SOX BOX

What SOX BOX does

SOX BOX is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization headquartered in Bellevue, Washington, that collects and distributes new socks to homeless individuals in the Western Washington area. The organization was founded in 2018 by Jacob Stephen, owner of Stephen Group International LLC, formalizing an informal sock-distribution tradition the security firm began in December 2016 at local shelters. SOX BOX remained largely idle from 2020 through 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and personnel challenges, before being reactivated in January 2022 with the addition of Dawn Michele Wilson as Director of Development & Resources. The sole product is a charitable service — provision of clean, dry socks to people without a permanent address — with no proprietary technology, digital platform, or commercial offering.

Operationally, SOX BOX runs on a low-cost, volunteer-driven model. It accepts monetary contributions through PayPal on a one-time and recurring basis, in-kind sock donations shipped directly to its Bellevue office, and sock purchases routed via an Amazon Wishlist registry. Acquired socks are distributed through street outreach and at partner shelters in Western Washington. The organization has no disclosed funding rounds, no revenue figures, no board compensation disclosures, and only two named personnel (a founder and a development director), consistent with a micro-nonprofit.

Commercially, SOX BOX is not a revenue-generating enterprise; sustainability depends entirely on charitable giving and volunteer labor. Its sole differentiator is hyper-focused attention to a single ancillary need of homeless populations (foot health and mobility). It holds a GuideStar Platinum Seal of Transparency (EIN: 83-0569707) and is restricted in scope to Western Washington, with no signals of geographic, vertical, or product-line expansion in the available data.

Name

SOX BOX

Legal name

SOX BOX

Website

https://soxbox.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

SOX BOX is a Bellevue, Washington-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit that collects and distributes new socks to homeless individuals in Western Washington through volunteer street outreach and shelter partnerships, funded by PayPal donations and in-kind contributions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Bellevue

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Supply Chain, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations - PayPal: The organization accepts one-time and recurring donations through PayPal, enabling donors to contribute funds to support the mission of providing socks to the homeless community.
2. In-kind Sock Donations: Donors ship new socks directly to the SOX BOX office in Bellevue, WA, or purchase socks from the Amazon Wishlist to be donated. These in-kind donations are distributed to beneficiaries.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

SOX BOX is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that collects new sock donations from individuals through PayPal (one-time and recurring monetary contributions), direct physical mail-in shipments to its Bellevue, WA office, and an Amazon Wishlist. The organization then distributes the collected socks directly to individuals experiencing homelessness via volunteer street outreach and at local shelters in the Western Washington area, with the mission of improving foot health and mobility for people without a permanent address.

Product overview

SOX BOX operates as a single-service nonprofit organization focused on sock donation collection and distribution. The organization accepts donations through PayPal (one-time and recurring), direct mail of new socks to their Bellevue address, and an Amazon Wishlist registry. All collected socks are distributed to people experiencing homelessness in the local community.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sock Donation Collection and Distribution Service A charitable service that collects new sock donations through multiple channels (PayPal monetary donations, direct mail shipments to the Bellevue, WA office, and an Amazon Wishlist registry) and distributes them through volunteer street outreach and at local shelters to homeless individuals in the Western Washington area, with the goal of improving foot health and mobility for people without a permanent address.

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Stephen Group International LLC (SGI)foundingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Stephen Group International LLC contracted security services at local shelters in Western Washington in Spring 2016. The security team noticed the need for socks among homeless populations and bought socks to distribute that Christmas. This initiative led to founder Jacob Stephen establishing SOX BOX as a separate 501(c)(3) in 2018. SGI is the predecessor organization that seeded the SOX BOX concept.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Bombas: Certified B Corporation sock brand that donates one pair to someone experiencing homelessness for every pair purchased — the highest-profile operator in the socks-for-homeless niche and the most direct comparable to SOX BOX's mission.
• One Warm Coat: National nonprofit that drives coat drives across the U.S. for people in need. Highly comparable on donation-driven, volunteer-led, single-need-item distribution to those experiencing homelessness or poverty.
• Samaritan's Feet: Nonprofit that distributes shoes and socks to homeless and impoverished individuals globally through volunteer events. Closest direct comparable to SOX BOX on mission, beneficiary population, and volunteer-driven distribution model.
• Clean the World: Nonprofit focused on collecting and distributing hygiene items (soap, hygiene kits) to homeless and at-risk populations. Comparable donor-acquisition model and beneficiary engagement approach to SOX BOX.

Regional players

• The Giving Spirit: Los Angeles-based nonprofit providing direct aid (clothing, food, hygiene) to people experiencing homelessness through street outreach volunteers. Strong functional overlap with SOX BOX but operates in a different geography.

Broad incumbents

• Midnight Mission: Long-established Los Angeles homeless services nonprofit offering shelter, meals, clothing, and recovery programs. Broader and more institutional alternative to SOX BOX, serving the same end population through a wider program set.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/wearesoxbox
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/soxboxorg

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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