Sound of the Trumpet

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
270034970
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2022–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Sioux Falls, SD, USA
Phone
6055530219
Rating
66
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Religious Media, Communications
Affiliation
Christianity

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$152,047
Expenses
$66,518
Assets
$127,568
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

People named in this filing

  • Joel Finnesgard (Chair)
  • June A Finnesgard (Treasurer)
  • Ron Sunwall (Vice-Chair)

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 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To encourage and edify Christians attending churches.

What it reported doing in 2024

Led 48 congregations in worship through music and visual images of nature created by God for our enjoyment. Assured well over five thousand concert participants that in times of uncertainty God is leading, and challenged each person to respond to God by stepping out in faith.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Member-benefit provider. The nonprofit used 78% of its reported program spending for member benefits.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and program spending has grown recently. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and reported officer compensation is a large share of total spending, which may reflect staffing concentration.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 48
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 79
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 32.4%; rating input score 32
  • Program expense ratio: 74.1%; rating input score 74

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 56.3%; rating input score 94; 94th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.92; rating input score 79; 79th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 76; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 16.6%; rating input score 18; 18th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 20.1% per year; rating input score 100; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 49.3% per year; rating input score 100; 96th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 69.8% per year; rating input score 100; 96th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 32.4% of revenue deployed · 74.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $49K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2022 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 32/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 18/100.