In June 2022, over 1,000 donors gave $373,433 in donations and pledges. We are so grateful to these supporters who advance our shared vision of creating safe and legal opportunities for the beneficial uses of psychedelics.
Donors supported the following initiatives in June: general support ($335,135); Health Equity ($36,777); research-related projects ($1,308); harm reduction ($213).
We extend a special thank you to our community of 815 monthly donors who contributed a total of $31,609 in June. Your support is vital in making our programs sustainable.
We are honored to support a number of mission-aligned organizations by providing fiscal sponsorship so that contributions for their social benefit projects may be tax-deductible as allowed by law. An additional $480,750 was donated to organizations that MAPS fiscally sponsors including: Empyrean Temple ($267,391); Indigenous Medicine Conservation Fund ($125,000); Alma Institute ($54,045); ICEERS ($30,125); Brooklyn Psychedelic Society ($3,000); North Star Project ($1,000); Pearl Psychedelic Institute ($129); Aniwa ($25); MAPS Canada ($20); People of Color Psychedelic Collective ($10); and Bluelight ($5).
Tribute
We recognize that, for many of our supporters, the inspiration to support psychedelic science and education is close to their hearts. We are grateful to honor these special connections. June honorees include:
Charles Phillips
Gratitude
We appreciate donations of any size and are particularly grateful to the following supporters for their generous contributions of $1,000 or more:
Unrestricted
The Rose Fund ($200,000)
Leafy Tunnel Ltd. ($49,975)
Catherine Oxenberg ($10,000)
Trippin Ape Tribe ($9,678)
Mason Vranes ($6,000)
Buckmaster Foundation ($3,000)
Rollkit.net in partnership with Rollsafe.org ($2,512)
Carter Thomas ($2,500)
Garrett Greenburg ($2,500)
Anonymous ($2,000)
Anonymous ($1,100)
Eli Dickinson and Kat Zambon ($1,000)
Jack Wolcowitz ($1,000)
Jerry Greenfield ($1,000)
Jiri Techet ($1,000)
Mike Roberts ($1,000)
Tom Link and Kristi Kremers ($1,000)
Health Equity
Joe and Sandy Samberg Foundation ($25,000)
Anonymous ($11,362)
Honorarium
Sun Valley Wellness Institute ($8,000)
American Society of Clinical Psychopharmacology ($2,500)
Fiscal Sponsorships
William H. Donner Foundation – Indigenous Medicine Conservation Fund ($125,000)
Anonymous – Empyrean Temple ($80,000)
Jeffrey and Beatrice Altman – Empyrean Temple ($50,000)
Michael and Lisa Cotton – Alma Institute ($50,000)
Spencer Kimball Family Foundation – Empyrean Temple ($50,000)
Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soaps – ICEERS ($30,000)
Merrifield Family Charitable Fund – Empyrean Temple ($30,000)
Salman Behbehani – Empyrean Temple ($25,000)
Peter Mattis Family Foundation – Empyrean Temple ($20,000)
Heidi Berg – Alma Institute ($3,800)
Mary Ellen and Darryl Pugh – Brooklyn Psychedelic Society ($3,000)
Hilary Karls – Empyrean Temple ($1,000)
Juan Pablo Cappello – North Star Project ($1,000
Psychedelic research is again being conducted under federal guidelines, but significant government funding for such studies is just now becoming available with major foundations (not run by the founders) still not yet supporting this research.
Together, we can legalize psychedelic medicine. Donate now at maps.org/donate.