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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by SONGS FOR SOUND INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$178,159
Total expenses
$227,695
Contributions and grants received
$178,142
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$17
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$55,813
Total liabilities, end of year
$389,264
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
-$333,451
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$202,650
Management and general expenses
$10,473
Fundraising expenses
$14,572
Program service expenses (Part III)
$202,650

Program services were 89.0% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $178,142

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $17 · related or exempt $17

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $81,214 · program services $72,280 · management and general $3,736 · fundraising $5,198

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $26,358 · program services $23,459 · management and general $1,212 · fundraising $1,687

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $8,832 · program services $7,861 · management and general $406 · fundraising $565

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $6,396 · program services $5,693 · management and general $294 · fundraising $409

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $10,849 · program services $9,656 · management and general $499 · fundraising $694

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $7,553 · program services $6,723 · management and general $347 · fundraising $483

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $3,416 · program services $3,040 · management and general $157 · fundraising $219

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $2,232 · program services $1,986 · management and general $103 · fundraising $143

  • 17 · Travel

    total $18,007 · program services $16,027 · management and general $828 · fundraising $1,152

  • 20 · Interest

    total $3,311 · program services $2,947 · management and general $152 · fundraising $212

  • 24a · Other expenses: OTHER EVENT EXPENSES

    total $34,688 · program services $30,872 · management and general $1,596 · fundraising $2,220

  • 24b · Other expenses: CONTRACT LABOR

    total $5,581 · program services $4,967 · management and general $257 · fundraising $357

  • 24c · Other expenses: STORAGE

    total $3,480 · program services $3,097 · management and general $160 · fundraising $223

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $15,778 · program services $14,042 · management and general $726 · fundraising $1,010

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $8,760 · end of year $16,996

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $850 · end of year $1,850

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $4,300

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $145,011

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $135,526

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $9,485 · end of year $9,485

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $27,482

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $85,705 · end of year $82,897

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $207,170 · end of year $306,367

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $13,334 · end of year $0

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year -$282,814 · end of year -$333,451

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

SONGS FOR SOUND IS A NASHVILLE-BASED 501C3 THAT STRIVES TO PROTECT AND RESTORE HEARING TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF THE 360 MILLION PEOPLE WORLDWIDE SUFFERING FROM HEARING LOSS. OUR MOBILE HEARING HEALTH CLINIC ADMINISTERS FREE HEARING SCREENINGS, PROVIDES FREE HEARING PROTECTION AND OFFERS HEARING HEALTH INFORMATION TO CHILDREN, TEENS, ADULTS, SENIOR CITIZENS AND VETERANS. WE RAISE AWARENESS, IMPROVE ACCESS TO CARE AND ENCOURAGE ACTION AROUND HEARING LOSS THROUGH MUSIC-OUTREACH EVENTS AND MISSION WORK.

Activities or mission (Part I)

SONGS FOR SOUND IS A NASHVILLE-BASED 501C3 THAT STRIVES TO PROTECT AND RESTORE HEARING.

  • SONGS FOR SOUND'S MISSION USES LEXI VERNON'S STORY, THE CROOKED PATH TO PROPER HEARING HEALTHCARE, OUR "HEARING & HEARING MUSIC" DRIVEN STORY, PARTNERSHIPS, & DONATED RESOURCES TO HELP THE DEAF & HARD OF HEARING FIND THEIR PATHWAY TO SOUND, RESTORATION & MAINSTREAM LIVES. WE SEEK TO HELP CHILDREN, MILITARY & ADULTS RECEIVE THE LIFE-CHANGING SURGERY OF COCHLEAR IMPLANTS OR ACCESS TO HEARING AIDS BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE INFRASTRUCTURES TO BETTER COMMUNITIES. WE EQUIP EXISTING FACILITIES WITH THE INFORMATION, TRAINING AND TOOLS TO BETTER SERVE THEIR COMMUNITIES HEARING HEALTHCARE NEEDS. OUR PROJECTS ARE AS FOLLOWS:HEAR THE MUSIC PROJECT - A MOBILE HEARING SCREENING AND AWARENESS CLINICSOUND FOR SOLDIERS - A PROJECT TO SPECIFICALLY SERVE OUR HIGHEST RISK POPULATION, VETERANS; CURRENTLY, WE ARE FUNDING AN ADDITIONAL UNIT TO SERVE VETS BECAUSE THE ROI SUPPORTS THIS.HEAR THE MUSIC KIDS CAMP - 32 FAMILIES FROM ALL OVER THE SOUTHEAST ATTEND A WEEKEND FAMILY CAMP, NO COST FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY INCLUDING LODGING, MEALS AND 140+ ACRES OF FUN; WE USE THE CAMP TO ADDRESS TRENDS FOR FAMILIES LIVING WITH DEAFNESS AND MEDICAL DEVICES SUCH AS COCHLEAR IMPLANTS AND HEARING AIDS.JACE CHAPMAN FAMILY FUND - OUR FAMILY FUND FOR COSTS ASSOCIATED TO CARE.ACCOMPLISHMENTS:111 MILLION AWARENESS IMPRESSIONS GENERATED TOTALWE HOSTED OVER 240 EVENTS NATIONWIDEOVER 17,000 FREE HEARING SCREENINGS PROVIDED; 34,000 EARS TOTALOVER 12 STATES VISITED56% OF PARTICIPANTS FAILED THEIR SCREENING AND REFERRED TO AN AUDIOLOGIST; THIS IS DUE TO OUR TARGETED APPROACH - WE FIRST FOCUS ON THOSE WHO ARE HIGH RISK (WEEKDAY EVENTS) AND OUR WEEKENDS ARE RESERVED FOR LARGE PUBLIC AWARENESS EVENTS.41-43% ON AVERAGE CHILDREN REFERRED FOR FULL AUDIOLOGY; WE SERVE CHARITIES SUCH AS THE BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS AND MANY MORE CHILDREN'S CHARITIES. 32 FAMILIES ATTENDED OUR KIDS CAMP AT NO COST TO THEM; WE DISTRIBUTED OVER 640 FREE MEALS AT THE CAMP

    Expenses $202,650

  • N/A

  • N/A

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Charlene Cohen-Deroy

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Chris Robinette

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Don MacLachlan

    CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Zac Koffler

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jaime Vernon

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $81,214
    From this org
    $81,214
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
15 November 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202333209349300708

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