Sound in Spirit Broadcasting Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
421445987
IRS 990-PF coverage
2020–2025
Forms available
Form 990-PF 2025
Location
Keokuk, IA, USA
Phone
6419541429
Rating
82
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Standard
Sector
Radio

Reported finances

Revenue
$39,271
Expenses
$135,896

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

Overview

Mission

Radio

What it reported funding in 2025

The foundation reported 1 filed grant row totaling $77,339. The stated grant purpose was directed to their campus radio station wnzr and the universitys communications department to provide faith-based charitable work to their community and beyond through media as has been the ministry focus of our corporation. these are the final funds disbursed by sound in spirit broadcasting inc. in order to complete our dissolution process..

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 99% of the foundation's positive operating resources came from contributions.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The foundation combined direct charitable work with grants to other organizations or people.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes to charitable grants and the filed numbers largely add up. Assets provide a limited cushion relative to annual grants and a relatively small share of spending goes to grants.

Rating breakdown

  • Grant Deployment: 100
  • Cost Efficiency: 57
  • Transparency: 100
  • Compliance: 100
  • Endowment Health: 8

Detailed rating inputs

Grant Deployment

  • Grant deployment ratio: 100%; rating input score 100; 78th percentile among comparable filings

Cost Efficiency

  • Grant expense ratio: 56.9%; rating input score 57; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency

  • Grant recipient disclosure: Yes; rating input score 100

Compliance

  • Foundation activity disclosures: 19 of 19 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Property sale or exchange with a disqualified person: Pass
    • Borrowing from or lending to a disqualified person: Pass
    • Goods, services, or facilities involving a disqualified person: Pass
    • Compensation paid to a disqualified person: Pass
    • Assets transferred to a disqualified person: Pass
    • Payment to a government official: Pass
    • Uncorrected prior self-dealing: Pass
    • Prior-year undistributed income: Pass
    • Excess business holdings: Pass
    • Investments that may jeopardize charitable purposes: Pass
    • Uncorrected prior-year jeopardizing investments: Pass
    • Attempt to influence legislation: Pass
    • Attempt to influence an election: Pass
    • Individual grants for travel, study or similar purposes: Pass
    • Grants outside qualifying charitable organization categories: Pass
    • Spending for a noncharitable purpose: Pass
    • Funds received for a personal-benefit contract: Pass
    • Premiums paid on a personal-benefit contract: Pass
    • Prohibited tax-shelter transaction: Pass
  • Filing consistency checks: 10; rating input score 100

Endowment Health

  • Endowment-health comparison: 0; rating input score 8; 8th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
  • Grants: 100% of grant recipient detail disclosed
  • Payout: At least 100% grant deployment rate
  • Trustees: Filed trustees detail
  • Self-dealing: 100% of reviewed questions answered “No”
  • Investments: 8th percentile for endowment coverage
  • Consistency: 10 of 10 current checks pass
  • Filing history: 6 filing years from 2020 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 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 — Endowment Health: Endowment-health comparison scored 8/100.
  • Review — Cost Efficiency: Grant expense ratio scored 57/100.