Civic Intelligence

A Certain Sound a Certain Sound

EIN 62-1319716 • 501(c)3 • kNOXVILLE, TN

Profile

Religious Local teaching ministry. Provides office support and travel expenses for ministers and team members associated with the organization both in country and abroad. combined audience approximately 10,000 annually. Provides grants for for institutions and individuals who show effectiveness in ministry both local and worldwide. Impacting several thousand annually.

4309 nETTLETON dRIVEkNOXVILLE, TN 37017
Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

60th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Liabilities / Revenue

62nd percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Net Margin

29th percentile

-12%

Higher net margin than 29% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Top Officer Pay

90th percentile

$32,535

Higher top officer pay than 90% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 21.1% of source-year revenue.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Asset Growth

22nd percentile

-41%

Faster asset growth than 22% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Revenue Growth

70th percentile

17%

Faster revenue growth than 70% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets60th percentile

Assets

Down

$26,877

Down $18,648 (-41%) from 2023

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2023

Net Assets

Down

$26,877

Down $18,648 (-41%) from 2023

Operations
Liabilities / Revenue62nd percentileNet Margin29th percentile

Revenue

Up

$154,551

Up $22,351 (+17%) from 2023

Expenses

Up

$173,199

Up $33,595 (+24%) from 2023

Net Income

Down

-$18,648

Down $11,244 (-152%) from 2023

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth22nd percentile

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

$60K$40K$20K$0Assets 2011: $13,266Liabilities 2011: $02011Assets 2012: $6,814Liabilities 2012: $02012Assets 2013: $9,738Liabilities 2013: $02013Assets 2014: $6,391Liabilities 2014: $02014Assets 2015: $18,501Liabilities 2015: $02015Assets 2016: $9,951Liabilities 2016: $02016Assets 2017: $8,577Liabilities 2017: $02017Assets 2018: $3,047Liabilities 2018: $02018Assets 2019: $3,896Liabilities 2019: $02019Assets 2020: $13,777Liabilities 2020: $02020Assets 2021: $38,851Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $38,8512021Assets 2022: $52,929Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $52,9292022Assets 2023: $45,525Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $45,5252023Assets 2024: $26,877Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $26,8772024

Highlighted filing

2024

Assets$26,877
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$26,877
Open 2024 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth70th percentile

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

$200K$150K$100K$50K$0-$50KRevenue 2011: $72,926Expenses 2011: $76,062Net Income 2011: -$3,1362011Revenue 2012: $73,850Expenses 2012: $80,302Net Income 2012: -$6,4522012Revenue 2013: $79,205Expenses 2013: $76,281Net Income 2013: $2,9242013Revenue 2014: $98,606Expenses 2014: $101,953Net Income 2014: -$3,3472014Revenue 2015: $119,481Expenses 2015: $107,371Net Income 2015: $12,1102015Revenue 2016: $132,196Expenses 2016: $140,746Net Income 2016: -$8,5502016Revenue 2017: $150,188Expenses 2017: $151,562Net Income 2017: -$1,3742017Revenue 2018: $116,156Expenses 2018: $121,686Net Income 2018: -$5,5302018Revenue 2019: $112,806Expenses 2019: $111,957Net Income 2019: $8492019Revenue 2020: $118,526Expenses 2020: $9,881Net Income 2020: $108,6452020Revenue 2021: $169,163Expenses 2021: $144,089Net Income 2021: $25,0742021Revenue 2022: $146,534Expenses 2022: $132,456Net Income 2022: $14,0782022Revenue 2023: $132,200Expenses 2023: $139,604Net Income 2023: -$7,4042023Revenue 2024: $154,551Expenses 2024: $173,199Net Income 2024: -$18,6482024

Highlighted filing

2024

Revenue$154,551
Expenses$173,199
Net Income-$18,648
Open 2024 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$26,877
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$26,877
Revenue
$154,551
Expenses
$173,199
Net income
-$18,648
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.27$0.00$0.27$1.55$1.73$0.19
2023XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.46$0.00$0.46$1.32$1.40$0.07
2022XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.53$0.00$0.53$1.47$1.32$0.14
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.39$0.00$0.39$1.69$1.44$0.25
2020Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.14$0.00$1.19$0.10$1.09
2019Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.04$0.00$1.13$1.12$0.01
2018Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.03$0.00$1.16$1.22$0.06
2017Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.09$0.00$1.50$1.52$0.01
2016Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.10$0.00$1.32$1.41$0.09
2015Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.19$0.00$1.19$1.07$0.12
2014Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.06$0.00$0.99$1.02$0.03
2013Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.10$0.00$0.79$0.76$0.03
2012Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.07$0.00$0.74$0.80$0.06
2011Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.13$0.00$0.73$0.76$0.03
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
Signed
Apr 29, 2025
Return Version
2024v5.0
Gross Receipts
$154,551
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

RELIGFIOUS

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
PROVIDE GRANTS FOR INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT SHOW EFFECTIVENESS IN IMPACTING THEIR SOCIETY FOR GOOD.$124,328$6,237
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay90th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
jEFF BROOKSPresidentFT$32,535-$32,535
DAVE THOMASChairman Ofthe Bord-$0--
AMY ROSINESecretary-$0--
ANN HARRELLDirector-$0--
CHRIS BATCHELORDirector-$0--
BETH HARKLEROADDirector-$0--
DARRELL DEBUSKDirector-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
A Certain Sound
EIN
62-1319716
Phone
8656036927
Address
4309 nETTLETON dRIVE, kNOXVILLE, TN 37017

Signing Officer

Name
Jeff Brooks
Title
President
Phone
8656036927
Signed
2025-04-29
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 10

“Francisco solorzano lives in guatemala, does leadership training and mission trips. $48,995 john paul lives in india does leadership training.$74,050 pablo rodriquez leadership training and church planting. $11,283.”

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16

“MEDICAL, iNSURANCE $3,423 OFFICE EXPENSES $2,614”

Raw XML Appendix173 raw XML fields

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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IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt0FRANCISCO SOLORZANO LIVES IN GUATEMALA, DOES LEADERSHIP TRAINING AND MISSION TRIPS. $48,995 JOHN PAUL LIVES IN INDIA DOES LEADERSHIP TRAINING.$74,050 PABLO RODRIQUEZ LEADERSHIP TRAINING AND CHURCH PLANTING. $11,283.
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ReturnHeader/BuildTS02025-03-06 01:10:19Z
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