2025-10-08T08:11:08-07:00 2024-12-31 522367819 Carey & Hanna CPAs 1000 Town Center DrSuite 200 Oxnard CA 93036 990 2024-01-01 954076358 TOPA INSTITUTE PKA YIDDISHKAYT TOPA 3104240274 PO BOX 999 OJAI CA 93024 MARISA PECK JOHNSON Executive Director 2025-10-08 true true LEAH M LAAN CPA P01438999 8056440697 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z PO BOX 999 OJAI CA 93024 457437 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 INSTITUTE'S PROGRAMMATIC OFFERINGS FALL UNDER THREE INTERCONNECTED UMBRELLA CATEGORIES: ARTS AND CULTURE, LAND CONNECTION, YOUTH EDUCATION. 5 5 11 3 0 142108 153606 289606 254708 10295 18861 10865 30262 452874 457437 0 0 468542 450993 0 0 411166 501219 879708 952212 -426834 -494775 2033731 745633 1439 3026 2032292 742607 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 INSTITUTE'S PROGRAMMATIC OFFERINGS FALL UNDER THREE INTERCONNECTED UMBRELLA CATEGORIES: ARTS AND CULTURE, LAND CONNECTION, YOUTH EDUCATION. false false 225329 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 BRING 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 AWARENESSAND EDUCATION OF YIDDISH AND MINORITY CULTURES IN A CONTEMPORARY SETTING.THE ORGANIZATION PRODUCES CONCERTS, FILM SCREENINGS, LECTURES, PERFORMANCES, ANDWORKSHOPS FOR FREE OR OFFERED AT A SUBSIDIZED LOW COST.NATURE CONNECTION PROGRAMS: THE INSTITUTE OFFER PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE EDUCATION INREGENERATIVE 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 ENGAGEPARTICIPANTS OF ALL AGES IN HISTORICAL PRACTICES AND FUTURE POSSIBILITIES FORMUTUALLY BENEFICIAL HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS WITH LAND.NATURE CONNECTION PROGRAMS: ADDITIONAL NATURE CONNECTION ACTIVITIES INCLUDE GUIDEDNATURE 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 COMBININGDEEP LISTENING PRACTICES WITH NATURE-BASED ACTIVITIES, GROUP BUILDING, AND FUN,"PASSAGEWAYS" PROGRAMS CHALLENGE PARTICIPANTS TO INVEST IN THEMSELVES, FIND MEANINGIN 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 ATPROMOTING ARTS, CULTURE, AND EDUCATION VIA ITS WEBSITE AND ELECTRONIC NEWSLETTERS. 225329 true false false false false false false false false false true false false true 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 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 MARISA PECK JOHNSON 3104240274 PO BOX 999 OJAI CA 93024 ROBERT ADLER PECKERAR CEO 40.00 0.00 X 109298 0 0 BONNIE TAMBLYN Secretary 8.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 O'KAWAI KIN CFO 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 LYNN FRANCES JAE Treasurer 3.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 MARC ROSNER Director 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 AARON PALEY Chairman 3.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 STEVE AIZENSTAT Director 3.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 109298 1 false false false 0 153606 153606 EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS 254708 254708 254708 18861 18861 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 VENUE RENTAL INCOME 30262 30262 30262 457437 303831 X 0 0 0 0 109298 109298 0 296867 296867 0 0 44828 44828 8681 8681 0 43077 43077 0 0 0 113819 113819 13739 13739 3063 667 2396 0 0 85865 85865 618 618 0 0 0 0 0 98077 98077 FACILITIES/LAND 50049 50049 UTILITIES 15594 15594 CATERING/HOSPITALITY 13182 13182 COMPUTER SOFTWARE/SERVICES 11477 11477 43978 29368 14610 952212 225329 726883 0 563701 227848 459604 198972 0 10944 0 0 0 0 0 0 268562 16622 994478 251940 0 0 0 0 5004 66873 2033731 745633 1439 3026 1439 3026 X 1913291 742607 119001 2032292 742607 2033731 745633 X -494775 -794910 X false false false X 309060 303897 49759 142108 153606 958430 0 0 309060 303897 49759 142108 153606 958430 0 958430 10295 3746 14041 0 10865 10865 983336 0.97470 0.98220 X 138637 107911 3594 242954 22014 13028 8986 251940 CAPITALIZED PAYROLL 66873 66873 CREDIT CARDS 296 PAYROLL LIABILITIES 2730 3026 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b No review was or will be conducted. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 No documents available to the public. Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 PRIOR PERIOD ADJUST- OJAI FOUNDATION MERGER = -$794910