Soul 2 Soul Sisters

What it reported doing in 2024

In 2024, soul 2 soul sisters continued to deepen its commitment to black healing, health, joy, and liberation through strategic programming, direct community care, and advocacy. Over the past year, more than 500 people engaged directly with soul 2 soul sisters' programming and initiatives. The organization supported over 90 community events, led 5 campaigns, and distributed thousands of dollars in mutual aid, reproductive justice support, and reparations to uplift black beloveds across Colorado and beyond.campaigns for liberation & reparationsthroughout the year, soul 2 soul sisters advanced campaigns that affirmed black self-determination and economic justice. In 2024, supporters collectively contributed the doula love campaign also grew significantly. Partnering once again with sacred seeds. This campaign continues to stand as a living testament to our belief that black birth is sacred and that every black birthing person deserves culturally rooted, affirming care.black civic engagement & policy (bcep)the black civic engagement & policy program remained steadfast in its mission to dismantle anti-black oppression through sustained political education and action. As a black-led, non-partisan initiative, bcep engaged the community in major elections in 2024.bcep distributed a 2024 black voter guide accessed 480 times online, sent over 15,000 text messages, and hosted multiple voter education sessions on ballot measures, local offices, and the impact of policy on black coloradans. The team also collaborated with Colorado public radio and denverite to produce "the people's forum 2024", a candidate event centering black community questions and priorities.black healing, health & joy (bhhj)at the heart of soul 2 soul sisters remains the black healing, health & joy (bhhj) program, which continues to be a sacred container for rest, recovery, and resistance.rooted in community, guided by spiritevery soul 2 soul sisters initiative continues to reflect the organization's guiding principle: "our liberation is divine work." through black-led, love-centered approaches, soul 2 soul sisters has continued to model what it means to build liberated systems of care that sustain both community and creation.in 2024, the organization deepened partnerships, expanded its programs, and increased its visibility as a model for faith-rooted, black feminist organizing in the mountain west. From the voting booth to the birthing room, from healing circles to racial justice cohorts, soul 2 soul sisters continues to embody the sacred work of black healing, health, and joy.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 97.1%; rating input score 97
• Program expense ratio: 58.8%; rating input score 59
• Fundraising efficiency: $4.81 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 17; 17th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 0 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 0
  • Compensation committee: Missing
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Missing
  • Board or committee approval: Missing
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: Limited
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 6 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 75
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Fail
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

• Operating margin: -65.1%; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.45; rating input score 21; 21st percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.15; rating input score 35; 35th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 24.7%; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 27.2% per year; rating input score 100; 88th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 11.1% per year; rating input score 100; 69th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 19.9% per year; rating input score 100; 81st percentile among comparable filings