Retreats and Online Programming
IMS’s mission is to offer the dharma to as many as possible without discrimination or financial burden. Sliding-scale pricing is offered to every retreatant, if needed, up to a 50% discount. Approximately half of retreatants utilize some portion of this discount to participate in meditation retreats.
At the Retreat Center, IMS held thirty-seven (37) residential retreats throughout 2023. One of these is our Three-Month Retreat.
The Forest Refuge offered residential retreats all 12 months of 2023, including four (4) themed month-long retreats.
IMS Online offered sixty-four (64) virtual programs which included four (4) separate monthly gatherings that repeat each month.
Financial Results of Operations
Operating Revenue
- Retreat Programming: $3,954,500
- Donation Contributions: $3,911,090
- Sales: $1,634
Total operating revenue: $7,867,224
Operating Expenses
- Retreat Programming: $7,609,413
- Personnel: $720,095
- Development & Outreach: $362,501
Total operating expenses: $8,692,009
Other Revenue
IMS is fortunate to have the support of an annual endowment drawdown, which allows us to offer retreats to all, without regard to financial limitation.
- Investment Dividends & Interest: $543,480
- Assets released from Endowment Funds to support operations: $701,004
Please direct any feedback to Executive Director Inger Forland at ingerf@dharma.org.
