EIN 23-1718197

Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
432
Year formed
1966
Most recent tax filings
2023-12-01
Description
Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health is a nonprofit educational organization dedicated to empowering people and communities to realize their full potential through the transformative wisdom and practice of yoga.
Total revenues
$28,906,958
2023
Total expenses
$26,688,381
2023
Total assets
$47,740,675
2023
Num. employees
432
2023

Program areas at Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health

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 through the science of Yoga. It is one of the largest and well established retreat centers for Yoga and ayurveda trainings as well as offering consciousness expanding luminary educational programs. Invited presenter programmingprograms at Kripalu are led by many of the world's most accomplished teachers in Yoga, self-discovery, and holistic Health and are designed to provide people with tools they can apply in their daily lives. Program topics include wellness, ayurveda, nutrition, fitness, personal growth, relationships, meditation, spiritual practice, and much more. Yoga programs are offered for people at all levels and feature all Yoga traditions and styles. Many Kripalu programs offer continuing education credits for professionals in fields such as social work, nursing, and bodywork.kripalu r&rkripalu r&r gives guests the opportunity to do as little or as much as they want. Participants choose from a variety of workshops, outdoor activities, and Yoga and movement classes that include hiking, kayaking, qigong, stand up paddle boarding, and more. We offer a rich daily schedule that allows guests to do just what they want, whether it's soul-searching, celebrating, or simply enjoy being in a space not absorbed by the flurry of family, work, and life. Group retreats offer customized experiences for families, friends, colleagues, or students. These groups may follow our regular r&r workshop schedules or create customized experiences from a rich selection of themes and topics to suit their groups' objectives.
Healing artsin between program sessions and Yoga classes, guests may choose to take time to integrate their Kripalu experience with a Kripalu healing arts appointment. With more than 36 offerings to choose from, they are the perfect opportunity to explore the state of mind and body with the guidance of one of our skilled practitioners. Many of these offerings teach self care to practice once the guests leave the campus.
Kripalu schoolsthe Kripalu schools of Yoga, ayurveda, integrative Yoga therapy and mindful outdoor leadership are normally offered as residential trainings but have been developed to include on-line or hybrid immersion trainings that allow students to develop their practice and prepare them to teach Yoga or the other modalities and share them with the world post graduation. The Kripalu school of Yoga offers 200-hour, 300-hour, and 1000-hour training certifications. Guided by expert faculty and sought-after guest teachers, students study foundational asanas and pranayama, explore Yoga philosophy, learn anatomy, practice teaching, and more. The Kripalu school of ayurveda offers comprehensive study and professional certifications that are empowering, effective, and inspired by the wisdom of nature. Students may enroll in 200-hour foundations of ayurveda, 300-hour ayurveda Yoga teacher training, or 650-hour ayurvedic Health counselor certification. The Kripalu school of integrative Yoga therapy (ksiyt) brings the ancient insights of Yoga into mainstream wellness programs. We offer two tracks of certification, 300-hour advanced teacher of therapeutic Yoga and the 800-hour professional Yoga therapist program. Iyt brings together Yoga's most powerful tools-asana, pranayama, mudra, Yoga nidra, mantra, and meditation-to create an effective package that can be used for therapeutic classes directed toward specific groups or for one-on-one sessions.the Kripalu school of mindful outdoor leadership offers two, 9-day, 75-hour immersion trainings and one 9-day level two 75-hour immersion training. The curriculum is designed to train students to become mindful outdoor guides, using mindfulness, Yoga, ayurvedic principles, forest bathing techniques and outdoor skills to guide people into meaningful connections with the natural world. The Kripalu schools provides scholarships through various grants focused on providing education to underserved populations and in support of programs focused on individual and organizational well-being.rise is an evidence-based resiliency and stress-reduction training program designed especially for individuals and organizations in high-stakes, high-stress industries.
Other program servicesother program services include expenses of $1,062,085 (excluding cost of goods sold) that relate to operation of the retail shop, which serves in-house guests by providing an inventory of products that directly and substantially support the educational experience offered in Kripalu's programs, workshops and retreats.
Retail shop sales

Grants made by Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health

GranteeGrant descriptionAmount
New England Society of PathologistsResearch$77,293

Who funds Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor Grant Recipient's Exempt Purposes$307,533
Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramFor Recipient's Exempt Purpose$90,000
The Schauble Family FoundationWellness$50,000
...and 25 more grants received totalling $742,101

Financials for Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health

RevenuesFYE 12/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$1,985,488
Program services$25,051,469
Investment income and dividends$645,283
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$-244,401
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$1,223,477
Miscellaneous revenues$245,642
Total revenues$28,906,958

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Data update history
April 22, 2025
Received grants
Identified 5 new grant, including a grant for $50,000 from The Schauble Family Foundation
March 1, 2025
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
February 22, 2025
Updated personnel
Identified 1 new personnel
January 14, 2025
Received grants
Identified 8 new grant, including a grant for $40,000 from VBS Foundation
January 7, 2025
Used new vendors
Identified 3 new vendors, including , , and
Nonprofit Types
Human service organizationsFamily service centersCharities
Issues
EducationHuman services
Characteristics
ReligiousNational levelReceives government fundingEndowed supportProvides scholarshipsTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
PO Box 309
Stockbridge, MA 01262
Metro area
Pittsfield, MA
County
Berkshire County, MA
Website URL
kripalu.org/ 
Phone
(413) 448-3152
IRS details
EIN
23-1718197
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1966
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
P50: Personal Social Services
NAICS code, primary
813110: Religious Organizations
Parent/child status
Independent
California AB-488 details
AB 488 status
May Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes
Charity Registration status
Current
FTB status revoked
Not revoked
AG Registration Number
CT0262169
FTB Entity ID
None yet
AB 488 data last updated ("as-of") date
2025-07-02
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