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← SO KIDS SOAR

Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by SO KIDS SOAR.

Totals

Total revenue
$244,949
Total expenses
$315,450
Contributions and grants received
$259,750
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$4,061
Other revenue
-$18,862
Total assets, end of year
$185,696
Total liabilities, end of year
$46,398
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$139,298
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$211,925
Management and general expenses
$48,650
Fundraising expenses
$54,875
Program service expenses (Part III)
$211,925

Program services were 67.2% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $48,663

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $211,087

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $34,531

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $4,061 · excluded $4,061

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $48,663

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $18,862

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$18,862 · excluded -$18,862

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $82,840 · program services $53,522 · management and general $8,284 · fundraising $21,034

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $91,333 · program services $59,009 · management and general $9,133 · fundraising $23,191

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $169 · management and general $169

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $15,578 · program services $9,428 · management and general $2,452 · fundraising $3,698

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $19,255 · management and general $19,255

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $20,680 · program services $16,290 · management and general $665 · fundraising $3,725

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $2,072 · program services $257 · management and general $1,752 · fundraising $63

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $693 · management and general $693

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $1,965 · program services $234 · management and general $1,650 · fundraising $81

  • 17 · Travel

    total $4,523 · program services $3,596 · management and general $318 · fundraising $609

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $5,296 · program services $5,201 · fundraising $95

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $1,203 · program services $420 · management and general $783

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM FOOD & DRINK

    total $15,938 · program services $14,338 · fundraising $1,600

  • 24b · Other expenses: PROGRAM EVENTS

    total $15,835 · program services $15,835

  • 24c · Other expenses: PROGRAM EQUIPMENT & SUP

    total $13,419 · program services $13,343 · management and general $0 · fundraising $76

  • 24d · Other expenses: PROGRAM VENUE

    total $9,574 · program services $9,454 · management and general $120

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $15,077 · program services $10,998 · management and general $3,376 · fundraising $703

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $31,202 · end of year $30,520

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $152,941 · end of year $76,001

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $68,026 · end of year $64,752

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $1,305 · end of year $14,423

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $1

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $9,017 · end of year $26,398

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    end of year $20,000

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $42 · end of year $0

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $244,416 · end of year $139,298

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

SO KIDS SOAR SKS, A NOT-FOR-PROFIT SECTION 501C3, PROVIDES LIFE-CHANGING PROGRAMS THAT EMPOWER YOUTH WITH PHYSICAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES TO STRIVE, OWN, ACHIEVE AND REALIZE THEIR POTENTIAL.

  • SKS CLINICS ARE ADAPTIVE CLINICS HELD ONCE OR TWICE A MONTH FOR YOUTH WITH DISABILITIES. THROUGH OUR CLINICS, THOSE WITH PHYSICAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES ARE ABLE TO COME OFF THE SIDELINES AND UNITE WITH THEIR PEERS. MANY CHILDREN HAVE BEEN BULLIED IN SCHOOLS AND ARE LEFT OUT OF ACTIVITIES WITH ABLE-BODIED CHILDREN. THE EMPOWERMENT AND SELF-CONFIDENCE GAINED THROUGH THE CLINICS WILL CARRY OVER FROM THE FIELD TO THE HOME, CLASSROOM, AND COMMUNITY, ALLOWING THEM TO REALIZE THAT THEIR DISABILITY WILL NOT PREVENT THEM FROM FULFILLING THEIR DREAMS. EACH CHILD IS PARTNERED WITH A VOLUNTEER TO LEARN THE ESSENCE OF TEAMWORK, HAVE A MENTOR, AND BOND OVER A SENSE OF CAMARADERIE. IN 2024, SKS PROVIDED 13 IN-PERSON CLINICS AND 13 DIGITAL CLINICS TO A TOTAL OF 182 PARTICIPANTS AND 237 VOLUNTEERS.

    Expenses $97,473

  • YOUR PATH TO SUCCESS: THE SO KIDS SOAR MENTORSHIP PROGRAM PROVIDES COMMUNICATION, LEADERSHIP AND VOCATIONAL SKILL-BUILDING FOR YOUNG ADULTS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DELAYS AND/OR PHYSICAL DISABILITIES IN THE WASHINGTON DC AREA. OVER THE COURSE OF 3 MONTHS, PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS ATTEND SKILL-BUILDING WORKSHOPS ON TOPICS SUCH AS RESUME DEVELOPMENT, INTERVIEWING, FORMAL EMAIL COMMUNICATION, AND OFF-SITE COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS. THE GOAL IS TO ENSURE THAT PARTICIPANTS WALK AWAY WITH MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIPS, NEW CONFIDENCE AND REAL SKILLS THAT ALLOW THEM TO PURSUE INDEPENDENCE AND GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT

    Expenses $57,925

  • SKS HOLIDAY CELEBRATION: THIS CELEBRATION IS MORE THAN A SEASONAL PARTY. IT IS OUR CULMINATING YEAR-END EVENT THAT GIVES OUR PARTICIPANTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO PAY COMPASSION FORWARD. PARTICIPANTS ENGAGE IN A VARIETY OF PHILANTHROPIC ACTIVITIES AT THE HOLIDAY CELEBRATION, INCLUDING WRAPPING GIFTS FOR UNDERPRIVILEGED CHILDREN DECORATING DESSERTS FOR HOMELESS SHELTERS MAKING HOLIDAY CARDS FOR VETERANS AND MORE. THE HOLIDAY CELEBRATION IS A TIME FOR FUN AND PHILANTHROPY AND A REMINDER THAT THEIR DISABILITIES WILL NOT HOLD THEM BACK FROM REACHING THEIR POTENTIAL. AT THE 2024 SKS HOLIDAY PROGRAM, 41 PARTICIPANTS AND 63 VOLUNTEERS ACHIEVED THE FOLLOWING GOALS: - 250 PRESENTS FOR DC METRO FOSTER AND ADOPTIVE PARENT ASSOCIATION - 89 PRESENTS FOR THE NAPKIN NETWORK - 57 BACKPACKS STUFFED WITH SCHOOL SUPPLIES AND TOYS FOR KIDS IN NEED OF DEFENSE (KIND) - 50 BACKPACKS STUFFED WITH HYGIENE KITS FOR COMFORT CASES, INC. - 50 STUFFED KONG BALLS FOR MONTGOMERY COUNTY PARTNERS FOR ANIMAL WELL-BEING - 70 FLASH CARDS FOR HANDS ON TOKYO.

    Expenses $31,834

  • VARIOUS OTHER PROGRAMS WITHIN SKS INCLUDE VOLUNTEER RECRUITMENT, YOUTH RECRUITMENT,AND GENERAL, ONE-TIME PROGRAMS OFFERED TO YOUTH THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

    Expenses $24,693

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Christi Main

    CO-CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Chloe Stewart

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jay Chesley

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kiel Chesley

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Stoddert Nibley

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Will Cole

    CO-CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Rachel Goldschmidt

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kaushik Rath

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Claire Levinson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kristin Scherago

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Glenda Fu Smith

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $82,841
    From this org
    $82,841
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2025
Filed
30 July 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.2
Source object
202622119349300137

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