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MIND FIRST FOUNDATION

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Plain text MIND FIRST FOUNDATION. Strategy Studio, nonprofit organization profile, tax years 2021–2024. https://strategystudio.org/org/461357012. Retrieved 2026-10-19.

APA Strategy Studio. (n.d.). MIND FIRST FOUNDATION [Nonprofit organization profile; tax years 2021–2024]. Retrieved October 19, 2026, from https://strategystudio.org/org/461357012

MLA “MIND FIRST FOUNDATION.” Strategy Studio, tax years 2021–2024, https://strategystudio.org/org/461357012. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.

Retrieved 2026-10-19; covers tax years 2021–2024. Data: Strategy Studio, CC BY 4.0.

2024 · Form 990 · revenue $58K · expenses $579K · assets $2.0M

Also known as
RADVAC
EIN
46-1357012
Address
61 MEADOWBROOK RD, WESTON, MA 02493-2407
Website
WWW.RADVAC.ORG
NTEE code
H80
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2014
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Mission

DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION: TO COMMUNICATE SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION AND CONDUCT COMMUNITY OUTREACH ACTIVITIES TO INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF CRITICALLY IMPORTANT SCIENTIFIC ISSUES RELATED TO THE MIND, AND TO RESEARCH MEANS FOR EXPANDING THE SCOPE OF RATIONAL AND SCIENTIFIC RESPONSES TO EMERGING CHALLENGES AND CIVILIZATIONAL THREATS, INCLUDING EMERGING PATHOGENS AND PANDEMIC RISKS. RESPONSES TO EMERGING CHALLENGES AND CIVILIZATIONAL THREATS, INCLUDING EMERGING PATHOGENS, PANDEMIC RISKS, BIOSECURITY, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGNECE (AI), AND AI SAFETY.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

4 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Preston W Estep Iii PRESIDENT2021-2024 $232,667$666,667 1
Alexand P Hoekstra SECRETARY2021-2024 $102,000$297,750 1
Brian Delaney DIRECTOR2021-2024 $48,000$142,000 1
Shelly Estep FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATOR2022-2024 $65,000$120,208 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

1 person listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Ranjan Ahuja DIRECTOR2021-2024 2 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 5 people listed · 4 paid, $448K · 4 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PRESTON W ESTEP III PRESIDENT40 $232,667$0$0 $232,6671
ALEXAND P HOEKSTRA SECRETARY40 $102,000$0$0 $102,0001
SHELLY ESTEP FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATOR10 $65,000$0$0 $65,0001
BRIAN DELANEY DIRECTOR40 $48,000$0$0 $48,0001
RANJAN AHUJA DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 5 people listed · 4 paid, $387K · 4 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PRESTON W ESTEP III PRESIDENT40 $198,000$0$0 $198,0001
ALEXAND P HOEKSTRA SECRETARY40 $99,500$0$0 $99,5001
BRIAN DELANEY DIRECTOR40 $48,000$0$0 $48,0001
SHELLY ESTEP FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATOR10 $41,208$0$0 $41,2081
RANJAN AHUJA DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 5 people listed · 4 paid, $297K · 4 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PRESTON W ESTEP III PRESIDENT40 $148,000$0$0 $148,0001
ALEXAND P HOEKSTRA SECRETARY40 $91,000$0$0 $91,0001
BRIAN DELANEY DIRECTOR20 $44,000$0$0 $44,0001
SHELLY ESTEP FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATOR10 $14,000$0$0 $14,0001
RANJAN AHUJA DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 4 people listed · 3 paid, $95K · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PRESTON W ESTEP III PRESIDENT40 $88,000$0$0 $88,0001
ALEXAND P HOEKSTRA SECRETARY2 $5,250$0$0 $5,2501
BRIAN DELANEY DIRECTOR2 $2,000$0$0 $2,0001
RANJAN AHUJA DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$58,286$579,053 $2,025,140$2,022,905 $635$0 $447,79340
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$51,988$489,788 $2,548,402$2,543,673 $1,563$0 $386,70840
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · amended · view filing · original 990 ↗
$2,915,778$326,657 $2,989,973$2,981,473 $2,945,715$0 $298,50040
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · superseded · view filing · original 990 ↗
$2,946,833$325,484 $3,085,920$3,085,920 $2,945,715$0 $298,5004-
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2021-12-31 · amended · view filing · original 990 ↗
$567,565$109,127 $464,571$462,071 $370,999$0 $95,25000
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2021-12-31 · superseded · view filing · original 990 ↗
$522,560$108,438 $464,571$464,571 $522,560$0 $95,2000-

Funders of this organization

4 grantors reported grants to this organization, $335,000 in all, tax years 2014 to 2021. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
EFFECTIVE VENTURES FOUNDATION USA Public charity Exact 2021 1$200,000 2021$200,000
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VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM DAF sponsor Exact 2021 1$104,000 2021$104,000
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JOHN D & CATHERINE T MACARTHUR FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “MIND FIRST FOUNDATION” 2015 1$21,000 2015$21,000
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MORGAN STANLEY GLOBAL IMPACT FUNDING TRUST INC DAF sponsor Exact 2014-2015 2$10,000 2015$0
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990 · $579,053 spent · pay $479,482 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $447,793$358,234$89,559- 77.3%
Occupancy $44,295-$44,295- 7.6%
Payroll taxes $31,689$25,351$6,338- 5.5%
Fees: accounting $24,500-$24,500- 4.2%
Office expenses $20,237$16,190$4,047- 3.5%
Other (as described)INTEREST AND PENALTIES $4,851$3,881$970- 0.8%
Depreciation and depletion $4,103-$4,103- 0.7%
Insurance $1,585$1,268$317- 0.3%
Total$579,053100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $489,788 spent · pay $416,492 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $386,708$309,366$77,342- 79.0%
Occupancy $42,085-$42,085- 8.6%
Payroll taxes $29,784$23,827$5,957- 6.1%
Fees: accounting $12,350-$12,350- 2.5%
Office expenses $8,915$7,132$1,783- 1.8%
Other (as described)REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE $4,545-$4,545- 0.9%
Depreciation and depletion $2,476-$2,476- 0.5%
Insurance $1,566$1,253$313- 0.3%
Other (as described)INTEREST AND PENALTIES $743$594$149- 0.2%
Travel $375$300$75- 0.1%
Other (as described)UTILITIES $141-$141- 0.0%
Advertising and promotion $100$80$20- 0.0%
Total$489,788100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $326,657 spent · pay $313,323 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $298,500$238,800$59,700- 91.4%
Payroll taxes $14,823$11,858$2,965- 4.5%
Occupancy $6,000-$6,000- 1.8%
Office expenses $2,851$2,281$570- 0.9%
Other (as described)INTEREST AND PENALTIES $1,675$1,340$335- 0.5%
Travel $1,089$871$218- 0.3%
Other (as described)BANK FEES $833$666$167- 0.3%
Depreciation and depletion $714-$714- 0.2%
Other (as described)LAB SUPPLIES AND LAB EX $172$139$33- 0.1%
Total$326,657100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $109,127 spent · pay $95,250 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $95,250$95,250-- 87.3%
Other (as described)LAB SUPPLIES AND LAB EX $7,365$7,365-- 6.7%
Occupancy $6,000$6,000-- 5.5%
Office expenses $373$373-- 0.3%
Other (as described)BANK FEES $139$139-- 0.1%
Total$109,127100%

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