Center for Shamanic Education Andexchange
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 208909687
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2019–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2017
- Location
- Santa Fe, NM, USA
- Phone
- 9494418075
- Rating
- 75
- Verdict
- SUPPORTED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Adult, Continuing Education
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $116,583
- Expenses
- $135,453
- Assets
- $43,978
- Liabilities
- $0
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
11 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- Ben Boomer (President)
- Gabe Nosseir (Vice President)
- Mary Olivar (Executive Director)
People named in this filing
- Ben Boomer (President)
- Gabe Nosseir (Vice President)
- Steve Vierra (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 mission of CSEE is to perpetuate the shamanic wisdom, culture, practice, and traditional ways of life of Indigenous people worldwide.
What it reported doing in 2024
Another specific project funded is the Luum Aj'Kim project, as outlined by Marlon García Arriaga. This project supported the Itzá people in Guatemala with language preservation, and the teaching of stories and traditions to youth in their community. The organization provided $6,072 to this project. In March 2024 the organization held a 2-day event in Austin, Texas including an Indigenous art display and a panel discussion about traditional spiritual practices. in June 2024 the organization held a 10-day art exhibit with handmade pieces from Peru, Mexico, and Colombia. This included an educational tour and a musical concert featuring music from these cultures. In October 2024 the organization held a month-long art exhibit with handmade pieces from Peru, Mexico, and Colombia. This included 2 educational tours, 2 musical concerts, and 2 meditation classes. In December 2024 the organization held a 4-day art exhibit with handmade pieces from Peru, Mexico, and Colombia. This included education and music from these cultures. The remainder of program service expenses is overall program support excluding the direct program grants and activities noted specifically above.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
- Distribution model
- Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 57% for direct work, and 43% for grants.
The verdict
SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 75
- Transparency & Controls: 82
- Sustainability: 22
- Growth: 80
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 78.8%; rating input score 79
- Program expense ratio: 67.8%; rating input score 68
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Limited
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -16.2%; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.32; rating input score 27; 27th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 76; 76th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 40.2%; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 22.2% per year; rating input score 100; 78th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 15.9% per year; rating input score 100; 78th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: -2% per year; rating input score 0; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 78.8% of revenue deployed · 67.8% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 4 filed program accomplishments · $92K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 11 people listed
- Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
- Schedules: 3 filed schedules
- Filing history: 5 filing years from 2019 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
- 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.
- High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 10/100.
- High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 27/100.
- High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
- High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 7/100.