Public Charity

ESALEN INSTITUTE

ESALEN INSTITUTE, of BIG SUR, CA, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2024 filing shows $22.4M in revenue, $22.0M in expenses, $70.3M in total assets. 70 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $2.8M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 946114235 BIG SUR, CA Behavioral Science NTEE: V23 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$22.4M
Total Expenses$22.0M
Total Assets$70.3M
Grant Records70
Funding Total$2.8M
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

ESALEN IS A LEADING CENTER FOR EXPLORING AND REALIZING HUMAN POTENTIAL THROUGH EXPERIENCE, EDUCATION, AND RESEARCH. WE WORK TOWARD THE REALIZATION OF A MORE HUMANE WORLD, SEEKING ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS UNLIKELY TO BE EXPLORED BY TRADITIONAL UNIVERSITIES AND RELIGIONS. ESALEN SPONSORS PIONEERING INITIATIVES AND OFFERS PERSONAL, SPIRITUAL, AND SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION PROGRAMS FOR RESIDENTS, INTERNS, AND WORKSHOP PARTICIPANTS.

Where $100 goes at Esalen Institute

How Esalen Institute divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$70 Programs the work itself
$27 Management running the organization
$3 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $70 for programs

$58
Public seminars
83% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 500 workshops; 9,700 individuals
$10
Healing arts, continuing education and other
14% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 200 programs; 8,776 individuals
$2
Center for theory and research
3% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 123 individuals
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

CHIEF OF STAFF Amy Oliver
DIRECTOR OF OPERATION Anais Gadban
DIRECTOR Anisa Mehdi
DIRECTOR Annabel Teal
DIRECTOR Bill James
CEO - UNTIL 10/24 Camille Wright

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Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$1,977,479 44 grants
Education
$653,370 17 grants
Religion & Spirituality
$73,500 3 grants
Arts & Culture
$29,500 1 grant
Health & Medicine
$28,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $22.4M $22.0M $70.3M
2023 $22.7M $21.0M $68.1M
2022 $21.8M $16.7M $66.6M
2020 $6.3M $12.6M $31.7M
2019 $18.7M $18.0M $37.8M

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $18.7M to $22.4M (+20%), with total assets most recently reported at $70.3M.

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