Boulder Creek, CA
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Sign In — Free (10 views/day)Vajrapani Institute for Wisdom Culture, founded in 1976, is a small nonprofit that reported $547K in total revenue in fiscal year 2025. Revenue fell 49% from the prior year — a significant decline worth monitoring. Expenses of $947K exceeded revenue, resulting in a 73% operating deficit.
Vajrapani Institute for Wisdom Culture supports the transformation of spiritual teachings into experience through contemplative retreat. As a spiritual community serving the needs of retreaters in all traditions, we are nurtured by the energy of our Tibetan Buddhist founder Lama Thubten Yeshe and our spiritual director Lama Zopa Rinpoche, by our teachers and holy objects, and by the stillness of the California redwood forest. Vajrapani Institute for Wisdom Culture is affiliated with the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition and is dedicated to preserving Lama Tsong Khapa's rich living tradition of wisdom and compassion.
In 2025, Vajrapani Institute hosted a total of 23 retreats: 18 retreats were held with the teachers of the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition (FPMT) and 5 retreats were groups...
In 2025, Vajrapani Institute hosted a total of 23 retreats: 18 retreats were held with the teachers of the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition (FPMT) and 5 retreats were groups from different spiritual traditions. We also held online pujas and teachings. A total of 1,007 people attended the retreats and online programs in 2025.Of the FPMT retreats, the themes covered included: introduction courses to buddhism and meditation, nature of the mind and training and management training for all of the FPMT centers. We also held a summer youth program for families.We also hosted individuals in our six private retreat cabins for a total of 976 people nights and 155 individuals (equivalent of 70 people taking a 2 week retreat).
Financial Health Score (300–850) · Liquidity · Solvency · Sustainability · Efficiency
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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)
Sign In — Free (10 views/day)| 2025 | 2024 | Change | |
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| Revenue | $546,857 | $1,073,249 | -0.5% |
| Expenses | $946,509 | $856,845 | +0.1% |
| Net Income | $-399,652 | $216,404 | -2.8% |
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Sign In| Name | Title | Hours/Week | Role | Reportable Comp | Other Comp | Total |
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| Ryan MacLennan | Executive Dir. | 40.00 |
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$72,215 | $0 | $72,215 |
| George Galt | CEO | 2.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| Beth Dart | Secretary | 2.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| Don Isaacson | Treasurer | 2.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| Valerie Thomas | Director | 2.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $546,857 | $946,509 | $3,497,664 | $-399,652 |
| 2024 | $1,073,249 | $856,845 | $3,852,322 | $216,404 |
| 2023 | $1,339,886 | $695,098 | $3,609,297 | $644,788 |
| 2022 | $348,205 | $553,162 | $2,917,992 | $-204,957 |
| 2021 | $161,896 | $433,171 | $3,173,073 | $-271,275 |
| 2020 | $663,997 | $572,595 | $3,406,461 | $91,402 |
| 2019 | $1,298,352 | $817,807 | $3,297,445 | $480,545 |
| 2018 | $1,535,375 | $912,640 | $2,997,848 | $622,735 |
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