Civic Intelligence

Certain Sound Ministries

EIN 84-2403280 • 501(c)3 • Hayward, CA

Profile

Religious Charitable

265 Gloria StHayward, CA 94544
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

32nd percentile

-8.2%

Higher net margin than 32% of similar nonprofits.

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

Top Officer Pay

81st percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 81% of similar nonprofits.

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

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

Asset Growth

17th percentile

-61%

Faster asset growth than 17% of similar nonprofits.

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

Revenue Growth

78th percentile

31%

Faster revenue growth than 78% of similar nonprofits.

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

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets60th percentile

Assets

Down

$5,543

Down $8,576 (-61%) from 2023

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2023

Net Assets

Down

$5,543

Down $8,576 (-61%) from 2023

Operations
Liabilities / Revenue62nd percentileNet Margin32nd percentile

Revenue

Up

$105,063

Up $24,920 (+31%) from 2023

Expenses

Up

$113,639

Up $19,860 (+21%) from 2023

Net Income

Up

-$8,576

Up $5,060 (+37%) from 2023

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth17th percentile

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

$30K$20K$10K$0Assets 2020: $854Liabilities 2020: $0Net Assets 2020: $8542020Assets 2021: $20,803Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $20,8032021Assets 2022: $27,755Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $27,7552022Assets 2023: $14,119Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $14,1192023Assets 2024: $5,543Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $5,5432024

Highlighted filing

2024

Assets$5,543
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$5,543
Open 2024 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth78th percentile

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

$150K$100K$50K$0-$50KRevenue 2020: $130,022Expenses 2020: $131,777Net Income 2020: -$1,7552020Revenue 2021: $103,800Expenses 2021: $83,851Net Income 2021: $19,9492021Revenue 2022: $88,455Expenses 2022: $81,503Net Income 2022: $6,9522022Revenue 2023: $80,143Expenses 2023: $93,779Net Income 2023: -$13,6362023Revenue 2024: $105,063Expenses 2024: $113,639Net Income 2024: -$8,5762024

Highlighted filing

2024

Revenue$105,063
Expenses$113,639
Net Income-$8,576
Open 2024 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

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

Open filing
Assets
$5,543
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$5,543
Revenue
$105,063
Expenses
$113,639
Net income
-$8,576
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.06$0.00$0.06$1.05$1.14$0.09
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.14$0.00$0.14$0.80$0.94$0.14
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.28$0.00$0.28$0.88$0.82$0.07
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.21$0.00$0.21$1.04$0.84$0.20
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.01$0.00$0.01$1.30$1.32$0.02
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
Signed
Oct 30, 2025
Return Version
2024v5.2
Gross Receipts
$105,063
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Religious Charitable

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
Disbursement of contributions for ministry purposes-$0
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay81st percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Steven KerrPresident-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Certain Sound Ministries
EIN
84-2403280
In Care Of
% Steven Kerr
Phone
3306303426
Address
265 Gloria St, Hayward, CA 94544

Signing Officer

Name
Steven Kerr
Title
President
Phone
3306303426
Signed
2025-10-30
Discuss with paid preparer
No

Preparer

Firm
A-1 Business Services
Address
42 1/2 Munroe Falls Ave, Munroe Falls, OH 44262
Preparer
Donald Ridenour
Phone
3306303426
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Description of other expenses Part I line 16

“Description AmountAccounting 500Cell Phone 2,819Medical 5,466Dry Cleaning 240Bank 23Benevolence 3,631State Filing 20Travel 17,412Office Supplies 3,173Gifts 2,955Costco Membership 325Contributions 30,184Entertainment 4,057Youth Camp 1,125Office Supplies 3,173”

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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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