Shades of Blue

What it reported doing in 2025

2025 accomplishments: on 02/21/25, shades of blue (sobi) attended the pin-on wings ceremony at united airlines sobi student member f/o mychol alexander. We also attended the women in aviation conference on 03/29/25, with over 500 young women working to become future pilots. 4/09/25 captain willie lee daniels ii was invited to speak to educators for the teacher liaison program at the national space symposium educator event at the discovery center in Colorado springs. 05/03/25 sobi hosted 130 students from philadelphia. Maryland eastern shore and the dc, Maryland, and Virginia area at the martin state airport in Maryland. 05/21/25 sobi hosted 75 students from verdugo hills and northridge high school at the lax flightpath museum with the united airlines lax chief pilots office, porpoise robotics. Texas instruments and quantum drones. 05/30/25 attended the astronaut hall of fame induction ceremony for astronauts dr bernard harris and dr. Peggy whitson at the kennedy space center. 07/12/25 huntsville, Alabama, induction ceremony of lieutenant commander diallo wallace into the space camp hall of fame. 08/06/25 sobi hosted a booth at the organization of black aerospace professionals annual conference with several airlines and corporations and over 1800 pilots in attendance. 08/16/25 attend the congressional gold medal ceremony for astronaut and sculptor mr. Ed dwight jr. 09/19/25 attended the induction ceremony for general fig newton, dr. Mae jemison, and others at the national aviation hall of fame in wichita, Kansas. 10/12/25 captain willie lee daniels ii was inducted into the Colorado aviation hall of fame in littleton, Colorado. 11/02/25 co-hosted the yes we can event at ocean city, Maryland, with over 200 students and parents. 12/06/25 captain willie lee daniels ii spoke to students. At the littleton public schools epic campus. California chapter accomplishments: former mayor deborah robertson was selected as vice president of the ca chapter. Several students from southern California began taking flying lessons and obtained their pilot certificates in 2025. 2026 goals: we need to revise and update the thinkific learning management system pathways 3 course. We are working on expanding sobi distance learning programs. Planning for 4 events at lax with united airlines and the lax flight path museum in 2026. Completion of the update of the sobi website and reorganization of the sobi board of directors.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 46.7%; rating input score 47
• Program expense ratio: 19.6%; rating input score 20

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

• Operating margin: -138.4%; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.41; rating input score 28; 28th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 4.51; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 12% per year; rating input score 100; 73rd percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 3.2% per year; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 2.7% per year; rating input score 100; 48th percentile among comparable filings