SOAR For Youth

EIN: 264425202 501(c)(3) Human Services

Berkeley, CA

Total Revenue
$717,410
Total Expenses
$628,533
Total Assets
$1,795,774
Net Assets
$1,778,009
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Organization Details

Formation Year
2009
Legal Domicile
CA
Principal Officer
Diana L Brown
Phone
5106320888
Tax Period
2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31

SOAR For Youth, founded in 2009, is a small nonprofit in the Human Services sector that reported $717K in total revenue in fiscal year 2025. Revenue decreased 5% compared to the prior year. Expenses of $629K left a modest 12% surplus.

Mission

In community partnership with UC Berkeley, SOAR helps Bay Area foster youth aged 11-21 move through adolescence and into their adult lives with independence. We teach, coach, and counsel our young people in academics, leadership, life skills, and emotional intelligence. We provide them with activities that build trust, promote teamwork, and enhance self-esteem. The SOAR program aims to help our young people graduate from high school, attend college, and succeed in life with purpose.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1
Expenses: $275,657

Summer Precollegiate Academics: In 2025 SOAR hosted five one-week residential Summer Academies on the UC Berkeley campus (Prepare To SOAR, Learn To SOAR, Time To SOAR, SOAR To College, and SOAR to...

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Summer Precollegiate Academics: In 2025 SOAR hosted five one-week residential Summer Academies on the UC Berkeley campus (Prepare To SOAR, Learn To SOAR, Time To SOAR, SOAR To College, and SOAR to Vocation). We selected a new cohort of 15 middle schooler to attend the Prepare To SOAR Academy and welcomed our program alumni to attend the SOAR To Vocation Academy which was launched in 2024 to provide opportunities and exposure to our youths who may not find themselves on a path to college degree. We adjusted our program offerings to match our youth's learning abilities. Several youths were not able to return to attend their Learn To SOAR or Time To SOAR Academies due to relocation, summer school, and personal reasons. So we were elated when three students who had not attended their Summer Academies for the last two or three years returned to attend their final Academy - SOAR To Your Future (Week one is SOAR To College and Week two SOAR To Vocation).All Academy participates (100%) said they would recommend SOAR to other foster youth. All of them also said that the knowledge and experience they gained at SOAR will help them achieve greater academic success and build their future.Forty Nine (49) foster youths (including Jr. Counselors) benefited from the life-changing Summer Pre-collegiate Academies we offered in 2025.

Program 2
Expenses: $57,272

School Year Academic Support (Foster Youth Academic Support): Our Academic Advocates are trained and supported to help their advisees stay on track academically and work through personal and...

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School Year Academic Support (Foster Youth Academic Support): Our Academic Advocates are trained and supported to help their advisees stay on track academically and work through personal and emotional challenges. The individualized advocacy for each youth includes weekly grade checks, monthly school visits, tutoring, regular group outings with other SOAR youths and Advocates, and college plus scholarship application assistance. 82% of our youths graduated from high school on time in 2025; we expected 80%.Cumulatively, 98% of our youths graduated from high school and 86% have gone on to college in comparison to the national average of 50% and 10% respectively. 68% of SOAR 4-year college students have graduated, compared to the national average of 3-4% of foster youth attending all colleges.

Program 3
Expenses: $71,189

Summer Internship Program: 12 SOAR high achievers worked as summer interns for 6-8 weeks in various Bay Area locations. The employers, selected to honor these youths' passion and career goals...

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Summer Internship Program: 12 SOAR high achievers worked as summer interns for 6-8 weeks in various Bay Area locations. The employers, selected to honor these youths' passion and career goals, included: Buchanan Dentist, Delta Humane Society Stockton, Holistic Hyperbaric Clinic, Superior Court of California, County of Alameda, Walsh Vineyards.In summary, with uncompromising support from SOAR 126 foster youths learned, grew, and thrived during the tax reporting period (January 1-December 31, 2025). SOAR is grateful for the tremendous financial and volunteer support that helped make it all happen.

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

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Financial Overview (2025)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $667,443
Program Service Revenue $0
Investment Income $49,967
Other Revenue $0
TOTAL REVENUE $717,410

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $0
Salaries & Benefits $151,907
Fundraising Expenses $0
Program Expenses $486,475
Other Expenses $476,626
TOTAL EXPENSES $628,533

Year-over-Year Comparison

2025 2024 Change
Revenue $717,410 $758,049 -0.1%
Expenses $628,533 $547,394 +0.1%
Net Income $88,877 $210,655 -0.6%
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Governance

Voting Members
8
Independent Members
8
Employees
3
Volunteers
N/A

Governance Policies

Conflict of Interest Policy
Whistleblower Policy
Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

Operated a School
Operated a Hospital
Provided First Class Travel
Reported Conflict of Interest
Reported Asset Diversion
Excess Benefit Transaction
Made Political Expenditures
Engaged in Lobbying
Operated Donor Advised Fund
Maintained Art Collections
Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers
3
$0
Total Directors
8
$0
Key Employees
0
$0
Highest Compensated
0
reported
Name Title Hours/Week Role Reportable Comp Other Comp Total
Diana Brown Director/President & Chair 60.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
Kem Robinson Director/Treasurer 14.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
Libby Colman Director 10.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Leticia Galyean Director 4.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Michelle D Young Director 4.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Denise Fuller Director 4.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Beth Luke Director/Secretary 12.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
Linda Burton Director 4.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year Revenue Expenses Assets Net Income
2025 $717,410 $628,533 $1,795,774 $88,877
2024 $758,049 $547,394 $1,735,249 $210,655
2023 $790,600 $573,705 $1,484,230 $216,895
2022 $568,497 $370,159 $1,266,139 $198,338
2021 $565,181 $313,468 $1,064,306 $251,713
2020 $461,529 $316,401 $817,692 $145,128
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