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EXPANDED OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME (OST) PROGRAMMING FROM 3 SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND 15+ SITES IN 2024 TO 10 SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND 28 SITES IN 2025, SERVING MORE THAN 2,000 STUDENTS ANNUALLY THROUGH ACADEMIC SUPPORT, ATHLETICS, MENTORSHIP, STEM PROGRAMMING, LITERACY INTERVENTION, AND ENRICHMENT OPPORTUNITIES. PROVIDED APPROXIMATELY 2,074 STUDENTS WITH ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY OST PROGRAMMING DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR AND SUMMER MONTHS, INCLUDING BEFORE- SCHOOL, AFTER-SCHOOL, AND SUMMER ENRICHMENT SERVICES DESIGNED TO IMPROVE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, WELLNESS, AND YOUTH ENGAGEMENT. PARTNERED WITH BEYOND BASICS TO DELIVER LITERACY INTERVENTION SERVICES THAT RESULTED IN OST STUDENTS AVERAGING 1.4 GRADE LEVELS OF READING GROWTH, WHILE THE PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS ADVANCING TWO OR MORE GRADE LEVELS INCREASED FROM 11% TO 29%. CONTINUED SUCCESS THROUGH THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TALENT SEARCH PROGRAM SERVING 500 STUDENTS ANNUALLY ACROSS MULTIPLE SCHOOL DISTRICTS. PROGRAM OUTCOMES INCLUDED A 99% GRADUATION RATE, 100% GRADE-LEVEL ADVANCEMENT FOR NON-SENIORS, AND A 78% POST-SECONDARY ENROLLMENT RATE. CELEBRATED SIX SMSB ALUMNI SELECTED IN THE 2025 NFL DRAFT, REFLECTING THE ORGANIZATION'S CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO DEVELOPING STUDENT-ATHLETES BOTH ACADEMICALLY AND ATHLETICALLY. HOSTED COLLEGE TOURS AND COLLEGE READINESS EXPERIENCES THAT EXPOSED STUDENTS TO AN AVERAGE OF 10 COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES ANNUALLY, HELPING YOUTH GAIN FIRST HAND EXPOSURE TO POST-SECONDARY OPPORTUNITIES AND ADMISSIONS PATHWAYS. CELEBRATED 52 STUDENT-ATHLETES SIGNING LETTERS OF INTENT ON NATIONAL SIGNING DAY, REINFORCING SMSB'S MISSION TO CREATE SCHOLARSHIP AND COLLEGIATE OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH EDUCATION, MENTORSHIP, AND ATHLETICS. OPERATED THE SOUND MIND SOUND BODY YOUTH ASSOCIATION (SMSBYA), SERVING MORE THAN 3,000 METRO-DETROIT YOUTH THROUGH FOOTBALL AND CHEER PROGRAMMING THAT COMBINES ATHLETIC INSTRUCTION, MENTORSHIP, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, AND ACADEMIC SUPPORT. ACHIEVED RECORD-BREAKING COMPETITIVE SUCCESS THROUGH SMSBYA PROGRAMS, INCLUDING 18 CITY CHAMPIONSHIPS, 5 STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS, 8 REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS, AND 2 NATIONAL FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS, WHILE 8 CHEER TEAMS EARNED NATIONAL TITLES. PARTNERED WITH GROW DETROIT'S YOUNG TALENT (GDYT) TO PROVIDE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, LEADERSHIP TRAINING, AND PAID SUMMER EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR 50 YOUTH PARTICIPANTS. DISTRIBUTED MORE THAN 4,000 PAIRS OF FREE CLEATS TO STUDENT-ATHLETES THROUGH THE ORGANIZATION'S PARTNERSHIP WITH ADIDAS, HELPING REMOVE FINANCIAL BARRIERS TO SPORTS PARTICIPATION. SERVED MORE THAN 2,500 FREE MEALS DAILY TO YOUTH PARTICIPATING IN OST PROGRAMS, SUMMER ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES, CAMPS, AND ATHLETIC EVENTS, ENSURING STUDENTS HAD CONSISTENT ACCESS TO NUTRITIOUS MEALS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. STRENGTHENED COMMUNITY OUTREACH EFFORTS THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS AND ENGAGEMENT INITIATIVES, INCLUDING FOOD DISTRIBUTION EFFORTS SERVING MORE THAN 200 FAMILIES THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH FORGOTTEN HARVEST AND A HOLIDAY GIVEAWAY THAT DISTRIBUTED 2,000 FOOD BAGS AND 500 HOT MEALS TO LOCAL FAMILIES. DELIVERED FREE SUMMER DISCOVERY PROGRAMMING FOR 200 STUDENT-ATHLETES FOCUSED ON ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT, COLLEGE EXPOSURE, MENTORSHIP, AND WELLNESS SUPPORT, WHILE RECEIVING MORE THAN 440 APPLICATIONS DEMONSTRATING STRONG COMMUNITY DEMAND. PARTNERED WITH DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS COMMUNITY DISTRICT TO PROVIDE SUMMER ENRICHMENT PROGRAMMING AT SIX SCHOOL SITES SERVING APPROXIMATELY 300 STUDENTS DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS. ENGAGED MORE THAN 1,000 VOLUNTEERS ANNUALLY ACROSS YOUTH SPORTS, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING, COMMUNITY EVENTS, AND MENTORING INITIATIVES, HELPING CREATE SAFE AND SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENTS FOR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES. 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CONTINUED TO GROW SOUND MIND SOUND BODY'S DIGITAL AND COMMUNITY PRESENCE THROUGH STORYTELLING AND OUTREACH EFFORTS THAT EXPANDED THE ORGANIZATION'S AUDIENCE TO MORE THAN 30,000 SOCIAL MEDIA FOLLOWERS AND SUPPORTERS. 4822225 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false 11 0 false 0 false false false false false false false false X 11 11 false false false false false false false true true false false false true true false true true false false false X CURTIS BLACKWELL II 3134998067 14707 PEMBROOKE SOUTHFIELD MI 48033 X NORMAN CLEMENT BOARD MEMBER X 0 0 0 DR CECIL FORBES BOARD MEMBER X 0 0 0 MICHELLE FRANKLIN SECRETARY/TR X X 0 0 0 CURTIS BLACKWELL II PRESIDENT X X 0 0 0 DEON JOHNSON BOARD MEMBER X 0 0 0 ABDULLAH MUHAMMAD BOARD MEMBER X 0 0 0 TURQUOISE NEAL BOARD MEMBER X 0 0 0 PHILLIP SHERMAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DR LATOYA THOMPSON BOARD MEMBER X 0 0 0 FRANCINE WHU-MUHAMMAD BOARD MEMBER X 0 0 0 KEYONTA WILSON BOARD MEMBER X 0 0 0 false false false 280000 3961916 4241916 PROGRAM INCOME 973360 973360 OTHER 437952 437952 PRODUCT SALES 110615 110615 1521927 15023 15023 5778866 1536950 2174422 1956980 217442 6827 6144 683 21134 10567 10567 6136 6136 89721 89721 201782 171515 30267 12337 12337 30000 25500 4500 5087 5087 PROGRAM EXPENSE 1714792 1714792 REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE 616666 616666 OUTSIDE CONTRACT SERVICES 120133 120133 BUSINESS EXPENSE 60358 30179 30179 136186 73892 62294 5195581 4822225 373356 0 3112347 701436 933054 35143 869061 897911 3981408 1599347 28254 145916 3022050 304134 243176 3354438 389092 X 626970 1210255 626970 1210255 3981408 1599347 583285 X false false X 80060 314200 780449 4654782 4241916 10071407 651374 985094 425027 750295 1536950 4348740 731434 1299294 1205476 5405077 5778866 14420147 14420147 731434 1299294 1205476 5405077 5778866 14420147 1.00000 1.00000 0.00000 0.00000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 142000 142000 700150 22962 677188 90904 12181 78723 897911 5778866 5778866 5778866 5195581 5195581 5195581 FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A NOTEWORTHY ACHIEVEMENTS IN 2025 ARE AS FOLLOWS: OPENED THE NEW SOUND MIND SOUND BODY COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT CENTER (CEC), A 50,000-SQUARE-FOOT FACILITY IN DETROIT DESIGNED TO SUPPORT YOUTH PROGRAMMING, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, ATHLETICS, ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT, LEADERSHIP TRAINING, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT INITIATIVES. EXPANDED OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME (OST) PROGRAMMING FROM 3 SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND 15+ SITES IN 2024 TO 10 SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND 28 SITES IN 2025, SERVING MORE THAN 2,000 STUDENTS ANNUALLY THROUGH ACADEMIC SUPPORT, ATHLETICS, MENTORSHIP, STEM PROGRAMMING, LITERACY INTERVENTION, AND ENRICHMENT OPPORTUNITIES. PROVIDED APPROXIMATELY 2,074 STUDENTS WITH ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY OST PROGRAMMING DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR AND SUMMER MONTHS, INCLUDING BEFORE- SCHOOL, AFTER-SCHOOL, AND SUMMER ENRICHMENT SERVICES DESIGNED TO IMPROVE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, WELLNESS, AND YOUTH ENGAGEMENT. PARTNERED WITH BEYOND BASICS TO DELIVER LITERACY INTERVENTION SERVICES THAT RESULTED IN OST STUDENTS AVERAGING 1.4 GRADE LEVELS OF READING GROWTH, WHILE THE PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS ADVANCING TWO OR MORE GRADE LEVELS INCREASED FROM 11% TO 29%. CONTINUED SUCCESS THROUGH THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TALENT SEARCH PROGRAM SERVING 500 STUDENTS ANNUALLY ACROSS MULTIPLE SCHOOL DISTRICTS. PROGRAM OUTCOMES INCLUDED A 99% GRADUATION RATE, 100% GRADE-LEVEL ADVANCEMENT FOR NON-SENIORS, AND A 78% POST-SECONDARY ENROLLMENT RATE. CELEBRATED SIX SMSB ALUMNI SELECTED IN THE 2025 NFL DRAFT, REFLECTING THE ORGANIZATION'S CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO DEVELOPING STUDENT-ATHLETES BOTH ACADEMICALLY AND ATHLETICALLY. HOSTED COLLEGE TOURS AND COLLEGE READINESS EXPERIENCES THAT EXPOSED STUDENTS TO AN AVERAGE OF 10 COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES ANNUALLY, HELPING YOUTH GAIN FIRST HAND EXPOSURE TO POST-SECONDARY OPPORTUNITIES AND ADMISSIONS PATHWAYS. CELEBRATED 52 STUDENT-ATHLETES SIGNING LETTERS OF INTENT ON NATIONAL SIGNING DAY, REINFORCING SMSB'S MISSION TO CREATE SCHOLARSHIP AND COLLEGIATE OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH EDUCATION, MENTORSHIP, AND ATHLETICS. OPERATED THE SOUND MIND SOUND BODY YOUTH ASSOCIATION (SMSBYA), SERVING MORE THAN 3,000 METRO-DETROIT YOUTH THROUGH FOOTBALL AND CHEER PROGRAMMING THAT COMBINES ATHLETIC INSTRUCTION, MENTORSHIP, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, AND ACADEMIC SUPPORT. ACHIEVED RECORD-BREAKING COMPETITIVE SUCCESS THROUGH SMSBYA PROGRAMS, INCLUDING 18 CITY CHAMPIONSHIPS, 5 STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS, 8 REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS, AND 2 NATIONAL FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS, WHILE 8 CHEER TEAMS EARNED NATIONAL TITLES. PARTNERED WITH GROW DETROIT'S YOUNG TALENT (GDYT) TO PROVIDE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, LEADERSHIP TRAINING, AND PAID SUMMER EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR 50 YOUTH PARTICIPANTS. DISTRIBUTED MORE THAN 4,000 PAIRS OF FREE CLEATS TO STUDENT-ATHLETES THROUGH THE ORGANIZATION'S PARTNERSHIP WITH ADIDAS, HELPING REMOVE FINANCIAL BARRIERS TO SPORTS PARTICIPATION. SERVED MORE THAN 2,500 FREE MEALS DAILY TO YOUTH PARTICIPATING IN OST PROGRAMS, SUMMER ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES, CAMPS, AND ATHLETIC EVENTS, ENSURING STUDENTS HAD CONSISTENT ACCESS TO NUTRITIOUS MEALS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. STRENGTHENED COMMUNITY OUTREACH EFFORTS THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS AND ENGAGEMENT INITIATIVES, INCLUDING FOOD DISTRIBUTION EFFORTS SERVING MORE THAN 200 FAMILIES THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH FORGOTTEN HARVEST AND A HOLIDAY GIVEAWAY THAT DISTRIBUTED 2,000 FOOD BAGS AND 500 HOT MEALS TO LOCAL FAMILIES. DELIVERED FREE SUMMER DISCOVERY PROGRAMMING FOR 200 STUDENT-ATHLETES FOCUSED ON ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT, COLLEGE EXPOSURE, MENTORSHIP, AND WELLNESS SUPPORT, WHILE RECEIVING MORE THAN 440 APPLICATIONS DEMONSTRATING STRONG COMMUNITY DEMAND. PARTNERED WITH DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS COMMUNITY DISTRICT TO PROVIDE SUMMER ENRICHMENT PROGRAMMING AT SIX SCHOOL SITES SERVING APPROXIMATELY 300 STUDENTS DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS. ENGAGED MORE THAN 1,000 VOLUNTEERS ANNUALLY ACROSS YOUTH SPORTS, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING, COMMUNITY EVENTS, AND MENTORING INITIATIVES, HELPING CREATE SAFE AND SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENTS FOR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES. COLLABORATED WITH MORE THAN 50 COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND VENDORS TO EXPAND ACCESS TO EDUCATIONAL, ATHLETIC, WELLNESS, LITERACY, AND LEADERSHIP PROGRAMMING FOR YOUTH AND FAMILIES ACROSS METRO DETROIT. CONTINUED TO GROW SOUND MIND SOUND BODY'S DIGITAL AND COMMUNITY PRESENCE THROUGH STORYTELLING AND OUTREACH EFFORTS THAT EXPANDED THE ORGANIZATION'S AUDIENCE TO MORE THAN 30,000 SOCIAL MEDIA FOLLOWERS AND SUPPORTERS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B SOUND MIND SOUND BODY FOUNDATION SHALL SUBMIT THE FORM 990 OR 990-EZ TO ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO THE FILING OF THE FORM. WHILE NEITHER THE APPROVAL OF THE FORM 990(EZ) OR A REVIEW OF THE 990(EZ) IS REQUIRED UNDER FEDERAL LAW, THE CORPORATION'S FORM 990(EZ) SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTOR'S VIA (HARD COPY OR EMAIL) AT LEAST 10 DAYS BEFORE THE FORM 990(EZ) IS FILED WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 NO DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC