Programs

  • Mensa Membership and Support Programs

    MEMBERSHIP: MEMBERSHIP WAS 48,165 AT THE END OF THE YEAR. WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION,MORE THAN 130 SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS, 122 CHAPTERS, AND NUMEROUS ONLINE COMMUNITIES PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL AND SOCIAL EXPERIENCES FOR MENSA MEMBERS. THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE FOR PUBLIC PROGRAMS SUCH AS GIFTED YOUTH, INCLUDING A MENSA HONOR SOCIETY FOR VOLUNTEERING, A BOOK PARADE PROGRAM, AND SUPPORT FOR PARENTS AND EDUCATORS. SUPPORT IS PROVIDED TO THE MENSA FOUNDATION AND TO OTHER RELATED ORGANIZATIONS TO SUPPORT AREAS OF EDUCATION, GIFTEDNESS, AND RESEARCH. PROGRAMS SUCH AS MIND GAMES PROVIDE A VENUE NOT ONLY FOR MEMBERS TO PARTICIPATE, BUT EXTEND PAST THE ORGANIZATION TO GIVE THE PUBLIC A MENSA SEAL OF APPROVAL FOR BOARD GAMES. THE MENSA HOME TEST PROVIDES AN AVENUE FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC TO GAUGE THEIR INTELLIGENCE LEVEL IN A RELAXED ENVIRONMENT AND ENCOURAGES THEM TO RECOGNIZE THEIR APTITUDE. IN ADDITION TO ADMISSIONS TESTING, MORE THAN 1500 MENSA EVENTS ARE HELD THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. MENSA PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEMBERS OF ALL AGES TO GIVE BACK TO THE ORGANIZATION IN VOLUNTEER ROLES. OVER 2000 MEMBERS ARE VOLUNTEERING FOR MENSA AT ANY GIVEN TIME.
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    Dates
    Apr 1, 2023 – Mar 31, 2024
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $1.2M

  • Mensa Publications

    PUBLICATIONS: THE MENSA BULLETIN PROVIDES MEMBERS WITH INFORMATIONAL AND INTRIGUING ARTICLES, AS WELL AS WAYS TO INTERACT WITH OTHER MEMBERS VIA POLLS AND OTHER FEEDBACK. THE MENSA BULLETIN IS GENERATED 10 TIMES A YEAR IN BOTH PRINT AND ELECTRONIC FORMATS FOR THE MEMBERS. A VAST MAJORITY OF THE CONTENT (ARTICLES AND ILLUSTRATIONS) IN EACH ISSUE IS CREATED BY THE MEMBERS THEMSELVES. ELECTRONIC PUBLICATIONS ARE ALSO USED TO SUPPLEMENT THE PRINT PUBLICATIONS. THE YOUNG MENSA MAGAZINE (YM2) IS GENERATED QUARTERLY BY THE YOUTH MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION AND DISTRIBUTED TO ALL YOUTH MEMBERS. THE WWW.US.MENSA.ORG WEBSITE PROVIDES MORE THAN 4000 PAGES OF CONTENT ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION, ITS LOCAL GROUPS, TESTING, PROGRAMS AND MEMBERSHIP. ADDITIONALLY, MENSA SUPPORTS WEB SITES FOR MANY OF ITS SPECIFIC PROGRAMS AND EVENTS.
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    Dates
    Apr 1, 2023 – Mar 31, 2024
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $802.9K

  • Mensa Public Relations Initiatives

    PUBLIC RELATIONS: MENSA HAS BEEN DETERMINED TO BE A FAMOUS MARK AND OUR MARKETING EFFORTS FOCUS ON GROWING THE PUBLIC AWARENESS AND RESPECT FOR THE ORGANIZATION. EFFORTS SUCH AS MENSA TESTING DAY, THE ANNUAL MIND GAMES COMPETITION, AS WELL AS THE MENSA BRAND ON BOOKS AND CALENDARS, INCREASES THE PUBLIC PERCEPTION OF THE ORGANIZATION IN A POSITIVE WAY. MENSA CONTINUES TO FIND WAYS THAT ALIGN OUR BRAND WITH OTHER PRODUCTS ON THE MARKET THAT STRENGTHEN OUR IMAGE IN A POSITIVE WAY.
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    Dates
    Apr 1, 2023 – Mar 31, 2024
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $527K