Nonprofit · EIN 95-4076358
TOPA INSTITUTE
Tax-exempt · OJAI, CA 93024
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $457,437 | $952,212 | -$494,775 | $745,633 | $3,026 | $742,607 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $452,874 | $879,708 | -$426,834 | $2,033,731 | $1,439 | $2,032,292 |
| December 31, 2022 | 990 | $49,759 | $347,373 | -$297,614 | $44,513 | $8,084 | $36,429 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $153,606
- Program service revenue
- $254,708
- Investment income
- $18,861
- Other revenue
- $30,262
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $109,298
- Other salaries and wages
- $296,867
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $450,993
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $43,077
- Occupancy
- $85,865
- Travel
- $618
- Program services (functional)
- $225,329
- Management and general (functional)
- $726,883
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $2,033,731
- Total assets, end of year
- $745,633
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $3,026
- Net assets, end of year
- $742,607
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $251,940
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $742,607
- Gross receipts
- $457,437
- Employees
- 11
- Volunteers
- 3
- Year formed
- 1986
- 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, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROBERT ADLER PECKERAR | CEO Officer | 40 | $109,298 |
| BONNIE TAMBLYN | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 8 | $0 |
| O'KAWAI KIN | CFO Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| LYNN FRANCES JAE | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| MARC ROSNER | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| AARON PALEY | Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| STEVE AIZENSTAT | Director Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 6 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROBERT ADLER PECKERAR | CEO Officer | 40 | $115,236 |
| MARC ROSNER | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BONNIE TAMBLYN | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| AARON PALEY | Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| LYNN FRANCES JAE | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| STEVE AIZENSTAT | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2022: 7 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARC ROSNER | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| CARLA OLIVEIRA | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| AARON PALEY | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| LYNN FRANCES JAE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ABBIE PHILLIPS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LEAH REIS-DENNIS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| BETSY BORNS | MEBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 999, OJAI, CA 93024-0999
- Signed the 990
- MARISA PECK JOHNSON, Executive Director
- Phone
- (310) 424-0274
- Website
- WWW.TOPAINSTITUTE.ORG
- Return prepared by
- Carey & Hanna CPAs
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 95-4076358 or by the name TOPA INSTITUTE.
- 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 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.
Program accomplishments
- 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.Expenses $225,329
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 | Not 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
- 95-4076358
- 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
- 1992
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A200)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $745,633
- Income (IRS master file)
- $457,437
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $457,437 | $952,212 | $745,633 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $452,874 | $879,708 | $2,033,731 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $49,759 | $347,373 | $44,513 | XML |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | 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 95-4076358).
Questions about TOPA INSTITUTE
- What is the EIN of TOPA INSTITUTE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of TOPA INSTITUTE is 95-4076358.
- Is TOPA INSTITUTE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1992.
- Are donations to TOPA INSTITUTE tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does TOPA INSTITUTE 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 TOPA INSTITUTE due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did TOPA INSTITUTE last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who are the officers and directors of TOPA INSTITUTE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 7 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $109,298 (ROBERT ADLER PECKERAR, CEO).
- How much revenue does TOPA INSTITUTE have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $457,437, expenses of $952,212 and total assets of $745,633 at year end.
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