Seed Yoga
EIN: 88-0544991
Mission
Serving the Greater Cleveland area and Lorain County. Spreading joy, inner-peace, and love to all by guiding the practices of yoga, breathwork and meditation. We want to bring yoga to everyone, but especially those it would support most. We have donation and fee-based classes available to the general public. We provide free yoga to schools. We provide free yoga to caregivers of families with special needs. We also collaborate with mental health partners, to bring free yoga to those it would support most. The practice of yoga benefits more than the self! It disperses through the family and community, to benefit everyone. We want to remove any barriers to yoga that youth, families, and other individuals might face.
Ruling year
2022
Executive Director
Casey Martin
Main address
397 Bassett Rd
Bay Village, OH 44140 USA
EIN
88-0544991
Exercise
Community recreation
Family disability resources
Youth development
Self-help groups
Population served
Children and youth
Adults
LGBTQ people
Parents
Caregivers
NTEE code
Personal Social Services (P50)
IRS subsection
501(c)(3) Public Charity
IRS filing requirement
This organization is required to file an IRS Form 990-N.
Communication
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Free yoga in schools
We are currently operating on a free yoga model in schools primarily in underserved areas. We charge schools only a nominal fee IF they request us to come more frequently than once per week. We serve predominantly inner-city schools in Cuyahoga County & Lorain County. We work with school counselors, wellness directors, intervention specialists, PE instructors, and school administration to plan the best schedule and groups to work with.
Free Yoga for Parent Respite
We offer four monthly yoga classes for parent respite in locations throughout northeast Ohio. Typical locations include Solon, Lakewood, Strongsville or Brecksville, and Amherst. Local yoga studios allow us to use their space for free. We market our parent respite classes through organizations such as Connecting for Kids, Rec2Connect, Gigi's Playhouse, Mother2Mother, etc. and on parent support group pages on Facebook.
In summer 2023, we are planning our first parent respite yoga retreat. Any students that attend our monthly classes will be eligible (pending funding) to attend the retreat for free. The retreat will be held at a farm in Vermillion, with outdoor yoga classes, sound, meditation, and many options during free time: swimming, hiking, speaking with an on-site counselor, and making new friends with other parents. Snacks and a healthy dinner will be provided. There will be opportunities for community partnerships with organizations that would like a table at the event.
Free Yoga for Mental Wellness
We offer free yoga for mental wellness, offered through groups at other area organizations such as NAMI or May Dugan Center. We also hold free classes throughout Cuyahoga and Lorain County in public library meeting rooms or via Zoom, for the purpose of mental wellness. Our classes focus on breath work, mindfulness, and relaxation. The movement portion of a class is led by the students' preferences and ability. These classes are promoted via fliers posted at area wellness centers, mental health clinics, nonprofit organizations, and Facebook pages.
Where we work
External reviews
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How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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Who are the people you serve with your mission?
Schools, caregivers in families with special needs, mental health organizations.
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How is your organization collecting feedback from the people you serve?
Suggestion box/email,
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals,
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What significant change resulted from feedback?
We will offer restorative classes to caregivers in families with special needs, since the previously held Vinyasa style class was a little intimidating for these tired caregivers.
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With whom is the organization sharing feedback?
Our staff, Our board, Positive feedback gets posted on our website, with permission,
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
We take steps to get feedback from marginalized or under-represented people, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We look for patterns in feedback based on demographics (e.g., race, age, gender, etc.), We look for patterns in feedback based on people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.), We act on the feedback we receive,
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
We don’t have the right technology to collect and aggregate feedback efficiently, It is difficult to find the ongoing funding to support feedback collection, It is difficult to get honest feedback from the people we serve,
Financials
Assets info
Financial data
Seed Yoga
Revenue & expensesFiscal Year: 2022
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
| Revenue | |
|---|---|
| Contributions, Grants, Gifts | $27,542 |
| Program Services | $1,491 |
| Membership Dues | $0 |
| Special Events | $0 |
| Other Revenue | $0 |
| Total Revenue | $29,033 |
| Expenses | |
|---|---|
| Program Services | $6,137 |
| Administration | $0 |
| Fundraising | $556 |
| Payments to Affiliates | $0 |
| Other Expenses | $0 |
| Total Expenses | $6,693 |
Seed Yoga
Balance sheetFiscal Year: 2022
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
| Assets | |
|---|---|
| Total Assets | $22,340 |
| Liabilities | |
|---|---|
| Total Liabilities | $0 |
| Fund balance (EOY) | |
|---|---|
| Net Assets | $0 |
Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
Documents
Executive Director
Casey Martin
Casey is a Yoga Alliance Registered 200 hour Yoga Teacher, (500 hour pending) with a focus in accessibility and inclusivity in yoga, and Registered Children’s Yoga Teacher with an emphasis on teaching from a trauma-informed perspective. Casey has been a student of yoga since the mid-‘90s, always seeking authenticity in teachers, and healing in the practice.
Casey’s goal in founding Seed Yoga is to ensure that this positive mind, mood, and life altering practice is brought to everyone that needs it – especially the youth, caregivers in families, and those that have much healing to do but don’t have yoga resources available or accessible to them.
Casey’s prior professional background includes non-profit administration, corporate administrative duties, and senior paralegal duties and training at an intellectual property law firm. She has also managed event planning and fundraising for various non-profit organizations.
There are no officers, directors or key employees recorded for this organization
There are no highest paid employees recorded for this organization.
Seed Yoga
Board of directorsas of 03/07/2023
Board of directors data
Lisa Ellis
Cleveland Public Schools
Term: 2022 -
Jennifer Atzberger
Catholic Charities of Cleveland
Kim Corrigan
Community Volunteer
James Levin
LegalWorks & Firefish Festival
Casey Martin
Seed Yoga
Brett Mangon
NEO Accounting & Tax Services LLC
Dena Fisher
Dena's Table
Melissa Grimes
Bay Village Schools
Alonso Southard
Clearview Local Schools
Sarah Kelly
Parma City School District
Michelle Esper
Goodyear Tire & Rubber
Kelly Kocon
Community Volunteer
Murray Woods
Retired Certified Nurse Practitioner
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and 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 and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Not applicable -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Not applicable -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Not applicable
Organizational demographics
Who works and leads organizations that serve our diverse communities? Candid partnered with CHANGE Philanthropy on this demographic section.
Leadership
The organization's leader identifies as:
Race & ethnicity
Gender identity
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