Nonprofit · EIN 68-0426714
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA VIPASSANA CENTER
Tax-exempt · COBB, CA 95426
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $897,531 | $639,171 | $258,360 | $3,553,559 | $678,194 | $2,875,365 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $802,869 | $715,863 | $87,006 | $3,263,078 | $646,064 | $2,617,014 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $774,560 | $667,185 | $107,375 | $3,171,063 | $694,624 | $2,476,439 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $885,582
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $11,949
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $110,096
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $124,946
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $15,686
- Occupancy
- $158,447
- Travel
- $2,952
- Depreciation
- $93,225
- Program services (functional)
- $383,586
- Management and general (functional)
- $253,685
- Fundraising (functional)
- $1,900
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $3,263,078
- Total assets, end of year
- $3,553,559
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $678,194
- Net assets, end of year
- $2,875,365
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $2,943,467
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $2,875,365
- Gross unrelated business income
- $11,949
- Gross receipts
- $897,531
- Employees
- 8
- Year formed
- 1998
- 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 December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LUCY KOSTRZEWA | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DORY HERNANDEZ | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JAY SOLOMON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID KESTENBAUM | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| SVETLANA PETROWISKY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SASHA SHEMPLINER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHIVA SHANKAR NARU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BEATRICZ EMMANUEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARK KAUFMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| OCEAN MALANDRA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AMANDEEP SUMMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 14 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEE ALTIER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| BONNIE LAM | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DEANNA HAMMOND | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID KESTENBAUM | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| SVETLANA PETROWISKY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SASHA SHEMPLINER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LILY BARRY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHIVA SHANKAR NARU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DORIANNE REGALIA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BEATRICZ EMMANUEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHAILENDRA KUMAR | DIRCTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LUCY KOSTRZEWA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DORY HERNANDEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JUNG FITZPATRICK | DIRECT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 14 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEE ALTIER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| BONNIE LAM | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DEANNA HAMMOND | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID KESTENBAUM | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| SVETLANA PETROWISKY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SASHA SHEMPLINER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LILY BARRY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHIVA SHANKAR NARU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DORIANNE REGALIA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BEATRICZ EMMANUEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HELEN DANINA | DIRCTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LUCY KOSTRZEWA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DORY HERNANDEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JUNG FITZPATRICK | DIRECT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 265, COBB, CA 95426-0265
- In care of
- % JAY SOLOMON
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- JOE ROSENTHAL, PO Box 265, Cobb, CA 95426
- Signed the 990
- JOE ROSENTHAL, BUSINESS MANAGER
- Phone
- (707) 928-9981
- Return prepared by
- H AND R BLOCK
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 68-0426714 or by the name NORTHERN CALIFORNIA VIPASSANA CENTER.
- 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
TEACH VIPASSANA MEDITATION AS TAUGHT BY SN GOENKA.
Program accomplishments
- NORTHERN CALIFORNIA VIPASSANA CENTERS PRIMARY MISSION IS TO CONDUCT VIPASSANA MEDITATION COURSES. THE CENTER CONDUCTS 10 DAY COURSES SEVERAL TIMES A MONTH SERVING APPROXIMATELY 1000 STUDENTS PER YEAR.Expenses $383,586 · revenue $403,376
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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 68-0426714
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1999
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B80)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $3,553,559
- Income (IRS master file)
- $897,531
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $897,531 | $639,171 | $3,553,559 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $802,869 | $715,863 | $3,263,078 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $774,560 | $667,185 | $3,171,063 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $581,408 | $468,026 | $3,110,266 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 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 68-0426714).
Questions about NORTHERN CALIFORNIA VIPASSANA CENTER
- What is the EIN of NORTHERN CALIFORNIA VIPASSANA CENTER?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of NORTHERN CALIFORNIA VIPASSANA CENTER is 68-0426714.
- Is NORTHERN CALIFORNIA VIPASSANA CENTER tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1999.
- Are donations to NORTHERN CALIFORNIA VIPASSANA CENTER tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does NORTHERN CALIFORNIA VIPASSANA CENTER 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 NORTHERN CALIFORNIA VIPASSANA CENTER due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did NORTHERN CALIFORNIA VIPASSANA CENTER last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of NORTHERN CALIFORNIA VIPASSANA CENTER?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names JOE ROSENTHAL.
- Who are the officers and directors of NORTHERN CALIFORNIA VIPASSANA CENTER?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 11 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does NORTHERN CALIFORNIA VIPASSANA CENTER have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $897,531, expenses of $639,171 and total assets of $3,553,559 at year end.
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