Arise Wellness

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
871220784
IRS 990 coverage
2024–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2023, Form 990-N 2021
Location
Murrieta, CA, USA
Phone
9515814111
Rating
65
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Religion Related N.E.C.
Affiliation
Christianity

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$209,159
Expenses
$179,146
Assets
$50,505
Liabilities
$2,167

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Jewels Christine (President)
  • Melissa Aquitto (Vice President)

Highest reported compensation

  • Jewels Christine (President): $45,000 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To empower individuals to ARISE and find balance, health, and freedom through Christ-centered yoga and wellness services while giving back to help women in need.

What it reported doing in 2024

Arise Wellness 2024 Board ReportWith full and grateful hearts to God and with deep appreciation for our Arise staff, students, and generous donors we joyfully recognize all that God accomplished through Arise in 2024. This year was marked by growth, resilience, impact, and God's undeniable faithfulness.MISSION ADVANCEMENT & GROWTHWe continued offering life-changing, faith-based wellness in our building, serving both our local community and international partners. August 2024 marked Arises two-year anniversary, a milestone that reflects the perseverance and unity of our community.Financially, our donor base grew from 10 donors to 51 and we aim to double this number next year. Increased donor support empowers us to scholarship more women, increase staff pay, improve studio resources, and expand retreats and workshops.Our membership also grew significantly from 25 members when we first opened to 100 members this year. We are believing and working toward a goal of 150 members next year. Arise also expanded employment, growing from 11 employees to 14 team members who share the mission of empowering individuals to pursue balance, health, faith, freedom, and the fullness of what it means to ARISE. Even after an unexpected building relocation following $20,000 in renovation investments and an unexpected accident that required our president to be hospitalized and an intense medical treatment for up to six months, our community pulled together, and we remained steadfast in our mission.SCHOLARSHIPS & COMMUNITY SUPPORTThrough God's provision and donor generosity, Arise provided extensive support this year:- 14 financial scholarships to women in significant need- 30 class and workshop scholarships for individuals who could not otherwise afford participation- 2 scholarships for single mothers in Kenya- Flooring purchased for a small African church- 10 community scholarships for yoga and wellness participationWORKSHOPS, TRAININGS & SPECIAL EVENTSArise offered a rich variety of workshops, retreats, and educational events designed to heal, inspire, and strengthen the community, including:- Health & Nutrition Reset Trainings (2)- Yin Yoga Teacher Training- Valentine's Partner Yoga- Grief & Yoga (3)- Legging Exchange- Prayer & Bead Necklace Workshop- Mother's Day Prayer Bracelet- Water Awareness- Single Mingle & Yoga (2)- Yoga in Spanish- Teen Yoga- Breast Health Awareness- Fire Cider Workshop- Sound & Scripture- Fasting for Your Health- 21 Days of Prayer & Fasting- Women's RetreatYOUTH & ATHLETIC PROGRAMS- Girls Volleyball- Girls Cheer- Boys Football- Boys GolfADDITIONAL COMMUNITY EVENTS- Citywide Prayer Walk- Yoga Hikes- Pink Out Yoga- Glow Flow- Holistic Wellness Conference- Yoga for Businesses- Yoga for ChurchesLOOKING AHEADWe are excited for continued growth and look forward to all that God will do for His glory and the good of our community. Let's ARISE!

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 68% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 95% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 53
  • Transparency & Controls: 91
  • Accountability: 62
  • Sustainability: 42
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 52.1%; rating input score 52
  • Program expense ratio: 60.8%; rating input score 61
  • Fundraising efficiency: $8.17 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 34; 34th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 88.7%; rating input score 89; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 80%; rating input score 80; 21st percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 3 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 38
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 14.3%; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.28; rating input score 15; 15th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.04; rating input score 34; 34th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 25.1%; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: 16.6% per year; rating input score 100; 84th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -10.7% per year; rating input score 0; 6th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 52.1% of revenue deployed · 60.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 4 of 5 board members independent · 3 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $109K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $45K · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 31 of 31 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 4 filed money-flow records
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 52/100.
  • Moderate — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 7 not reported.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 34/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 15/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 14/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 34/100.