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Sole Inspiration Inc

Providing athletic footwear to kids in need

HARTVILLE, OH   |  www.soleinspiration.org

Mission

Our mission is to provide athletic footwear to underprivileged youth who would otherwise not be able to properly participate in team sports.

Ruling year info

2019

Co-Founder and President

Matthew Wise

Co-Founder, Secretary and Treasurer

Maribeth Graham

Main address

3866 EBERLY ROAD NE

HARTVILLE, OH 44632 USA

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EIN

83-2354782

NTEE code info

Fund Raising and/or Fund Distribution (N12)

Business, Youth Development (O53)

IRS filing requirement

This organization is required to file an IRS Form 990-N.

Communication

Programs and results

What we aim to solve

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Our mission is to provide athletic footwear to underprivileged youth who would otherwise not be able to properly participate in team sports.

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?

Providing athletic footwear to kids in need

Our mission is to provide athletic footwear to underprivileged youth who would otherwise not be able to properly participate in team sports.

Population(s) Served
Children and youth
Economically disadvantaged people

Where we work

Our results

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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

Average number of days taken to respond to customers

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

Adults, Children and youth

Related Program

Providing athletic footwear to kids in need

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Holding steady

Context Notes

We strive to respond within an hour. With that being said, we work full-time so that is not always possible. No message will every go more than 12 hours without being responded to.

Number of clients served

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

Ethnic and racial groups, Adolescents, Children, Preteens

Related Program

Providing athletic footwear to kids in need

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

This represents the number of shoes we've donated. Our goal is to increase by at least 10% each year.

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.

Our mission is to provide athletic footwear to underprivileged youth who would otherwise not be able to properly participate in team sports. W are currently focused on helping students in Northeast Ohio.

We are reaching out to schools to let them know about our program, reaching out to other organizations in our communities, posting to social media and joining groups on Facebook to share who we are. We have also had radio spots and news articles published.

We have a dedicated board and student volunteers to help us spread the word in our communities.

We have donated 108 pairs of shoes so far. Our goal is to continue to help student-athletes in our community. In 2022 we donated 61 pairs of shoes and would like to do at least 70 in 2023.

How we listen

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.

done We demonstrated a willingness to learn more by reviewing resources about feedback practice.
done We shared information about our current feedback practices.

  • Who are the people you serve with your mission?

    We provide athletic shoes to student-athletes in Northeast Ohio.

  • How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?

    To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals

  • What significant change resulted from feedback?

    We just started collecting feedback so we have not made any changes yet.

  • Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?

    We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We look for patterns in feedback based on demographics (e.g., race, age, gender, etc.), We look for patterns in feedback based on people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.), We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive, We ask the people who gave us feedback how well they think we responded

  • What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?

    It is difficult to get the people we serve to respond to requests for feedback, It is hard to come up with good questions to ask people, It is difficult to get honest feedback from the people we serve

Financials

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Operations

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

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Sole Inspiration Inc

Board of directors
as of 01/17/2023
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board chair

Matthew Wise

Kent State University

Holly Davis

SunTrust Bank

Maribeth Graham

Respage

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 ? Not applicable
  • 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? Not applicable
  • Board performance
    Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Not applicable

Organizational demographics

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 12/28/2021
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Who works and leads organizations that serve our diverse communities? Candid partnered with CHANGE Philanthropy on this demographic section.

Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
White/Caucasian/European
Gender identity
Male, Not transgender (cisgender)
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
Female, Not transgender (cisgender)
Sexual orientation
Heterosexual or straight
Disability status
Person without a disability

Race & ethnicity

No data

Gender identity

 

Sexual orientation

Disability

Equity strategies

Last updated: 12/21/2022

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 seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
  • 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.