Riverpsykhe Inc

THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TO PROMOTE SOCIAL WELFARE BY SEEKING TO EFFECT THE LIBERATION OF CONSCIOUSNESS IN HEALTHFUL AND FLUID RELATIONSHIP TO SELF, OTHER, AND THE NATURAL WORLD.

PSYCHEDELICS RESEARCH: DURING THE YEAR, RIVERPSYKHE SUCCESSFULLY HELPED GUIDE THE CONVERSATION IN THE EMERGING PSYCHEDELIC MOVEMENT IN DEFERENCE TO NATIVE AMERICAN HEALTH AND SOVEREIGNTY, AS WELL AS ETHICS, INCLUSIVITY, AND BEST PRACTICES. WE HELPED FILM THE NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY SERIES ON PSYCHEDELICS, "HOW TO CHANGE YOUR MIND." WE ALSO HELPED LAUNCH THE INDIGENOUS MEDICINE CONSERVATION FUND, A 501C3 FOR THE BENEFIT OF FIVE DISTINCT INDIGENOUS BIO CULTURES AROUND THE WORLD. RIVERPSYKHE DIRECTORS SAT ON THE BOARDS OF MAPS AND THE HEFFTER RESEARCH INSTITUTE. INDIGENOUS MEDICINE SUPPORT:IN SUPPORT OF NATIVE MEDICINE CONSERVATION, RIVERPSYKHE STAFF PROVIDED CORE CAPACITY BUILDING WITH THE INDIGENOUS PEYOTE CONSERVATION INITIATIVE BY SUPPLYING AN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, INITIATED CONSTRUCTION OF ON-SITE BUILDINGS, DEVELOPED CONSERVATION INFRASTRUCTURE, AND PRODUCE A SHORT DOCUMENTARY ON THE WORK FOR FUNDRAISING. ADDITIONALLY, STAFF NETWORKED OUR INDIGENOUS PARTNERS WITH A VARIETY OF MEDIA OUTLETS AND REPORTERS INCLUDING MICHAEL POLLAN WHO FEATURED OUR WORK IN HIS NEW BOOK RELEASED IN 2021. RIVERPSYKHE SUPPORTED THE COMANCHE TRIBES IN ACQUISITION OF LAND FOR THEIR CONSERVATION EFFORTS. OUR TEAM ALSO INITIATED AND FUNDED TO COMPLETION A MULTI-LAYERED BIO-CULTURAL ASSESSMENT OF IBOGA IN GABON AND AYAHUASCA IN SOUTH AMERICA, AS WELL AS FUNDED THE FIRST DOUBLE BLIND STUDY ON THE CLINICAL EFFECTS OF IBOGA ON OPIATE USE DISORDER. IMPACT INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO: WE LAUNCHED A NEW IMPACT INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO TOWARDS CATALYTIC CHANGE IN THE DEATH CARE INDUSTRY, INDIGENOUS FOOD SOVEREIGNTY, AND INNOVATIVE/ETHICAL PSYCHEDELIC BUSINESSES. WE ALSO COMPLETED AN INDIGENOUS LED TOBACCO BUSINESS FEASIBILITY STUDY. RIVERPSYKHE HELPED TO LAUNCH THE FIRST REGENERATIVE ORGANIC AND NON-PROFIT CANNABIS COMPANY CALLED BROTHER DAVIDS, ALONG WITH SUN AND EARTH CREATING THE FIRST REGENERATIVE CANNABIS CERTIFICATION. QUALITATIVE RESEARCH: THE CORE QUALITATIVE RESEARCH TEAM WAS ESTABLISHED TO COMPLETE THE RELIGIOUS PROFESSIONALS QUALITATIVE STUDY. GRANTS IN 2021 WE MADE OVER $649,000 IN 501C3 CHARITABLE GRANTS AND AWARDS.