Soundcheck Prevention Network FY2020 filing

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Asheville, NC501(c)(3)Since 2019Foundations & GrantmakersEIN 84-3930254Revenue $211K in FY2020

On file with the IRS149 Courtland Ave Unit 6, 28801-2110 · Asheville, NCTax-exempt since Feb 2020Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Soundcheck is inspired by students of all ages and experiences who express a genuine desire to be healthy, support their peers, learn unbiased facts about alcohol and other drugs, and play an active role in their school's Prevention initiatives.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $31K a year · 10% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
24 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 24.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $32K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$211K
Spent
$69K
To programs
80%
Net assets
$142K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$211K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$211K
FY2021$101K
FY2022$246K
FY2023$258K
FY2024$455K
FY2025$428K
Expenses
$69K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$69K
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$202K
FY2023$332K
FY2024$392K
FY2025$446K
Net assets
$142K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$142K
FY2021$81K
FY2022$125K
FY2023$51K
FY2024$114K
FY2025$96K

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending August 2020) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 2020.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $56K Management & general 20% · $14K

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

4 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President/Ch
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Will Straughan’s $96K as Executive Di is at the 83rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1265 $100K–1M philanthropy & grantmaking 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Will Straughan$96,200$96,200$86,100$86,100$73,500

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

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

Programs and updates

Partners with schools to reduce substance use and support student wellbeing.

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1 program · $56K · in their own filed words · FY2019
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Soundcheck prevention network partners with schools to develop stategies that reduce substance use and support student and community wellbeing.

$56Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$32K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$211K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$204K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$7K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1
Money outPt IX
$69K
Ln 25
Programscol B$56K
Managementcol C$14K
Owns and owesPt X
$142K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$142K
Total assetsLn 16$142K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$204K
Government grantsLn 1e$14K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$7K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1
Total revenueLn 12$211K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$142K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$142K
Total assetsLn 16$142K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$142K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 615
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$142K
Total assetsLn 16$0$142K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$0$142K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$47K$37K$9K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2K$2K$400
Payroll taxesLn 10$9K$7K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$1K$933$233
TravelLn 17$286$229$57
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$273$218$55
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$10K$8K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$69K$56K$14K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $428K$446K−$18K$96K 990 PDF
FY2024 $455K$392K$64K$114K 990 PDF
FY2023 $258K$332K−$74K$51K 990 PDF
FY2022 $246K$202K$44K$125K 990 PDF
FY2021 $101K$81K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $211K$69K$142K$142K 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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Part I · Summary $210,952 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$204,099
I-9 Program service revenue$6,852
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$1
I-12 Total revenue$210,952
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$57,724
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expenses$11,686
I-18 Total expenses$69,410
I-19 Revenue less expenses$141,542
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $210,952 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$13,750
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$190,349
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$204,099
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $6,852$6,852
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $1$1
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $6,853$210,952
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $69,410 across 7 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $37,252 · Management $9,313$46,565
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,600 · Management $400$2,000
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $7,327 · Management $1,832$9,159
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $933 · Management $233$1,166
IX-17 TravelPrograms $229 · Management $57$286
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $218 · Management $55$273
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $7,944 · Management $2,017$9,961
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $55,503 · Management $13,907 · Fundraising $0$69,410
Part X · Balance sheet $141,542 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearing$141,542
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $0$141,542
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictions$141,542
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $0$141,542
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $0$141,542
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $141,542 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$210,952
XI-2 Total expenses$69,410
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$141,542
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$141,542

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