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Spirit Fire Meditative Retreat Center, Inc.
Practicing a Living Awareness, Everyday
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Spirit Fire Meditative Retreat Center, Inc.
Mission
Spirit Fire is an educational non-profit whose mission is to cultivate spirituality and educate people on the importance of consciousness in their everyday lives. We provide retreats, online classes, meditation programs, Spirit Fire Radio, and discussion groups that encourage awareness and conscious living.
Ruling Year
2002
President of the Board
Mr. Steve Kramer
Executive Director
Mr. Tim Darter
Main Address
407 W Leyden Rd
Leyden, MA 01337 USA
Keywords
meditation, self-discovery, spiritual, esoteric studies, ageless wisdom, astrology, native american, Buddhism, retreat, path,
EIN
04-3564168
5757359992
Educational Services and Schools - Other (B90)
Religion Related, Spiritual Development N.E.C. (X99)
IRS Filing Requirement
This organization is required to file an IRS Form 990 or 990-EZ.
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Programs + Results
What we aim to solve New!
Spirit Fire is an educational non-profit whose mission is to cultivate spirituality and educate people on the importance of consciousness in their everyday lives.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
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Where we workNew!
Our Results
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Numbered of staff who are satisfied to be an employee of the institution
TOTALS BY YEAR
Population(s) served
General/Unspecified
Context notes
We continue growing and happy to say that one way we see that is the number of staff we employ and their retention.
Number of students enrolled in service-learning courses
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Population(s) served
General/Unspecified
Related program
The Practice of Living Awareness
Context notes
Our online meditation community continues to grow. We have experienced an increase in the number of those joining our online meditation program, The Practice of Living Awareness.
Number of unique website visitors
TOTALS BY YEAR
Population(s) served
General/Unspecified
Context notes
We have seen our awareness increase significantly through the years.
Total revenue earned to support advocacy efforts
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Population(s) served
No target populations selected
Charting Impact
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What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
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What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
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What have and haven't they accomplished so far?
Spirit Fire is an educational non-profit whose mission is to cultivate spirituality and educate people on the importance of consciousness in their everyday lives.
The Practice of Living Awareness, Spirit Fire's meditation practice began reaching people via the internet over 5 years ago. Since then we've seen online meditation become a universal trend. Why, because meditation works and building a global community is at the forefront of everyone's mind. Spirit Fire is committed to continuing this endeavor. Our Retreat Center :Our retreat center in Leyden, Massachusetts continues to evolve and support our mission in many ways. Our focus is on creating an atmosphere which allows the human spirit to thrive. With kindness around every corner; delicious and creative menus that meet the needs of any and every diet; a peaceful atmosphere that fosters mindfulness; and beautiful spaces, both indoor and out, we are seeing the results. We recently added an art barn to the property as a way of incorporating artistic and creative expression into programming.
Spirit Fire is uniquely leveraged to accomplish its mission. We are continually finding creative ways to ensure that those associated are being educated on how to bring consciousness into their everyday life.
The last round of meditation was a huge success. We had over 100 practitioners join our program. We saw record numbers of live participants, robust interaction with our meditation blog, and plenty of signs that folks were regularly downloading our podcasts. As a result, we created online lectures, classes, and meditation retreats to enhance the experience of The Practice of Living Awareness; all of these have been well received and are enjoying equal success. We are encouraged, knowing so many are feeling the effects of awareness being added to their day. Recently, we introduced an exciting program at Spirit Fire Retreat Center, Rai$e It Forward. It is designed to allow groups that would otherwise be unable to use a retreat center for programming, to have that opportunity.
Our focus is on expanding our meditation, retreat, and class offerings. We are actively working with partners and co-creators to enhance our current offerings.
External Reviews
Financials
Spirit Fire Meditative Retreat Center, Inc.
Fiscal year: Jan 01 - Dec 31
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Operations
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Board Chair
Steve Kramer
Board Leadership Practices
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SOURCE: Self-reported by organizationBOARD ORIENTATION & EDUCATION
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations?
Yes
CEO OVERSIGHT
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year?
Not Applicable
ETHICS & TRANSPARENCY
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year?
Yes
BOARD COMPOSITION
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership?
Yes
BOARD PERFORMANCE
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years?
No
Organizational Demographics
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Sexual Orientation
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Disability
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Diversity Strategies
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We track the age of staff, senior staff, and board
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We track the diversity of vendors (e.g., consultants, professional service firms)
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We have a diversity manager in place
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