PLATINUM2024

MOVE YOUR FEET BEFORE YOU EAT!® FOUNDATION

Move Your Feet Before You Eat!®

Oceanside, CA   |  http://moveyourfeetfoundation.org

Mission

Our goal is to help solve the healthcare crisis one step at a time. We hope to motivate and inspire our population to be active and make healthy food choices which will lead to a higher quality of life. \n1. We raise funds which are provided to entities that encourage physical activity. \n2. We provide inspirational speakers to schools, service clubs, educational institutions, corporations. \n3. We provide funds for scanners and cloud software to track student mileage. \n4. We provide a free, 8 week training program to help get folks moving\n5. We provide incentives to teachers and parents to supervise in school running programs before school, at lunch, or after school

Ruling year info

2007

Executive Director - Volunteer

Kathy Kinane

Co-founder and Secretary

Richard Muscio

Main address

603 Seagaze Dr. #968

Oceanside, CA 92054 USA

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EIN

26-0816292

NTEE code info

Alliance/Advocacy Organizations (E01)

Fund Raising and/or Fund Distribution (S12)

Alliance/Advocacy Organizations (N01)

IRS filing requirement

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Communication

Programs and results

What we aim to solve

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

The American lifestyle is too sedentary and their diet includeds too much salt, sugar and animal fat. As a result Americans are obese and mentally and emotionally challenged. Daily physical activity would significantly improve their quality of life and significantly cut the cost of health care. We want to reinforce the public to adopt an active lifestyle to enhance their physical, mental and emotional state. We also encourage our community to eat a plant based and nutrient rich diet. We accomplish these goals by providing motivational speakers, a free mileage tracking program and incentive gifts for participants in our Mileage Tracking Program

Our programs

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

Funding for Mileage Club Materials

We provide Mileage Club Kits and 8 week training program materials to school and organizations that would like to start programs. We also provide motivational speakers

Population(s) Served
Children and youth
Economically disadvantaged people

Non-profits that serve Oceanside Residents can receive $5 of a participants entry fee to use as programing to encourage physical activity and encourage good food choices or other services.

Population(s) Served
Adults

Tuesday Thursday workouts in downtown Oceanside for Adults just getting started in a walking/jogging and/or running program. Free program

Population(s) Served
Adults

In 2018, we launched the Miles of Smiles program. We provided scanners and annual subscriptions for mileage tracking at 7 schools in Oceanside. The school posted a the mileage results on a bulletin board that said "Miles of Smiles' to reinforce the positive impact of measurable physical activity on good mental, emotional and physical health

Population(s) Served
Children and youth
Economically disadvantaged people

Where we work

Awards

Theme Award Public Health Champion 2010

San Diego County Health

Videos

Our results

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.

Number of elementary schools participating in student running program.

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Population(s) Served

Students, Economically disadvantaged people

Related Program

Miles of Smiles Program

Type of Metric

Context - describing the issue we work on

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

Covid keep the students from participating. We had 3 schools sign up for our Miles of Smiles program.

Number of students participating in running programs.

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Population(s) Served

Students, Economically disadvantaged people

Related Program

Miles of Smiles Program

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

We currently serve Title 1 Schools with a free Miles of Smiles Running program. We provide a online mileage tracking programs and incentive gifts. We support all of San Diego County

Total number of miles all students ran.

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Population(s) Served

Students, Economically disadvantaged people

Related Program

Miles of Smiles Program

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Holding steady

Context Notes

We provide a free mileage tracking platform and incentive gifits. We also provide motivational speakers and free online 5K training program

Average number of miles students ran.

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Population(s) Served

Students, Economically disadvantaged people

Related Program

Miles of Smiles Program

Type of Metric

Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

Our Top school in 2024 has a 72% participation rate and they are seeing an impact on increasing school attendance. We expect to see a measureable impact on the student and teachers help.

Goals & Strategy

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.

Charting impact

Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.

Get people moving with their friends and family. Motivate Americans to take personal responsibility for good physical, mental and emotional health. We provide Free Miles of Smiles Running Programs in San Diego County Schools.
We also encourage them to make quality nutritional choices which include nutrient rich foods, rather than processed foods.

The Move Your Feet Before You Eat Foundation is the primary the beneficiary of the side O'side Turkey Trot which has attracted 8,500 - 9,500 participants annually in a community which historically been challenged by low fitness and academic scores in the schools. The trot has raised over $500,000 for non-profits and schools who encourage participants to run and walk.

We work with the school and Boys and Girls Clubs and 60 other local schools and non-profits to encourage them to offer physical activity daily and to utilize tracking programs to reinforce these healthy habits.

The event is so successful that in 2021 we were interviewed on FOX weather national news and we were live for 5 minutes encouraging everyone in the country to move their feet before they eat on Thanksgiving and everyday. We now serve 5 school districts in San Diego County.

We are now receiving grants from the county and local corporations to help make us sustainable .

We have a voluntary community outreach team that goes out to the schools and Boys and Girls Club to introduce them to the program which includes a fully funded link to a cloud software program. In 2023/2024 we now serve 5 school districts and have one school that has 72% participation rate.

The online activity tracking program makes it very easy to print out reports and mileage club certificates to encourage the students and decrease the labor of tracking each student's progress. We are very excited about the future. We encourage the schools to put up a bulletin board that says "Miles of Smiles" to place the classes progress reports up.
The Miles of Smiles program gives each students receive a pair of Miles of Smiles shoelaces for every 50 miles they run. This reinforcements helps them associate running with a positive mental attitude and help them cope. We also provide car magnets for students willing to run 170 miles virtually from San Diego to Arizona.

We had a large drop off during COVID but now we had attracted schools in 5 school districts in San Diego and we have some great community leaders that are leading these programs and we are starting to get results again.
Looking forward to supporting more schools in 2024/2025

Financials

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Operations

The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.

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MOVE YOUR FEET BEFORE YOU EAT!® FOUNDATION

Board of directors
as of 05/30/2024
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board chair

Jennifer Topzand

Marketing Consultant

Term: 2023 - 2025

Gary Nessim

Retired

Ruben Sandoval

Retired Oceanside Police Department

Jennifer Topzand

VP Marketing

Carl Brandt

Retired Movin Shoes - San Diego County

Kathy Kinane

President - Kinane Events

Julie Brown

Practicing Attorney

Ryo Masukawa

Retired

Karen Menge PHD

Scientist

Addrianne Hakes

Retired Teacher School Board member

Board leadership practices

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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  • Board orientation and education
    Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes
  • CEO oversight
    Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes
  • Ethics and transparency
    Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes
  • Board composition
    Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes
  • Board performance
    Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes

Organizational demographics

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 5/30/2024
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Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
White/Caucasian/European
Gender identity
Female, Not transgender
Sexual orientation
Heterosexual or Straight
Disability status
Person without a disability

The organization's co-leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
White/Caucasian/European
Gender identity
Male, Not transgender
Sexual orientation
Heterosexual or Straight
Disability status
Person without a disability

Race & ethnicity

Gender identity

Transgender Identity

Sexual orientation

Disability

Equity strategies

Last updated: 07/07/2023

GuideStar partnered with Equity in the Center - an organization that works to shift mindsets, practices, and systems to increase racial equity - to create this section. Learn more

Data
  • We review compensation data across the organization (and by staff levels) to identify disparities by race.
  • We ask team members to identify racial disparities in their programs and / or portfolios.
  • We analyze disaggregated data and root causes of race disparities that impact the organization's programs, portfolios, and the populations served.
  • We disaggregate data to adjust programming goals to keep pace with changing needs of the communities we support.
  • We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.
  • We disaggregate data by demographics, including race, in every policy and program measured.
  • We have long-term strategic plans and measurable goals for creating a culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
Policies and processes
  • We use a vetting process to identify vendors and partners that share our commitment to race equity.
  • We have a promotion process that anticipates and mitigates implicit and explicit biases about people of color serving in leadership positions.
  • We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
  • We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.
  • We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.
  • We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.