Renewal Retreats
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Presentation of workshops and retreats to parents and children, couples and partners, young women and women with cancer to educate the participants on how to form healthy relationships and lead wholesome, integrated lives within their communities, Equine Guided Personal Growth & Wellness.
- Income
- $187,840
- Spending
- $185,215
- Reserves
- 1.9 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 63%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, 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 (4)
- $50,641 spent. Renewal Retreats held three 2-day events, a popular repeat program. Certain participants attended with no charge or at a discounted rate. The retreat was for people living with cancer: men, women, family, partners & friends. Participants learned tools for creating a healthy lifestyle in a supportive community of experts: guided imagery & movement for stress reduction, how to use and prepare a nutritious cancer-fighting culinary toolkit, the components of a well-balanced, safe & effective exercise program to optimize health, minimize symptoms and side effects. The workshop leaders were conducted by: Rebecca Katz, a nationally recognized chef and educator; Carol Augustus, mind-body consultant and coach; Patricia Newmann, a nationally recognized professional coach and group facilitator; Jillian Shay, cancer & exercise specialist. There were 4 workshops over the course of 2 days: 1) 30 participants; 2) 25 participants; 3) 21 participants
- $60,936 spent. Renewal Retreats held three 2-day events: 1) 30 women; 2) 20 women; 3) 24 women; This is a popular repeat program, which we have continued to expand, centered on yoga, meditation, stress reduction, spiritual awareness and life management for women to experience transformation. Certain participants attended at discounted rates.
- $21,455 spent. Renewal Retreats continued the MedaFit program promoting exercise for people living with serious and chronic health conditions. It connects patients and their medical teams to health clubs and other exercise programs with the goal of promoting exercise to health. We have exercise counselors at UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Center in San Francisco, CA providing a free consultation to all cancer patients, as well as at Marin General in Greenbrae, CA. In partnership with Five Points Fitness in Corte Madera, CA and Rolling Hills Club in Novato, CA, we offered 5 indoor classes and outdoor classes per week most weeks averaging 15-20 people per class, offering most participants discounted rates or no charge.
- Renewal Retreats Wellness on Demand program which began in 2021 continued to expand in 2024. Renewal Retreats offers virtual retreats and a Free Online Directory of Health & Wellness recommended providers, specifically for the 55+ community in NorCal. We have continued developing the programs & reaching out to providers. The directory includes provider specialties & bios, calendar of events, videos, in-depth profiles, blogs, expert advice & resources, support groups and more.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, 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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since July 2008.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 October 7, 2026.
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