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THE SCHOOL FOR RADIANT LIVING INC dba YOGA FARM ITHACA
ITHACA, NY · EIN 832403009 · Form 990 · FY2024 · NTEE E70 · Health Care · Medium ($1M-$10M) · yogafarm.us
revenue
$1.2M
expenses
$1.6M
net assets
$1.2M
employees
7
volunteers
30
program ratio
81%
mission · from form 990

The School for Radiant Living, Inc., dba Yoga Farm Ithaca (Yoga Farm), incorporated on October 26, 2018, is a nonprofit organization for connection, healing, and education. Our curriculum is taught at Yoga Farm in Ithaca, New York, online, and in organizations and businesses in our region. Our curriculum cultivates vibrant physical health, emotional balance, and mental clarity.

profile · synthesized from sources

The School for Radiant Living Inc, dba Yoga Farm Ithaca, is a nonprofit offering trauma-informed, accessible Kundalini yoga teacher training and wellness education. It serves yoga practitioners, aspiring teachers, and healing professionals through online and in-person programs rooted in modern, inclusive methodology. The organization emphasizes personal sovereignty, nervous system awareness, and decolonized yoga practices, operating from Ithaca, New York, with global reach via digital platforms.

irs program accomplishments · form 990 part iii · fy2020

What they reported doing

  1. #1 primary $0
    School Programs (contracts): We deliver several kinds of programming to school districts in the area; educational in-service workshops for educators and school administators, yoga classes for teachers and students, and mindfulness lessons for elementary and middle school students. Clients served: 500
  2. #2 $0
    Adult classes and courses (fees for service): At our location, we teach classes on health and wellness for body, mind, and soul. These include physical classes such as yoga and educational classes for relationships, life coaching for purpose and meaning, and meditations for stress and anxiety mangement. Clients served 750
named programs · 3 · from sources

What they call their work

Adult Classes and Courses
Offers fee-based classes in yoga, life coaching, relationships, and meditation for stress and anxiety management at the Ithaca location and online.
Kundalini Warrior™ 200-Hour Teacher Training
A 12-week online, trauma-informed Kundalini yoga teacher training program accredited by Yoga Alliance and the American Yoga Council, designed for both aspiring teachers and practitioners seeking personal growth.
School Programs (contracts)
Provides educational in-service workshops for educators, yoga classes for teachers and students, and mindfulness lessons for elementary and middle school students in local school districts.
activities · 6 groups

What they do

  • Spiritual Development & Meditation Programs 6 activities
    • Course access and materials for training participants
      Grants indefinite access to all course materials, including video, audio, and PDF transcripts, and provides unlimited access to yoga and meditation classes for one year or longer as part of training programs.
    • Membership program with educational and community benefits
      Offers a membership program that includes weekly in-person and online yoga classes, monthly workshops, live and recorded office hours with educators, Kundalini rituals, tarot readings, and early access to retreats.
    • Online yoga and meditation classes
      Provides live-streamed and on-demand online yoga and meditation classes for individuals and yoga communities, with options for unlimited access to classes and replays as part of training programs.
    • Qigong teacher training programs
      Offers online Qigong teacher training programs, including a 200-hour program delivered through 12 weeks of live instruction, as part of yoga and wellness education offerings.
    • Specialized training in lunar practices and ancestral traditions
      Offers the Cauldron Keepers School, a modular training program in lunar practice, herbcraft, divination, and ancestral traditions.
    • Yoga teacher training programs (200-hour, 300-hour, 500-hour)
      Offers in-person and online yoga teacher training programs, including 200-hour, 300-hour, and 500-hour certification options, approved by Yoga Alliance and the American Yoga Council, with live and self-paced formats, and has trained thousands of students worldwide.
  • Community Wellness Movement Classes 1 activity
    • Adult health and wellness classes
      Provided adult classes and courses on health and wellness, including yoga, relationships, life coaching, and meditation, serving 750 clients in 2020.
  • Professional Training and Certification in Mental Health 1 activity
    • Coaching certification program
      Provides a 12-month Emergent Archetype Coaching Certification program focused on guiding others through inner transformation.
  • Trauma-Informed Yoga and Mindfulness Programs 1 activity
    • Sliding scale and scholarship-based access to programs
      Offers courses with self-determined or sliding scale tuition and provides scholarships for 15-30% off tuition in 200-hour and 300-hour yoga teacher trainings to improve access.
  • Student Support and Academic Services 1 activity
    • Student support through office hours and Q&A sessions
      Hosts live Q&A sessions and multiple weekly live online office hours for student support in training programs.
  • Youth Health and Wellness Education 1 activity
    • Yoga and mindfulness education for school districts
      Delivered educational in-service workshops, yoga classes, and mindfulness lessons to school districts in the area, serving 500 clients in 2020.
financials · form 990 · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$1.23M
Contributions & grants$19K2%
Program service revenue$1.31M107%
Investment income$-253K-21%
Other revenue$148K
expenses
Total expenses$1.62M
Program expenses81%
Admin / overhead19%
Fundraising0%
Salaries & benefits$674K
Grants paid out$0
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$1.49M
Cash$809K
Investments$13K
Liabilities$273K
Net assets$1.22M
Liquid reserves6.1 mo
3 years on record · 2020–2024 · YoY revenue -26.4%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024

Who runs it

paid leadership · 2
NameTitleHours/wkCompensation
Jeannie O'Neil EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40 $120K
JESSICA ENGLISH DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS 40 $115K
board members · 7
  • AASHISH PATEL — Trustee
  • ERIN MUNOZ — Secretary
  • JAZMIN HUPP — Trustee
  • KRISTINE AVERILL — Trustee
  • MERRI GOODROW — Treasurer
  • Mar Perez — President
  • Pennee Barresi — Vice President
relationships · 12

Who they work with

  • American Yoga Council Network — Approved provider of yoga teacher training programs.
  • American Yoga Council Network — Approved training provider by the American Yoga Council.
  • American Yoga Council Network — Approved training provider for the American Yoga Council
  • American Yoga Council Network — Program approved by the American Yoga Council.
  • Awakening Yoga Spaces Partner — Partner yoga school collaborating on diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives and scholarship programs.
  • Yoga Alliance Network — Member of Yoga Alliance with approved 200- and 300-hour yoga teacher training programs.
  • Yoga Alliance Network — Member of Yoga Alliance, with programs approved by the organization.
  • Yoga Alliance Network — Member of Yoga Alliance, with programs designed to meet its standards and outcomes.
  • Yoga Alliance Network — Member organization approved by Yoga Alliance for 200-hour teacher training certification
  • Yoga Alliance Network — Member organization with graduate reviews published on the Yoga Alliance website.
  • Yoga Alliance Network — Registered with Yoga Alliance and has over 1000 five-star reviews from graduates on the platform.
  • school districts in the area Partner — Provides contracted programming including workshops, yoga classes, and mindfulness lessons to local school districts.
strategies · 5

How they approach the work

Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.

  • Decentralized, Student-Centered Learning Framework
    methodology: decentralized_authority
    By empowering students to develop their own authentic teaching voice through self-directed instruction and critical discernment, the organization moves away from hierarchical, guru-based models, because sustainable personal and professional growth emerges from student autonomy and lived experience.
  • Embodied, Self-Integrated Practice for Personal Transformation
    methodology: self_cherishing
    By emphasizing self-cherishing, self-nourishment, and adaptable embodied practices such as Qigong and yoga, the organization supports personal transformation through daily experiences of connection and self-recognition, because lasting change arises from consistent, self-paced engagement rooted in self-love.
  • Generosity-Based, Equity-Driven Access Model
    methodology: generosity_based_economic_model
    By replacing fixed tuition with a sliding-scale, generosity-based economic model, the organization reduces financial and systemic barriers to healing practices, because equitable access grounded in mutual interdependence fosters collective kindness and enables broader participation in transformative work.
  • Integrated Mind-Body-Spirit Curriculum
    methodology: integrated_mind_body_practice
    By integrating yoga, Ayurveda, and contemplative frameworks like the Enneagram, the organization cultivates holistic wellbeing through complementary systems that harmonize body, mind, and spirit with natural rhythms, because sustained transformation arises from interdisciplinary self-study.
  • Trauma-Informed, Choice-Centered Pedagogy
    methodology: trauma_informed
    By using trauma-informed methodologies that emphasize personal choice, pacing, and nervous system awareness, the organization fosters safe and inclusive learning environments that support embodied engagement and self-directed healing, because safety and autonomy are foundational to effective mind-body integration.