Civic Intelligence

Sauganash Sounds Inc

EIN 36-3330489 • 501(c)4 • Chicago, IL

Profile

Publication of a community newspaper promoting community relations, goodwill, and general well-being.

4541 W Peterson AvenueChicago, IL 60646

www.soundsnewspaper.com

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-assets requires both liabilities and assets on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2025

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2025

Net Margin

62nd percentile

8.2%

Higher net margin than 62% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Top Officer Pay

91st percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 91% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Asset Growth

63rd percentile

4.2%

Faster asset growth than 63% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2022 to 2025

Revenue Growth

30th percentile

-15%

Faster revenue growth than 30% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2022 to 2025

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Up

$4,593

Up $2,038 (+80%) from 2024

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

Up

$4,593

Up $2,038 (+80%) from 2024

Operations
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet Margin62nd percentile

Revenue

Down

$52,362

Down $9,420 (-15%) from 2024

Expenses

Down

$48,045

Down $15,143 (-24%) from 2024

Net Income

Up

$4,317

Up $5,723 (+407%) from 2024

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth63rd percentile

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$30K$20K$10K$0Assets 2015: $13,546Net Assets 2015: $13,5462015Assets 2016: $20,234Net Assets 2016: $20,2342016Assets 2017: $18,628Net Assets 2017: $18,6282017Assets 2018: $18,097Net Assets 2018: $18,0972018Assets 2019: $12,026Net Assets 2019: $12,0262019Assets 2020: $6,094Net Assets 2020: $6,0942020Assets 2021: $1,782Net Assets 2021: $1,7822021Assets 2022: $4,063Net Assets 2022: $4,0632022Assets 2023: $3,961Net Assets 2023: $3,9612023Assets 2024: $2,555Net Assets 2024: $2,5552024Assets 2025: $4,593Net Assets 2025: $4,5932025

Highlighted filing

2025

Assets$4,593
Liabilities-
Net Assets$4,593
Open 2025 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth30th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$100K$50K$0-$50KRevenue 2015: $5,814Expenses 2015: $4,590Net Income 2015: $1,2242015Revenue 2016: $89,915Expenses 2016: $83,227Net Income 2016: $6,6882016Revenue 2017: $82,034Expenses 2017: $83,640Net Income 2017: -$1,6062017Revenue 2018: $88,386Expenses 2018: $88,917Net Income 2018: -$5312018Revenue 2019: $81,470Expenses 2019: $87,541Net Income 2019: -$6,0712019Revenue 2020: $71,233Expenses 2020: $77,165Net Income 2020: -$5,9322020Revenue 2021: $71,968Expenses 2021: $76,280Net Income 2021: -$4,3122021Revenue 2022: $86,350Expenses 2022: $84,069Net Income 2022: $2,2812022Revenue 2023: $74,721Expenses 2023: $74,823Net Income 2023: -$1022023Revenue 2024: $61,782Expenses 2024: $63,188Net Income 2024: -$1,4062024Revenue 2025: $52,362Expenses 2025: $48,045Net Income 2025: $4,3172025

Highlighted filing

2025

Revenue$52,362
Expenses$48,045
Net Income$4,317
Open 2025 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2025 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$4,593
Liabilities
-
Net assets
$4,593
Revenue
$52,362
Expenses
$48,045
Net income
$4,317
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2025Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$4.59$4.59$52.4$48.0$4.32
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2.56$2.56$61.8$63.2$1.41
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$3.96$3.96$74.7$74.8$0.10
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$4.06$4.06$86.4$84.1$2.28
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.78$1.78$72.0$76.3$4.31
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$6.09$6.09$71.2$77.2$5.93
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$12.0$12.0$81.5$87.5$6.07
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$18.1$18.1$88.4$88.9$0.53
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$18.6$18.6$82.0$83.6$1.61
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$20.2$20.2$89.9$83.2$6.69
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$13.5$13.5$5.81$4.59$1.22
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Sep 1, 2024 to Aug 31, 2025
Signed
Dec 30, 2025
Return Version
2024v5.2
Gross Receipts
$52,362
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Publication of a community newspaper promoting community relations, goodwill, and general well-being.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
Operation of the Sounds Newspaper$0$48,045
Publication of a community newspaper promoting community relations, goodwill, and general well-being.--
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay91st percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
John ConwayDirectorPT$0--
Margaret LaurinoDirectorPT$0--
Iram McGillDirectorPT$0--
Michael WhatleyDirectorPT$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Sauganash Sounds Inc
EIN
36-3330489
Phone
7732162094
Address
4541 W Peterson Avenue, Chicago, IL 60646

Signing Officer

Name
John Conway
Title
President
Phone
7732162094
Signed
2025-12-30
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Stone Accounting Group
Address
5773 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL 60659
Preparer
John V Stone CPA
Phone
7733928038
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Pt III, Line 31

“Publication of a community newspaper promoting community relations, goodwill, and general well-being.”

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“Telephone and Internet 2245.”

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“Postage 145.”

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“Accounting Fees 525.”

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“Office Supplies 984.”

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“PayPal Fees 377.”

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“Discounts 179.”

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“Inserting Fees 175.”

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“Mail and Deposit Fees 310.”

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“Bad Debt Expense 1752.”

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“Other Admin Charges 300.”

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This appendix keeps the raw XML leaves available for debugging and edge-case review. The human report above is the primary experience.

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