SOAR YOUTH MINISTRIES
Mission Statement
Thrive partners with communities to pursue spiritual, emotional, academic, and physical wholeness. The love that compels us is the love that brought us from our plight as spiritual orphans into God’s family. We provide Gospel-saturated programs pointing to the Redeemer. We teach Bible study 2-3 times per week through LifeWay's Gospel Project for kids. A key element of our ministry is sharing God's love through consistent, loving discipline. Through one-on-one conversations with students, we communicate grace, Biblical Truth, forgiveness, and the desire for obedience. Brokenness begets brokenness. Through telling the truth to each other and ourselves, healing and restoration can begin. Understanding our past helps us embrace a brighter future. We address emotional needs through counseling as well as mentorship opportunities. Academic assistance is especially beneficial for children who don’t have English-speaking and/or literate caretakers who can help at home. We address academic needs through homework help, our reading intensive summer program, reading enrichment, math enrichment, and one-on-one reading tutoring.We serve students a snack after school and feed them dinner before taking them home. We also provide wellness and health education and opportunities for exercise throughout the week. Additionally, we offer sports participation through partnerships with community sports leagues.
Financial Overview — FY 2025
Compared with Peers
FY 2025| Ratio | This org | Peer median | Position (P10 → P90) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Program expense ratio
Program expenses / total expenses
· higher is better
|
85.8% | 85.4% |
P10P90
|
Above median |
|
Admin expense ratio
Management and general / total expenses
· lower is better
|
7.7% | 11.5% |
P10P90
|
Above median |
|
Fundraising expense ratio
Fundraising expenses / total expenses
· lower is better
|
6.5% | 0.5% |
P10P90
|
Bottom quarter |
|
Operating reserve
Months of expenses covered by net assets
· higher is better
|
5.3 mo | 9.3 mo |
P10P90
|
Below median |
|
Liabilities to assets
Total liabilities / total assets
· lower is better
|
5.0% | 12.0% |
P10P90
|
Above median |
|
Revenue concentration
Share of revenue from the largest source
· lower is better
|
97.1% | 92.3% |
P10P90
|
Below median |
|
Revenue growth
Year over year revenue growth
|
-4.2% | 5.5% |
P10P90
|
|
|
Expense growth
Year over year expense growth
|
6.8% | 5.6% |
P10P90
|
|
|
Surplus margin
Surplus as a share of revenue
|
-16.4% | 2.7% |
P10P90
|
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets | Program % | Staff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.8M | $2.1M | $938K | 85.8% | 163 |
| 2024 | $1.9M | $2.0M | $1.2M | 84.0% | 167 |
| 2023 | $2.4M | $2.2M | $1.3M | 84.9% | 201 |
| 2022 | $2.3M | $2.3M | $1.1M | 86.2% | 152 |
| 2021 | $2.3M | $1.9M | N/A | — | 152 |
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