Is it real?
Yes. Exemption reinstated (2015-05-15). Per the IRS revocation list. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 2016.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.
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Who runs it and what they're paid
5 people listed on the 990.
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Questions the 990 asks
The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.
- Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
- Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Programs and updates
Empowers people with wisdom and tools for personal growth and reaching full potential.
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Training Mindful Champions
We fully funded 10 scholarships for social leaders to become certified mindfulness teachers in areas such as prison ministry, hospice care, mental health, and environmental activism.
Meaningful Partnerships
We made over 3,800 sounds true books and learning programs available to partner organizations that are serving communities in need, free of charge. Also, in 2019 the sounds true foundation awarded the first $5,000 community grant for a mindfulness based retreat to support 25 black mindfulness teachers of african descent.
Online Course Scholarships
We provided 260 full scholarships to sounds true's online courses for those experiencing financial hardship.
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Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2019 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY19 | End FY19 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $13K | $87K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $19K | $93K |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $340 | $15K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $18K | $79K |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $41K | $16K | $12K | $12K |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $3K | $1K | $947 | $947 |
| Legal feesLn 11b | $3K | $3K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $15K | $6K | $5K | $5K |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $16K | $14K | $2K | |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $3K | $195 | $3K | |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $7K | $4K | $4K | |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $220K | $220K | $57 | |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $308K | $261K | $26K | $21K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Latest | $601K | $535K | $67K | $159K | 990 PDF |
| FY2024 | $444K | $655K | −$211K | $92K | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 | $552K | $686K | −$134K | $303K | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 | $893K | $966K | −$73K | $436K | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 | $807K | $867K | −$59K | $510K | 990 PDF |
| FY2020 | $1.4M | $892K | $491K | $569K | 990 PDF |
| FY2019 Viewing | $369K | $308K | $60K | $79K | 990 PDF |
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Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2019 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $368,526 across 5 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $308,180 across 8 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $93,284 assets, 7 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $78,535 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2019 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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