Sound Off FY2020 filing

San Antonio, TX · Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Since 2015 · Public & Societal Benefit

✓ Tax-deductible Latest data FY2020
Revenue
$308K
Spent
$356K
To programs
59%
Net assets
$368K
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Form 990 for the fiscal year ending December 2020 (IRS tax year 2020).

Figures match the IRS filing checked 9/4/26 · see original: IRS

Status and standing

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Yes — filed FY2025
Foundation funders?
10 funders, incl. The Brown Foundation INC
$417K in the latest grant year.
Spent on programs?
59% to programs
Form 990 Part IX, latest filing.
Size and trend
$1–10M
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CSound Off
EINHdr · item D46-4875047
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFFeb 2015
Year of formationHdr · item L2015
Latest filingForm 990FY2025 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CSan Antonio, TX
NTEE classificationIRS BMFPublic & Societal Benefit (W30)
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.sound-off.com

Where the money goes

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.59 Management & general $0.30 Fundraising $0.11
Program services59%$211K
Management & general30%$108K
Fundraising11%$38K
Total functional expensesLn 25$356K

Financial health

Revenue & expenses by yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$308K
FY2020
Expenses
$356K
FY2020
Program efficiency
59%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
7.8mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-16%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2020 · Form 990
Total assets
$416K
FY2020
Total liabilities
$47K
FY2020
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$48K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$416K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B59%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 36
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 46

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$227K
Total assetsLn 16$416K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$47K
Total net assetsLn 32$368K
Months of cash on handcomputed7.6

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants107%$331K
Total revenueLn 12$308K

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2020 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $227K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $356K · Less non-cash grants $9K · Cash operating expenses/yr $347K
7.8 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $211K · Total expenses $356K
59%
Management & General
Management & general $108K · Total expenses $356K
30%
Fundraising
Fundraising $38K · Total expenses $356K
11%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $38K · Solicited contributions $331K
$0.11 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $331K · Total revenue $308K
107%
Government reliance
Government grants $0 · Total revenue $308K
0%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $308K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $308K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $356K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $308K · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $368K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $308K · Expenses $356K
-16%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $416K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $368K · Total assets $416K
89%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $416K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual William Waters Negley · Reported title CEO · Highest reported compensation $121K · Total expenses $356K
34%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $165K · Total expenses $356K
46%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 59%——
Overhead ratio 30%——
Fundraising cost ratio 11%——
Accounting fee ratio 2%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Leadership and pay

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$120,984Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

William Negley’s $231K as CEO is at the 79th percentile of top reported officer pay among 731 $1–10M public & societal benefit 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
William Negley$231,183$197,063$155,625$149,959——
Elisabeth Reed$171,680$160,775$127,650$116,637——
William Waters Negley————$128,349$120,984

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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Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a6
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b6
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Mission and programs

Connects Veterans and Service Members with comfortable mental health support, overcoming barriers to care.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

2 program services account for $211K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

Between 19% and 44% of Veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan meet criteria for mental health disorders, such as PTSD or depression. Yet, 47% do not seek mental health support due to stigma, lack of trust, bureaucracy, and geographical challenges.

$108Kprogram expense
02

Technological support for the app that is utilized to ensure that Sound Off can continue to break down the barriers that prevent Veterans from seeking and receiving the mental health care they need.

$103Kprogram expense

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Funders

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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Filing history

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2025 Latest $1.2M$1.3M-42% 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.1M$1.2M+181% 990 PDF
FY2023 $755K$1.0M-31% 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.1M$780K+60% 990 PDF
FY2021 $682K$342K+121% 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $308K$356K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2020IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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