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Sound Mind Sound Body Foundation

EIN 47-3868584 · Detroit, MI

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthFair65 out of 100GovernanceGood74 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

TO AID INNER CITY YOUTH VIA MENTORING AND VARIOUS YOUTH-ORIENTED PROGRAMS, YOUTH AND ADULT HEALTHY LIVING INITIATIVES, AND YOUTH-ORIENTED COMMUNITY BASED PROGRAMS.

Income
$5.8 million
Spending
$5.2 million
Spent on programs
93%
Reserves
0.7 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 69%
Employees
0

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Fair: 65 out of 100. Higher than 35% of charities in its peer group (youth development, $1m to $10m).

  • Reserves

    4 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 0.7 months of spending.

  • Debt

    16 of 20

    It owes 24% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 10% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 7% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    93% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Good: 74 out of 100. Higher than 26% of charities in its peer group (youth development, $1m to $10m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    11 of 11 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    0 of 10

    Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Independent check of accounts

    0 of 15

    Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 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)
  1. $4.8 million spent. 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. 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

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. 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.

  2. 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 November 6, 2026.

  3. 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.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since September 2015.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. 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 November 4, 2026.

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