Insight Seminars Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
Points to look into
- Only 48% of its spending went to programs.
These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.
What it says it does
INSIGHT SEMINARS IS HERE TO ASSIST US IN TRANSFORMING OURSELVES INTO LOVING SO THAT THE GREATER TRANSFORMATION OF THE PLANET TO LOVING WILL TAKE PLACE.
- Income
- $609,639
- Spending
- $659,444
- Spent on programs
- 48%
- Reserves
- 8.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 72%
- Employees
- 4
- Volunteers
- 150
- Highest pay
- $96,089, vice president of operatio
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 53 out of 100. Higher than 21% of charities in its peer group (human services, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 8.6 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 22% of what it owns.
Living within its means
4 of 15Spending exceeded income by 8% of income.
Income trend
5 of 15Income fell 24% on the year before.
Spending floor
0 of 1548% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 91 out of 100. Higher than 77% of charities in its peer group (human services, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 2514 of 16 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
6 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 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 (1)
- $314,251 spent. INSIGHT SEMINARS IS HERE TO ASSIST US IN TRANSFORMING OURSELVES INTO LOVING SO THAT THE GREATER TRANSFORMATION OF THE PLANET TO LOVING WILL TAKE PLACE. THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH THE MANY SEMINARS THAT ARE PUT ON BY INSIGHT SEMINARS. INSIGHT I: THE AWAKENING HEART SEMINAR. THE FIRST OF THE INSIGHT SEMINAR SERIES LAYS A FOUNDATION FOR A UNIQUE JOURNEY OF PERSONAL TRANSFORMATION. IT IS DESIGNED TO SUPPORT PARTICIPANTS IN EFFECTIVELY LIVING A FULFILLING LIFE IN ALIGNMENT WITH THEIR OWN UNIQUE PERSONAL GOALS AND VALUES AND MANIFESTING GREATER LEVELS OF SUCCESS IN ALL AREAS OF LIFE. THE INSIGHT I SEMINAR GUIDES PARTICIPANTS ON AN ENGAGING, INSPIRING AND ABSORBING ADVENTURE OF SELF- DISCOVERY. IT BEGINS WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO ASSESS THE AUTHENTICITY OF PERSONAL GOALS AND OBJECTIVES. THEN IT ASSISTS IN THE EXAMINATION OF BELIEFS AND BEHAVIORS TO DETERMINE WHETHER THEY PROPEL FORWARD OR HOLD BACK FROM HAVING GENUINE AND HEARTFELT EXPERIENCES. USING SIMPLE YET DYNAMIC TOOLS OF AWARENESS, THE INSIGHT SEMINAR SERIES RECONNECTS PARTICIPANTS TO THEIR AUTHENTIC SELF- WHAT WE CALL THE HEART. THIS RECONNECTING IS THE AWAKENING TO LOVING, ESPECIALLY TO SELF- LOVING. FROM THIS PLACE OF KNOWING AND WISDOM, PEOPLE NATURALLY ALIGN TO THEIR HIGHER SENSE OF PURPOSE, MANIFESTING THE FREEDOM AND ENTHUSIASM THAT ACCOMPANY THAT PURPOSE. AS THE UNDERSTANDING AND EXPERIENCE OF "SELF" DEEPENS, PARTICIPANTS CAN PROACTIVELY DEFINE THEIR LIFE, RATHER THAN TRYING TO FIT THEMSELVES INTO PREVIOUSLY DEFINED ROLES. HIGHLY EXPERIENTIAL, THE INSIGHT I IS A POWERFUL FIRST STEP IN SELF-AWAKENING AND SELF-AWARENESS THAT BRINGS EACH PARTICIPANT INTO A MORE CONSCIOUS ALIGNMENT WITH THEIR TRUE PURPOSE. THIS AUTOMATICALLY PROMOTES GREATER JOY, FULFILLMENT AND THE EXPERIENCE OF TRUE ABUNDANCE. IN 2025, WE HAD 63 INSIGHT I SEMINARS WORLDWIDE. INSIGHT II: THE OPENING HEART SEMINAR. THE INSIGHT II PROCESS PROVIDES NUMEROUS CONTEXTS FOR EXAMINING DEEP-SEATED BELIEFS AND BEHAVIORS, SO STUDENTS CAN DETERMINE WHICH SUPPORT THEM IN THEIR DEEPER PURPOSE AND WHICH HOLD THEM BACK. FROM AN EXPANDED PERSPECTIVE, PARTICIPANTS CAN MAKE CHOICES THAT SERVE THEM IN RELATING, WORKING AND LIVING MORE EFFECTIVELY. INSIGHT II BROADENS AND DEEPENS THE SELF-EXPLORATION WORK BEGUN IN INSIGHT I. FOR MANY STUDENTS, THIS SEMINAR CREATES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO OPEN TO THE MAGNIFICENCE OF THEIR AUTHENTIC SELF. THE INSIGHT II SEMINAR IS AN INTENSIVE, DYNAMIC FIVE-DAY SMALL GROUP EXPERIENCE. WITH A MAXIMUM OF 40 PARTICIPANTS, STRONG BONDS OF TRUST AND ACCEPTANCE ARE QUICKLY CREATED AND MUTUAL RESPECT AND SUPPORT ARE NURTURED. SIMILAR IN SOME ASPECTS TO INSIGHT I, THE INSIGHT II SEMINAR PLACES A GREATER EMPHASIS ON INDIVIDUAL PARTICIPATION, GAMES, INTERACTION, AND PROCESSES THAN ON LECTURETTES. PROFOUND BREAKTHROUGHS IN SELF-KNOWLEDGE AND A GREATER SENSE OF EXPANSION AND EMPOWERMENT ARE HALLMARKS OF THE INSIGHT II EXPERIENCE. IN 2025 WE DELIVERED 30 INSIGHT II SEMINARS WORLDWIDE.TEEN INSIGHT I: THE AWAKENING HEART SEMINAR. TEEN INSIGHT I BRINGS TOGETHER TEENAGERS FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS WHO DISCOVER THAT THEY ARE NOT ALONE; THEY ALL FACE SIMILAR CHALLENGES. WHAT'S MORE, THEY EXPERIENCE THE POWER OF THE LOVING HEART IN RESOLVING CONFLICTS - BOTH INNER AND OUTER- AS WELL AS IN PROMOTING CONSCIOUS CHOICES THAT SUPPORT THEIR HAVING THE LIFE EXPERIENCES THEY REALLY WANT. AREAS THE TEEN INSIGHT I SEMINAR ADDRESSES INCLUDE:O EXAMINING SELF-IDENTITYO DEVELOPING EFFECTIVE SOCIALIZATION SKILLSO ENHANCING SELF-CONFIDENCE, SELF-ESTEEM AND SELF-WORTHO INCREASING MOTIVATIONO IMPROVING COMMUNICATIONS SKILLSO ENHANCING RELATIONSHIPS WITH PEERS, TEACHERS AND PARENTSO BUILDING INNER STRENGTHSO CREATING GREATER COOPERATIONO STRENGTHENING LEADERSHIP ABILITIESO IMPARTING PRACTICAL TOOLS TO USE EVERY DAY TO CREATE GREATER PERSONAL SUCCESS IN AND OUT OF SCHOOLO INTEGRATING INNER AND OUTER RESOURCES FOR EFFECTIVELY DEALING WITH PEER PRESSURE AND MAKING WISE CHOICESO SUPPORTING ACCEPTANCE OF YOURSELF JUST AS YOU AREO IDENTIFYING JUDGMENTS AND LEARNING FORGIVENESS O ADDRESSING GREATER ACCOUNTABILITY- DISCOVERING HOW WE CREATE, PROMOTE OR ALLOW OUR REALITYIN 2025 WE DELIVERED 9 TEEN INSIGHT I SEMINARS FOR OVER 270 TEENS WORLDWIDE.
Source: Form 990 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 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 October 13, 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 2025.
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 November 2013.
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 October 21, 2026.
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