Strozzi Institute for Somatics
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
Points to look into
- It owes more than it owns.
These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.
What it says it does
THE INSTITUTE WAS FOUNDED TO ADVANCE AND PROMOTE THE FIELD OF SOMATICS, AND TO DEVELOP TRANSFORMATIVE LEADERS AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT CAN MEET THE CHALLENGES OF OUR TIMES, LEAVING OUR COMMUNITIES AND WORLD MORE VITAL THAN WE FOUND IT. SOMATICS HELPS INDIVIDUALS RECONNECT WITH THE WISDOM OF THEIR BODY, HEAL THEIR CONDITIONED RESPONSES, AND TAKE ACTIONS ALIGNED WITH THEIR VALUES, EVEN WHEN UNDER PRESSURE.
- Income
- $3.3 million
- Spending
- $3.6 million
- Spent on programs
- 88%
- Reserves
- -1.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 57%
- Employees
- 29
- Volunteers
- 5
- Highest pay
- $147,176, executive di
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
Weak: 34 out of 100. Higher than 6% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
0 of 20It owes 174% of what it owns.
Living within its means
4 of 15Spending exceeded income by 11% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 2037% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1588% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 14 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: 100 out of 100. Higher than 65% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 255 of 6 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
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or 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 (3)
- $2.6 million spent. IN-PERSON STROZZI SOMATICS TRAINING CLASSES SIS OFFERS IN-PERSON COURSES THAT FOLLOW A CAREFULLY DESIGNED CURRICULUM THAT BEGINS WITH THE FOUNDATIONAL "EMBODIED TRANSFORMATION" COURSE AND CONTINUES WITH ADVANCED COURSES. A.EMBODIED TRANSFORMATION THE 4-DAY, IN-PERSON EMBODIED TRANSFORMATION COURSE PROVIDES THE FOUNDATIONAL INTRODUCTION TO STROZZI SOMATICS. THIS COURSE SERVES COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL CHANGE LEADERS WHO RECOGNIZE THE NEED FOR MORE CONNECTION AND COLLABORATION AS THEY WORK TOWARDS SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; AND OTHERS WANTING TO BECOME MORE CENTERED AS THEY SUPPORT THEIR COMMUNITIES. WE PROJECT THAT OVER 300 INDIVIDUALS WILL COMPLETE THIS COURSE IN 2024 IN CALIFORNIA, WASHINGTON, DC, NEW YORK, AND EUROPE. B.SOMATIC BODYWORK SIS OFFERS ADVANCED COURSEWORK IN SOMATIC BODYWORK, WHICH INCORPORATES BREATH, MOVEMENT, TOUCH, ENERGY AND THE PHYSICAL BODY. THIS COURSE BUILDS OFF OF THE FOUNDATION OF EMBODIED TRANSFORMATION AND SUPPORTS THERAPEUTIC HEALING TO ENABLE PARTICIPANTS TO LEAD THEIR LIVES AND ORGANIZATIONS IN MORE IMPACTFUL WAYS. THIS COURSE IS A 5-DAY COURSE OFFERED THREE TIMES PER YEAR IN PETALUMA, CALIFORNIA. WE PROJECT THAT 50 TO 80 PEOPLE WILL COMPLETE THIS COURSE IN 2024. C.SOMATICS, TRAUMA, AND RESILIENCE SOMATICS, TRAUMA & RESILIENCE IS AN ADVANCED-LEVEL COURSE DESIGNED AND LED BY STACI K. HAINES, AUTHOR OF THE POLITICS OF TRAUMA: SOMATICS, HEALING AND SOCIAL JUSTICE. OVER FOUR DAYS, PARTICIPANTS ARE GUIDED THROUGH ADDRESSING EXISTING TRAUMAS AND PRACTICING TRANSFORMATIVE TOOLS FOR HEALING AND RESILIENCE. PARTICIPANTS ARE LED TO DEEPLY EXPLORE THE SHORT AND LONG-TERM IMPACTS OF TRAUMA ON THE MIND, BODY, EMOTIONS, AND RELATIONSHIPS, REGENERATE A SENSE OF SAFETY FROM THE INSIDE OUT. THIS COURSE ALSO TEACHES PARTICIPANTS HOW TO ASSESS THEIR OWN COMPETENCE WITH HEALING TRAUMA - TO CON?DENTLY KNOW WHEN TO ENGAGE FURTHER SUPPORT OR REFER A CLIENT OR TEAM MEMBER TO A TRAUMA SPECIALIST. THIS COURSE IS A 4-DAY COURSE OFFERED ONCE PER YEAR IN OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA. WE PROJECT THAT 30 TO 40 INDIVIDUALS WILL COMPLETE THIS COURSE IN 2024. D.EMBODIED LEADERSHIP PATHWAY THE SIS EMBODIED LEADERSHIP PATHWAY (ELP) IS AN 8-MONTH, LEADERSHIP TRANSFORMATION PROGRAM THAT BLENDS IN-PERSON AND ONLINE LEARNING, INCLUDING THREE, 4-DAY IN-PERSON WORKSHOPS, FOUR VIRTUAL GROUP COACHING SESSIONS, AND FOUR VIRTUAL LEARNING SESSIONS. ELP IS OFFERED ONCE PER YEAR IN PETALUMA, CALIFORNIA. WE ANTICIPATE THAT 20 PARTICIPANTS WILL ATTEND THIS PROGRAM IN 2024. E.STROZZI INSTITUTE SOMATIC COACH ("SISC") CERTIFICATION PROGRAM SIS CONDUCTS A SOMATIC COACH CERTI?CATION PROGRAM ("SISC"), WHICH IS ACCREDITED BY THE INTERNATIONAL COACHING FEDERATION (ICF). SISC TRAINS COACHES TO SUPPORT INDIVIDUALS TO FUL?LL THEIR COMMITMENTS MORE EFFECTIVELY, TO WORK MORE SKILLFULLY WITH OTHERS, AND TO EMBODY NEW, GENERATIVE WAYS OF BEING WITH GREATER PURPOSE AND DEEPER IMPACT. SISC CERTI?CATION CONSISTS FOUR 4-DAY IN-PERSON SESSIONS AND INCLUDES AN INTRODUCTION TO SOMATIC BODYWORK, ONE-ON-ONE MENTOR COACHING, MENTORING GROUPS, WEBINARS, AND ONLINE LEARNING. TRAINING TAKES PLACE OVER 8 MONTHS, FOLLOWED BY SIX MONTHS OF VIRTUAL COACHING AND MENTORSHIP. SISC CERTIFICATION INCLUDES MORE THAN 150 CONTACT HOURS. IN 2024, WE WILL BE HOSTING THE SISC PROGRAM IN CALIFORNIA AND IN ROME, ITALY, AND WE WILL ALSO BE LAUNCHING A WASHINGTON, DC-BASED COHORT IN JUNE 2024. WE PROJECT THAT 72 INDIVIDUALS WILL BEGIN THE PROGRAM IN 2024. F.TRAIN-THE-TRAINER/SOCIAL & ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE LEADERS INITIATIVE SIS WILL BE LAUNCHING A TRAIN-THE-TRAINER (TTT) PROGRAM TO SUPPORT SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE LEADERS WHO WISH TO LEAD GROUPS THROUGH PORTIONS OF OUR CURRICULUM IN WAYS THAT ARE TAILORED TO THE CONTEXTS AND WITH THE COMMUNITIES THAT THEY SERVE. THIS PROGRAM FACILITATES SYSTEMIC CHANGE BY TEACHING OTHERS TO TEACH SOMATIC AWARENESS, SOMATIC PRACTICES, RESILIENCE, EFFECTIVE COLLABORATION, AND HEALING TOWARDS MORE EMPATHETIC RELATIONSHIPS. THROUGH INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP SOMATIC PRACTICES AND EMBODIED COMMUNICATION, TTT GRADUATES WILL CREATE MORE COMPASSIONATE AND POWERFUL COMMUNITIES, FACILITATE HEALING SOCIAL DYNAMICS AND CREATE POSITIVE SYSTEMIC TRANSFORMATION. AFTER SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETING THIS TRAINING, THESE LEADERS BECOME AN EXTENSION OF THE SIS COMMUNITY. TTT WILL RUN OVER 18 MONTHS WITH 4 IN-PERSON MODULES, MENTORING, COACHING AND ONLINE LEARNING SESSIONS. WE ANTICIPATE 20 LEADERS WILL JOIN IN JANUARY 2025. G.SITT (STROZZI INSTITUTE TEACHER TRAINING) THE STROZZI INSTITUTE TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAM PREPARES SOMATIC TEACHERS TO LEAD STROZZI TRAINING CLASSES FOR MULTI SECTORAL GROUPS OF CHANGE MAKERS, AS WELL AS BRING THE METHODOLOGY INTO ORGANIZATIONS. THIS MULTI-YEAR PROGRAM DEVELOPS TEACHERS IN THE THEORY, SOMATIC PROCESSES, AND EMBODIED PRACTICES OF HOLISTIC CHANGE AND DEVELOPMENT. IN-PERSON STROZZI SOMATICS TRAINING CLASSES SIS OFFERS IN-PERSON COURSES THAT FOLLOW A CAREFULLY DESIGNED CURRICULUM THAT BEGINS WITH THE FOUNDATIONAL "EMBODIED TRANSFORMATION" COURSE AND CONTINUES WITH ADVANCED COURSES. A.EMBODIED TRANSFORMATION THE 4-DAY, IN-PERSON EMBODIED TRANSFORMATION COURSE PROVIDES THE FOUNDATIONAL INTRODUCTION TO STROZZI SOMATICS. THIS COURSE SERVES COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL CHANGE LEADERS WHO RECOGNIZE THE NEED FOR MORE CONNECTION AND COLLABORATION AS THEY WORK TOWARDS SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; AND OTHERS WANTING TO BECOME MORE CENTERED AS THEY SUPPORT THEIR COMMUNITIES. WE PROJECT THAT OVER 300 INDIVIDUALS WILL COMPLETE THIS COURSE IN 2024 IN CALIFORNIA, WASHINGTON, DC, NEW YORK, AND EUROPE. B.SOMATIC BODYWORK SIS OFFERS ADVANCED COURSEWORK IN SOMATIC BODYWORK, WHICH INCORPORATES BREATH, MOVEMENT, TOUCH, ENERGY AND THE PHYSICAL BODY. THIS COURSE BUILDS OFF OF THE FOUNDATION OF EMBODIED TRANSFORMATION AND SUPPORTS THERAPEUTIC HEALING TO ENABLE PARTICIPANTS TO LEAD THEIR LIVES AND ORGANIZATIONS IN MORE IMPACTFUL WAYS. THIS COURSE IS A 5-DAY COURSE OFFERED THREE TIMES PER YEAR IN PETALUMA, CALIFORNIA. WE PROJECT THAT 50 TO 80 PEOP
- $384,357 spent. VIRTUAL PROGRAMS SIS PROVIDES THE FOLLOWING VIRTUAL PROGRAMS TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT SOMATICS, PROVIDE FREE AND LOW-COST ACCESS TO SOMATIC TRAINING, AND TO HELP BUILD COMMUNITY AMONG OUR STUDENTS AND OTHERS INTERESTED IN LEARNING MORE ABOUT STROZZI SOMATICS. A.COMMUNITY DOJO THE COMMUNITY DOJO IS A FREE MONTHLY ONLINE 1-HOUR SESSION WITH EXPERIENCED STROZZI TEACHERS. THE ONLINE COMMUNITY DOJO FOCUSES ON THE FUNDAMENTALS OF THE SOMATIC METHOD, AND PROVIDES A WELCOMING COMMUNITY DESIGNED TO ACCOMMODATE ALL PRACTICE LEVELS. IN EACH SESSION, STROZZI TEACHERS LEAD PRACTICES AND INTRODUCE A NEW SOMATIC APPLICATION FOR PARTICIPANTS' GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT. TO DATE, APPROXIMATELY 100 PEOPLE HAVE JOINED THESE SESSIONS EACH MONTH. WE RECORD EACH MONTHLY SESSION AND MAKE THEM AVAILABLE FOR FREE ON OUR WEBSITE. B.FREE ONLINE WEBINARS EVERY QUARTER, WE OFFER FREE ONLINE WEBINARS WITH SPECI?C TOPICS SUCH AS HOW SOMATIC PRACTICE CAN ASSIST CHANGEMAKER LEADERS TO HAVE MORE IMPACT, HARNESSING SOMATICS TO OVERCOME FEAR, AND USING SOMATICS TO NAVIGATE CHANGE AND BUILD RESILIENCE, AMONG OTHERS. WE OFFER SELECTED WEBINARS AS RECORDINGS FOR FREE ON OUR WEBSITE. C.RETURN TO CENTER: A WEEKLY PRACTICE ONLINE SUBSCRIPTION FOR GRADUATES OF OUR IN-PERSON COURSES, WE OFFER A LOW-COST SUBSCRIPTION TO A WEEKLY ONE-HOUR PRACTICE SESSION, TO SUPPORT PEOPLE IN THEIR ARC OF TRANSFORMATION. AN ADDITIONAL BIPOC-ONLY PRACTICE SESSION ONCE A MONTH IS INCLUDED. THESE SESSIONS ARE LED BY EXPERIENCED STROZZI SOMATICS TEACHERS. WE CURRENTLY HAVE 100 SUBSCRIBERS. D.SELF-PACED LEARNING ONLINE LEARNING (EVERGREEN) OUR WEBSITE OFFERS LOW-COST SELF-PACED VIRTUAL LEARNING, AS MODULAR COURSES AND AS SHORTER WORKSHOPS, AT LOW COST, TO SUPPORT GREATER ACCESS TO STROZZI SOMATICS. E.EMBODYING EQUITY TO SUPPORT OUR COMMITMENT TO SOURCING FROM THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF SOMATICS TO RECKON WITH THE WOUNDS OF SYSTEMIC OPPRESSION, ESPECIALLY RACISM, PATRIARCHY, AND POWER-OVER WE RUN AN APPLICATION BASED SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM FOR ALL OUR TRAINING CLASSES, MONTHLY RACE-BASED CAUCUS SPACES FOR STAFF AND TEACHERS, AND INTEGRATE TO OUR TEACHER TRAINING EMBODYING POWER WITH AND UNDOING THE HARM OF SYSTEMIC OPPRESSION. F.LA (EMBODIED LEADERSHIP ASSESSMENT) THE ELA-4 IS A BETA VERSION OF THIS, AND IS A UNIQUE, RELIABLE AND STATISTICALLY-NORMED AND CALIBRATED INSTRUMENT THAT MEASURES EMBODIED LEADERSHIP ABILITY. IT GIVES USERS INSIGHT INTO THEIR CAPABILITIES RELATIVE TO PEERS, THEIR LEADERSHIP PERFORMANCE, THE PERCEPTION OTHERS HAVE OF THEM, AND WAYS TO TAKE ACTION IMMEDIATELY. THE ASSESSMENT AND FULL REPORT ARE COMPLETELY FREE OF CHARGE. VIRTUAL PROGRAMS SIS PROVIDES THE FOLLOWING VIRTUAL PROGRAMS TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT SOMATICS, PROVIDE FREE AND LOW-COST ACCESS TO SOMATIC TRAINING, AND TO HELP BUILD COMMUNITY AMONG OUR STUDENTS AND OTHERS INTERESTED IN LEARNING MORE ABOUT STROZZI SOMATICS. A.COMMUNITY DOJO THE COMMUNITY DOJO IS A FREE MONTHLY ONLINE 1-HOUR SESSION WITH EXPERIENCED STROZZI TEACHERS. THE ONLINE COMMUNITY DOJO FOCUSES ON THE FUNDAMENTALS OF THE SOMATIC METHOD, AND PROVIDES A WELCOMING COMMUNITY DESIGNED TO ACCOMMODATE ALL PRACTICE LEVELS. IN EACH SESSION, STROZZI TEACHERS LEAD PRACTICES AND INTRODUCE A NEW SOMATIC APPLICATION FOR PARTICIPANTS' GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT. TO DATE, APPROXIMATELY 100 PEOPLE HAVE JOINED THESE SESSIONS EACH MONTH. WE RECORD EACH MONTHLY SESSION AND MAKE THEM AVAILABLE FOR FREE ON OUR WEBSITE. B.FREE ONLINE WEBINARS EVERY QUARTER, WE OFFER FREE ONLINE WEBINARS WITH SPECI?C TOPICS SUCH AS HOW SOMATIC PRACTICE CAN ASSIST CHANGEMAKER LEADERS TO HAVE MORE IMPACT, HARNESSING SOMATICS TO OVERCOME FEAR, AND USING SOMATICS TO NAVIGATE CHANGE AND BUILD RESILIENCE, AMONG OTHERS. WE OFFER SELECTED WEBINARS AS RECORDINGS FOR FREE ON OUR WEBSITE. C.RETURN TO CENTER: A WEEKLY PRACTICE ONLINE SUBSCRIPTION FOR GRADUATES OF OUR IN-PERSON COURSES, WE OFFER A LOW-COST SUBSCRIPTION TO A WEEKLY ONE-HOUR PRACTICE SESSION, TO SUPPORT PEOPLE IN THEIR ARC OF TRANSFORMATION. AN ADDITIONAL BIPOC-ONLY PRACTICE SESSION ONCE A MONTH IS INCLUDED. THESE SESSIONS ARE LED BY EXPERIENCED STROZZI SOMATICS TEACHERS. WE CURRENTLY HAVE 100 SUBSCRIBERS. D.SELF-PACED LEARNING ONLINE LEARNING (EVERGREEN) OUR WEBSITE OFFERS LOW-COST SELF-PACED VIRTUAL LEARNING, AS MODULAR COURSES AND AS SHORTER WORKSHOPS, AT LOW COST, TO SUPPORT GREATER ACCESS TO STROZZI SOMATICS. E.EMBODYING EQUITY TO SUPPORT OUR COMMITMENT TO SOURCING FROM THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF SOMATICS TO RECKON WITH THE WOUNDS OF SYSTEMIC OPPRESSION, ESPECIALLY RACISM, PATRIARCHY, AND POWER-OVER WE RUN AN APPLICATION BASED SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM FOR ALL OUR TRAINING CLASSES, MONTHLY RACE-BASED CAUCUS SPACES FOR STAFF AND TEACHERS, AND INTEGRATE TO OUR TEACHER TRAINING EMBODYING POWER WITH AND UNDOING THE HARM OF SYSTEMIC OPPRESSION. F.LA (EMBODIED LEADERSHIP ASSESSMENT) THE ELA-4 IS A BETA VERSION OF THIS, AND IS A UNIQUE, RELIABLE AND STATISTICALLY-NORMED AND CALIBRATED INSTRUMENT THAT MEASURES EMBODIED LEADERSHIP ABILITY. IT GIVES USERS INSIGHT INTO THEIR CAPABILITIES RELATIVE TO PEERS, THEIR LEADERSHIP PERFORMANCE, THE PERCEPTION OTHERS HAVE OF THEM, AND WAYS TO TAKE ACTION IMMEDIATELY. THE ASSESSMENT AND FULL REPORT ARE COMPLETELY FREE OF CHARGE.
- $183,256 spent. ORGANIZATION WORK AND PARTNERSHIP TRAININGS A.THROUGH SOMATICS TRAINING AGREEMENTS, SPONSORS INTERESTED IN ENGAGING SIS TO CONDUCT A SOMATICS TRAINING COURSE INTERNATIONALLY MAY DO SO. SIS PROVIDES THE CURRICULUM AND QUALIFIED TEACHERS, WHILE THE SPONSOR PRODUCES THE TRAINING. B.THROUGH BESPOKE TRAINING AGREEMENTS, SIS MAY DESIGN BESPOKE CURRICULUM AND TRAINING CLASSES TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS INTERNALLY, USING THE SAME FOUNDATIONAL METHODOLOGY BEHIND THE PUBLIC BASIC PROGRAMS.
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 January 2025.
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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