2026-05-22T13:59:57-07:00 2025-12-31 990EZ 2025-01-01 334098435 SOBER FOUNDERS INC SOBE 5617822695 9221 Greenspire Lane Lake Worth FL 33467 Kandace Arena Executive Director 5615239769 2026-02-23 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X X https://www.soberfounders.org/ X X 57955 X 20279 37330 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 346 57955 0 0 4550 4107 0 0 13073 21730 36225 0 0 36225 X 0 31854 0 0 0 9000 0 40854 0 4629 0 36225 Sober Founders supports entrepreneurs and professionals in recovery from substance use disorders through structured peer groups, recovery-informed education, and community programming that strengthens long-term sobriety, ethical leadership, and sustainable livelihoods. BUSINESS MASTERMIND PEER GROUPS: Sober Founders operates two free peer mastermind groups for entrepreneurs in recovery from substance use disorders. These groups serve entrepreneurs at different stages of business growth while maintaining a shared commitment to recovery filling a gap for people who are simultaneously navigating the demands of entrepreneurship and the disciplines of personal recovery. The first group is open to any entrepreneur in recovery regardless of business stage and grew to over 210 members in its first year. The second group serves more established entrepreneurs with additional criteria around revenue sobriety requirements and familiarity with 12-step principles and reached 60 members in its first year. Both groups follow a structured facilitation format where members share business challenges discuss how recovery principles apply to leadership and receive honest feedback from peers with shared lived experience. Combined these groups served over 270 active participants in their first year while the organization's broader social media community grew to thousands of followers demonstrating strong and growing demand for this type of programming. 0 11000 PHOENIX FORUM: Phoenix Forum is an executive-level peer advisory program for established entrepreneurs and business owners in long-term recovery from substance abuse. Think of it as the recovery community's answer to peer advisory networks like EO. High-performing professionals in recovery rarely have access to peers who understand what it means to lead a company while protecting their sobriety and Phoenix Forum was built specifically to fill that gap. Members meet in structured confidential sessions to collaborate on real business challenges while holding each other accountable to their recovery goals. Participation requires demonstrated business leadership experience and an active commitment to recovery ensuring every member is a true peer who understands the pressures in the room. Members have credited the relationships and accountability built inside the program with strengthening both their business performance and their commitment to recovery. 0 5500 SUPPLEMENTAL EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY BUILDING: Sober Founders provided supplemental educational and community building programming to support entrepreneurs in recovery between formal group meetings. Activities during the year included topical webinars addressing practical business and recovery topics such as health insurance access for self employed professionals, regularly scheduled facilitated book discussions with titles selected to bridge business growth and personal recovery, and an in person member gathering that brought members together face to face for the first time. An active WhatsApp community of over 180 members provides ongoing peer connection and resource sharing between meetings with regional subgroups extending reach across state lines. These activities collectively supported hundreds of entrepreneurs in recovery by providing consistent access to peer community relevant information and practical guidance. 0 3000 19500 Andrew Lassise President 40 0 0 0 Kandace Arena Executive Director 40 4550 0 0 Emma Lassise Board Member 1 0 0 0 Christopher Finley Board Member 1 0 0 0 Derek Lewis Board Member 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FL Kandace Arena 9221 Greenspire Lane Lake Worth FL 33467 5617822695 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 0 0 0 0 20279 20279 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20279 20279 20279 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 346 346 20625 37330 X Schedule A, Part II, Line 10 We accumulated $346 in rewards/points. Schedule A, Part III, Line 12 Credit Card rewards and Points RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Form 990-EZ, Header, Line B Amended return due to checking the wrong box on public charity status. I have now correctly identified our non-profit matching the status on IRS letter. Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 8 Bank Card Points & Rewards: 346.02 Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 Advertising & Marketing - $9,557.68 Bank and Processing Fees - $318.25 Subscriptions - $269.03 Software & Apps - $2,280.83 Supplies & Travel - $530.43 Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 24 Balance includes undeposited customer payments recorded in Undeposited Funds at year end. Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 26 Credit card balance payable 990 was filed on time however, I had to file an ammended return due to checking the wrong box on lublic charity status. We have now changed to the correct one of 170ibX1XAXvi). Thank you.