Coherence Lab

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
474348638
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2022–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2018, Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2021
Location
Kapaa, HI, USA
Phone
8086528850
Rating
84
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Research Institutes and/or Public Policy Analysis

Reported finances

Revenue
$72,867
Expenses
$65,333
Assets
$8,059
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Prajna Horn (Co-Founder,Executive Director, Secretary)

People named in this filing

  • Kumu Hula Puna Kalama Dawson (Board Chair)
  • Prajna Horn (Co-Founder,Executive Director, Secretary)
  • Patricia Ellsberg (Board Member)

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 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To catalyze and advance a common, collective and community derived vision for intrgated and thriving human and natural systems, on and around the Island of Kauai in particular and elsewhere in the world, through community collaboration and scientific investigation, analysis and resolution.

What it reported doing in 2025

FY2025 program activities- Cultural Ceremonies and Community Practice - regular sunrise ceremonies (free and open to the community) quarterly ceremonies marking the four cardinal points of the year - Spring Equinox, Summer Solstice, Fall Equinox, and Winter Solstice (free and open to the community) weekly Ancestral Wisdom Collective gatherings (50-year, 29 active members, monthly recurring donations ranging $0-$50 per member) monthly New Moon Ceremony (12/year, online global community) In the Name of Aloha - multi island public cultural event with hundreds of attendees from across the Hawaiian Islands, Japan, and Europe, mostly free and open to the community, with one evening segment offering ticketed admission to offset event costs. Land Immersion Retreats - Soul Immersion Journey (Illuminating Your Essence- The Soul of Kauai Calls), co-facilitated multi-day retreat with Katharina and Enrico, Legacy Circle Journey, individual immersion (May 2025). Indigenous Advisory Council - established by Board Resolution 2025-02, providing cultural guidance throughout the year. Resonant Research Council - launched October 2025, convening researchers and practitioners exploring coherence, relationship, and integrated knowledge. White Paper Development - Coherence, Relationship, and the Future of Science. International Convening - World Tribal Alliance South Africa Gathering (October-November 2025). Documentary Collaboration - See Through Stories. Community Reciprocity - Garden of Eden hula programming supported with $2,000. Public Outreach - podcast appearances and other speaking engagements. Governance - Board strategic retreat held January 25, 2025, in Wailua, Kauai. Greg Horn elected to the Board. Five Resolutions adopted

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 65% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% 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

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Revenue has declined or grown slowly and assets have declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 83
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 41
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 79.4%; rating input score 79
  • Program expense ratio: 88.6%; rating input score 89

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 10.3%; rating input score 61; 61st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.12; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 44.1%; rating input score 4; 4th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: -18.1% per year; rating input score 0; 16th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -18.7% per year; rating input score 0; 11th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 79.4% of revenue deployed · 88.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $58K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2022 to 2025
  • 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.

  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 14/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 4/100.