Civic Intelligence

A Certain Sound

990EZ • Fiscal year 2024 • EIN 62-1319716

Jan 01, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024 • Filed on Apr 29, 2025

Organization Profile
4309 nETTLETON dRIVEkNOXVILLE, TN 37017

(865) 603-6927

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

Liabilities / Assets

56th percentile

0.00x

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

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

Liabilities / Revenue

57th percentile

0.00x

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

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

Net Margin

25th percentile

-12%

Higher net margin than 25% of similar nonprofits.

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

Top Officer Pay

88th percentile

$32,535

Higher top officer pay than 88% of similar nonprofits.

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

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

Asset Growth

14th percentile

-41%

Faster asset growth than 14% of similar nonprofits.

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

Revenue Growth

66th percentile

17%

Faster revenue growth than 66% of similar nonprofits.

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

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets56th percentile

Assets

Down

$26,877

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

Net Assets

Down

$26,877

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

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2023

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue57th percentileNet Margin25th 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

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth14th percentile

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

$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 Growth66th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this 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
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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 Pay88th 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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Filings

Displayed 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