2024-11-14T11:42:22-08:00 2023-12-31 951888001 SOARES SANDALL BERNACCHI PETROVICH 2051 SOLAR DR SUITE 200 OXNARD CA 93036 990 2023-01-01 954076358 TOPA INSTITUTE PKA YIDDISHKAYT TOPA 8056468343 PO BOX 999 OJAI CA 93024 ROBERT ADLER PECKERAR CEO 2024-11-14 true true Richard C Heldwein P00252915 8054857965 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z PO BOX 999 OJAI CA 930240999 452874 false X WWW.TOPAINSTITUTE.ORG X 1986 CA THE TOPA INSTITUTE IS AN ARTS, CULTURE, AND EDUCATIONAL RETREAT CENTER & LAND SANCTUARY SET ATOP AN AWE-INSPIRING RIDGE IN THE UPPER OJAI VALLEY. TOPA INSTITUTE HOSTS CREATIVE WORKSHOPS, CLASSES, AND GATHERINGS FACILITATED BY LEADING TEACHERS, ARTISTS, AND CULTURE MAKERS IN THEIR FIELDS. THE INSTITUTES PROGRAMMATIC OFFERINGS FALL UNDER THREE INTERCONNECTED UMBRELLA CATEGORIES:, ARTS AND CULTURE, LAND CONNECTION, YOUTH EDUCATION. 5 5 11 3 0 44009 142108 5750 289606 10295 10865 49759 452874 0 0 202206 468542 0 60362 145167 411166 347373 879708 -297614 -426834 44513 2033731 8084 1439 36429 2032292 THE TOPA INSTITUTE IS AN ARTS, CULTURE, AND EDUCATIONAL RETREAT CENTER & LAND SANCTUARY SET ATOP AN AWE-INSPIRING RIDGE IN THE UPPER OJAI VALLEY. TOPA INSTITUTE HOSTS CREATIVE WORKSHOPS, CLASSES, AND GATHERINGS FACILITATED BY LEADING TEACHERS, ARTISTS, AND CULTURE MAKERS IN THEIR FIELDS. THE INSTITUTES PROGRAMMATIC OFFERINGS FALL UNDER THREE INTERCONNECTED UMBRELLA CATEGORIES:, ARTS AND CULTURE, LAND CONNECTION, YOUTH EDUCATION. false false 683534 ARTS AND CULTURE PROGRAMS: THE INSTITUTE CRAFTS PROJECTS THAT ENGAGE WITH INTERCULTURAL HISTORY. TO FIND MODELS OF CREATIVITY, INTERCONNECTION, AND VIBRANCE IN THE FACE OF CHALLENGE, LOSS, AND TRAUMA. WE INCUBATE NEW ARTS PROGRAMS INSPIRED BY OUR UNIQUE POINT OF VIEW AND RESIDENTIAL RETREATS LED BY LEADERS IN CONTEMPORARY ARTS AND CULTURE. ARTS AND CULTURE PROGRAMS: TOPA INSTITUTE HOSTS RESIDENTIAL ARTIST PROGRAMS THAT BRINGS TOGETHER A BROAD, TRANSDISCIPLINARY ALLIANCE OF ARTISTS.TO CELEBRATE AND EXPLORE THE EVERYDAY AND HISTORICAL INTERSECTIONS, PARTICULARLY FOCUSED ON WORK WHERE MARGINALIZED CULTURES, LANGUAGES, AND PEOPLE MAKE CONTACT. ARTS AND CULTURE PROGRAMS: THE ORGANIZATION FOSTERS AND PROMOTES CULTURAL AWARENESS AND EDUCATION OF YIDDISH AND MINORITY CULTURES IN A CONTEMPORARY SETTING. THE ORGANIZATION PRODUCES CONCERTS, FILM SCREENINGS, LECTURES, PERFORMANCES, AND WORKSHOPS FOR FREE OR OFFERED AT A SUBSIDIZED LOW COST. NATURE CONNECTION PROGRAMS: THE INSTITUTE OFFER PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE EDUCATION IN REGENERATIVE LAND AND WATER PRACTICES, ECOLOGY, PERMACULTURE, SEED-KEEPING, HERBALISM, FIRE-SAFETY CLEARANCE, AND NATURAL BUILDING. HOLISTIC SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAMS INCLUDE OPPORTUNITIES TO TEND THE LAND AND ENGAGE PARTICIPANTS OF ALL AGES IN HISTORICAL PRACTICES AND FUTURE POSSIBILITIES FOR MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS WITH LAND. NATURE CONNECTION PROGRAMS: ADDITIONAL NATURE CONNECTION ACTIVITIES INCLUDE GUIDED NATURE WALKS AND EXPLORATION, PLANT IDENTIFICATION, AWARENESS GAMES, CRAFTS UTILIZING WHAT WE FIND IN OUR NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, AND EXPLORING ECOSYSTEMS. EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS: WE OFFER MULTI-DAY RETREATS DESIGNED TO SUPPORT SCHOOLS, INDIVIDUALS, AND GROUPS, TO HELP MARK LIFE TRANSITIONS. SUCH PROGRAMS BY COMBINING DEEP LISTENING PRACTICES WITH NATURE-BASED ACTIVITIES, GROUP BUILDING, AND FUN, "PASSAGEWAYS" PROGRAMS CHALLENGE PARTICIPANTS TO INVEST IN THEMSELVES, FIND MEANING IN THE CHANGING STAGES OF THEIR LIVES. EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS: HOLISTIC EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING OFFERS A UNIQUE COMBINATION OF SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PRACTICES THAT BRING TOGETHER DEEP AND EMPATHIC LISTENING PRACTICES WITH NATURE-BASED ACTIVITIES. OUTREACH: TOPA INSTITUTE PUBLISHES A SERIES OF ONLINE PUBLICATIONS AIMED AT PROMOTING ARTS, CULTURE, AND EDUCATION VIA ITS WEBSITE AND ELECTRONIC NEWSLETTERS. 683534 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 34 0 true 11 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 5 5 false false false false false false false true true false false false true true false true true true false false CA X ROBERT PECKERAR 4152052927 PO BOX 999 OJAI CA 930240999 ROBERT ADLER PECKERAR CEO 40.00 0.00 X 115236 0 0 MARC ROSNER Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 BONNIE TAMBLYN Secretary 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 AARON PALEY Chairman 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 LYNN FRANCES JAE Treasurer 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 STEVE AIZENSTAT Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 115236 1 false false false 0 142108 142108 EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS 289606 289606 289606 10295 10295 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 SETTLEMENT 10865 10865 10865 452874 289606 21160 0 0 0 0 115236 85275 20742 9219 0 312499 231249 56250 25000 0 0 40807 30197 7345 3265 0 0 33152 24533 5967 2652 0 0 0 0 28495 21087 5129 2279 0 0 0 73196 54165 13175 5856 3168 2345 570 253 0 0 0 0 0 64460 47700 11603 5157 PROGRAM EXPENSE 125189 125189 FACILITY/LAND 28940 21416 5209 2315 DEPRECIATION 24163 17881 4349 1933 MISCELLANEOUS 11721 8673 2110 938 18682 13824 3363 1495 879708 683534 135812 60362 43271 563701 610 459604 0 10944 0 0 0 0 0 1504623 510145 632 994478 0 0 0 0 5004 44513 2033731 8084 1439 8084 1439 X 36429 1913291 119001 36429 2032292 44513 2033731 X -426834 2422697 X false false false X 365827 309060 303897 49759 142108 1170651 0 0 365827 309060 303897 49759 142108 1170651 0 1170651 10295 10295 0 10865 10865 1191811 289606 0.98220 0.94930 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1457680 470970 986710 46943 39175 7768 994478 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND BOARD TREASURER BEFORE BEING SIGNED AND FILED. CPA GOES OVER ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a FOR KEY EMPLOYEES, THE BOARD DISCUSSES AND APPROVES OF NEW SALARIES OR CHANGES IN SALARIES. FOR NON-KEY EMPLOYEES, THE BOARD DISCUSSES AND APPROVES OF GENERAL CHANGES OR HIRING. THE REVIEW PROCESS IS PERFORMED BY THE EMPLOYEE AND THEIR SUPERVISOR AND INCLUDES AN ASSESSMENT OF PERFORMANCE. THIS IS PERFORMED FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AS WELL. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 Available upon request. Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 The Ojai Foundation Merger = $2422697