Soli Deo Gloria Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
363945968
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2017–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2016, Form 990-EZ 2025
Location
McHenry, IL, USA
Rating
77
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Public Transportation Systems

Reported finances

Revenue
$13,237
Expenses
$49,063
Assets
$105,803
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Joseph LoSchiavo (President and CEO)
  • C David Ward (Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • Deborah Sawicki (Finance and Office Manager)
  • Joseph LoSchiavo (President and CEO)
  • C David Ward (Vice President)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

SDG Music Foundations primary purpose is to commission perform sponsor and advocate for sacred classical music which will be performed by orchestras choirs and other ensemble groups and will be in future included in the sacred classical music repertoire for the world to enjoy.

What it reported doing in 2025

By arrangement with Young Concert Artists in New York NY the contract for commissioning of Nunc Dimittis was signed on January 24 2025. .Commissioning went on throughout the year by composer Alistair Coleman.

Operating model

Revenue model
Investment-supported. 65% of the money available for current operations came from recurring investment income.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 50% for direct work, and 50% for grants.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 85
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 31
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 61.1%; rating input score 61

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -270.7%; rating input score 4; 4th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.16; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 8.5%; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -6.7% per year; rating input score 0; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -19.6% per year; rating input score 0; 15th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -10.4% per year; rating input score 0; 17th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 61.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 4 filed program accomplishments · $30K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 7 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 8 filing years from 2017 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 4 filed money-flow records
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 4/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 10/100.