Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health

What it reported doing in 2024

Educational programsfor more than 50 years, kripalu has been teaching skills for optimal living for the whole being; body, mind, and spirit. The primary path of these teachings is the science of yoga. Kripalu is one of the largest and well-established retreat centers for yoga and ayurveda training, as well as consciousness-expanding educational programs taught by both kripalu faculty and guest luminary presenters. Offerings help amplify spiritual growth, personal development, individual thriving, and collective wellbeing.teachers in yoga, ayurveda, self-discovery, and holistic health design experiential transformational programs that provide people with toolsrooted in wisdom traditions and practicesthat they can apply in their daily lives. Program topics include yoga, wellness, ayurveda, nutrition, nature connection, creative expression, personal growth, relationships, meditation, spiritual practice, and much more. Yoga programs are offered for people at all levels and feature many yoga traditions and styles. Some programs offer certifications and continuing education credits for professionals in related health and wellness fields. Kripalu retreat & renewal (r&r) gives guests the opportunity to design their educational experience by allowing participants to choose from a variety of workshops, yoga and movement classes, and outdoor activities including hiking, kayaking, archery, stand-up paddle boarding, and more. Group retreats offer experiences for businesses, nonprofits, friends, colleagues, and schools. These groups may follow our regular r&r workshop schedules or participate in customized experiences to suit their groups' learning and wellbeing objectives. Our most popular groups selection is risean evidence-based resiliency and stress-reduction training program designed especially for individuals and organizations in high-stakes, high-stress environments.kripalu also partners with leaders, artists, first responders, and many other impact groups to offer regenerative community themes and topics that promote and teach healing, connection, care, and leadership.kripalu's online learning provides a holistic daily lifestyle portal as well as curated live streams and online series bringing kripalu teachers and worldwide presenters into guest homes. Educational program accomplishments in 2024 include serving more than 50,000 guests onsite and online with 13,488 receiving free or reduced-price programming. Some of those served were 28 impact groups, with programs including transformational leadership for nonprofits as well as grief and community work for veterans and survivors of traumatic loss.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 86.3%; rating input score 86
• Program expense ratio: 91.4%; rating input score 91
• Fundraising efficiency: $3.1 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 12; 12th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 5 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 83
  • Compensation committee: Pass
  • Independent consultant: Pass
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
  • Written employment contract: Pass
  • Compensation survey or study: Pass
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• Foreign activity oversight: 1 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 12
  • Claims monitoring procedures: Pass
  • Requires narrative reports: Limited
  • Conducts field audits: Limited
  • May suspend future funding: Limited
  • Requires financial reports: Limited
  • Conducts site visits: Limited
  • Requires grant agreements: Limited
  • May require repayment: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 8 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 89
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 8.7%; rating input score 64; 64th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.73; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.28; rating input score 49; 49th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 4.5%; rating input score 55; 55th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: -3.9% per year; rating input score 0; 4th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: -2.1% per year; rating input score 0; 4th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 0.2% per year; rating input score 100; 11th percentile among comparable filings