Nonprofit · EIN 23-7236986
INSTITUTE OF NOETIC SCIENCES
Tax-exempt · NOVATO, CA 94945
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $2,453,927 | $3,625,396 | -$1,171,469 | $19,229,601 | $349,814 | $18,879,787 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $4,320,931 | $3,175,633 | $1,145,298 | $18,736,607 | $438,088 | $18,298,519 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $5,361,289 | $3,610,990 | $1,750,299 | $17,898,302 | $745,081 | $17,153,221 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $2,037,331
- Program service revenue
- $124,376
- Investment income
- $253,381
- Royalties
- $30,199
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $38,515
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $5,729
- Other revenue
- $38,839
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $121,230
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $455,988
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,628,932
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $2,354,754
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $53,380
- Accounting fees
- $54,803
- Occupancy
- $118,815
- Travel
- $56,605
- Depreciation
- $21,130
- Program services (functional)
- $2,296,043
- Management and general (functional)
- $772,832
- Fundraising (functional)
- $556,521
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $18,736,607
- Total assets, end of year
- $19,229,601
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $349,814
- Net assets, end of year
- $18,879,787
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $18,413
- Publicly traded securities
- $14,910,711
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $15,014,529
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $3,865,258
- Gross receipts
- $3,300,064
- Employees
- 23
- Volunteers
- 27
- Year formed
- 1973
- State of legal domicile
- CA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THOMAS BROPHY | PRESIDENT Officer | 40 | $157,866 | $23,557 |
| JOHNNY CALVERT | CFO, ASSISTANT TREASURER Officer | 40 | $158,377 | $14,230 |
| HELANE WAHBEH | DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH Highest-paid employee | 40 | $148,314 | $12,191 |
| KERSTIN SJOQUIST | DIRECTOR OF E&E Highest-paid employee | 40 | $138,680 | $13,102 |
| CLAUDIA WELSS | EXECUTIVE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $150,000 | $0 |
| RUSTY SHORES | DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $102,745 | $12,009 |
| GARRET YOUNT | RESEARCH SCIENTIST Highest-paid employee | 40 | $112,919 | $0 |
| ROSEMARY CALDERALO | DIRECTOR OF ADVANCEMENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $105,073 | $0 |
| AZIM KHAMISA | VICE CHAR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL POTTS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD COHN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HARRIETT CROSBY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID DOMINIK | BOARD MEMBER (LEFT 4/2025) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK GOBER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH HUNTINGTON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
5 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| STACEY LAWSON | BOARD MEMBER (LEFT 10/2024) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CALVIN LEHEW | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LINDA O'BRYANT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PAULINA YAMPOLSKY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GEORGE ZIMMER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 18 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLAUDIA WELSS | CHAIR, CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $300,000 | $0 |
| JOHNNY CALVERT | CFO & ASST T Officer | 40 | $135,115 | $11,485 |
| HELANE WAHBEH | DIRECTOR OF Highest-paid employee | 40 | $133,111 | $9,983 |
| KERSTIN SJOQUIST | DIR OF EXPER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $118,409 | $8,854 |
| GARRET YOUNT | SCIENTIST Highest-paid employee | 40 | $110,135 | $8,260 |
| AZIM KHAMISA | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STACEY LAWSON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL POTTS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD COHN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HARRIETT CROSBY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID DOMINIK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK GOBER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH HUNTINGTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CALVIN LEHEW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDA O'BRYANT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GEORGE ZIMMER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAULINA YAMPOLSKY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| THOMAS BROPHY | PRESIDENT Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 17 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLAIRE LACHANCE CEO | CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $162,081 | $523 |
| JOHNNY CALVERT | CFO Officer | 40 | $147,427 | $10,866 |
| HELANE WAHBEH | DIRECTOR OF Highest-paid employee | 40 | $147,133 | $6,587 |
| KERSTIN SJOQUIST | DIRECTOR OF Highest-paid employee | 40 | $129,125 | $9,765 |
| CLAUDIA WELSSBRD CHAIRINTERIM CEO | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AZIM KHAMISA | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STACEY LAWSON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL POTTS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD COHN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HARRIETT CROSBY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID DOMINIK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK GOBER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH HUNTINGTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CALVIN LEHEW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDA O'BRYANT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GEORGE ZIMMER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAULINA YAMPOLSKY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 7250 REDWOOD BLVD STE 208, NOVATO, CA 94945-3271
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- CLAUDIA WELSS, 7250 REDWOOD BLVD SUITE 208, NOVATO, CA 949453271
- Signed the 990
- JOHNNY CALVERT, CFO
- Phone
- (707) 775-3500
- Website
- WWW.NOETIC.ORG
- Return prepared by
- CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 23-7236986 or by the name INSTITUTE OF NOETIC SCIENCES.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
THE MISSION OF THE INSTITUTE OF NOETIC SCIENCES IS TO REVEAL THE INTERCONNECTED NATURE OF REALITY THROUGH SCIENTIFIC EXPLORATION AND PERSONAL DISCOVERY.
Program accomplishments
- WITH 50 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IONS IS A RESPECTED THOUGH LEADER IN THE FIELD OF CONSCIOUSNESS SCIENCE.THIS FISCAL YEAR WE CONDUCTED RESEARCH ON CONSCIOUSNESS AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO THE PHYSICAL WORLD, INCLUDING A FOCUS ON THE CREATION OF TESTABLE CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORKS THAT INTEGRATE CONSCIOUSNESS INTO THE METHODS OF SCIENCE; AND THE DESIGN OF EXPERIMENTS AND GLOBAL COLLABORATIONS AIMED TO DEFINE THE PARAMETERS OF NONLOCALITY, IDENTIFY THE OPTIMAL CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH PSI AND NON-LOCAL EFFECTS EMERGE; AND DEVELOP REPEATABLE, CREDIBLE DEMONSTRATIONS OF CONSCIOUSNESS-DRIVEN INTERACTIONS.THROUGH THESE EFFORT, WE COMPLETED 10 RESEARCH PROJECTS, COLLECTED 3,095 RECORDS THROUGH IONS DISCOVERY LAB, SUPPORTED 9 RESEARCH FELLOWS, PUBLISHED 14 PAPERS IN PEER-REVIEWED SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS, AND TRAINED 20 VOLUNTEERS.IONS ALSO SERVED 51,400 INDIVIDUALS IN ITS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS THROUGH WEBINARS, MEMBER EVENTS, AND ONLINE COURSES.Expenses $2,296,043 · grants $121,230 · revenue $124,376
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 23-7236986
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1973
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Science and technology (U050)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $19,229,601
- Income (IRS master file)
- $3,300,064
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $2,453,927 | $3,625,396 | $19,229,601 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $4,320,931 | $3,175,633 | $18,736,607 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $5,361,289 | $3,610,990 | $17,898,302 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $12,874,224 | $3,876,145 | $15,708,044 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 23-7236986).
Questions about INSTITUTE OF NOETIC SCIENCES
- What is the EIN of INSTITUTE OF NOETIC SCIENCES?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of INSTITUTE OF NOETIC SCIENCES is 23-7236986.
- Is INSTITUTE OF NOETIC SCIENCES tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1973.
- Are donations to INSTITUTE OF NOETIC SCIENCES tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does INSTITUTE OF NOETIC SCIENCES file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of INSTITUTE OF NOETIC SCIENCES due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did INSTITUTE OF NOETIC SCIENCES last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of INSTITUTE OF NOETIC SCIENCES?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names CLAUDIA WELSS.
- Who are the officers and directors of INSTITUTE OF NOETIC SCIENCES?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 20 people; 8 received compensation from the organization, the highest $157,866 (THOMAS BROPHY, PRESIDENT).
- How much revenue does INSTITUTE OF NOETIC SCIENCES have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,453,927, expenses of $3,625,396 and total assets of $19,229,601 at year end.
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