is inherently Perception Box-expanding by teaching people the limits of their own world views and systems of thinking and cultivating a sense of humility and service.
    The Peace Studio IncNew York, NY$75,0002024Support the launch of the "Artist as a Catalyst" program in Los Angeles, investing in emerging artistic leaders to harness their creative potential, overcome self-doubt, and maximize their impact on their community and the world.

    Storyville Center for the Spoken Word Inc DBA The Moth

    $621,784
    New York, NY2025

    SEE PART IV

    Naropa University

    $572,000
    Boulder, CO2025

    SEE PART IV

    KALW Public Media Inc

    $560,500
    San Francisco, CA2025

    SEE PART IV

    Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute

    $333,334
    San Francisco, CA2025

    SEE PART IV

    University of Miami

    $299,004
    Coral Gables, FL2025

    SEE PART IV

    End Well Foundation
    $154,000
    Healdsburg, CA2025

    SEE PART IV

    MASS Design Group

    $150,000
    Boston, MA2025

    SEE PART IV

    Dougy Center The National Grief Center for Children & Families

    $136,500
    Portland, OR2025

    SEE PART IV

    Fireside Project Inc

    $136,357
    San Francisco, CA2025

    SEE PART IV

    Entertainment Industry Foundation

    $125,000
    Los Angeles, CA2025

    SEE PART IV

    Mindfulness First

    $109,353
    Scottsdale, AZ2025

    SEE PART IV

    The UCLA Foundation

    $107,890
    Los Angeles, CA2025

    SEE PART IV

    Street Poets Inc

    $100,000
    Los Angeles, CA2025

    SEE PART IV

    Bring Change 2 Mind

    $100,000
    San Francisco, CA2025

    SEE PART IV

    Sounds True Foundation

    $100,000
    Lafayette, CO2025

    SEE PART IV

    Open Source Wellness

    $100,000
    El Cerrito, CA2025

    SEE PART IV

    Institute for Advanced Consciousness Studies

    $92,500
    Santa Monica, CA2025

    SEE PART IV

    Arts for Healing and Justice Network

    $85,200
    Long Beach, CA2025

    SEE PART IV

    Garrison Institute

    $75,000
    Garrison, NY2025

    SEE PART IV

    John P McGovern Museum of Health & Medical Science

    $75,000
    Houston, TX2025

    SEE PART IV

    American Red Cross - LA Region

    $75,000
    Los Angeles, CA2025

    SEE PART IV

    IGDA Foundation

    $75,000
    Washington, DC2025

    SEE PART IV

    Inward Bound Mindfulness Education Inc

    $75,000
    Attleboro, MA2025

    SEE PART IV

    Dear Jack Foundation

    $74,000
    Littleton, CO2025

    SEE PART IV

    Medicinal Media Inc

    $69,000
    San Diego, CA2025

    SEE PART IV

    Drala Mountain Center

    $52,000
    Red Feather Lakes, CO2025

    SEE PART IV

    Motus Theater

    $50,000
    Boulder, CO2025

    SEE PART IV

    Emory University

    $50,000
    Atlanta, GA2025

    SEE PART IV

    WholeSchool Mindfulness

    $50,000
    Wrentham, MA2025

    SEE PART IV

    Mindful Life Project

    $50,000
    Richmond, CA2025

    SEE PART IV

    The Foundation for Art and Healing Inc

    $45,000
    Brookline, MA2025

    SEE PART IV

    Closegap

    $45,000
    Santa Monica, CA2025

    SEE PART IV

    Community Partners

    $45,000
    Los Angeles, CA2025

    SEE PART IV

    Usona Institute Inc

    $43,000
    Madison, WI2025

    SEE PART IV

    Walker West Music Academy

    $40,000
    Saint Paul, MN2025

    SEE PART IV

    Magik Magik Orchestra

    $31,750
    Sausalito, CA2025

    SEE PART IV

    Hope is Alive Ministries Inc

    $30,000
    Oklahoma City, OK2025

    SEE PART IV

    Jimmy Miller Memorial Foundation

    $26,280
    Manhattan Beach, CA2025

    SEE PART IV

    Unusual Suspects Theatre Co

    $25,000
    Pasadena, CA2025

    SEE PART IV

    International Documentary Foundation Inc

    $25,000
    Los Angeles, CA2025

    SEE PART IV

    New Directions for Women

    $23,500
    Costa Mesa, CA2025

    SEE PART IV

    Kindness Org Inc

    $23,000
    New York, NY2025

    SEE PART IV

    Yard Theater Inc

    $15,000
    Los Angeles, CA2025

    SEE PART IV

    University of California Berkeley Foundation

    $5,000
    Berkeley, CA2025

    SEE PART IV

    Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute

    $333,333
    San Francisco, CA2024

    Support programs, tools, and content on mindfulness-based emotional intelligence, empathy, compassion, resilience, and leadership, promoting sustainable well-being, motivation, and high performance for teams, organizations and individuals.

    KALW Public Media Inc

    $317,204
    San Francisco, CA2024

    A project that will spark, empower, and guide a series of projects featuring the pairing of unlikely collaborators to unlock new perspectives.

    Storyville Center for the Spoken Word Inc DBA The Moth

    $250,000
    New York, NY2024

    Promote understanding and connection through the art and craft of storytelling, and to honor and celebrate the diversity and commonality of human experience because Moth stories like, Perception Boxes, honor a broad range of experiences and enable us to see and be seen, to forge deeper connections with others, and to feel a shared sense of humanity.

    Mindshift Recovery Inc

    $125,000
    Santa Fe, NM2024

    Support the development of a national addiction recovery community, programs to bring the Mindshift method to recovery residences and similar environments to help people break out of existing habits and modes of thinking into wider, more expansive perspectives, and eventually can create societal change.

    Fireside Project Inc

    $100,000
    San Francisco, CA2024

    Support the growth of the psychedelic hotline to increase free integration support, help more people avoid emergency services and avoid physical or emotional harms by training 400 volunteers over the next two years. That training, followed by a year of service, is inherently Perception Box-expanding by teaching people the limits of their own world views and systems of thinking and cultivating a sense of humility and service.

    The Peace Studio Inc

    $75,000
    New York, NY2024

    Support the launch of the "Artist as a Catalyst" program in Los Angeles, investing in emerging artistic leaders to harness their creative potential, overcome self-doubt, and maximize their impact on their community and the world.