2022-10-04T13:46:16-07:00 2020-12-31 990EZ 2020-01-01 831746975 SOUND DEFENSE ALLIANCE SOUN 2062650981 Post Office Box 373 Coupeville WA 982390373 Paula Spina Treasurer & Governor 2062650981 2022-10-04 0 11 0 AAL2 2020 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z X SoundDefenseAlliance.org X X 49301 X 49301 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 49301 2000 0 0 24850 228 3748 5807 36633 12668 23245 0 35913 X 23245 35913 0 0 0 0 23245 35913 0 0 23245 35913 To reverse the US Navy's expansion of EA18-G "Growler" training on Whidbey Island, WA. To bring together several local organizations engaged in reducing noise in the region to build a base and impart information on the harms to the people, environment and economy of military jet operations over civilian and fragile environmental areas. To work with our legislators to require the Navy to monitor jet noise and to seek other locations to locate these military assets. Community Outreach: Contracted with a Social Media Coordinator to create email alerts and post to social media. Held community base-building events and outreach meetings. Increased content on website. 0 23148 Legislative Action. To engage with elected officials to bring awareness of the noise issues and to require the Navy to measure actual noise rather than the average rate used for their modeling. 0 4850 Noise monitoring. Purchase and installation of noise monitoring equipment at various locations in the Growler flight path. Gathering and reporting results of the data. 0 3306 Other Expenses. Freedom of Information filing costs associated with Navy jet noise monitoring. 2000 0 31304 Anne Harvey Governor, Chairperson 5 0 0 0 Maryon Attwood Governor 5 0 0 0 Warren Anderson Governor 5 0 0 0 Paula Spina Governor - Secretary 10 0 0 0 Rebecca Wagner Governor - Treasurer 5 0 0 0 Amy Arisco Governor 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Paula Spina 1049 Crockett Farm Road Post Office Box 373 Coupeville WA 982390373 2062650981 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 0 0 42286 69695 49301 161282 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42286 69695 49301 161282 161282 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 161282 0 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 4850 4850 31784 36634 7327 1832 0 0 0 0 12712 7327 20039 30059 0 0 7906 4850 12756 0 0 3173 1832 5005 7508 0 0 0 0 0 Form 990-EZ, Header, Line A This explanation is in regard to IRS: Reply Reference: 0422897266 Letter Number: LTR2694C (dated 2022-07-28) Taxpayer EIN: 83-1746975 To whom it may concern: This letter is in response to the above referenced IRS letter, which accompanied a return of our 2020 Form 990, and pursuant to instructions therein is being attached as a statement to the replacement, electronic filing of our 2020 Form 990EZ. First, please be advised that I am the current Treasurer and one of the Governing Board of the Sound Defense Alliance. I took over the Treasurer's position effective January 1, 2022 because the former Treasurer, Rebecca Wagner, for personal and family reasons was unable to continue in that post. In my position as Treasurer I am in receipt of the above referenced IRS letter/package dated July 28, 2022 which as noted included a return of our mailed 2020 Form 990 tax return (which was originally date stamped as received in Ogden, UT on October 14, 2021). The delay in responding to your letter and the responsive electronic filing of our 2020 return, following your return of the mailed hardcopy, was because I was travelling in the Arctic and Great Britain this summer. I have just now obtained the package and this is my first opportunity to respond. You will find that my practice as Treasurer will always be timely. For example, you will note that I filed our 2021 Form 990EZ electronically (via Form990Online) on March 9, 2022, in advance of filing deadlines. Nevertheless, on behalf of the SDA I apologize for the incorrect filing method of the 2020 return and the delay in responding to your letter. Ms. Wagner, like all of our officers and board members, is an unpaid volunteer. Although she had obtained an extension to file SDA's 2020 tax return and thought she was filing it timely, she mistakenly filed it by mail instead of electronically. At the time she was experiencing major upheavals in her personal life including the taking over of the care of her mother with dementia and her father after a stroke, while being employed full-time and while donating her time to the SDA. Given everything in her life she simply missed the requirement to file the return electronically. I replaced her as Treasurer soon thereafter when she realized she just could not continue as our Treasurer with everything else going on in her life. As the incorrect filing method was inadvertent, and as Ms. Wagner was trying to file our 2020 return timely, we are requesting that you waive any late filing penalties for this 2020 return. The SDA is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) charitable organization and no tax was due. The correct 2020 Form 990EZ is being electronically filed today and I will do my best as Treasurer to make sure that all of our future filings and responses are timely and correctly made. And as I noted we filed our 2021 Form 990EZ early. If you have any questions or need additional information regarding this response, this 2020 filing, or our request for a waiver of any late-filing penalties, please do not hesitate to contact me at my personal contact information following my signature. Thank you for your help and courtesy in this matter. Sincerely yours, The Sound Defense Alliance Paula Spina, Treasurer paulaspina.wa@gmail.com 206-265-0981 Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 10 Grant to Citizens of Ebey's Reserve for FOIA expenses for obtaining information from the Navy regarding the implementation plan for the Navy's noise monitoring program as required by the 2020 NDAA. Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 Description;Amount^Corporate filing fees;60|Insurance;2164|Bank charges;348|Office Expenses;3235^Total;5807^ Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 20 Not Applicable Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 24 Not applicable. Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 26 The SDA has no outstanding liabilities, so Not Applicable. Please see Schedule O Form 990-EZ Header Line A. The former Treasurer for the organization missed the change in IRS filing requirements due to severe personal and family issues. She filed for an extension then filed a paper return by mail which was received in Ogden, Utah on October 14, 2021. The paper return was then returned to us on July 28, 2022 with the explanation that it needed to be filed electronically. I am now filing the return electronically as directed. More details can be found on Schedule O. Thank you.