SAN FRANCISCO ELITE ACADEMY

San Francisco Elite Academy (SF Elite) is a San Francisco–based 501(c)(3) youth soccer club and academy that focuses on player development, college pathway support, and community-building through soccer. The organization operates ECNL and ECNL Regional League programs (boys and girls), NorCal Premier teams, pre-ECNL programming, and recreational/micro programs, and reports more than 600 players and a decade-plus history of operations. The researcher verified that EIN 35-2523738 corresponds to San Francisco Elite Academy (San Francisco, CA) in publicly available nonprofit records and the organization’s own filings and web presence. In the last 2–3 years SF Elite has expanded its competitive footprint (including ECNL-related selections and league admissions), continued to place players into college programs, and received external ratings related to nonprofit accountability and finance. SF Elite emphasizes a unified club philosophy, a city-rooted identity, and measurable player outcomes (player placements to college programs and national youth talent identification invites) while operating a donor-facing, active web presence and public filings consistent with a functioning nonprofit organization.