Sound Impact: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 46-3299087)

Tiffany Richardson’s $60K as Director is at the 54th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2216 $100K–1M arts & culture nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Tiffany Richardson	$59,522	$52,927	$32,945	$29,613	$13,900	$10,160
Danielle Cho	$53,771	$41,282	$27,994	$25,713	$14,950	$8,565
Keisha Johnstone	$15,142	$15,179	$4,181	—	—	—
Jerome Gordon	$870	$4,281	$2,086	$700	$2,050	—

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Provides youth with music education, training, and performance opportunities.

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3 programs · $232K · in their own filed words · FY2025

01

Education Programs, Concerts and Residencies

Sound Impact reaches over 12,000 young people nationally through education concerts, residencies, and workshops, tying to curriculum connections. These programs take place in schools, libraries, and community centers to reduce barriers for participants and provide access to high-caliber music education.

$113Kprogram expense

02

Juvenile Detention Center Residences

Sound Impact works with incarcerated youth through music education using self expression for youth development and education. This program reached approximately 50 incarcerated youth monthly in Northern Virginia.

$84Kprogram expense

03

Cultural Exchange Program

Sound Impact offers students from Latin America Access and opportunity to attend music festivals on full scholarship in the United States and year-round mentorship from Sound Impact musicians. The visiting artists work and perform side by side with Sound Impact musicians in our US based education programs.

$36Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record

Grants received · FY2024

The Community Foundation for Northern Virginia INCFY2024$10K

Walter and Karla Goldschmidt FoundationFY2024$2K

Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$12K

By the numbers

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$367K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$274K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$93K

Money outPt IX

$347K

Ln 25

Programscol B$232K

Managementcol C$59K

Fundraisingcol D$55K

Owns and owesPt X

$114K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$135K

Total assetsLn 16$141K

LiabilitiesLn 26$27K

PeoplePt VI, VII

10

listed · VII A

PaidVII A4

Voting boardVI 1a8

IndependentVI 1b0

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$274K

Government grantsLn 1e$66K

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$185K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$93K

Total revenueLn 12$367K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$135K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$135K

Other assetsLn 15$725

Total assetsLn 16$141K

LiabilitiesLn 26$27K

Net assetsLn 32$114K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 50

VolunteersI 615

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13No

Records policyVI 14No

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY25	End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$103K	$135K
Total assetsLn 16	$147K	$141K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$52K	$27K
Net assetsLn 32	$95K	$114K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$248K	$216K	$30K	$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$5K	$0	$5K	$0
Office expensesLn 13	$21K	$5K	$14K	$2K
TravelLn 17	$11K	$11K	$0	$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$60K	$618	$9K	$51K
InsuranceLn 23	$1K	$0	$1K	$0
Total functional expensesLn 25	$347K	$232K	$59K	$55K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest Viewing	$367K	$347K	$20K	$114K	990 PDF
FY2024	$317K	$294K	$23K	$95K	990 PDF
FY2023	$241K	$242K	−$2K	$72K	990 PDF
FY2022	$166K			$77K	990 PDF
FY2021	$124K			$57K	990 PDF
FY2020	$62K			$38K	990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $366,506 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $193,805$273,966

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $123,375$92,540

I-10 Investment income$0

I-11 Other revenue$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $317,180$366,506

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $217,550$248,148

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $76,797$98,806

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $294,347$346,954

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $22,833$19,552

Part VI · Governance 0 of 8 board members independent, 3 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8

VI-1b Independent voting members0

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $366,506 across 6 lines filed

VIII-1c Fundraising events$184,707

VIII-1e Government grants$65,775

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$23,484

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$273,966

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$92,540

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $92,540 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$366,506

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $346,954 across 6 lines filed

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $215,555 · Management $30,463 · Fundraising $2,130$248,148

IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $4,535 · Fundraising $0$4,535

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,000 · Management $14,125 · Fundraising $2,346$21,471

IX-17 TravelPrograms $11,209 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$11,209

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $618 · Management $8,908 · Fundraising $50,713$60,239

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $1,352 · Fundraising $0$1,352

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $232,382 · Management $59,383 · Fundraising $55,189$346,954

Part X · Balance sheet $141,119 assets, 9 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $102,861$134,602

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $43,587$5,792

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $725$725

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $147,173$141,119

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$2,480

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $52,462$24,376

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $52,462$26,856

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $94,711$114,263

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $147,173$141,119

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $114,263 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$366,506

XI-2 Total expenses$346,954

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$19,552

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$94,711

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$114,263

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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