Coros Institute
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
The Coros Institutes primary exempt purpose is to establish dialogues between individuals or organizations committed to social change, to provide educational services, to foster social, scientific or artistic research based on spiritual values and the publication and dissemination of relevant educational materials and research.
- Income
- $27,878
- Spending
- $45,717
- Reserves
- 14.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 99%
- Highest pay
- $13,200, secretary
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 (3)
- $18,059 spent. Artisanal Agriculture Within the scope of the Artisanal Agriculture program was developed a symposium on 21st Century Alchemy and the New Renaissance of Science, for which 12 international speakers were invited and the offerings included 15 sessions and 3 Q & A panels. This was attended by 250 participants who offered exceptional feedback expressing enthusiasm for building bridges between ancient alchemical practices and modern natural science. Another popular series of lectures called the New Adam focused on awakening with compassion in the soul of the other and building community through understanding the relationship between minerals and plants. The potential of essential oils for harmonizing the bodys sensory processes and the use of gem powders for soil health were two of the aspects covered. This event gathered 100 participants with the promise of many more in the future who will access the online recordings.
- $1,180 spent. Biodynamic-Research The research produces many remarkable results for the future of biodynamic agriculture and some of the results are recorded in published articles and recently a very successful approach of reaching the youth audience is through free postings of videos on Youtube. The most popular videos were on essential oil distillation method and the basic gardening series, some samples are Creating a Distilling Apparatus with a Pressure Cooker; Understanding Alchemical Processes: Fix and Flux in Nature; and Wood and Weeds-Compost Medicine, etc. There have been a remarkable 205,000 views of our videos in 2024 with 16,000 hours of viewing time. We have 5500 new subscribers this year.
- $2,135 spent. Development Outreach of Schooling Content We owe much of our success with reaching our target audience through the effective email campaigns we have had throughout the year. We have 2555 subscribers with an additional 610 subscribers this past year. Our open rate is 54%(industry standard is 40%) with a 6.6% click rate (versus 1.4% for industry standard) Weve had 143,000 visits to the website programs and articles through Google and email. In addition to the free Youtube videos we have both paid and free videos online. Some of the videos come from our archives, then they are edited and released for free online view. Two very popular free videos posted in 2024 are Nature and the Human Spirit; and The I Being and the Doubles. We have posted many free articles online in 2024, among the most accessed ones were, Technology and Moral Development; A Cautionary Tale; and a series of eight articles on The Alchemy of Holy Week. These were so successful that they have been further edited and enhanced with commentary and will appear as a print publication in 2025 available through Amazon.
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 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 August 2001.
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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