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SKYES THE LIMIT FOUNDATION INC

Phoenix, AZ · EIN 833321892 · Form 990EZ · FY2022 · NTEE A20 · Arts, Culture & Humanities · Small ($100K-$1M) · skyesthelimit.org
revenue
$191K
expenses
$152K
net assets
$45K
employees
mission · from form 990

The Mission of Skye's the Limit! Foundation is to prevent trauma-related loss by substance overdose and suicide by building resiliency and empowering youth, families, and communities through advocacy, trauma education, peer support, art, and wilderness therapy.

profile · synthesized from sources

Skye's The Limit Foundation empowers youth and families through trauma-informed arts, prevention education, and community engagement to strengthen resilience and protective factors. The organization offers youth arts programs, school-based art residencies, and parent support initiatives focused on mental wellness and youth voice. Based in Arizona, it operates with funding from Maricopa County opioid settlement funds.

named programs · 3 · from sources

what they call their work

Parents Empowered Through Prevention
Program offering parent support groups, prevention education, resilience training, and family wellness events to strengthen family protective factors and community connection
School-Based Art Intervention Residencies
Visual arts education integrated with neuroscience-informed practices, aligned with state and national standards, to support student emotional regulation, stress awareness, and peer support
Youth Arts & Leadership Programs
After-school art clubs, healing arts workshops, and leadership initiatives that use creative expression to build youth confidence, connection, and competence in a trauma-informed environment
activities · 9 groups

what they do

  • Trauma-Informed Arts & Nature Youth Programs 9 activities
    • Curriculum Design for Schools
      Designs school curricula that integrate art, music, somatic practices, and nature experiences to promote youth well-being.
    • Curriculum Development for Schools
      Designs curriculum for schools that blends art, music, somatic practices, and experiences in nature to support youth wellbeing.
    • Curriculum development for schools
      Designs and develops trauma-informed curriculum for schools that integrates art, music, somatic practices, and nature-based experiences to support youth resilience and mental wellness.
    • Develop trauma-informed school curriculum
      Designs and develops school-based curriculum that integrates art, music, somatic practices, and nature experiences to promote resilience and mental wellness among students.
    • Implement arts- and nature-based youth interventions
      Offers trauma-informed, arts- and nature-based programs such as Art Hikes, kayaking, music, and somatic practices through its Youth Resilience & Trauma-Informed Community Program to support youth mental wellness and resilience.
    • Implement arts- and nature-based youth resilience programs
      Offers trauma-informed, arts- and nature-based interventions such as Art Hikes, kayaking, music, and somatic practices through the Youth Resilience & Trauma-Informed Community Program to support youth mental wellness and resilience.
    • Youth Resilience and Trauma-Informed Community Program
      Offers arts- and nature-based intervention activities, including kayaking and art hikes, to build peer support and relational health, and to strengthen resilience and mental wellness for youth, families, and communities.
    • Youth Resilience and Trauma-Informed Community Programs
      Offers arts- and nature-based intervention activities, including kayaking and Art Hikes, to build peer support, relational health, and strengthen resilience and mental wellness for youth, families, and communities.
    • Youth resilience and arts-based intervention programs
      Offers trauma-informed, arts- and nature-based intervention programs for youth, including Art Hikes, kayaking, music, somatic practices, and creative expression activities, designed to build resilience, mental wellness, and leadership capacity through the Youth Resilience & Trauma-Informed Community Program.
  • Youth Public Art Projects 5 activities
    • Collaborative Public Art Projects
      Organizes collaborative mural projects, such as a substance abuse and suicide prevention mural, involving youth, artists, and community members to share stories, promote resilience, and engage the community in the creative process.
    • Collaborative Public Art Projects
      Organizes collaborative mural projects, such as a substance abuse and suicide prevention mural, involving youth, artists, and community members in design, painting, and unveiling to share stories, promote resilience, and contribute to the community.
    • Community mural and public art projects
      Designs and implements collaborative public mural projects that engage youth, artists, and community members in storytelling, substance abuse and suicide prevention messaging, and community resilience building, including community design sessions, paint-by-number murals, and public unveiling events.
    • Conduct community mural projects for prevention and expression
      Leads collaborative public mural projects that engage youth, artists, and community members in substance abuse and suicide prevention messaging, using community design sessions, youth-submitted art, and paint-by-number techniques to foster expression and resilience.
    • Facilitate collaborative public art projects
      Organizes community-engaged mural projects that involve youth, artists, and community members in co-creating public art focused on themes like suicide and substance abuse prevention, using processes such as paint-by-number murals on pelon material and community design sessions.
  • Trauma-Informed Training and Professional Consultation 5 activities
    • Deliver trauma-informed training programs
      Provides trauma-informed training and education to school staff, healthcare workers, police officers, criminal justice personnel, public defenders, youth advocates, and youth-serving organizations to mitigate the impacts of childhood trauma and promote resilience.
    • Deliver trauma-informed training to professionals
      Provides trauma-informed education and training programs for school staff, healthcare workers, police officers, criminal justice personnel, public defenders, youth advocates, and youth-serving organizations to mitigate the impacts of childhood trauma.
    • Trauma-Informed Training and Education
      Provides trauma-informed training and education to school staff, healthcare workers, police officers, criminal justice system staff, mentors, youth-serving organizations, detention officers, juvenile justice staff, public defenders, and youth advocates to mitigate childhood trauma impacts and strengthen resilience.
    • Trauma-Informed Training and Education
      Provides trauma-informed training and education to school staff, healthcare workers, police officers, criminal justice system staff, mentors, youth-serving organizations, detention officers, juvenile justice staff, public defenders, and youth advocates to mitigate childhood trauma impacts and strengthen resilience.
    • Trauma-informed training for professionals
      Provides trauma-informed training and education to school staff, healthcare workers, police officers, criminal justice system personnel, public defenders, youth advocates, and youth-serving organizations to mitigate the impacts of childhood trauma and strengthen community resilience.
  • Youth Narrative and Community Reintegration 5 activities
    • Support for Youth in Juvenile Justice System
      Works with youth navigating the juvenile justice system, including those completing court-ordered community service and youth reentering communities after detention.
    • Support for Youth in the Juvenile Justice System
      Works with youth navigating the juvenile justice system, including those completing court-ordered community service and youth reentering communities after detention, providing an environment for them to express themselves and ask for help.
    • Support youth in the juvenile justice system
      Engages youth navigating the juvenile justice system—including those completing court-ordered community service and reentering communities after detention—through trauma-informed programming, skill-building, and opportunities for community contribution.
    • Support youth in the juvenile justice system
      Engages youth navigating the juvenile justice system—including those completing court-ordered community service or reentering communities after detention—through trauma-informed programming and opportunities for community contribution.
    • Youth engagement in juvenile justice system
      Works with youth involved in the juvenile justice system—including those completing court-ordered community service and reentering communities after detention—by providing trauma-informed support, creative programming, and opportunities for meaningful community contribution.
  • Nursing and Healthcare Education Scholarships 4 activities
    • Award nursing student scholarships
      Provides $500 annual scholarships to support five nursing students with educational expenses.
    • Nursing Student Scholarships
      Aims to provide $500 scholarships annually to five nursing students for educational expenses.
    • Nursing Student Scholarships
      Aims to support five nursing students annually with $500 scholarships for educational expenses.
    • Nursing student scholarship program
      Supports five nursing students annually with $500 scholarships to help cover educational expenses.
  • Professional Education for Special Needs Family Support 4 activities
    • Parents Empowered Through Prevention Program
      Supports parents and caregivers with resources, education, and community connection to strengthen families and promote resilience through the "Parents Empowered Through Prevention" program, including evidence-based life skills and prevention education for high school students and parents.
    • Prevention education and life skills programming
      Delivers evidence-based prevention education and life skills programs for high school students and parents to strengthen protective factors for youth wellbeing, including the "Parents Empowered Through Prevention" program, which supports caregivers with education, resources, and community connection.
    • Provide prevention education and life skills programs
      Delivers evidence-based prevention education and life skills programming for high school students and parents to strengthen protective factors, youth wellbeing, and family resilience through initiatives like "Parents Empowered Through Prevention."
    • Provide youth mental health and prevention education
      Delivers evidence-based life skills and prevention education to high school students and parents to strengthen protective factors, support youth wellbeing, and promote self-care, harm reduction, and trauma awareness in schools and communities.
  • Youth Safe Space & Mental Health Support 3 activities
    • Build youth leadership and self-expression
      Creates safe spaces for youth to speak out, express themselves, develop competence, and contribute to their communities through relational health activities, peer support, and creative programming.
    • Offer youth expression and peer support spaces
      Creates safe environments where youth can speak out, express themselves, build relationships, and ask for help through peer support, relational health activities, and creative programming.
    • Youth expression and peer support spaces
      Creates safe environments for youth to express themselves, speak out, ask for help, and build relational health through peer support, creative programming, and community engagement activities.
  • Parenting Education and Skill-Building Programs 1 activity
    • Parents Empowered Through Prevention Program
      Supports parents and caregivers with resources, education, and community connection to strengthen families and promote resilience.
  • Uncategorized 8 activities
    • Community Education on Trauma and Harm Reduction
      Educates the community on trauma, harm reduction, and self-care, and provides prevention education for high school students and parents to strengthen protective factors.
    • Community Education on Trauma and Self-Care
      Educates the community on trauma, harm reduction, and self-care to promote mental wellness.
    • Community education on trauma and self-care
      Conducts community outreach and education on trauma, harm reduction, and self-care through tabling events, presentations, and resource sharing to promote awareness and resilience.
    • Conduct school-wide community forums
      Hosts All School Forums to deliver public apologies, promote kindness, and advocate for respectful, positive school communities through public speaking and community engagement.
    • Empower parents and caregivers
      Supports parents and caregivers through the "Parents Empowered Through Prevention" program, offering resources, education, and community connection to strengthen family resilience and youth mental wellness.
    • Program documentation and photo gallery
      Maintains a photo gallery documenting activities and outcomes of the Resilient Youth & Trauma-Informed Community Program to showcase program implementation and community engagement.
    • School-Based Public Speaking and Community Building
      Delivers public apologies and calls for kindness and fosters positive, respectful communities through public speaking engagements at schools.
    • School-wide community forums
      Hosts or participates in All School Forums to deliver public messages promoting kindness, respect, and positive community culture, including public apologies and calls for behavioral change.
financials · form 990EZ · fy2022
revenue
Total revenue$191K
Contributions & grants$191K100%
Program service revenue$00%
Investment income$50%
Other revenue$0
expenses
Total expenses$152K
Program expenses
Admin / overhead
Fundraising
Salaries & benefits$77K
Grants paid out$6K
balance sheet
Total assets$57K
Cash
Investments
Liabilities
Net assets$45K
3 years on record · 2020–2022 · YoY revenue +315.1%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2022

who runs it

paid leadership · 1
NameTitleHours/wkCompensation
Keiko Ratcliffe President & Executive Director 40 $72K
board members · 2
  • Brenda Hunter Horace — Director
  • Sharon Shriver — Director
relationships · 18

who they work with

  • 211 Arizona Partner — Refers to 211 Arizona for local and statewide resources.
  • Arizona Center Partner — Partnered on the community mural project and provided the final site for the mural.
  • Arizona Commission on the Arts Funder — Received support through their Youth Arts Engagement program.
  • Arizona Department of Health Services (AZDHS) Partner — Refers to the Opioid Assistance and Referral Line (OARLINE) provided by AZDHS.
  • Arizona Governor's Office of Youth Faith and Family Funder — Received grants from their Trauma Informed Substance Abuse Primary Prevention program.
  • Brunswick Community College Partner — Partnered to award scholarships to nursing students.
  • Maricopa County Department of Public Health Government — Receives support from Opioid Settlement Funds through this department.
  • National Endowments for the Arts Government — Provides support to the Arizona Commission on the Arts, which in turn supports the foundation.
  • National Suicide Prevention Lifeline Partner — Refers to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline for individuals in suicidal crisis or emotional distress.
  • Neighborhood Ministries-Phoenix Partner — Partnered on the community mural project.
  • SAMHSA Partner — Refers to SAMHSA's National Helpline for mental and substance use disorders.
  • Solari Partner — Partners with Solari to keep the Teen Lifeline hotline open 24/7.
  • State of Arizona Government — Provides support to the Arizona Commission on the Arts, which in turn supports the foundation.
  • Teen Lifeline Partner — Refers to Teen Lifeline, which provides a peer-to-peer hotline for teens.
  • The Faithful City Partner — Featured on their "Weave & Cleave Podcast" to discuss the foundation's work.
  • The Trevor Project Partner — Refers to The Trevor Project for suicide prevention and crisis intervention for LGBTQ young people.
  • Trans Lifeline Partner — Refers to Trans Lifeline, a peer support phone service run by trans people for trans and questioning individuals.
  • Weave & Cleave Podcast Partner — Keiko Ratcliffe, founder and CEO, was interviewed on the podcast.