philanthropy.org | 990 Resource | FAQ Verify yourself
Sign in

Strozzi Institute for Somatics

Tax-deductible

Oakland, CA501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 93-4577076Revenue $3.3M in FY2024

On file with the IRSstrozziinstitute.org490 Lake Park Ave Unit 10491, 94610-8017 · Oakland, CATax-exempt since Jan 2025Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

Tell your story. Claim this org

The Institute was founded to advance and promote the field of Somatics, and to develop transformative leaders and organizations that can meet the challenges of our times, leaving our communities and world more vital than we found IT. Somatics helps individuals reconnect with the wisdom of their body, heal their conditioned responses, and take actions aligned with their values, even when under pressure. We further our charitable and educational purposes through three main activities, which are conducted year-round: (1) in-person somatic training classes for organizational leaders, social change leaders, and other individuals; (2) an in-person somatic coach certifcation program; (3) virtual classes and a community forum to provide access to Strozzi Somatics to a broader audience, and foster connection and community among somatic practitioners. Sis is also actively developing a social & environmental justice leaders train-the-trainer program, that will train these leaders in Strozzi somat

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 5 volunteers and 29 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

Before you give

FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$470K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 55% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.9 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $1.1M
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$643K
174% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 174% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$3.3M
×21 vs prior year
Spent
$3.6M
To programs
88%
Net assets
−$275K
By yearFY2023–FY2024
Revenue
$3.3M
FY2024▲ ×21
Tap a bar for its year
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2023$152K
FY2024$3.3M
Net assets
−$275K
FY2024▼ -427%
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2023$84K
FY2024−$275K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

Give Claim

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jan 2025.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $3.2M Management & general 7% · $247K Fundraising 5% · $192K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Something off? Claim to fix it

Who runs it and what they're paid

10 people listed on the 990; $470K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$130,155Pt VII · Sec A
Denise Maes
Enrollment D
$117,218Pt VII · Sec A
Stephanie Meux
Faculty Teac
$115,385Pt VII · Sec A
Margaret Williams
Executive Di
$107,691Pt VII · Sec A
Anthonine Pierre
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Tesfaye Tekelu
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Lisa Melvin
Co-Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Braeden Lentz
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Richard Strozzi-Heckler - Senior’s $130K as Teacher & Ad is at the 55th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3924 $1–10M arts & culture nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023
Richard Strozzi-Heckler - Senior$130,155—
Denise Maes$117,218—
Stephanie Meux$115,385—
Margaret Williams$107,691—
Lisa Melvin—$5,000

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

See Strozzi Institute for Somatics executive salaries →

On this list? Claim this org

Something off? Claim to fix it

Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Teaches somatic practices to leaders for personal and organizational transformation.

Questions for Strozzi Institute for Somatics

Tap to ask. Strozzi Institute for Somatics sees how many people are interested.

Your first name shows with your question. Strozzi Institute for Somatics answers here, for everyone.

Provided by the organization

Know this org? Add your story

3 programs · $3.2M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

In-person strozzi somatics training classes sis offers in-person courses that follow a carefully designed curriculum that begins with the foundational "embodied transformation" course and continues with advanced courses.

$2.6Mprogram expense
02

Virtual programs sis provides the following virtual programs to educate the public about somatics, provide free and low-cost access to somatic training, and to help build community among our students and others interested in learning more about strozzi somatics.

$384Kprogram expense
03

Organization work and partnership trainings A.THROUGH somatics training agreements, sponsors interested in engaging sis to conduct a somatics training course internationally may do so. Sis provides the curriculum and qualified teachers, while the sponsor produces the training.

$183Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Center for Law and Human Values INCFY2024$662K
National Philanthropic TrustFY2024$400K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$1.1M

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

Download 990
from philanthropy.org
1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.3M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.8M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$744
Money outPt IX
$3.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.2M
Managementcol C$247K
Fundraisingcol D$192K
Owns and owesPt X
−$275K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$280K
Total assetsLn 16$369K
LiabilitiesLn 26$643K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$18K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$744
Gains on assetsLn 7$744
Total revenueLn 12$3.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$280K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$280K
Other assetsLn 15$47K
Total assetsLn 16$369K
LiabilitiesLn 26$643K
Net assetsLn 32−$275K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 529
VolunteersI 65
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$116K$280K
Total assetsLn 16$283K$369K
LiabilitiesLn 26$199K$643K
Net assetsLn 32$84K−$275K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$700$700
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$127K$89K$13K$25K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.4M$1.3M$46K$105K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$38K$34K$1K$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$139K$121K$6K$12K
Payroll taxesLn 10$132K$116K$5K$11K
Legal feesLn 11b$50K$50K
Accounting feesLn 11c$85K$85K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$643K$622K$8K$13K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$184K$183K$517$639
Office expensesLn 13$28K$8K$19K$895
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K$87$203
OccupancyLn 16$117K$117K
TravelLn 17$279K$268K$88$10K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$30K$20K$7K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$7K$6K$559$785
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$331K$318K$6K$6K
All other expensesLn 24e$10K$10K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.6M$3.2M$247K$192K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $3.3M$3.6M−$359K−$275K 990 PDF
FY2023 $152K$84K 990 PDF

More to add? Claim this org

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $3,253,158 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $150,000$1,406,164
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $2,244$1,846,250
I-10 Investment income$744
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $152,244$3,253,158
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$700
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $29,244$1,845,793
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $20,962$1,765,387
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $50,206$3,611,880
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $102,038−$358,722
Part VI · Governance 5 of 6 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $3,253,158 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,406,164
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$18,300
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,406,164
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,846,250$1,846,250
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $744$744
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,846,994$3,253,158
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,611,880 across 18 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $700$700
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $88,790 · Management $12,684 · Fundraising $25,369$126,843
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,259,085 · Management $45,931 · Fundraising $104,821$1,409,837
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $33,544 · Management $1,453 · Fundraising $3,323$38,320
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $120,864 · Management $5,927 · Fundraising $11,915$138,706
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $115,929 · Management $5,017 · Fundraising $11,141$132,087
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $50,048$50,048
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $84,570$84,570
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $621,533 · Management $7,929 · Fundraising $13,151$642,613
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $183,192 · Management $517 · Fundraising $639$184,348
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $8,047 · Management $18,863 · Fundraising $895$27,805
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,161 · Management $87 · Fundraising $203$2,451
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $116,954$116,954
IX-17 TravelPrograms $268,327 · Management $88 · Fundraising $10,254$278,669
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $19,937 · Management $7,195 · Fundraising $2,571$29,703
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,935 · Management $559 · Fundraising $785$7,279
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $318,459 · Management $5,912 · Fundraising $6,462$330,833
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $10,114$10,114
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,173,571 · Management $246,780 · Fundraising $191,529$3,611,880
Part X · Balance sheet $368,801 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $115,831$279,841
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$9,600
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $136,409$2,232
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $30,968$30,053
X-15 Other assets$47,075
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $283,208$368,801
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $62,729$104,212
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $136,409$539,241
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $199,138$643,453
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $84,070−$331,802
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$57,150
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $84,070−$274,652
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $283,208$368,801
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$274,652 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,253,158
XI-2 Total expenses$3,611,880
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$358,722
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$84,070
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$274,652

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

Similar organizations you could support · Compare with another nonprofit

Names, privacy, and removal requests More

The names, titles, and compensation shown on this page are reproduced from IRS Form 990 filings, which are public records.

Philanthropy.org does not alter the content of those filings. All information appears exactly as reported by the filing organization for the tax year shown.

We publish only information contained in the public IRS filing — and less than the filing contains. Our profile pages do not display street addresses, telephone numbers, personal email addresses, or other personal contact information, even where the filing includes them.

Many people share the same name. A name shown on this page reflects only what one organization reported in one IRS filing for one tax year. It should not be interpreted as identifying any other individual with the same or a similar name.

If you are no longer affiliated with the organization, your name will generally stop appearing in future IRS filings once the organization no longer reports you. Pages for tax years in which you were reported remain published because those filings remain part of the public record.

Philanthropy.org does not alter or remove IRS filing records. Removing a page from this website would not remove the underlying IRS filing, which remains publicly available from the IRS and other publishers of the same information.

If you believe the IRS filing itself is inaccurate, corrections must be made by the filing organization or the IRS directly.

Your org? Add context

Made it to the end? Claim this org

All figures are derived from public IRS Form 990 filings and are presented without evaluation of any organization. philanthropy.org does not rate, score, or rank organizations, including the pay comparisons above.