Our Impact 2022–2025

Dear Friends,

Life continually invites us to wrestle with big, sometimes impossible-feeling questions: How do we stay resilient in times of great change—whether personal or collective? How do we care for our own well-being and the health of our communities? How do we lead with love when anger is all around us? How do we respond to the planet when climate change is at our doorstep?

Over the past three years, 2022–2025, Omega has been living inside these questions alongside you. As we have rebuilt a robust program in the post-pandemic years and navigated an important transition in leadership, one thing became clear: the answers always begin with connection—to ourselves, to each other, and to the earth.

They also begin with you. Your willingness to inquire, learn, and transform. Your dedication to thoughtful care and action. Your choice to show up—for yourself and for each other.

Every season at Omega, we witness the extraordinary alchemy that happens when participants, teachers, and staff gather together and hold space for growth and renewal. This is the essence of Omega's mission: awakening the best in the human spirit.

Because of you, thousands of people have gained access to practices that build resilience, healing, and clarity. Your participation and support of Omega's nonprofit work have turned insight into action and helped weave those actions into a stronger, more compassionate community. Together, we are cultivating a space that is not only inclusive and caring, but also truly empowering and transformative.

It is an honor for me to share this Impact Report and letter with you for the first time as Omega's CEO. I am profoundly grateful to be part of this vibrant community of learners, thinkers, and doers. As you read through these pages of all we've accomplished together over the past three years, I know you'll feel it too.

With gratitude,

Carla M. Goldstein
President & CEO

Omega's community of staff, teachers, participants, and members stretches across continents and cultures, connected by a shared spirit of learning, healing, and growth. Each of you brings a unique perspective. We love hearing the voices and stories that weave together the larger fabric of Omega.

Today, it's easier than ever to access Omega's experiential learning opportunities. With new technology, expanding interest in online learning, and strategic investments in staff, digital content, and scholarships, we are reaching more people and fostering a more inclusive community.

Omega believes the benefits of holistic education should be available to everyone. In 2022–2025, we:

• Offered full and partial scholarships annually, with special opportunities for women, veterans, first responders, frontline health-care workers, and historically marginalized communities.
• Broadened access by offering sliding-scale tuition on select workshops and introduced tiered pricing to all online programs—as part of our commitment to inclusivity and accessibility.
• Advanced our Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) Fund—supporting scholarships and opening doors to a more inclusive, dynamic community.
• Invested in our digital capacity to expand Omega Online—bringing the spirit of the Rhinebeck campus into homes around the world through livestreams and on-demand programs; growing from 79 offerings in 2016–2021 to 190 between 2022–2025—and providing free community events on Instagram Live, Zoom, and Facebook.  We also created a new executive position, Chief Digital Content Officer, to lead this effort.
• Bolstered our membership program—3,500+ strong and growing!—which nurtures inspiration, strengthens our vibrant community, and supports scholarships.
• Expanded access to practices that nurture hope and healing with the acquisition of our Dropping In podcast by MindBodySpirit.fm—a podcast network curated to host programs in the areas of personal growth, metaphysics, self-help, healing, alternative health, mental health, spiritual growth, and related areas. 

Omega has a long tradition of welcoming artists and other creative souls to celebrate creative expression with workshops, performances, and opportunities for painting, dancing, music, writing, and much more.

Art doesn’t just move us emotionally—it inspires us to tune into our senses and explore our notions of identity, community, and wellbeing. Over these years, we have continued to deepen our commitment to and celebration of the arts. We launched Arts at Omega programming as part of our daily open classes—creating more opportunities for creative expression and play—and have proudly hosted a remarkable series of art exhibitions across campus.

Here are just some of the art exhibits that have inspired our community recently:

Over the years, an ever-widening network of people and organizations that share our deep commitment to lifelong learning have enriched our community. Through this experience we have learned that the power of working together is much stronger than walking the path alone.

Many of you joined us for programs presented in collaboration with these Omega partners—and saw firsthand how we are collectively catalyzing a culture of well-being, generative thinking, and transformative action.

Some highlights of our work with collaborative partners:

Harlem Wellness Center and The Wellbeing Project for the 2023 Regional Wellbeing Summit and the 2025 Regional HEARTH Summit—two gatherings of change leaders exploring the profound connections between personal, organizational, and social well-being.

The Glynwood Center for Regional Food & Farming for the 2023 and 2025 Beyond Delicious: Transforming the Future of Food conferences—bringing together food innovators, restaurateurs, farmers, policy advocates, and chefs to focus on creating a food system that is healthy, sustainable, and accessible to all.

Climate Wayfinding for Philanthropy, delivered in collaboration with the All We Can Save Project and Women Moving Millions—bringing together women at the forefront of climate solutions and philanthropic interests.

The cocreated Awaken to Inner Abundance retreat with Inner Mountain Foundation, connecting world-class mentors, entrepreneurs, and changemakers to explore grounded leadership and collective growth, rooted in trust and community.

Every year, tens of thousands of people gain deep insights, develop fresh ideas about the world, and build community through Omega. We bring you world-class faculty and programs that enable profound learning moments—both in-person and online.

Omega has grown into an institute of influence way beyond our early imaginings. When our doors opened in 1977, a few hundred inquisitive participants walked through. Today, we are one of the largest and most trusted centers for lifelong learning in the world, offering an integrated approach to personal growth and social change, and continuing to connect our work with innovators across the globe.

Omega by the Numbers

2M web visitors reached each year

Participants from 150+ countries

3,500 Members—creating the joyful, caring and inclusive community that makes this a place like no other

65 core staff employees, who live off-campus and plan, design, and implement the year's programs, as well as handle the innumerable administrative, programming, and marketing tasks that keep Omega going

257 seasonal staff employed, contributing professional skills and compassionate customer service (and plenty of golf cart rides!)

361k followers on social media

450+ nonprofit organizations receiving opportunities for rest, reset, and connection

3,180+ free minutes of meditation offered to Members

550+ scholarships and $586,817 in scholarship funding offered in 2022–2025 to ensure access and inclusivity

Omega is Taking Care of Change by nurturing the community of caregivers, changemakers, and creatives—the people who devote their lives to lifting our communities and repairing our hurting world. From protecting the environment to supporting veterans, women leaders, and other nonprofit organizations, to bringing yoga, mindfulness, and other wellness practices to an ever-widening community of people, Omega's Centers and Initiatives aim to create learning experiences that help people and organizations build capacity to effect change in an interconnected world.

Clarity and purpose come to life through our Centers and Initiatives:

Supporting Climate Leaders

The Omega Center for Sustainable Living (OCSL) EcoMachine™ remains a model of green construction and advanced thinking that is toured by hundreds of students, designers, engineers, and policymakers every year—and serves as a living example of green-building principles that drive a more sustainable Hudson Valley.

In addition to hosting workshops and conferences, through its United Nations Climate accreditation, the OCSL participates in UN Climate Conferences and supports climate activists locally, regionally, and around the globe.

One of the global climate justice leaders Omega has supported is Prasiddhi Singh, a young changemaker from the southernmost state in India who attended the UN annual Climate Conference at age 11. "We [the youth] are the ones facing the most consequences, which means we need to find a solution," Prasiddhi says, "Being 11 years old, I really wanted to show the potential that we have.  Raising voices is important but I want to promote real action." You can read more about Prasiddhi on our website.

Everything at Omega
Starts with You

At Omega, philanthropy touches everything we do—from scholarships that open doors, to the care of our beautiful campus. From mission-driven initiatives catalyzing social change, to the vibrant retreats and programs that inspire transformation.

From 2022 through 2025, Omega has been lifted by the generosity of our community. The steady stream of support during these years has not only carried us through a time of rebuilding, but also allowed us to grow in new and meaningful ways.

In that time, more than 73,010 contributions have come from members, donors, and friends. Each gift—no matter the size—has helped strengthen Omega's ability to provide learning, healing, and connection for all who come here.

We are so grateful for your support.

Nurture inspiration, hope, and transformation—for yourself, and others. 

Acknowledgements

We're pleased to share that Omega earned a 2025 Gold Seal of Transparency with Candid and a 4-Star rating with Charity Navigator. We are also proud to be a 1% for the Planet Environmental Partner.