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WOOSAA WELLNESS INC
NEW YORK, NY · EIN 862633441 · Form 990 · FY2024 · NTEE P99 · Human Services · Small ($100K-$1M) · woosaawellness.org
revenue
$346K
expenses
$323K
net assets
$54K
employees
0
program ratio
56%
mission · from form 990

PROVIDING SUPPORT TO AT-RISK AND INCARCERATED YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS THROUGH YOGA, MEDITATION, QI-GONG, AND MINDFUL BASKETBALL PROGRAMS THAT ARE DRIVEN BY CONSCIOUSNESS, COLLABORATION, AND PERSONAL GROWTH.

profile · synthesized from sources

Woosaa Wellness Inc serves incarcerated, court-involved, and at-risk youth and young adults aged 14–24 in New York City. Through its signature "Woo Way" methodology, the organization integrates yoga, meditation, breathwork, and mindful basketball to support emotional regulation, personal growth, and re-entry success. Programs operate in juvenile detention centers and in-community settings, focusing on wellness, leadership, and workforce development.

irs program accomplishments · form 990 part iii · fy2024

What they reported doing

  1. #1 primary $3K
    SUMMER BASKETBALL CAMP FOR AT-RISK SOUTH BRONX YOUTHPERSONS BENEFITED: 150 TITLE: SUNDOWN SAFE-HAVEN IN THE BRONX
named programs · 5 · from sources

What they call their work

Free Weekly In-Community Programs
Community-based offerings including martial arts, basketball, leadership workshops, and Qi Gong for youth in the Bronx and Manhattan.
Referee Training Program (RTP)
Six-week workforce development program in secure juvenile detention teaching basketball officiating, communication, and professionalism, leading to certification.
Sundown Safe-Haven Summer Basketball Camp
Summer camp providing basketball, leadership, and wellness training for at-risk youth in the South Bronx.
The Woo Way
Signature 8-step mind-body method combining yoga, breathwork, meditation, and mindful basketball to improve emotional regulation, focus, and personal growth for incarcerated and at-risk youth.
Woo Way Re-entry & Job Readiness
90-day strategic action plan for recently released youth, including mentorship, wellness practices, nutrition guidance, and workforce training leading to an 8-week paid internship.
activities · 9 groups

What they do

  • Trauma-Informed Yoga and Mindfulness Programs 2 activities
    • Secure detention facility programming
      Operates 40 weekly Woo-Way Yoga and Basketball programs in secure detention facilities and serves 1,250 incarcerated youth and young adults annually through Woo Way programming. Includes a 6-week Referee Training Program that develops professional and life skills while preparing youth to become certified basketball officials.
    • Wellness programming for incarcerated individuals
      Provides weekly wellness programming including yoga, meditation, breathwork, and sound bath to individuals in custody. Delivers 16 hours per week of wellness services to youth in custody at Crossroads and Horizons Juvenile Centers and serves approximately 270 adults weekly on Riker's Island.
  • Youth Sports Community Events 1 activity
    • Annual mixed-gang all-star basketball programming
      Hosts annual mixed-gang all-star basketball events during winter recess, supporting over 30 games between residents, staff, and external teams without incidents.
  • Youth Workforce Readiness Programs 1 activity
    • Employment placement and internship support
      Hires re-entry youth into job roles within its own community programming and places youth in internships and employment opportunities, including the Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP). Placed 18 youth in long-term employment and engaged 45 youth in internships and SYEP opportunities.
  • Youth Development Programs 1 activity
    • In-community youth programming
      Offers free weekly programming including basketball leagues and tournaments, martial arts classes, leadership workshops, and job certification programs to 250 youth in the community.
  • Reentry Support Services 1 activity
    • Re-entry services for youth
      Provides re-entry services to youth immediately upon release from detention, including physical, mental, and administrative support. Assigns each youth a mentor for weekly check-ins focused on securing vital documents and safe housing. Offers a 90-Day Strategic Action Plan with daily wellness practices and supports recently released youth through an 8-week paid internship program.
  • Youth Basketball Development Programs 1 activity
    • Summer youth programming
      Operated a summer basketball camp serving 150 at-risk youth in the South Bronx.
  • Youth and Family Cooking Education 1 activity
    • Wellness and nutrition programming
      Provided wellness and nutrition programming to 67 youth.
  • Youth Leadership Development Programs 1 activity
    • Youth leadership and workforce development programming
      Delivers workforce development and teen leadership training through 2–4 hour sessions twice weekly, plus two weekend intensives, focusing on accountability and professional communication. Serves 60 young adults annually in job readiness programming and has served 72 youth in leadership trainings.
  • Uncategorized 1 activity
    • 8-step emotional regulation method instruction
      Guides practitioners through an 8-step method to interrupt automatic emotional reactions and unhelpful subconscious patterns.
financials · form 990 · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$346K
Contributions & grants$19K5%
Program service revenue$327K95%
Investment income$00%
Other revenue$0
expenses
Total expenses$323K
Program expenses56%
Admin / overhead44%
Fundraising0%
Salaries & benefits$0
Grants paid out$0
Largest expense lineProfessional Fees
balance sheet
Total assets$56K
Cash$18K
Investments$0
Liabilities$3K
Net assets$54K
Liquid reserves0.7 mo
3 years on record · 2022–2024 · YoY revenue +42.6%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024

Who runs it

paid leadership · 1
NameTitleHours/wkCompensation
WILLIAM PFEIFFER CHAIR 10 $99K
board members · 2
  • ASHISH KAUSHAL — SECRETARY
  • LOUIS BERGMAN — TREASURER
relationships · 13

Who they work with

  • Administration for Children’s Services (ACS) Partner — Partner agency for which Woosaa Wellness delivers wellness programming at juvenile centers in New York City.
  • Bronx and Harlem Defenders Partner — Partners to ensure legal needs of re-entry youth are addressed.
  • Bronxworks Partner — Host site for DYCD-funded Basketball and Leadership Training and Referee Training Programming
  • Center for Community Alternatives Partner — Collaborates to meet the legal and practical needs of re-entry youth.
  • Crossroads Juvenile Center Partner — Site for ongoing Yoga & Basketball Programming, certification, and referee training
  • Department of Corrections (DOC) Government — Government agency that recognizes Woosaa Wellness for outstanding performance and authorizes its programming across Riker's Island facilities.
  • Department of Youth and Community Development Government — Funder and collaborator on basketball and leadership training programs in the Bronx
  • Extreme Teen Leadership (XTL) Partner — Collaborator on teen leadership trainings since Summer 2022
  • Families Rising Partner — Works together to provide wraparound support for re-entry youth.
  • Horizons Juvenile Center Partner — Site for Yoga & Basketball Programming and dance programming
  • Legal Aid Partner — Collaborates to support re-entry youth with legal and practical services.
  • NYC Department of Correction Government — Partner agency supporting programming at Riker’s Island
  • Riker’s Island Partner — Location for long-standing Yoga & Basketball Programming, sound meditations, and competitive leagues
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.

  • Cross-Group Connection Through Shared Sport Goals
    methodology: mixing_gangs_through_sports
    By using basketball to create shared goals in skill development and teamwork, youth from rival gangs build trust and reduce tensions because structured collaboration in a neutral, engaging context fosters mutual respect over group-based hostility.
  • Future-Vision Goal Mapping (A-Z Framework)
    methodology: A-Z Framework
    By guiding youth to define their current reality (A) and future vision (Z), then identify the next actionable step (B), the A-Z Framework reduces overwhelm and builds agency because breaking long-term transformation into immediate, concrete actions increases motivation and follow-through.
  • Mindfulness-Based Self-Regulation for Youth
    methodology: mindful_response_training
    By integrating mindfulness practices such as meditation, breathwork, and yoga into daily routines, youth develop somatic self-regulation and nervous system resilience, which reduces impulsive reactions and supports emotional stability, particularly in high-stress or post-incarceration contexts, because mindful awareness creates a mental pause between stimulus and response.
  • Sport-Integrated Mind-Body Wellness
    methodology: sport-integrated_wellness
    By embedding mindfulness and somatic practices within basketball and other physical activities, youth build concentration, confidence, and collaboration skills because sport provides an engaging, low-barrier context for developing mental and physical self-regulation.
  • Wu-Wei-Informed Intentional Action Framework
    methodology: wu-wei-based training
    By translating the Taoist principle of wu-wei (effortless action) into an 8-step practical framework, individuals learn to respond to challenges with balance and intention rather than force or resistance, because aligning action with natural flow reduces internal conflict and increases adaptive capacity.