Civic Intelligence

Soul Flares Inc

EIN 20-5780404 • 501(c)3 • Burlington, VT

Pub. 78 Eligible990-N CoverageNTEE P20

Profile

Soul flares inc partners with schools and organizations to build communities where everyone can thrive. Using a holistic, relationship- based, restorative approach, soul flares inc provides a broad array of facilitation, professional development, support, and resources to foster desired transformation collaboratively. We model the changes communities seek in how we work as a team with those we serve. We center the wisdom, diversity, and experience of organizational leaders, educators, students, and community members so that all voices can contribute to a shared vision.

PO Box 4298Burlington, VT 05406

www.starlingcollaborative.org

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

72nd percentile

0.02x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 72% of similar nonprofits.

NTEE P20 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2023

Liabilities / Revenue

76th percentile

0.02x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 76% of similar nonprofits.

NTEE P20 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2023

Net Margin

70th percentile

26%

Higher net margin than 70% of similar nonprofits.

NTEE P20 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2023

Top Officer Pay

94th percentile

$37,897

Higher top officer pay than 94% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 12.9% of source-year revenue.

NTEE P20 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2023

Asset Growth

73rd percentile

36%

Faster asset growth than 73% of similar nonprofits.

NTEE P20 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2022 to 2023

Revenue Growth

24th percentile

-36%

Faster revenue growth than 24% of similar nonprofits.

NTEE P20 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2022 to 2023

Assets

Up

$241,954

Up $63,779 (+36%) from 2022

Liabilities

Down

$5,343

Down $11,337 (-68%) from 2022

Net Assets

Up

$236,611

Up $75,116 (+47%) from 2022

Revenue

Down

$292,873

Down $166,670 (-36%) from 2022

Expenses

Down

$217,757

Down $122,900 (-36%) from 2022

Net Income

Down

$75,116

Down $43,770 (-37%) from 2022

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$300K$200K$100K$0Assets 2022: $178,175Liabilities 2022: $16,680Net Assets 2022: $161,4952022Assets 2023: $241,954Liabilities 2023: $5,343Net Assets 2023: $236,6112023

Highlighted filing

2023

Assets$241,954
Liabilities$5,343
Net Assets$236,611

Operations Trend

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$600K$400K$200K$0Revenue 2022: $459,543Expenses 2022: $340,657Net Income 2022: $118,8862022Revenue 2023: $292,873Expenses 2023: $217,757Net Income 2023: $75,1162023

Highlighted filing

2023

Revenue$292,873
Expenses$217,757
Net Income$75,116

Filings

Latest Filing Detail
Jump To
Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2023 to Jun 30, 2023
Signed
Nov 21, 2024
Return Version
2023v5.0
Gross Receipts
$292,873
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Soul flares inc partners with schools and organizations to build communities where everyone can thrive. Using a holistic, relationship- based, restorative approach, soul flares inc provides a broad array of facilitation, professional development, support, and resources to foster desired transformation collaboratively. We model the changes communities seek in how we work as a team with those we serve. We center the wisdom, diversity, and experience of organizational leaders, educators, students, and community members so that all voices can contribute to a shared vision.

Soul flares inc works with schools, organizations and innovative thought partners to build communities of care, dignity and accountability where all members can thrive.

Balance Sheet Detail
LineBeginningEndChange
Assets
Savings and Temporary Cash Investments$85,235$202,018▲ $116,783
Accounts Receivable$92,940$39,936▼ $53,004
Total Assets$178,175$241,954▲ $63,779
Liabilities
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses$16,680$5,343▼ $11,337
Total Liabilities$16,680$5,343▼ $11,337
Net Assets / Fund Balance
Net Assets Without Donor Restrictions$161,495$236,611▲ $75,116
Total Net Assets Fund Balance$161,495$236,611▲ $75,116
Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance$178,175$241,954▲ $63,779
Compensation and Service Providers

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Lisa BedingerCo-directorPT$37,897-$37,897
ANNIE O'SHAUGHNESSYCo-directorPT$34,765$2,411$37,176

Board Members and Trustees

NameTitle
Kerri BerkowitzChair/treasu
Kathleen KessonDirector
Gale BurfordSecretary
Revenue and Support

Revenue Composition

Contributions and Grants
$0
Program Service Revenue
$292,873
Investment Income
$0
Other Revenue
$0
Change in Net Assets
$75,116
Expenses and Functional Allocation

Major Expense Lines

Line ItemAmount
Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits$171,988
Other Expenses$45,769
Grants and Similar Amounts Paid$0
Professional Fundraising Fees$0
Total Fundraising Expense$0

Functional Expense Allocation

Line ItemProgramManagementFundraisingTotal
Current Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees$43,539$30,884-$74,423
Other Salaries and Wages$45,252$26,911-$72,163
Fees for Services Other$23,170$7,381-$30,551
Other Employee Benefits$7,668$6,704-$14,372
Payroll Taxes$7,071$3,959-$11,030
Office Expenses$1,048$3,868-$4,916
Travel$4,580--$4,580
Information Technology$1,874$1,874-$3,748
Occupancy$900$504-$1,404
Insurance-$570-$570
Total Functional Expenses$135,102$82,655$0$217,757
Fundraising, Events, and Gaming
Fundraising activities
No
Gaming activities
No
Professional fundraiser used
No

Fundraising and Gaming Totals

Line ItemAmount
Professional Fundraising Fees$0
Political and Lobbying Activity
Political campaign activity
No
Lobbying activity
No
Subject to proxy tax
No
Governance and Compliance

Governance Checklist

Compiled or reviewed by an accountant
No
Annual disclosure for covered persons
Yes
Business relationship with 35% controlled entity
No
Business relationship with family members
No
Business relationship with organization members
No
Material changes to governing documents
Yes
Compensation from other sources disclosed
No
CEO compensation reviewed
Yes
Other officer compensation reviewed
No
Conflict-of-interest policy
Yes
Audited financial statements prepared
No
Key decisions subject to board approval
No
Management duties delegated
No

Governance Explanations

Form 990, Page 6, Part VI, Line 4

The bylaws were amended to change the year end from a calendar year end to a fiscal year end of june 30th.

Form 990, Page 6, Part VI, Line 11B

The 990 is shared with board members and they are asked if they have any questions or proposed changes. Once these have been addressed, they approve the return for filing.

Form 990, Page 6, Part VI, Line 12C

As part of board meetings, we review and check in on our conflict of interest policy annually.

Form 990, Page 6, Part VI, Line 15A

All compensation is proposed by the co-founders for approval by the board as part of approving the budget.

Form 990, Page 6, Part VI, Line 19

UPON REQUEST.

Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Soul Flares Inc
EIN
20-5780404
Phone
8029236930
Address
PO BOX 4298, BURLINGTON, VT 05406
Doing Business As
Starling Collaborative

Signing Officer

Name
Lisa Bedinger
Title
Co-director
Phone
8029236930
Signed
2024-11-21
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Organization Details

Principal Officer
Lisa Bedinger
Formed
2006
Legal Domicile
Vt
Voting Board Members
3
Independent Board Members
3
Employees
5
Volunteers
3

Preparer

Firm
Jmm & Associates Pc
Address
463 MOUNTAIN VIEW DR STE 403, COLCHESTER, VT 05446
Preparer
Randall L Sargent CPA
Phone
8026555665
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION

Soul flares inc partners with schools and organizations to build communities where everyone can thrive. Using a holistic, relationship- based, restorative approach, soul flares inc provides a broad array of facilitation, professional development, support, and resources to foster desired transformation collaboratively. We model the changes communities seek in how we work as a team with those we serve. We center the wisdom, diversity, and experience of organizational leaders, educators, students, and community members so that all voices can contribute to a shared vision.

Form 990, Page 2, Part III, Line 4A

Whole school restorative implementation: the implementation journey is never linear and never the same for each school. What follows are the parts of the process that we partner with schools on to do this work well. Assets and needs assessment: a whole-school, holistic restorative approach begins with developing a clear picture of where you are. We do that through an assets and needs assessment (ana) that includes interviews of school leadership, a site visit , focus groups, review of existing behavior and culture/climate data and support in interpreting and sharing the results. The resulting report outlines both assets from which to build on and opportunities for improvement and growth. (35-40 hours) restorative team formation and support: because restorative practices is not a program to implement but a philosophy to understand and adopt, it's crucial that the plan to make it part of your school's culture emerges from a collaborative process involving both youth and adults. Our restorative implementation utilizes a specific restorative teaming model that builds the restorative principles into every aspect of team formation and work. We model and support the changes desired in how we work with implementation teams. (three hours monthly for meeting and support) professional learning-whole school and small learning cohorts or lesson plan studies: we've come to understand that the most effective introduction to this work includes whole school trainings followed by monthly learning cohorts where small cohorts revisit learning, share challenges and problem solve together using an improvement science model for data drive change. (recommended initial annual time investment is three half day trainings for whole school and one hour monthly small learning cohorts with two hours of support. Here are some of the main topics to be covered during professional learning: introduction to holistic restorative approaches, universal restorative supports & circling up, in the moment response to harm & restorative communication, planned & targeted response to harm, re- integrative conferences & supports, and consulting and coaching support. Leadership support and coaching: effective implementation is complex and we ask all our schools to commit to several hours of consultation a month to work with leadership and the restorative practices team to strategize, collect and interpret data, and build internal capacity. We strive to make ourselves dispensable and we need time with you to support your growth and development to achieve this.

Form 990, Part IX, Line 11G

Consultants 23,170 7,381 0

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IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt0SOUL FLARES INC PARTNERS WITH SCHOOLS AND ORGANIZATIONS TO BUILD COMMUNITIES WHERE EVERYONE CAN THRIVE. USING A HOLISTIC, RELATIONSHIP- BASED, RESTORATIVE APPROACH, SOUL FLARES INC PROVIDES A BROAD ARRAY OF FACILITATION, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, SUPPORT, AND RESOURCES TO FOSTER DESIRED TRANSFORMATION COLLABORATIVELY. WE MODEL THE CHANGES COMMUNITIES SEEK IN HOW WE WORK AS A TEAM WITH THOSE WE SERVE. WE CENTER THE WISDOM, DIVERSITY, AND EXPERIENCE OF ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERS, EDUCATORS, STUDENTS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS SO THAT ALL VOICES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO A SHARED VISION.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt1WHOLE SCHOOL RESTORATIVE IMPLEMENTATION: THE IMPLEMENTATION JOURNEY IS NEVER LINEAR AND NEVER THE SAME FOR EACH SCHOOL. WHAT FOLLOWS ARE THE PARTS OF THE PROCESS THAT WE PARTNER WITH SCHOOLS ON TO DO THIS WORK WELL. ASSETS AND NEEDS ASSESSMENT: A WHOLE-SCHOOL, HOLISTIC RESTORATIVE APPROACH BEGINS WITH DEVELOPING A CLEAR PICTURE OF WHERE YOU ARE. WE DO THAT THROUGH AN ASSETS AND NEEDS ASSESSMENT (ANA) THAT INCLUDES INTERVIEWS OF SCHOOL LEADERSHIP, A SITE VISIT , FOCUS GROUPS, REVIEW OF EXISTING BEHAVIOR AND CULTURE/CLIMATE DATA AND SUPPORT IN INTERPRETING AND SHARING THE RESULTS. THE RESULTING REPORT OUTLINES BOTH ASSETS FROM WHICH TO BUILD ON AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMPROVEMENT AND GROWTH. (35-40 HOURS) RESTORATIVE TEAM FORMATION AND SUPPORT: BECAUSE RESTORATIVE PRACTICES IS NOT A PROGRAM TO IMPLEMENT BUT A PHILOSOPHY TO UNDERSTAND AND ADOPT, IT'S CRUCIAL THAT THE PLAN TO MAKE IT PART OF YOUR SCHOOL'S CULTURE EMERGES FROM A COLLABORATIVE PROCESS INVOLVING BOTH YOUTH AND ADULTS. OUR RESTORATIVE IMPLEMENTATION UTILIZES A SPECIFIC RESTORATIVE TEAMING MODEL THAT BUILDS THE RESTORATIVE PRINCIPLES INTO EVERY ASPECT OF TEAM FORMATION AND WORK. WE MODEL AND SUPPORT THE CHANGES DESIRED IN HOW WE WORK WITH IMPLEMENTATION TEAMS. (THREE HOURS MONTHLY FOR MEETING AND SUPPORT) PROFESSIONAL LEARNING-WHOLE SCHOOL AND SMALL LEARNING COHORTS OR LESSON PLAN STUDIES: WE'VE COME TO UNDERSTAND THAT THE MOST EFFECTIVE INTRODUCTION TO THIS WORK INCLUDES WHOLE SCHOOL TRAININGS FOLLOWED BY MONTHLY LEARNING COHORTS WHERE SMALL COHORTS REVISIT LEARNING, SHARE CHALLENGES AND PROBLEM SOLVE TOGETHER USING AN IMPROVEMENT SCIENCE MODEL FOR DATA DRIVE CHANGE. (RECOMMENDED INITIAL ANNUAL TIME INVESTMENT IS THREE HALF DAY TRAININGS FOR WHOLE SCHOOL AND ONE HOUR MONTHLY SMALL LEARNING COHORTS WITH TWO HOURS OF SUPPORT. HERE ARE SOME OF THE MAIN TOPICS TO BE COVERED DURING PROFESSIONAL LEARNING: INTRODUCTION TO HOLISTIC RESTORATIVE APPROACHES, UNIVERSAL RESTORATIVE SUPPORTS & CIRCLING UP, IN THE MOMENT RESPONSE TO HARM & RESTORATIVE COMMUNICATION, PLANNED & TARGETED RESPONSE TO HARM, RE- INTEGRATIVE CONFERENCES & SUPPORTS, AND CONSULTING AND COACHING SUPPORT. LEADERSHIP SUPPORT AND COACHING: EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION IS COMPLEX AND WE ASK ALL OUR SCHOOLS TO COMMIT TO SEVERAL HOURS OF CONSULTATION A MONTH TO WORK WITH LEADERSHIP AND THE RESTORATIVE PRACTICES TEAM TO STRATEGIZE, COLLECT AND INTERPRET DATA, AND BUILD INTERNAL CAPACITY. WE STRIVE TO MAKE OURSELVES DISPENSABLE AND WE NEED TIME WITH YOU TO SUPPORT YOUR GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT TO ACHIEVE THIS.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt2THE BYLAWS WERE AMENDED TO CHANGE THE YEAR END FROM A CALENDAR YEAR END TO A FISCAL YEAR END OF JUNE 30TH.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt3THE 990 IS SHARED WITH BOARD MEMBERS AND THEY ARE ASKED IF THEY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR PROPOSED CHANGES. ONCE THESE HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED, THEY APPROVE THE RETURN FOR FILING.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt4AS PART OF BOARD MEETINGS, WE REVIEW AND CHECK IN ON OUR CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ANNUALLY.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt5ALL COMPENSATION IS PROPOSED BY THE CO-FOUNDERS FOR APPROVAL BY THE BOARD AS PART OF APPROVING THE BUDGET.
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