Sol Relief

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
823283018
IRS 990 coverage
2019–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-T 2024, Form 990-N 2018
Location
St Petersburg, FL, USA
Phone
7275421200
Rating
55
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Disaster Preparedness and Relief Services

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$597,255
Expenses
$540,238
Assets
$333,798
Liabilities
$1,360

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

9 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • HARRIS AMBUSH (Executive Dir.): $56,680 total reported compensation
  • JENNIFER LOCKWOOD (Foundation Mgr.): $14,322 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Engage the aviation community to serve areas impacted by disasters and humanitarian crisis by transporting critical supplies, aid workers and offering evacuations in areas of need. Provide volunteer coordination for long term relief efforts in the areas served.

What it reported doing in 2024

Responded to three major hurricanes Beryl, Helene, and Milton delivering emergency supplies, including food, hygiene products, medical supplies, and shelter materials. Coordinated volunteers for cleaning out flooded homes, and supporting long-term recovery efforts through micro grants to multiple families in Florida. In Union Island, funded and managed home reconstruction projects for multiple families replacing roofs and installing rainwater collection systems, and rebuilt a preschool. Provided disaster preparedness training to nearly 200 individuals through community workshops locally and in the Bahamas. Hosted Holiday Toy Drive & Fly Out, raising critical funds and delivering joy to disaster-affected families.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 99% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

MIXED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work. The filing reports few safeguards for money sent abroad and the filing does not identify recipients for some grant dollars.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 74
  • Transparency & Controls: 50
  • Accountability: 42
  • Sustainability: 49
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 72.1%; rating input score 72
  • Program expense ratio: 79.4%; rating input score 79
  • Fundraising efficiency: $27.11 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Scored; rating input score 0
  • Grant itemization coverage: Scored; rating input score 0
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 44.4%; rating input score 44; 11th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 3 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 38
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Fail
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 9.5%; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.62; rating input score 29; 29th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 74; 74th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 13.1%; rating input score 27; 27th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -35.6% per year; rating input score 0; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -40.6% per year; rating input score 0; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -15.1% per year; rating input score 0; 2nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 72.1% of revenue deployed · 79.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 4 of 9 board members independent · 3 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $429K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $57K · 9 people listed
  • Consistency: 24 of 24 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes foreign activity
  • Filing history: 6 filing years from 2019 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Transparency & Controls: Foreign activity oversight scored 0/100.
  • High — Transparency & Controls: Grant itemization coverage scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 44/100.
  • Moderate — Accountability: Governance controls: 5 of 8 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 29/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 27/100.