Our purpose is to alleviate human suffering and improve the collective well-being of the planet through the practice of self-compassion. We will accomplish this mission by:

• Providing resources and training opportunities to anyone wishing to learn and practice self-compassion
• Disseminating Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) and adaptations of MSC in an effective, accessible, flexible and affordable manner to the widest range of participants
• Providing quality training and continuing professional support to teachers of CMSC programs
• Supporting and extending diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging in all activities of the organization and through our partners around the world
• Collaborating with other mindfulness and compassion-based organizations to pursue our common purpose of a more compassionate world through intentional practice
• Actively engaging with systems (e.g., healthcare, education, business, government, military) that would benefit from self-compassion training
• Fostering a worldwide community of practice to support everyone who wishes to be more self-compassionate
• Encouraging scientific research to enhance our understanding of self-compassion and MSC

• We believe that mindfulness and self-compassion are basic human capacities that can be cultivated to support well-being and reduce suffering
• CMSC is committed to upholding the integrity, quality, and consistency of the MSC program and adaptations, and to support the training and continuing education of MSC teachers
• We believe that the foundation for effective teaching of MSC is the teacher’s regular personal practice of mindfulness and self-compassion in daily life
• CMSC is committed to empirically supported training grounded in scientific evidence on mindfulness and self-compassion
• We understand the centrality of community in our individual lives and the life of the organization and strive to encourage compassionate connections in all aspects of the organization
• CMSC is determined to be an inclusive, caring, multi-cultural community, based on mindfulness and self-compassion, that respects and allows each individual to thrive

2023 Form 990 (Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax)