Nonprofit · EIN 47-1534338
UNITED SOUND INC
Also known as UNITED SOUND
Tax-exempt · MESA, AZ 85204
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 31, 2025 | 990 | $389,375 | $381,908 | $7,467 | $465,345 | $6,498 | $458,847 |
| July 31, 2024 | 990 | $419,122 | $379,874 | $39,248 | $455,931 | $4,552 | $451,379 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended July 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $246,290
- of which government grants
- $31,775
- Program service revenue
- $133,783
- Investment income
- $9,302
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $90,750
- Other salaries and wages
- $156,756
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $264,039
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $10,967
- Travel
- $17,058
- Program services (functional)
- $368,543
- Management and general (functional)
- $13,352
- Fundraising (functional)
- $13
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $455,931
- Total assets, end of year
- $465,345
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $6,498
- Net assets, end of year
- $458,847
- Gross receipts
- $389,375
- Employees
- 5
- Volunteers
- 1,850
- Year formed
- 2014
- State of legal domicile
- AZ
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended July 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Julie Duty | Executive Director Key employee | 60 | $78,300 |
| Mark Young | Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Matthew Burton | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Debbie Spaulding | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| James Weaver | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended July 31, 2024: 6 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Julie Duty | Executive Director Key employee | 60 | $78,938 |
| Mark Young | Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Kelli Archibald | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Allison Hall | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Jamal Duncan | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Luis Vidal | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1136 E HARMONY AVE STE 201, MESA, AZ 85204-5800
- In care of
- % JULIE DUTY
- Mailing address (990-N for 2013)
- 2826 E Campbell Rd, Gilbert AZ 85234
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Julie Duty, 1136 E Harmony, Suite 201, Mesa, AZ 85204
- Principal officer (990-N for 2013)
- Julie Duty, 2826 E Campbell Rd, Gilbert AZ 85234
- Signed the 990
- Matthew Burton, Treasurer
- Phone
- (480) 442-4864
- Website
- www.unitedsound.org
Mission
United Sound's mission is to remove barriers and foster social change through music. Our goal is to support musicians and educators to use music as a vehicle for transformative change. Working with peer mentors, teaching artists, specialists, therapists, educators, composers, performers, and industry professionals, United Sound provides training, support, organizational resources, and curriculum that leverage individual strengths to create equitable opportunities and outcomes for all. Through our own experiences, we know that the joy of learning and performing music is life-changing. We believe that all children should have access to meaningful and authentic music education and musical performance experiences.
Program accomplishments
- Peer mentoring program: Production of method training materials (music, books, and other teaching materials) for teachers and students in the United Sound program. We currently have method books available for flute, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, trombone, euphonium, mallet percussion, rhythmic percussion, violin, viola, cello, and guitar. The curriculum was created with research-based principles in mind. Using colors and foods, the abstract concepts of music (rhythm and pitch) are transformed into concrete steps. The method books include flash cards and other materials useful in helping New Musicians be successful on their chosen instrument. For example, the flute book would include textured stickers that can be placed on a New Musician's instrument to help them feel as well as see the hand position for each note. The Peer Mentors use these method books, along with the training they receive to create a modified, individualized plan for each New Musician. For the 24-25 academic year, 687 New Musicians (students with disabilities and special needs) and 1627 Peer Mentors (general education band and orchestra students) participated in United Sound. Training 1850 volunteers, teachers, students, and aides from participating United Sound schools who donated more than 55,500 hours during the fiscal year for the United Sound program. This training includes the production of training videos that are made available to teachers and students and conference calls with schools to discuss not only the implementation of a United Sound chapter but also on-going support as needed. In addition, our founder and executive director travels to various programs throughout the country to offer support and training. For the 24-25 school year, United Sound had 88 peer mentoring programs throughout the United States. In addition to this, we also give New Musicians and Peer Mentors the opportunity to perform together at local and national events and conferences/conventions.Expenses $289,939 · revenue $100,538
- Composer project - we worked to form strategic alliances with teachers, students, and composers. For teachers, we are working on making the process of finding and obtaining diverse new music easier. For students, we are working on increasing access and opportunity, enabling more young people to play more diverse music at much younger ages. For composers, we are building structure to support the writing and distribution process.Expenses $18,597 · revenue $30,000
- Play with US Program: this program was created as we navigated the "new normal" during the pandemic. Even though our peer mentoring programs couldn't meet in person, our focus still remained on students with disabilities and by extension their teachers and parents. The Play with US program brings the music class directly into self-contained special education classrooms by partnering with schools across the country to provide weekly interactive videoconference music classes. At the junior high and high school levels, general music is typically not an option and electives are being cancelled. Play with US enables special education teachers to participate with their students in an active music-making class that utilizes the existing United Sound curriculum and foundations. In addition to weekly music classes, instrument kits were provided to all participants and their teachers truly making this an interactive and fun class for all. For the 24-25 academic year, we had 46 classrooms/teachers participating in Play with US and were able to bring the joy of music into the lives of over 460 special education students.Expenses $48,823 · revenue $31,825
- In 2022, United Sound merged with another 501(c)(3) public charity, Tempe Symphonic Wind Ensemble Association, a community ensemble based in Tempe, Arizona. the conductor of the Tempe Winds retired and this merger allowed this ensemble to continue to exist and also benefited United Sound's composer project.Expenses $11,184 · revenue $1,874
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in July, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | July 31, 2026 | December 15, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | July 31, 2025 | December 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | July 31, 2024 | December 16, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 47-1534338
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2014
- Accounting year ends
- July
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B90)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $465,345
- Income (IRS master file)
- $389,375
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | July 2025 | $389,375 | $381,908 | $465,345 | XML |
| 990 | July 2024 | $419,122 | $379,874 | $455,931 | XML |
| 990 | July 2023 | $352,679 | $296,451 | $418,795 | IRS |
| 990 | July 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | July 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | July 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2013 Officer: Julie Duty | July 31, 2014 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 47-1534338).
Questions about UNITED SOUND INC
- What is the EIN of UNITED SOUND INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of UNITED SOUND INC is 47-1534338.
- Is UNITED SOUND INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2014.
- Are donations to UNITED SOUND INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does UNITED SOUND INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of UNITED SOUND INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending July 31, 2026) is due December 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did UNITED SOUND INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended July 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of UNITED SOUND INC?
- The 990 for the year ended July 31, 2025 names Julie Duty.
- Who are the officers and directors of UNITED SOUND INC?
- The 990 for the year ended July 31, 2025 lists 5 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $78,300 (Julie Duty, Executive Director).
- How much revenue does UNITED SOUND INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended July 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $389,375, expenses of $381,908 and total assets of $465,345 at year end.
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