Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
Points to look into
- It reported an excess benefit transaction with an insider.
These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.
What it says it does
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- Income
- $31.1 million
- Spending
- $28.4 million
- Spent on programs
- 91%
- Reserves
- 4.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 78%
- Employees
- 432
- Volunteers
- 66
- Highest pay
- $291,623, ceo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 81 out of 100. Higher than 73% of charities in its peer group (human services, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 4.1 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 28% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 9% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 7% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1591% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 32 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 90 out of 100. Higher than 16% of charities in its peer group (human services, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 258 of 8 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
0 of 10Reports at least one of: diversion of assets, excess benefits, loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (6)
- $19.0 million spent. EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMSFOR MORE THAN 50 YEARS, KRIPALU HAS BEEN TEACHING SKILLS FOR OPTIMAL LIVING FOR THE WHOLE BEING; BODY, MIND, AND SPIRIT. THE PRIMARY PATH OF THESE TEACHINGS IS THE SCIENCE OF YOGA. KRIPALU IS ONE OF THE LARGEST AND WELL-ESTABLISHED RETREAT CENTERS FOR YOGA AND AYURVEDA TRAINING, AS WELL AS CONSCIOUSNESS-EXPANDING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS TAUGHT BY BOTH KRIPALU FACULTY AND GUEST LUMINARY PRESENTERS. OFFERINGS HELP AMPLIFY SPIRITUAL GROWTH, PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT, INDIVIDUAL THRIVING, AND COLLECTIVE WELLBEING.TEACHERS IN YOGA, AYURVEDA, SELF-DISCOVERY, AND HOLISTIC HEALTH DESIGN EXPERIENTIAL TRANSFORMATIONAL PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE PEOPLE WITH TOOLSROOTED IN WISDOM TRADITIONS AND PRACTICESTHAT THEY CAN APPLY IN THEIR DAILY LIVES. PROGRAM TOPICS INCLUDE YOGA, WELLNESS, AYURVEDA, NUTRITION, NATURE CONNECTION, CREATIVE EXPRESSION, PERSONAL GROWTH, RELATIONSHIPS, MEDITATION, SPIRITUAL PRACTICE, AND MUCH MORE. YOGA PROGRAMS ARE OFFERED FOR PEOPLE AT ALL LEVELS AND FEATURE MANY YOGA TRADITIONS AND STYLES. SOME PROGRAMS OFFER CERTIFICATIONS AND CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS FOR PROFESSIONALS IN RELATED HEALTH AND WELLNESS FIELDS. KRIPALU RETREAT & RENEWAL (R&R) GIVES GUESTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO DESIGN THEIR EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE BY ALLOWING PARTICIPANTS TO CHOOSE FROM A VARIETY OF WORKSHOPS, YOGA AND MOVEMENT CLASSES, AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES INCLUDING HIKING, KAYAKING, ARCHERY, STAND-UP PADDLE BOARDING, AND MORE. GROUP RETREATS OFFER EXPERIENCES FOR BUSINESSES, NONPROFITS, FRIENDS, COLLEAGUES, AND SCHOOLS. THESE GROUPS MAY FOLLOW OUR REGULAR R&R WORKSHOP SCHEDULES OR PARTICIPATE IN CUSTOMIZED EXPERIENCES TO SUIT THEIR GROUPS' LEARNING AND WELLBEING OBJECTIVES. OUR MOST POPULAR GROUPS SELECTION IS RISEAN EVIDENCE-BASED RESILIENCY AND STRESS-REDUCTION TRAINING PROGRAM DESIGNED ESPECIALLY FOR INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS IN HIGH-STAKES, HIGH-STRESS ENVIRONMENTS.KRIPALU ALSO PARTNERS WITH LEADERS, ARTISTS, FIRST RESPONDERS, AND MANY OTHER IMPACT GROUPS TO OFFER REGENERATIVE COMMUNITY THEMES AND TOPICS THAT PROMOTE AND TEACH HEALING, CONNECTION, CARE, AND LEADERSHIP.KRIPALU'S ONLINE LEARNING PROVIDES A HOLISTIC DAILY LIFESTYLE PORTAL AS WELL AS CURATED LIVE STREAMS AND ONLINE SERIES BRINGING KRIPALU TEACHERS AND WORLDWIDE PRESENTERS INTO GUEST HOMES. EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN 2024 INCLUDE SERVING MORE THAN 50,000 GUESTS ONSITE AND ONLINE WITH 13,488 RECEIVING FREE OR REDUCED-PRICE PROGRAMMING. SOME OF THOSE SERVED WERE 28 IMPACT GROUPS, WITH PROGRAMS INCLUDING TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP FOR NONPROFITS AS WELL AS GRIEF AND COMMUNITY WORK FOR VETERANS AND SURVIVORS OF TRAUMATIC LOSS.
- $3.4 million spent. KRIPALU SCHOOLSTHE KRIPALU SCHOOLS OF YOGA, AYURVEDA, INTEGRATIVE YOGA THERAPY, AND MINDFUL OUTDOOR LEADERSHIP OFFER RESIDENTIAL, ONLINE AND HYBRID TRAININGS THAT ALLOW STUDENTS TO DEVELOP THEIR PRACTICE AND BE PREPARED TO TEACH YOGA OR OTHER MODALITIES TO SHARE WITH THE WORLD POST-GRADUATION. THE KRIPALU SCHOOL OF YOGA OFFERS 200-HOUR AND 300-HOUR TRAINING CERTIFICATIONS AS WELL AS CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAMS. GUIDED BY EXPERT FACULTY AND ADJUNCT TEACHERS, STUDENTS STUDY ASANAS, PRANAYAMA, AND MEDITATION. YOGA-ALLIANCE RECOGNIZED CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSES ARE ALSO OFFERED.THE KRIPALU SCHOOL OF AYURVEDA OFFERS COMPREHENSIVE STUDY AND PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS THAT ARE EMPOWERING, EFFECTIVE, AND INSPIRED BY THE WISDOM OF NATURE. STUDENTS MAY ENROLL IN 200-HOUR FOUNDATIONS OF AYURVEDA, 300-HOUR AYURVEDA YOGA TEACHER TRAINING, OR A 650-HOUR AYURVEDIC HEALTH COUNSELOR CERTIFICATION. TRACKS ARE OFFERED ONLINE AND IN HYBRID FORMATS. PACE-APPROVED CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAMS ARE ALSO OFFERED.THE KRIPALU SCHOOL OF INTEGRATIVE YOGA THERAPY BRINGS THE ANCIENT INSIGHTS OF YOGA INTO MAINSTREAM WELLNESS PROGRAMS. IT OFFERS TWO TRACKS OF CERTIFICATION: THE 300-HOUR ADVANCED TEACHER OF THERAPEUTIC YOGA AND THE 800-HOUR PROFESSIONAL YOGA THERAPIST PROGRAM. THE CURRICULUM BRINGS TOGETHER YOGA'S MOST POWERFUL TOOLS-ASANA, PRANAYAMA, MUDRA, YOGA NIDRA, MANTRA, AND MEDITATION-TO CREATE AN EFFECTIVE CURRICULUM THAT CAN BE USED FOR THERAPEUTIC GROUP OR ONE-ON-ONE SESSIONS. THE KRIPALU SCHOOL OF MINDFUL OUTDOOR LEADERSHIP OFFERS LEVEL 1: FOREST COMMUNITY AND LEVEL 2: ALIGNING WITH NATURE. BOTH ARE 75-HOUR IMMERSION TRAINING PROGRAMS AND CONSIST OF A 9-DAY ONSITE IMMERSION TRAINING (WITH AN ONLINE OPTION FOR LEVEL 1). THE CURRICULUM IS DESIGNED TO TRAIN STUDENTS TO BECOME MINDFUL OUTDOOR GUIDES, USING MINDFULNESS, YOGA, AYURVEDIC PRINCIPLES, FOREST BATHING TECHNIQUES AND OUTDOOR SKILLS TO GUIDE PEOPLE INTO MEANINGFUL CONNECTIONS WITH THE NATURAL WORLD. THE KRIPALU SCHOOLS' ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN 2024 INCLUDE OFFERING 40 TRAINING PROGRAMS TO MORE THAN 900 STUDENTS ACROSS THE FOUR SCHOOLS, THROUGH BOTH ONSITE AND ONLINE FORMATS, WITH 100 STUDENTS RECEIVING SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT. SCHOLARSHIPS ARE MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH VARIOUS GRANTS FOCUSED ON PROVIDING EDUCATION TO UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS AND IN SUPPORT OF PROGRAMS FOCUSED ON INDIVIDUAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL WELL-BEING.
- $2.5 million spent. HEALING ARTSIN BETWEEN PROGRAM SESSIONS AND YOGA CLASSES, GUESTS MAY CHOOSE TO TAKE TIME TO INTEGRATE THEIR KRIPALU EXPERIENCE WITH A KRIPALU HEALING ARTS SESSION. THE OFFERINGS GIVE GUESTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE THE STATE OF MIND AND BODY WITH THE GUIDANCE OF SKILLED PRACTITIONERS. THE OFFERINGS DEMONSTRATE AND MANY TEACH SELF-CARE TO PRACTICE ONCE THE GUESTS LEAVE THE CAMPUS. MANY HEALING ARTS PRACTITIONERS TEACH IN OUR R&R WORKSHOPS TO FURTHER EDUCATE GUESTS ON THE BENEFITS OF THE MODALITIES THEY OFFER.
- $949,642 spent. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICESOTHER PROGRAM SERVICES INCLUDE EXPENSES OF $1,107,007 (EXCLUDING COST OF GOODS SOLD) THAT RELATE TO OPERATION OF THE RETAIL SHOP, WHICH SERVES IN-HOUSE GUESTS BY PROVIDING AN INVENTORY OF PRODUCTS THAT DIRECTLY AND SUBSTANTIALLY SUPPORT THE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE OFFERED IN KRIPALU'S PROGRAMS, WORKSHOPS AND RETREATS.
- $157,365 spent. RETAIL SHOP SALES
- ITS MISSION AND PURPOSE, AS STATED IN ITS ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND BY-LAWS, ARE TO ADVANCE THE PHYSICAL, MENTAL, EMOTIONAL, AND SPIRITUAL WELL-BEING OF INDIVIDUALS AND UPLIFT SOCIETY BY PROMOTING THE ART, SCIENCE, PRACTICES, AND PHILOSOPHY OF YOGA, AS WELL AS OTHER TRADITIONAL AND CONTEMPORARY APPROACHES TO LIFE THAT INTEGRATE BODY, MIND, AND SPIRIT. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO PROMOTES TRADITIONAL AND CONTEMPORARY HEALING MODALITIES THAT INTEGRATE BODY, MIND, AND SPIRIT AND OTHERWISE CULTIVATE WELL-BEING. IN ADDITION, IT PROMOTES THE PHILOSOPHY OF SANATANA DHARMA OR THE "PERENNIAL WISDOM," WHICH ADVOCATES THE UNFETTERED INQUIRY INTO ALL APPROACHES THAT BENEFIT INDIVIDUALS AND UPLIFT SOCIETY AND PROPOUNDS THE UNIVERSAL BROTHERHOOD AND SISTERHOOD OF HUMANKIND. THE ORGANIZATION'S PRIMARY ACTIVITY IS OPERATING AN EDUCATIONAL YOGA-BASED RETREAT PROGRAM AND HEALING CENTER. ITS EDUCATIONAL CURRICULUM INCLUDES A RICH ASSORTMENT OF PROGRAMS AND WORKSHOPS ON TOPICS RELATED TO YOGA, HEALTH, HOLISTIC LIVING, PERSONAL GROWTH, AND SPIRITUALITY. A LINE OF PROGRAMS PROVIDES PROFESSIONAL TRAINING TO YOGA TEACHERS AND OTHER HOLISTIC PROFESSIONALS. IN ADDITION TO ITS GROUP PROGRAMS, THE ORGANIZATION OFFERS A RANGE OF ONE-ON-ONE CONSULTATIONS AND THERAPEUTIC HOLISTIC HEALING SERVICES. THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT OPERATE IN MORE THAN ONE BUSINESS. THE RETREAT CENTER INCLUDES A RETAIL SHOP OPEN FOR GUESTS THAT GENERATES SALES OF EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES, CONVENIENCE ITEMS AND GIFTS. ALL THE ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES AND SERVICES ARE DIRECTLY AND SUBSTANTIALLY RELATED TO THE ORGANIZATION'S EDUCATIONAL MISSION. ANY ACTIVITIES LESS THAN DIRECTLY AND SUBSTANTIALLY RELATED ARE ACCOUNTED FOR ON FEDERAL AND MASSACHUSETTS UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME TAX RETURNS.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since December 1971.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.
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