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Transparency

Independence, transparency, and ethics are structural, not aspirational.

That sentence has described IHE since the beginning. This page shows what it means in practice: how the institute is structured, who oversees it, the rules its funding follows, and the documents that exist today, with dates for the ones that don't yet.

Structure

Three divisions

IHE operates through three divisions, each with a distinct mandate.

Research Division

Conducts original studies, publishes in peer-reviewed journals, partners with universities for institutional review board (IRB) oversight, and maintains a public registry of its methods.

Applied Programs Division

Turns research findings into structured courses and practices. Programs charge on a sliding scale based on income, with scholarships available. Any surplus funds further research.

Public Education Division

Produces books, open courses, and plain-language educational content.

Independent governance

Oversight the founder cannot override

Two independent bodies sit above the founder and the team. Both are being convened now, and we announce that vacancy as what it is rather than dress it up.

Scientific Advisory Board
Six to ten appointed researchers from cognitive science, behavioral psychology, relationship science, public health, and ethics. It reviews the research agenda and publications every quarter and produces a public annual review letter.
Independent Ethics Committee
Three to five members, including an ethicist, a clinician, and a community representative. It reviews every protocol and program before and after launch, and has the authority to halt any program that violates ethical standards.

The founder is bound by the same rules

Whether serving as Director or Executive Chair, the founder cannot override the Scientific Advisory Board or the Independent Ethics Committee within their domains, must disclose any financial interest in related entities, and is subject to the same rules as the rest of the team.

Commercial separation

Any commercial product connected to the founder is owned and operated by separate for-profit entities. If IHE licenses research to one of them, the terms are arm's length, disclosed publicly, and reviewed by an independent board member. The IHE name never appears in consumer marketing.

Editorial independence, written into the bylaws

The bylaws protect the editorial independence of the Research and Public Education Divisions. What the evidence says is not up for negotiation, not by a donor and not by the founder.

Meet the people, and the open call to join these bodies

Funding rules

Three rules that govern our money

IHE is funded by individual donations, philanthropic grants, program tuition, and research licensing. Three rules apply to all of it:

  1. Annual disclosure

    Every funding source above $5,000 is published annually.

  2. No dominant donor

    No single donor may provide more than 25% of the operating budget. Diversification is a rule here, not a preference.

  3. The right to refuse

    The Ethics Committee can decline any funding that would compromise the institute's independence.

Conflicts of interest

Money is only half of independence. The other half is what happens when interests collide, and two rules cover it:

Disclosure where it matters
Conflicts of interest are disclosed at the point of relevance, in the study, program, or decision they touch, not buried in an annual footnote.
The founder's ventures stay outside
The founder's commercial ventures are structurally separate for-profit entities. Any licensing relationship with them is disclosed publicly and reviewed by an independent board member.

Documents

What exists today, and what is scheduled

IHE was founded in 2026, so its paper trail is short. We would rather show you the publishing schedule than hide the gap.

Dated commitments

Form 990
Our first filing will be published here when due.
Annual report
First edition planned for early 2027.

Ask us where your money went

Any donor can ask, at any time, exactly how their contribution was used. You will get a straight answer, with the receipts to back it.

Write to donate@ihe.institute