New York City, NY

NEW YORK INSIGHT INC

EIN 13-4041101

Faith & Spiritual Communities Contemplative & Spiritual Growth

Mission

New York Insight Meditation Center is devoted to nurturing a community of belonging by weaving the Buddha’s teachings of wisdom, compassion, and awakening into everyday life.

IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) church Contributions are tax-deductible

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About NEW YORK INSIGHT INC

New York Insight (NYI), legally New York Insight Inc (EIN 13-4041101), is an urban insight/Vipassana meditation center in New York City that offers regular sittings, courses, workshops, daylongs and retreats. Founded in 1997 and tax-exempt since 1999, NYI operates as a donor-facing nonprofit community center focused on making mindfulness and insight meditation accessible to a diverse city population.

NYI is an active, largely volunteer-run organization with a small staff and board, a published program calendar (in-person and online offerings), and recent activity including ongoing courses, retreats, and community events through 2024–2026. The organization lists its EIN on its website footer and maintains governance documents and policies (updated in recent years), reflecting continued operations and donor-facing stewardship.

Notable achievements

Established, long-running urban sangha

Founded in 1997, NYI has sustained a metropolitan meditation community for decades, offering ongoing weekly sittings, teacher-led programs, practice leader groups, and multi-day retreats that serve practitioners at all levels.

Program continuity and expansion

NYI runs a broad program slate — public courses, Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) offerings, daylongs, and residential and non-residential retreats — and maintained an active event calendar into 2024–2026, including hybrid (in-person + online) programming to reach wider audiences.

Organizational scale and financial support

Recent filings show NYI operating at a mid-sized community nonprofit scale (six-figure annual revenues and substantial net assets in recent years), reflecting sustained donor support that funds its programming and center operations.

At a glance

Total assets: $428K
Annual revenue: $611K
Tax status: 501(c)(3)Church
EIN: 13-4041101
Location: New York City, NY
Website: www.nyimc.org
On Mahalo since: May 2026

Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.

Recognition

Recognized nonprofit status — NYI is organized as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit (New York Insight Inc) and is identified in public nonprofit databases and filings under EIN 13-4041101.

Public financial filings and governance updates — NYI has publicly available Form 990 filings and maintains governance documents and policies (e.g., whistleblower policy, position postings), demonstrating transparency and formal governance practices.

Community and peer acknowledgments — NYI is listed and recommended on nonprofit and community platforms and has received support/mentions from peer organizations and foundations that fund or highlight meditation and wellness programs.

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