Soles 4 Souls
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO CREATE OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE THROUGH SHOES AND CLOTHING.
- Income
- $88.3 million
- Spending
- $86.5 million
- Spent on programs
- 94%
- Reserves
- 1.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 87%
- Employees
- 93
- Volunteers
- 1,243
- Highest pay
- $459,753, president & ceo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 62 out of 100. Higher than 48% of charities in its peer group (human services, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 1.5 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 7% of what it owns.
Living within its means
12 of 15Income exceeded spending by 2% of income.
Income trend
5 of 15Income fell 16% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1594% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 4 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 35% of charities in its peer group (human services, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2520 of 20 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (2)
- $57.0 million spent. SOLES4SOULS FACILITATES THE DONATION AND COLLECTION OF NEW AND USED SHOES, NEW AND USED CLOTHING AND OTHER RELIEF ITEMS FROM FOOTWEAR, CLOTHING AND OTHER MANUFACTURERS, RETAILERS AND INDIVIDUALS. THESE ITEMS ARE DISTRIBUTED TO PEOPLE IN NEED LOCALLY, NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY THROUGH A NETWORK OF VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATIONS AND IN COOPERATION WITH OTHER CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS, REFERRED TO AS DISTRIBUTION PARTNERS, WHO WORK ON SOLES4SOULS' BEHALF TO DISTRIBUTE THESE ITEMS PROVIDING RELIEF TO INDIVIDUALS LIVING IN POVERTY OR AFFECTED BY NATURAL DISASTERS. THROUGH THIS EXTENSIVE NETWORK, SOLES4SOULS HAS DISTRIBUTED SHOES, CLOTHING AND OTHER RELIEF SUPPLIES TO PEOPLE IN MORE THAN 137 COUNTRIES. DURING FISCAL YEAR 2025, IN THEIR 4RELIEF PROGRAMS, SOLES4SOULS DISTRIBUTED 838,457 PAIRS OF SHOES, 687,598 PIECES OF CLOTHING AND 498,243 PIECES OF OTHER ESSENTIALS TO THOSE IN NEED AROUND THE WORLD. ADDITIONALLY, SOLES4SOULS, IN OUR 4OPPORTUNITY PROGRAMS, DISTRIBUTED 4,015,437 PAIRS OF SHOES, 2,045,658 PIECES OF CLOTHING AND OTHER ESSENTIAL ITEMS PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR JOB AND INCOME CREATION AROUND THE WORLD.SOLES4SOULS PARTNERS WITH NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS ("NGOS") IN HAITI, HONDURAS, GUATEMALA AND MOLDOVA WHO RUN THE 4OPPORTUNITY OPERATIONS, AS WELL AS CONTRACTS WITH ESTABLISHED 4OPPORTUNITY PARTNERS TO DISTRIBUTE SHOES AND CLOTHING IN CENTRAL AMERICA, SOUTH AMERICA, AFRICA AND ASIA. THE 4OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE IMPOVERISHED PEOPLE IN DEVELOPING NATIONS WITH THE RESOURCES TO START AND MAINTAIN THEIR OWN BUSINESSES.
- $24.0 million spent. DURING FY25, SOLES4SOULS CONTINUED ITS PARTNERSHIP WITH STREET BUSINESS SCHOOL. THROUGH THIS COLLABORATION, OUR PARTNERS TRAINED 86 ENTREPRENEURS IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, 58 IN HAITI, AND 8 IN THE PHILIPPINES. ADDITIONALLY, FOUR SOLES4SOULS EMPLOYEES, THREE OF WHOM ARE WOMEN, WERE CERTIFIED AS TRAINERS.MORE THAN 1.25 MILLION CHILDREN IN THE UNITED STATES ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. ADDRESSING THIS CRITICAL NEED, SOLES4SOULS CONTINUES TO RESPOND WITH OUR 4EVERYKID PROGRAM, AN INITIATIVE THAT PROVIDES A PAIR OF NEW ATHLETIC SHOES TO K-12 STUDENTS IN THE UNITED STATES WHO ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. WE KNOW THAT WHEN CHILDREN HAVE THEIR BASIC NEEDS MET, THEY FEEL MORE CONFIDENT, CAN PARTICIPATE IN SPORTS, AND STAY FOCUSED ON THEIR LEARNING. DURING FY25, SOLES4SOULS DISTRIBUTED 112,648 PAIRS OF SHOES AND 264,891 PAIRS OF SOCKS TO STUDENTS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS THROUGH 270 PARTNERS NATIONWIDE.A CORE COMPONENT OF THE SOLES4SOULS MISSION IS PROVIDING RELIEF TO PEOPLE IMPACTED BY NATURAL AND HUMANITARIAN DISASTERS. DURING FY25, SOLES4SOULS PROVIDED APPAREL, FOOTWEAR AND ADDITIONAL ACCESSORIES TO RESPOND TO DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL RELIEF EFFORTS. THROUGH ITS ROBUST PARTNER NETWORK, SOLES4SOULS CONTINUED TO SERVE RECENT ARRIVALS TO THE U.S., THOSE DISPLACED BY NATURAL DISASTERS, AND INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING HUMANITARIAN HARDSHIPS THROUGH STRONG ALLIANCES WITH LOCAL, REGIONAL AND GLOBAL ORGANIZATIONS. IN RESPONSE TO SOLES4SOULS CRISES, SOLES4SOULS PROVIDED DONATIONS TO TRUSTED PARTNERS TO DISTRIBUTE WITHIN THEIR DIRECT NETWORKS. SOLES4SOULS HAS ALSO REMAINED STEADFAST IN ITS RESPONSE EFFORTS IN EASTERN EUROPE TO SUPPORT UKRAINIAN RELIEF EFFORTS. IN FY25 ALONE, SOLES4SOULS DIRECTLY SUPPLIED 526,457 PAIRS OF SHOES, 461,258 PIECES OF CLOTHING AND 402,516 UNITS OF ACCESSORIES, SOCKS AND OTHER ITEMS TO ORGANIZATIONS FOCUSED ON DISASTER RELIEF. ON AVERAGE, ITEMS WERE DISTRIBUTED WITHIN 6-12 WEEKS POST DISASTER.THROUGH ITS MANY DISTRIBUTION PROGRAMS DESCRIBED ABOVE, SOLES4SOULS DIVERTED 10,764,538 PAIRS/PIECES FROM LANDFILLS TOTALING APPROXIMATELY 9,608,465 POUNDS OF PRODUCT. SINCE INCEPTION, SOLES4SOULS HAS DIVERTED 103,191,885 PAIRS/PIECES FROM LANDFILLS TOTALING APPROXIMATELY 99,042,253 POUNDS. THROUGH THE SOLES4SOULS GLOBAL EXPERIENCES PROGRAM, VOLUNTEERS FROM ACROSS THE UNITED STATES JOIN SOLES4SOULS STAFF ON DISTRIBUTION TRIPS TO COUNTRIES WHERE IT HAS PARTNER MICROENTERPRISE OPERATIONS TO EXPERIENCE FIRST-HAND PROVIDING SHOES TO PEOPLE IN THESE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. DURING FY25, SOLES4SOULS CONDUCTED 23 TRIPS WITH APPROXIMATELY 195 INDIVIDUALS TRAVELING TO HONDURAS, GUATEMALA, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AND THE UNITED STATES.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since October 2006.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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