SOS Outreach
Change young lives, building character and developing leadership through mentoring outdoors.
About SOS Outreach
SOS Outreach is a U.S.-based nonprofit that uses year-round outdoor sports—primarily ski and snowboard programming—to deliver long-term, mentor-based youth development for underserved young people. The organization emphasizes social-emotional learning, character development, and community service alongside outdoor skill-building.
Founded in the early 1990s, SOS operates multiple local chapters across the Western and Midwestern United States and reports serving thousands of young people annually through multi-session mentor programs, introductory academies, summer camps, and career-prep/apprenticeship opportunities.
Notable achievements
National scale and longevity
SOS reports having served tens of thousands of youth since its founding in the 1990s and operates multiple local chapters across several states.
Consistent participant outcomes
Reported program metrics include large totals of outdoor hours, community service, and skill-building hours, plus a retention rate indicating many youth return year-to-year.
Alumni engagement and workforce pathways
The organization has documented alumni re-engagement as volunteers or staff and runs career-prep/apprenticeship pathways that place older teens with industry partners.
At a glance
- Total assets
- $1.9M
- Annual revenue
- $2.7M
- Tax status
- 501(c)(3)Public charity
- EIN
- 84-1332544
- Location
- Avon, CO
- Website
- sosoutreach.org
- On Mahalo since
- November 2025
Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.
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