Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy Association of North America

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
204590517
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Aurora, OH, USA
Rating
64
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Nerve, Muscle, Bone Diseases Research

Reported finances

Revenue
$188,166
Expenses
$195,062
Assets
$158,434
Liabilities
$31,427

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

Leadership & pay

9 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Felicity Bensch (President Board of Directors)
  • Gayle Buchner (Vice President and Secretary)

People named in this filing

  • Felicity Bensch (President Board of Directors)
  • Gayle Buchner (Vice President and Secretary)
  • Fred Snowden (Treasurer)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

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

Overview

Mission

The Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy Association of North America BCTA NA is committed to supporting Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy practitioners and educators. By advocating biodynamic principles the organization aims to enhance personal relational and global well-being. BCTA NA offers educational programs certification and professional growth opportunities to ensure excellence in craniosacral therapy. Through conferences newsletters and outreach initiatives the association cultivates a strong community of practitioners. Collaborations with global partners further the field and maintain high ethical standards. Additionally BCTA NA maintains a public registry of certified practitioners for easy access to trusted professionals.

What it reported doing in 2024

Our nonprofit offers both in-person and virtual Education Programs. Our in-person 700-hour foundation training sessions take place across North America providing comprehensive learning opportunities. Virtual advanced training is also available catering to practitioners teachers and the general public covering a wide array of relevant topics in various formats. To enhance communication we distribute monthly newsletters and publish the "Cranial Wave" Professional Journal reaching over 700 recipients through printed and electronic mediums.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 87% 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 program spending has grown recently. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 48
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 37
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 48.9%; rating input score 49
  • Program expense ratio: 47.1%; rating input score 47

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -3.7%; rating input score 25; 25th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.81; rating input score 52; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.2; rating input score 18; 18th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 5.9% per year; rating input score 100; 50th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 9.7% per year; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 12.3% per year; rating input score 100; 67th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 48.9% of revenue deployed · 47.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 3 filed program accomplishments · $92K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 9 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 49/100.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 47/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 25/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 52/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 18/100.