Soul Flares Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
SOUL FLARES INC PARTNERS WITH SCHOOLS AND ORGANIZATIONS TO BUILD COMMUNITIES WHERE EVERYONE CAN THRIVE. USING A HOLISTIC, RELATIONSHIP- BASED, RESTORATIVE APPROACH, SOUL FLARES INC PROVIDES A BROAD ARRAY OF FACILITATION, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, SUPPORT, AND RESOURCES TO FOSTER DESIRED TRANSFORMATION COLLABORATIVELY. WE MODEL THE CHANGES COMMUNITIES SEEK IN HOW WE WORK AS A TEAM WITH THOSE WE SERVE. WE CENTER THE WISDOM, DIVERSITY, AND EXPERIENCE OF ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERS, EDUCATORS, STUDENTS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS SO THAT ALL VOICES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO A SHARED VISION.
- Income
- $420,697
- Spending
- $464,444
- Spent on programs
- 59%
- Reserves
- 7.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 89%
- Employees
- 5
- Volunteers
- 3
- Highest pay
- $99,001, co-director
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: 60 out of 100. Higher than 29% of charities in its peer group (human services, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 7.4 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 9% of what it owns.
Living within its means
4 of 15Spending exceeded income by 10% of income.
Income trend
0 of 15Income fell 31% on the year before.
Spending floor
8 of 1559% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 8 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
Fair: 69 out of 100. Higher than 46% of charities in its peer group (human services, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
18 of 253 of 3 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no 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
6 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed 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 (1)
- $275,639 spent. WHOLE SCHOOL RESTORATIVE IMPLEMENTATION: THE IMPLEMENTATION JOURNEY IS NEVER LINEAR AND NEVER THE SAME FOR EACH SCHOOL. WHAT FOLLOWS ARE THE PARTS OF THE PROCESS THAT WE PARTNER WITH SCHOOLS ON TO DO THIS WORK WELL. ASSETS AND NEEDS ASSESSMENT: A WHOLE-SCHOOL, HOLISTIC RESTORATIVE APPROACH BEGINS WITH DEVELOPING A CLEAR PICTURE OF WHERE YOU ARE. WE DO THAT THROUGH AN ASSETS AND NEEDS ASSESSMENT (ANA) THAT INCLUDES INTERVIEWS OF SCHOOL LEADERSHIP, A SITE VISIT , FOCUS GROUPS, REVIEW OF EXISTING BEHAVIOR AND CULTURE/CLIMATE DATA AND SUPPORT IN INTERPRETING AND SHARING THE RESULTS. THE RESULTING REPORT OUTLINES BOTH ASSETS FROM WHICH TO BUILD ON AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMPROVEMENT AND GROWTH. (35-40 HOURS) RESTORATIVE TEAM FORMATION AND SUPPORT: BECAUSE RESTORATIVE PRACTICES IS NOT A PROGRAM TO IMPLEMENT BUT A PHILOSOPHY TO UNDERSTAND AND ADOPT, IT'S CRUCIAL THAT THE PLAN TO MAKE IT PART OF YOUR SCHOOL'S CULTURE EMERGES FROM A COLLABORATIVE PROCESS INVOLVING BOTH YOUTH AND ADULTS. OUR RESTORATIVE IMPLEMENTATION UTILIZES A SPECIFIC RESTORATIVE TEAMING MODEL THAT BUILDS THE RESTORATIVE PRINCIPLES INTO EVERY ASPECT OF TEAM FORMATION AND WORK. WE MODEL AND SUPPORT THE CHANGES DESIRED IN HOW WE WORK WITH IMPLEMENTATION TEAMS. (THREE HOURS MONTHLY FOR MEETING AND SUPPORT) PROFESSIONAL LEARNING-WHOLE SCHOOL AND SMALL LEARNING COHORTS OR LESSON PLAN STUDIES: WE'VE COME TO UNDERSTAND THAT THE MOST EFFECTIVE INTRODUCTION TO THIS WORK INCLUDES WHOLE SCHOOL TRAININGS FOLLOWED BY MONTHLY LEARNING COHORTS WHERE SMALL COHORTS REVISIT LEARNING, SHARE CHALLENGES AND PROBLEM SOLVE TOGETHER USING AN IMPROVEMENT SCIENCE MODEL FOR DATA DRIVE CHANGE. (RECOMMENDED INITIAL ANNUAL TIME INVESTMENT IS THREE HALF DAY TRAININGS FOR WHOLE SCHOOL AND ONE HOUR MONTHLY SMALL LEARNING COHORTS WITH TWO HOURS OF SUPPORT. HERE ARE SOME OF THE MAIN TOPICS TO BE COVERED DURING PROFESSIONAL LEARNING: INTRODUCTION TO HOLISTIC RESTORATIVE APPROACHES, UNIVERSAL RESTORATIVE SUPPORTS & CIRCLING UP, IN THE MOMENT RESPONSE TO HARM & RESTORATIVE COMMUNICATION, PLANNED & TARGETED RESPONSE TO HARM, RE- INTEGRATIVE CONFERENCES & SUPPORTS, AND CONSULTING AND COACHING SUPPORT. LEADERSHIP SUPPORT AND COACHING: EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION IS COMPLEX AND WE ASK ALL OUR SCHOOLS TO COMMIT TO SEVERAL HOURS OF CONSULTATION A MONTH TO WORK WITH LEADERSHIP AND THE RESTORATIVE PRACTICES TEAM TO STRATEGIZE, COLLECT AND INTERPRET DATA, AND BUILD INTERNAL CAPACITY. WE STRIVE TO MAKE OURSELVES DISPENSABLE AND WE NEED TIME WITH YOU TO SUPPORT YOUR GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT TO ACHIEVE THIS. WHOLE SCHOOL RESTORATIVE IMPLEMENTATION: THE IMPLEMENTATION JOURNEY IS NEVER LINEAR AND NEVER THE SAME FOR EACH SCHOOL. WHAT FOLLOWS ARE THE PARTS OF THE PROCESS THAT WE PARTNER WITH SCHOOLS ON TO DO THIS WORK WELL. ASSETS AND NEEDS ASSESSMENT: A WHOLE-SCHOOL, HOLISTIC RESTORATIVE APPROACH BEGINS WITH DEVELOPING A CLEAR PICTURE OF WHERE YOU ARE. WE DO THAT THROUGH AN ASSETS AND NEEDS ASSESSMENT (ANA) THAT INCLUDES INTERVIEWS OF SCHOOL LEADERSHIP, A SITE VISIT , FOCUS GROUPS, REVIEW OF EXISTING BEHAVIOR AND CULTURE/CLIMATE DATA AND SUPPORT IN INTERPRETING AND SHARING THE RESULTS. THE RESULTING REPORT OUTLINES BOTH ASSETS FROM WHICH TO BUILD ON AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMPROVEMENT AND GROWTH. (35-40 HOURS) RESTORATIVE TEAM FORMATION AND SUPPORT: BECAUSE RESTORATIVE PRACTICES IS NOT A PROGRAM TO IMPLEMENT BUT A PHILOSOPHY TO UNDERSTAND AND ADOPT, IT'S CRUCIAL THAT THE PLAN TO MAKE IT PART OF YOUR SCHOOL'S CULTURE EMERGES FROM A COLLABORATIVE PROCESS INVOLVING BOTH YOUTH AND ADULTS. OUR RESTORATIVE IMPLEMENTATION UTILIZES A SPECIFIC RESTORATIVE TEAMING MODEL THAT BUILDS THE RESTORATIVE PRINCIPLES INTO EVERY ASPECT OF TEAM FORMATION AND WORK. WE MODEL AND SUPPORT THE CHANGES DESIRED IN HOW WE WORK WITH IMPLEMENTATION TEAMS. (THREE HOURS MONTHLY FOR MEETING AND SUPPORT) PROFESSIONAL LEARNING-WHOLE SCHOOL AND SMALL LEARNING COHORTS OR LESSON PLAN STUDIES: WE'VE COME TO UNDERSTAND THAT THE MOST EFFECTIVE INTRODUCTION TO THIS WORK INCLUDES WHOLE SCHOOL TRAININGS FOLLOWED BY MONTHLY LEARNING COHORTS WHERE SMALL COHORTS REVISIT LEARNING, SHARE CHALLENGES AND PROBLEM SOLVE TOGETHER USING AN IMPROVEMENT SCIENCE MODEL FOR DATA DRIVE CHANGE. (RECOMMENDED INITIAL ANNUAL TIME INVESTMENT IS THREE HALF DAY TRAININGS FOR WHOLE SCHOOL AND ONE HOUR MONTHLY SMALL LEARNING COHORTS WITH TWO HOURS OF SUPPORT. HERE ARE SOME OF THE MAIN TOPICS TO BE COVERED DURING PROFESSIONAL LEARNING: INTRODUCTION TO HOLISTIC RESTORATIVE APPROACHES, UNIVERSAL RESTORATIVE SUPPORTS & CIRCLING UP, IN THE MOMENT RESPONSE TO HARM & RESTORATIVE COMMUNICATION, PLANNED & TARGETED RESPONSE TO HARM, RE- INTEGRATIVE CONFERENCES & SUPPORTS, AND CONSULTING AND COACHING SUPPORT. LEADERSHIP SUPPORT AND COACHING: EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION IS COMPLEX AND WE ASK ALL OUR SCHOOLS TO COMMIT TO SEVERAL HOURS OF CONSULTATION A MONTH TO WORK WITH LEADERSHIP AND THE RESTORATIVE PRACTICES TEAM TO STRATEGIZE, COLLECT AND INTERPRET DATA, AND BUILD INTERNAL CAPACITY. WE STRIVE TO MAKE OURSELVES DISPENSABLE AND WE NEED TIME WITH YOU TO SUPPORT YOUR GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT TO ACHIEVE THIS.
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 October 13, 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since February 2007.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 21, 2026.
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