Sedonya Conscious Living Center

Legal name: Sedona Creative Life Center

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
860956859
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2023
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2023, Form 990-EZ 2020
Location
Sedona, AZ, US
Phone
(832) 748-0777
Rating
69
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Education N.E.C.

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$299,866
Expenses
$363,938
Assets
$241,650
Liabilities
$292,637

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • CYRIL CHIOSA (PRESIDENT/TREASURER)
  • SONYA BELISLE (VICE PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • CYRIL CHIOSA (PRESIDENT/TREASURER)
  • SONYA BELISLE (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • REBECCA TINKLE (SECRETARY)

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

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To protect the field where remembering can occur — supporting the return of inner alignment between self, Earth, and source — and to make that alignment available through ceremony, structure, and presence.

What it reported doing in 2023

Sedona creative life center is dedicated to making conscious and spiritually uplifting programs accessible to all. Our mission is to serve as a sacred meeting space where individuals and organizations come together to co-create, collaborate, and awaken to higher possibilities.through strategic partnerships with other non-profits, we amplify our impact working with those who share our vision of raising global consciousness and offering programming that is enlightening, awakening, and transformative.in 2024, we continued our commitment to this mission by collaborating with gaden shartse monastic university, ekam foundation, and sedona international city of peace, among others, to bring forward teachings and experiences that inspire deep personal and collective evolution.our ongoing initiative, for the benefit of all, has expanded, providing funding for individuals who would not otherwise have access to holistic care and conscious programming. By removing financial barriers, we ensure that transformational experiences reach those who need them most. We also hosted our annual new year's awakening event, a gathering dedicated to activating higher states of consciousness and creating real-world impact. This year's focus emphasized the importance of each individual and their contribution to conscious stewardship of our planet.at sedona creative life center, we believe that raising consciousness should not be a privilege it should be a birthright. That's why we continue to hold space, foster collaboration, and provide access to programs that elevate the human spirit and awaken the collective heart.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 100% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
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

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 61
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 59
  • Sustainability: 24
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 73.6%; rating input score 74
  • Program expense ratio: 60.6%; rating input score 61
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 80%; rating input score 80; 21st percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 2 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 29
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • 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: -21.4%; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.66; rating input score 30; 30th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 1.21; rating input score 4; 4th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 6.1% per year; rating input score 100; 59th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 2.2% per year; rating input score 100; 39th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 6.5% per year; rating input score 100; 54th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 1 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
  • Where the money goes: 73.6% of revenue deployed · 60.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 4 of 5 board members independent · 2 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $221K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 29 of 29 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 10 filing years from 2011 to 2023
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 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 — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 14/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 30/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 4/100.