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THE GIVE TO GIVE FOUNDATION

NEW YORK, NY · EIN 472793705 · Form 990 · FY2024 · NTEE P20 · Human Services · Medium ($1M-$10M) · givetogivefoundation.org
revenue
$2.9M
expenses
$2.6M
net assets
$2.3M
employees
7
volunteers
5
program ratio
83%
mission · from form 990

TO PROMOTE SUPPORT, SCHOLARSHIPS, AND RESEARCH TO EMPOWER HEALING ANDWELLNESS JOURNEYS.

profile · synthesized from sources

The Give to Give Foundation supports healing and wellness through neuroscience-informed retreats and scholarships for underserved populations. It primarily serves U.S. Veterans, Veteran spouses, incarcerated individuals, and Indigenous communities by funding access to transformational programs rooted in meditation and personal development. The foundation operates its own retreats and partners with organizations to deliver services across the United States and in select international locations.

named programs · 5 · from sources

What they call their work

Community Awards Program
Provides financial assistance to individuals facing hardship to attend Dr. Joe Dispenza’s Week Long Advanced Retreats and Progressive Online Courses
Freya Retreats
Retreats for female Veterans and Veteran spouses emphasizing resilience, emotional balance, and authentic peer connection in a supportive environment
Prisons to Monasteries Project
Delivers meditation and transformational training inside prisons in the U.S. and Mexico to support personal change and emotional regulation among incarcerated individuals
Tribe to Tribe Initiative
Partners with Indigenous communities, including the Oglala Lakota, to deliver workshops on personal transformation grounded in neuroscience and cultural resilience
Valkyrie Retreats
Private retreats for male combat and service Veterans focused on personal growth, leadership development, and navigating life after service through experiential learning and peer connection
activities · 5 groups

What they do

  • Financial Aid and Scholarship Access Programs 3 activities
    • Funding access to online wellness programs
      Provides financial support for individuals in need to access science-based online courses such as the Progressive Online Course with Dr. Joe Dispenza, which includes meditation practices and lectures on brain-body connection and human transformation.
    • Funding attendance at personal development events
      Awards grants and provides financial assistance to individuals facing financial, physical, or emotional challenges to attend Dr. Joe Dispenza-led events, including weeklong advanced retreats and live workshops focused on mental wellness and human transformation.
    • Providing scholarships for personal development programs
      Offers scholarships to individuals in financial need to access transformative personal development programs, including live events and training with Dr. Joe Dispenza, with the first scholarship awarded in 2015.
  • Spiritual Development & Meditation Programs 2 activities
    • Delivering community-based neuroscience training
      Provides practical neuroscience training directly in communities through collaboration with community leaders and mission partners, including walking meditation instruction and NCS training with sustained participant engagement.
    • Operating meditation and neuroscience programs in prisons
      Runs meditation and practical neuroscience training programs in three prisons in Mexico and one in the U.S. (San Quentin), including training over 1,200 individuals and supporting daily meditation practice among 2,000 incarcerated people at Neza Bordo prison in Mexico.
  • Peer-Led Mental Health Support Groups 1 activity
    • Facilitating veteran meditation and peer support groups
      Facilitates weekly virtual meditation groups for veterans to support reflection, connection, and peer-based community engagement.
  • Veteran Benefits and Reintegration Support 1 activity
    • Hosting veteran-focused retreats and training
      Hosts multi-day educational retreats and private events such as Valkyrie and Freya for U.S. Veterans and their spouses, featuring curricula on mental wellness, resilience, leadership, and stress management, with planned events in 2026.
  • Flexible Grants to Grassroots Organizations 1 activity
    • Supporting Indigenous communities through partner-led workshops
      Funds and supports delivery of the "Change Your Mind… Create New Results" workshop to Indigenous communities globally via partnership with Tribe to Tribe, enabling community-based personal development training.
financials · form 990 · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$2.87M
Contributions & grants$2.82M98%
Program service revenue$00%
Investment income$45K2%
Other revenue$0
expenses
Total expenses$2.63M
Program expenses83%
Admin / overhead13%
Fundraising4%
Salaries & benefits$614K
Grants paid out$144K
Largest expense lineProfessional Fees
balance sheet
Total assets$2.59M
Cash$462K
Investments$1.92M
Liabilities$273K
Net assets$2.32M
Liquid reserves10.9 mo
5 years on record · 2020–2024 · YoY revenue +38.6%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024

Who runs it

paid leadership · 1
NameTitleHours/wkCompensation
PETER BALDINI EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40 $160K
board members · 5
  • FERNANDO LAMOUNIER — DIRECTOR
  • KARIN SOKEL — SECRETARY
  • ROSE CAIOLA MUSACCHIA — CHAIR
  • SALVADOR BRIMAN — TREASURER
  • THORSTEN REHLING — DIRECTOR
relationships · 13

Who they work with

  • Dr Joe Dispenza Partner — Collaborates on live event programming, with separate application pathways for attendance at Dr Joe Dispenza events.
  • Dr Joe Dispenza Partner — Partner in delivering transformative wellness programming through the Progressive Online Course and Week Long Advanced Retreat.
  • Dr Joe Dispenza Partner — Partner in delivering wellness events through the Scholars Grant Program.
  • Dr Joe Dispenza Partner — Sponsored Community Award recipients at events hosted by Dr. Joe Dispenza.
  • Dr. Joe Dispenza Partner — Collaborates to provide access to meditation retreats for healing and personal development.
  • HeartMath Institute Partner — Mission partner collaborating to deliver practical neuroscience training in communities.
  • Humans of San Quentin Partner — Partner organization supporting work with incarcerated people at San Quentin prison
  • La Cana Partner — Partner organization supporting work with incarcerated people in Mexico
  • Nuerochange Solutions Partner — Mission partner collaborating to deliver practical neuroscience training in communities.
  • Seal Future Foundation Partner — Partnered with the Seal Future Foundation to support veterans' well-being and community reintegration.
  • Tribe to Tribe Partner — Collaborates with Tribe to Tribe to deliver neuroscience-based workshops and support healing in Indigenous communities.
  • Tribe to Tribe Partner — Partner organization focusing on transformative work within Indigenous communities, supported by The Give to Give Foundation.
  • Tribe to Tribe Partner — Partnering to empower Indigenous communities through knowledge sharing and skills development.
strategies · 5

How they approach the work

Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.

  • Cognitive and Emotional Regulation Training Through Structured Modalities
    methodology: cognitive_emotional_training
    By using structured curricula like HeartMath® Coherence Advantage™ and "Change Your Mind. Create New Results.", the organization builds emotional coherence and cognitive resilience, because evidence-based, repeatable frameworks enable measurable shifts in self-regulation and mindset.
  • Financial and Structural Access as a Catalyst for Transformation
    methodology: financial_access_model
    By removing financial barriers and offering immersive, science-based wellness experiences to underserved populations—including veterans and incarcerated individuals—the organization enables participation that leads to nervous system regulation and purpose rebuilding, because access to transformational tools is a prerequisite for change among those facing systemic barriers.
  • Meditation-Based Embodiment for Internal and External Change
    methodology: meditation_embodiment
    Through meditation-based retreats and walking meditation practices, participants reframe self-narratives and embody future selves, because somatic and contemplative practices create internal shifts that manifest in external behavioral transformation.
  • Peer-Driven, Community-Adapted Delivery Model
    methodology: peer_driven_community_adaptation
    By delivering programs through peer-facilitated retreats and in partnership with grassroots community leaders, the organization increases relevance and engagement, because locally adapted, relationship-based formats foster trust and sustain transformative practices.
  • Practical Neuroscience for Personal and Community Transformation
    methodology: practical_neuroscience
    By applying practical neuroscience—integrating neuroplasticity, epigenetics, and mindfulness practices—the organization enables individuals to shift from survival-based thinking to proactive self-transformation, because this neurological rewiring supports sustained personal change that ripples into communities.