Nonprofit · EIN 26-4425202
SOAR FOR YOUTH
Tax-exempt · BERKELEY, CA 94701
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $717,410 | $628,533 | $88,877 | $1,795,774 | $17,765 | $1,778,009 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $758,049 | $547,394 | $210,655 | $1,735,249 | $46,117 | $1,689,132 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $790,600 | $573,705 | $216,895 | $1,484,230 | $5,754 | $1,478,476 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $667,443
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $49,967
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $125,577
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $151,907
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $3,000
- Occupancy
- $55,957
- Program services (functional)
- $486,475
- Management and general (functional)
- $142,058
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,735,249
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,795,774
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $17,765
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,778,009
- Gross receipts
- $717,410
- Employees
- 3
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 2009
- State of legal domicile
- CA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diana Brown | Director/President & Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 60 | $0 |
| Kem Robinson | Director/Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 14 | $0 |
| Libby Colman | Director Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| Leticia Galyean | Director Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Michelle D Young | Director Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Denise Fuller | Director Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Beth Luke | Director/Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 12 | $0 |
| Linda Burton | Director Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 8 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diana Brown | President and Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 60 | $0 |
| Kem Robinson | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 14 | $0 |
| Libby Colman | Director Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| Leticia Galyean | Director Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Michelle D | Young Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Brian Libow | Director Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| Beth Luke | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 12 | $0 |
| Dean Susan | Stone Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 7 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diana Brown | President and Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 60 | $0 |
| Kem Robinson | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 14 | $0 |
| Libby Colman | Director Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| Leticia Galyean | Director Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Denise Fuller | Director Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Brian Libow | Director Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| Beth Luke | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 12 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 1291, BERKELEY, CA 94701-1291
- In care of
- % DIANA BROWN
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- Diana L Brown, PO Box 1291, Berkeley, CA 94701
- Signed the 990
- Diana L Brown, President
- Phone
- (510) 632-0888
- Website
- www.SOARForYouth.org
- Return prepared by
- Mark C Lianides CPA
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 26-4425202 or by the name SOAR FOR YOUTH.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
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 accomplishments
- 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.Expenses $275,657
- 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.Expenses $57,272
- 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.Expenses $71,189
- Expenses $82,357
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 26-4425202
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2009
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Human services (P32)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,795,774
- Income (IRS master file)
- $717,410
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $717,410 | $628,533 | $1,795,774 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $758,049 | $547,394 | $1,735,249 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $790,600 | $573,705 | $1,484,230 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $568,497 | $370,159 | $1,266,139 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 26-4425202).
Questions about SOAR FOR YOUTH
- What is the EIN of SOAR FOR YOUTH?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of SOAR FOR YOUTH is 26-4425202.
- Is SOAR FOR YOUTH tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2009.
- Are donations to SOAR FOR YOUTH tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does SOAR FOR YOUTH file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of SOAR FOR YOUTH due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did SOAR FOR YOUTH last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of SOAR FOR YOUTH?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names Diana L Brown.
- Who are the officers and directors of SOAR FOR YOUTH?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 8 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does SOAR FOR YOUTH have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $717,410, expenses of $628,533 and total assets of $1,795,774 at year end.
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