Non-Profit · California 501(c)(3)
Institute of OM Foundation
A research foundation formed in 2018, funding and conducting studies on Orgasmic Meditation and other modalities that advance human flourishing — at universities and research institutions across the country.
Research into human flourishing
The Foundation
Rigor in service of flourishing
The Institute of OM Foundation is a California-registered 501(c)(3) formed in 2018. It operates with an independent board of directors and has no operational overlap with the for-profit entities in this garden.
IOMF funds studies at public and private research institutions — the majority of them universities — on the practice of Orgasmic Meditation and on other modalities that may advance human flourishing. In some cases, IOMF conducts its own research directly or commissions publication of white papers.
How IOMF Works
Areas of research and inquiry
External Funding
University & Institutional Studies
IOMF funds studies at public and private research institutions, primarily universities, investigating the physiological, psychological, and social dimensions of Orgasmic Meditation practice.
Direct Research
In-House Research Programs
In some cases, IOMF conducts its own research programs — designing studies, gathering data, and producing findings on modalities of human flourishing beyond OM.
Publication
White Papers & Commissioned Work
IOMF commissions the publication of white papers, synthesizing research findings into accessible documents for scholars, policymakers, and the public.
Broader Vision
Other Modalities of Human Flourishing
The foundation's mandate extends beyond OM to any modality that credibly advances human flourishing — understood as the fullest expression of human potential in body, mind, and relationship.
The question at the center of every study is the same: what conditions allow a human being to fully flourish? The answers, when we find them, belong to everyone.
— On the purpose of IOMF's research
Structure & Independence
How the foundation is governed
The Institute of OM Foundation is governed by an independent board of directors. It operates entirely separately from OneTaste Inc, Institute of OM LLC, and any other for-profit entity in this garden. The foundation's research agenda is set by its board and scientific advisors — not by any commercial interest.
Funding for IOMF comes from charitable contributions and grants. The foundation's 501(c)(3) status as a California public charity means its finances are subject to public disclosure through its annual Form 990 filings with the IRS.
Established as a California 501(c)(3) public charity. Independently governed with its own board of directors.
The majority of IOMF-funded studies are conducted at public and private universities and research institutions.
Research findings are published and made available to scholars, practitioners, policymakers, and the public.