Nonprofit · EIN 47-4207974
FOUND SOUND NATION
Tax-exempt · RIDGEWOOD, NY 11385
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 31, 2025 | 990 | $1,780,501 | $1,821,383 | -$40,882 | $1,287,593 | $1,181,396 | $106,197 |
| August 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,896,765 | $1,944,359 | -$47,594 | $150,708 | $3,629 | $147,079 |
| August 31, 2023 | 990 | $749,156 | $687,006 | $62,150 | $219,410 | $24,737 | $194,673 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,773,485
- of which government grants
- $79,821
- Program service revenue
- $2,911
- Investment income
- $52
- Other revenue
- $4,053
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $549,999
- Other salaries and wages
- $304,060
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,040,148
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $18,061
- Accounting fees
- $42,500
- Travel
- $242,154
- Program services (functional)
- $1,626,799
- Management and general (functional)
- $194,584
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $150,708
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,287,593
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,181,396
- Net assets, end of year
- $106,197
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $106,197
- Gross receipts
- $1,780,501
- Employees
- 6
- Volunteers
- 5
- Year formed
- 2015
- State of legal domicile
- DE
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 August 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHRISTOPHER MARIANETTI | INTERIM TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $94,487 | $13,535 |
| ELENA MOON PARK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $89,766 | $14,297 |
| KYLA ROSE SMITH | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $91,393 | $12,619 |
| SANTHOSH DANIEL | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| REBECCA LICHTENFELD | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KOKAYI ISSA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MARSHAL GARBUS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MOHIT GUPTA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| TOMMY LINDSEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2024: 8 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHRISTOPHER MARIANETTI | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $96,682 |
| KYLA-ROSE SMITH | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $90,882 |
| ELENA MOON PARK | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $88,382 |
| JEREMY THAL | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| SANTHOSH DANIEL | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| TOMMIE LINDSEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANGELICA NEGRON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| REBECCA LICHTENFELD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2023: 8 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHRISTOPHER MARIANETTI | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $9,308 |
| ELENA MOON PARK | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $7,242 |
| KYLA-ROSE SMITH | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $6,808 |
| JEREMY THAL | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $5,000 |
| SANTHOSH DANIEL | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| TOMMIE LINDSEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANGELICA NEGRON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| REBECCA LICHTENFELD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 467 WOODWARD AVENUE 10, RIDGEWOOD, NY 11385-3141
- In care of
- % CHRISTOPHER MARIANETTI
- Mailing address (990-N for 2014)
- 68 JAY ST NO 1003, BROOKLYN NY 11201
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- KYLA-ROSE SMITH, 467 WOODWARD AVENUE 10, RIDGEWOOD, NY 11385
- Principal officer (990-N for 2014)
- JEREMY THAL, 68 JAY ST NO 1003, BROOKLYN NY 11201
- Signed the 990
- KYLA-ROSE SMITH, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (347) 740-4070
- Website
- WWW.FOUNDSOUNDNATION.ORG
- Return prepared by
- LUTZ AND CARR CPAS LLP
Mission
TO LEVERAGE THE POWER OF CREATIVE MUSICAL COLLABORATION TO MAKE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON LOCAL AND GLOBAL COMMUNITIES.
Program accomplishments
- FOUND SOUND NATION PARTNERS WITH LOCAL YOUTH, SOCIAL ORGANIZATIONS, MUSIC FESTIVALS, AND ARTISTS ACROSS ALL DISCIPLINES TO ENGAGE PEOPLE FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE IN OUR INTERACTIVE PROCESS OF COLLABORATIVE MUSIC, AUDIO, AND VIDEO PRODUCTION, IN ORDER TO GIVE VOICE TO UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES, UNLOCK THE CREATIVE POTENTIAL OF YOUTH, AND BRIDGE CULTURAL AND POLITICAL DIVIDES.FISCAL YEAR 2025 PROGRAM ACTIVITES INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING:GLOBAL EXCHANGES: ONEBEATFOUND SOUND NATION IMPLEMENTED ONEBEAT 14, CONVENING 25 INTERNATIONAL MUSICIANS AND CREATIVE PRACTITIONERS FOR A COLLABORATIVE EXCHANGE FOCUSED ON CO-CREATION, CULTURAL DIALOGUE, AND PUBLIC-FACING ARTISTIC WORK. THE PROGRAM SUPPORTED PARTICIPANTS IN DEVELOPING NEW MUSICAL COLLABORATIONS, STRENGTHENING PROFESSIONAL NETWORKS, AND ENGAGING AUDIENCES IN THE U.S. THROUGH WORKSHOPS, PERFORMANCES, AND RELATED COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES. PROGRAM DATES: SEPTEMBER 18 - OCTOBER 14, 2024, WITH PRE-PLANNING AND POST-PRODUCTION THROUGHOUT THE YEAR BEFORE AND AFTER THE PROGRAM DATES. LOCATION & AUDIENCES: RESIDENCY PROGRAM TOOK PLACE IN NEW HAMPSHIRE, VERMONT, MASSACHUSETTS AND MAINE, SERVING AUDIENCES AND WORKSHOP PARTICIPANTS IN THOSE LOCATIONS. WITH OVER 5,000 CANDIDATES REGISTERING APPLICATIONS TO BE PART OF THE PROGRAM, THE SELECTED PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS, FELLOWS, CAME FROM 17 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES AROUND THE GLOBE, INCLUDING THE U.S.THE ORGANIZATION ALSO IMPLEMENTED ONEBEAT TAIWAN, CONVENING 12 MUSICIANS AND CREATIVE PRACTITIONERS FROM TAIWAN, MALAYSIA, PHILIPPINES AND THE UNITED STATES FOR A TWO-WEEK COLLABORATIVE EXCHANGE FOCUSED ON ARTISTIC COLLABORATION, CROSS-CULTURAL DIALOGUE, ARTS EDUCATION, AND LOCAL PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT. PROGRAM DATES: SEPTEMBER 1 - 16, 2024, WITH PRE-PLANNING AND POST-PRODUCTION SEVERAL MONTHS BEFORE AND AFTER THE PROGRAM DATES. LOCATION & AUDIENCES: RESIDENCY PROGRAM TOOK PLACE IN HUALIEN, ON THE EAST COAST OF TAIWAN, SERVING AUDIENCES AND WORKSHOP PARTICIPANTS IN THAT REGION. PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS CAME FROM ACROSS TAIWAN, THE PHILIPPINES, MALAYSIA AND THE U.S.IN ADDITION, FOUND SOUND NATION UNDERTOOK PLANNING AND PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT FOR ONEBEAT 15, A MILESTONE INITIATIVE MARKING THE FIFTEENTH YEAR OF ONEBEAT. FY25 WORK INCLUDED PROGRAM DESIGN, PARTNERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, ARTIST ENGAGEMENT, RESOURCE PLANNING, COMMUNICATIONS, AND PREPARATION FOR FUTURE PROGRAM DELIVERY. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO BEGAN PLANNING THE ONEBEAT SUMMIT, SCHEDULED FOR DECEMBER 2025, AS A CONVENING OF ARTISTS, CULTURAL LEADERS, PARTNERS, AND COLLABORATORS TO REFLECT ON ONEBEAT'S HISTORY AND EXPLORE FUTURE DIRECTIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL MUSIC EXCHANGE. DURING FY25, SUDDEN TERMINATION OF FEDERAL/PASS-THROUGH FUNDING AFFECTED THE TIMING AND SCOPE OF ONEBEAT INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE ACTIVITIES. FOUND SOUND NATION ADJUSTED PROGRAM DELIVERY, MAINTAINED PARTICIPANT SUPPORT WHERE POSSIBLE, AND CONTINUED TO ADVANCE ITS MISSION THROUGH ALTERNATIVE PARTNERSHIPS, LOCALLY BASED PROGRAMMING, AND ONGOING ARTIST ENGAGEMENT.MUSIC & CONFLICT: SOUND BRIDGEFOUND SOUND NATION COMPLETED SOUND BRIDGE, A CROSS-BORDER MUSIC COLLABORATION BRINGING TOGETHER ARTISTS FROM GEORGIA, ARMENIA, AND TURKEY. THE PROJECT TOOK PLACE IN THE REPUBLIC OF GEORGIA IN THE SUMMERS OF 2023 AND 2024, BRINGING TOGETHER A TOTAL OF 24 MUSICIANS FROM GEORGIA, TURKEY AND ARMENIA TO DEVELOP ORIGINAL COLLABORATIVE WORK THROUGH FACILITATED MUSIC-MAKING, CULTURAL EXCHANGE, AND SHARED CREATIVE PRACTICE.DURING FY25, THE ORGANIZATION FINALIZED PROJECT ACTIVITIES, SUPPORTED PARTICIPATING ARTISTS, COMPLETED PRODUCTION AND DISSEMINATION OF PROJECT MATERIALS, AND SHARED RESULTING WORK WITH AUDIENCES AND PARTNERS. SOUND BRIDGE CREATED OPPORTUNITIES FOR ARTISTS FROM THE SOUTH CAUCASUS AND NEIGHBORING REGIONS TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS ACROSS BORDERS, DEVELOP NEW WORK TOGETHER, AND CONTRIBUTE TO DIALOGUE THROUGH MUSIC.GLOBAL EXCHANGE & MENTORSHIP: AMERICAN MUSIC MENTORSHIP PROGRAMFOUND SOUND NATION BEGAN IMPLEMENTATION OF THE AMERICAN MUSIC MENTORSHIP PROGRAM (AMMP), AN INTERNATIONAL PROFESSIONAL-DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE FOR 20 MUSIC-INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS FROM KENYA, NIGERIA, BRAZIL, AND SAUDI ARABIA. FY25 ACTIVITIES INCLUDED PROGRAM DESIGN, PARTNER COORDINATION, PARTICIPANT RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION, CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT, MENTOR ENGAGEMENT, AND PLANNING FOR THE PROGRAM'S IN-PERSON RESIDENCY AND VIRTUAL MENTORSHIP COMPONENTS. THE PROGRAM WAS DESIGNED TO STRENGTHEN PROFESSIONAL NETWORKS, BUILD PRACTICAL INDUSTRY KNOWLEDGE, AND SUPPORT LONGER-TERM COLLABORATION ACROSS INTERNATIONAL MUSIC ECOSYSTEMS.OTHER PROGRAMS CONSISTED OF SMALL, DISCRETE COLLABORATIVE MUSIC AND PUBLIC-ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE FSN'S MAJOR FEDERAL AWARD PROGRAMS, INCLUDING PARTNER-LED CONVENINGS, DISCUSSION-BASED PROGRAMMING, AND COLLABORATIVE CULTURAL PROJECTS. THESE ACTIVITIES WERE SUPPORTED PRIMARILY THROUGH DIRECT PROJECT AND CONTRACTED COSTS.Expenses $1,626,799 · revenue $2,911
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 August, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | August 31, 2026 | January 15, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | August 31, 2025 | January 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | August 31, 2024 | January 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 47-4207974
- 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
- 2016
- Accounting year ends
- August
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A20)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,287,593
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,780,501
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | August 2025 | $1,780,501 | $1,821,383 | $1,287,593 | XML |
| 990 | August 2024 | $1,896,765 | $1,944,359 | $150,708 | XML |
| 990 | August 2023 | $749,156 | $687,006 | $219,410 | XML |
| 990 | August 2022 | $367,996 | $349,135 | $132,523 | IRS |
| 990 | August 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | August 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | August 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | August 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2014 Officer: JEREMY THAL | August 31, 2015 | ≤ $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 47-4207974).
Questions about FOUND SOUND NATION
- What is the EIN of FOUND SOUND NATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of FOUND SOUND NATION is 47-4207974.
- Is FOUND SOUND NATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2016.
- Are donations to FOUND SOUND NATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does FOUND SOUND NATION 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 FOUND SOUND NATION due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending August 31, 2026) is due January 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did FOUND SOUND NATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended August 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of FOUND SOUND NATION?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 names KYLA-ROSE SMITH.
- Who are the officers and directors of FOUND SOUND NATION?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 lists 9 people; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $94,487 (CHRISTOPHER MARIANETTI, INTERIM TREASURER).
- How much revenue does FOUND SOUND NATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,780,501, expenses of $1,821,383 and total assets of $1,287,593 at year end.
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