Foundation Voices Blog

My fellow Trustees and I are genuinely excited about the Foundation’s future. We welcome you to be part of the process — as volunteers, donors, or general advocates for the Mensa Foundation.

Your gifts are allowing us to add more resources to Mensa for Kids, increase scholarships, and bring Foundation award winners more recognition and support.

The Foundation looks outward. It is our window on the world. It has an impact beyond ourselves. Its scholarships, fellowships, research grants, gifted youth programs, and other activities really make a difference. That’s what I want to do: make a difference. That’s why I made a major donation to the Mensa Foundation.

Jonathan Wai, researcher and eight-time winner of the Award for Excellence in Research, is reminded that studying how to improve the development of talented youths is worthwhile as a research topic and can make a tangible impact in the lives of gifted kids.

Speech pathologist Matthew Guggemos reflects on receiving the Foundation’s Intellectual Benefits to Society Award for his design contributions to InnerVoice — a communication app for children with autism that teaches social communication skills through AI visual language technology.

The inaugural Mensa Foundation Gifted Education Fellowship provided opportunity and insight for one New Jersey educator on her quest to ensure that gifted learners from all socioeconomic levels, races, genders, and ethnicities are identified and served.

A scholarship is an investment in the promise of a student whose intelligence and vision will yield returns many times over. For 50 years, the Mensa Foundation has nurtured that promise in thousands of students.

Whether you’re the parent of a gifted child, a teacher looking for additional learning resources, or a family in need of homeschooling material, Mensa for Kids can provide extra support.