2023-11-14T14:02:49-06:00 2022-12-31 430765316 RUBINBROWN LLP 1900 16TH STREET SUITE 1700 DENVER CO 80202 990 2022-01-01 843926982 INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED CONSCIOUSNESS STUDIES INC INST 3109079216 2811 WILSHIRE BLVD 510 SANTA MONICA CA 90403 NICCO REGGENTE SECRETARY/PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR 3109079216 2023-11-13 1 NICCO REGGENTE 999009999 1 KIMBERLY A RYAN P00829977 3036981883 3 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z NICCO REGGENTE 2811 WILSHIRE BLVD 510 SANTA MONICA CA 90403 705591 0 X WWW.ADVANCEDCONSCIOUSNESS.ORG X 2019 CA THE INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED CONSCIOUSNESS ("IACS OR ORGANIZATION") IS DEDICATED TO FURTHERING THE SCIENTIFIC UNDERSTANDING OF CONSCIOUSNESS. 5 4 0 12 0 0 539617 647659 101831 56790 0 0 0 1142 641448 705591 0 0 0 0 159583 199363 0 0 19913 329099 825877 488682 1025240 152766 -319649 646945 376088 1992 50784 644953 325304 X THE INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED CONSCIOUSNESS ("IACS OR ORGANIZATION") IS DEDICATED TO FURTHERING THE SCIENTIFIC UNDERSTANDING OF CONSCIOUSNESS. 0 0 910375 57932 ACCELERATED MEDITATION WITH NEUROIMAGING GUIDED NEUROMODULATION - WE PROPOSE TO RECRUIT MEDITATORS WITH VARYING DEGREES OF VIPASSANA MEDITATION EXPERIENCE. THIS WORK WILL LEVERAGE NEUROIMAGING (FMRI AND EEG) AND MACHINE-LEARNING, IN CONJUNCTION WITH EXPONENTIAL RANDOM GRAPH MODELING (ERGM), TO IDENTIFY MEDITATOR-SPECIFIC BRAIN-STATES ASSOCIATED WITH DEEP MEDITATIVE EXPERIENCES AND, SUBSEQUENTLY, UTILIZE NEUROMODULATION (LIFUP) TO "NUDGE" MEDITATORS' BRAINS INTO SAID STATES. THE SPECIFIC AIMS OF THE PROTOCOL ARE TO 1) DECREASE THE AMOUNT OF TIME IT TAKES TO REACH SUCH AN INTENDED STATE, 2) INCREASE THE EXPERIENTIAL DURATION OF SAID STATE, AND 3) IDENTIFY THE NEURAL CORRELATES ASSOCIATED WITH ACHIEVING DEEP MEDITATIVE EXPERIENCES ACROSS INDIVIDUALS.ACCELERATED MEDITATION WITH VIRTUAL REALITY AND NEUROFEEDBACK - WE PROPOSE TO RECRUIT MEDITATORS WITH VARYING DEGREES OF VIPASSANA MEDITATION EXPERIENCE. THIS WORK WILL LEVERAGE MACHINE-LEARNING AND NEUROIMAGING (EEG) TO IDENTIFY MEDITATOR-SPECIFIC BRAIN-STATES ASSOCIATED WITH DEEP MEDITATIVE EXPERIENCES WITH THE INTENT TO LEVERAGE VIRTUAL-REALITY NEUROFEEDBACK TO BEHAVIORALLY GUIDE MEDITATORS TO THEIR SELF-REPORTED OPTIMAL STATE. THE AIMS ARE TO 1) DECREASE THE AMOUNT OF TIME IT TAKES TO REACH SUCH AN INTENDED STATE, 2) INCREASE THE DURATION OF SAID STATE, 3) IDENTIFY THE NEURAL CORRELATES ASSOCIATED WITH ACHIEVING DEEP MEDITATIVE EXPERIENCES, AND 4) OPTIMIZE THE PARADIGM FOR NAIVE MEDITATORS.EMULATING ENTHEOGENS TO ENHANCE EMPATHY - TAKING A THEORY DRIVEN APPROACH TO CREATE BRAIN STATES THAT MOST CLOSELY RESEMBLE THOSE SEEN DURING NON-ORDINARY, SELF-TRANSCENDANT EXPERIENTIAL STATES WITH THE HOPES OF PROMOTING EMPATHIC CONCERN.ALL WITH THE GOAL OF FURTHERING THE SCIENTIFIC UNDERSTANDING OF CONSCIOUSNESS AND TO PROVIDE ECOLOGICALLY VALID TOOLS FOR IMPROVING THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE. 910375 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 X NICCO REGGENTE 3109079216 2811 WILSHIRE BLVD 510 SANTA MONICA CA 90403 NICCO REGGENTE SECRETARY/PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR 60.00 X X 199129 0 0 CHRISTOF KOCH CHAIR 0.10 X X 0 0 0 ALEXANDER SASHA BYSTRITSKY PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MARTIN MONTI TREASURER/DIRECTOR 0.10 X X 0 0 0 GIULIO TONONI DIRECTOR 0.10 X 0 0 0 199129 0 0 1 0 1 0 NICCO REGGENTE 1127 21ST STREET 2 SANTA MONICA CA 90403 INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS 199129 1 647659 647659 PROGRAM REVENUE 541700 56790 56790 56790 MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE 541700 1142 1142 1142 705591 57932 0 0 X 199129 119477 59739 19913 234 234 24527 24527 10040 10040 579666 579666 8646 8646 62534 62534 3317 3317 6643 6643 50141 50141 779 779 SUBJECT REMUNERATION 54128 54128 REIMBURSABLE EXPENSES 10629 10629 TAXES AND LICENSES 10156 10156 EEG SUPPLIES 2089 2089 2582 1936 646 1025240 910375 94952 19913 438796 32213 397782 92907 208149 304875 0 39000 646945 376088 1992 6000 0 44784 1992 50784 X 644953 325304 644953 325304 646945 376088 -319649 0 X 0 0 0 X 820020 539617 647659 2007296 820020 539617 647659 2007296 2007296 2007296 159763 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 352919 79959 272960 44863 12948 31915 304875 EQUIPMENT LEASE 37500 MRI 1500 39000 SPONSORED RESEARCH AGREEMENTS 44784 44784 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NICCO REGGENTE SECRETARY/PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR 199129 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 199129 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B MEMBERS OF THE IACS GOVERNANCE BOARD TOOK MINUTES AT EACH BOARD MEETING THAT TOOK PLACE. NO COMMITTEES ARE IN PLACE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 WILL BE REVIEWED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C EACH YEAR, BOARD MEMBERS CERTIFY NO CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15B THE BOARD REVIEWED THE INITIAL CONTRACT AND SALARY AMOUNT FOR THE COMPENSATED OFFICER, REVIEWED SIMILARLY SITUATED ORGANIZATION/POSITIONS IN THE INDUSTRY, AND MADE A DETERMINATION INDEPENDENT OF THE COMPENSATED OFFICER. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONTRACT ANALYSIS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 94,864. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 94,864. OTHER CONTRACTORS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 484,802. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 484,802.