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SONRISE FOUNDATION

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $143K · expenses $36K · assets $819K

EIN
83-2918014
Address
321 BILLINGSLY CT STE 19, FRANKLIN, TN 37067-6445
NTEE code
O50
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
July 2019 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
Cross-check
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Mission

SONRISE FOUNDATIONS CORE MISSION IS TO SUPPORT AT-RISK YOUTH AND ADVOCATE FOR CIVIC CHANGE.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 4 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

4 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Joseph Dylan Harper BOARD MEMBER2022-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Thomas A Swafford PRESIDENT2018-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Tara L Swafford SECRETARYTREASURER2020-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Scott Owings (former) BOARD MEMBER2018-2021 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 3 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JOSEPH DYLAN HARPER BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
THOMAS A SWAFFORD PRESIDENT1 $0$0$0 $01
TARA L SWAFFORD SECRETARYTREASURER1 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 3 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JOSEPH DYLAN HARPER BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
TARA L SWAFFORD SECRETARYTREASURER1 $0$0$0 $01
THOMAS A SWAFFORD PRESIDENT1 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 3 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JOSEPH DYLAN HARPER BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
TARA L SWAFFORD SECRETARYTREASURER1 $0$0$0 $01
THOMAS A SWAFFORD PRESIDENT1 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
THOMAS A SWAFFORD PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
TARA L SWAFFORD SECRETARYTREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
SCOTT OWINGS BOARD MEMBER1 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
THOMAS A SWAFFORD PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
TARA L SWAFFORD SECRETARYTREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
SCOTT OWINGS BOARD MEMBER1 $0-$0 $01
2019 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
THOMAS A SWAFFORD PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
SCOTT OWINGS SECRETARYTREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
2018 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
THOMAS A SWAFFORD PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
SCOTT OWINGS SECRETARYTREASURER1 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$142,778$36,270 $819,116$819,116 $107,500$0 $003
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$120,567$29,350 $687,348$687,348 $100,000$0 $003
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$152,933$2,521 $504,364$504,364 $150,000$0 $003
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$81,595$15,366 $399,882$399,882 $80,500- ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$102,505$22,696 $326,725$326,725 $100,000- ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$75,539$26,775 $191,570$191,570 $75,000- ---
2018 · Form 990EZ period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$125,000- $125,000$125,000 $125,000- ---

Funders of this organization

Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).

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STS ENTERPRISE CORPORATIONTNO50 $147,327$152,888 PRESIDENT/CEO$22,500 Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x, same state
ALPHA PHI ALPHA MEMPHIS EDUCATION FOUNDATION INCTNO50 $129,557$151,092 Chairman$0 Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x, same state
SOUTH SIDE WILDCATS ORGANIZATIONTNO50 $136,533$128,396 Director$12,000 Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x, same state
YOUTH LEADERSHIP OF MEMPHIS INCTNO50 $160,111$161,600 SECRETARY$8,392 Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x, same state
NEW HEIGHTS CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY SERVICES INCTNO50 $144,510$150,586 Executive Director$55,610 Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x, same state
KINGSTON OPTIMIST CLUB SPORTSTNO50 $140,083$139,384 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x, same state
SMYRNA JUNIOR BASKETBALL LEAGUETNO50 $145,012$156,237 Vice President$0 Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x, same state
FSL ELITE TRAINING FACILITY INCTNO50 $139,000$74,388 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x, same state
NEXT LEVEL SKILLS COLLEGE PREP AND RECRUITING INCTNO50 $145,584$167,577 Founder Executive Director$300 Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x, same state
YOUTH ENGINEERED SUCCESSTNO50 $160,750$160,750 NEWSOME$0 Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x, same state
MURFREESBORO MUSLIM YOUTH INCTNO50 $142,570$120,480 President$0 Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x, same state
GIRLS ON THE RUN OF NORTHEASTTENNESSEE INCTNO50 $144,213$140,007 Executive Dir.$30,625 Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x, same state
GIRLS ON THE RUN OF GREATER KNOXVILLE INCTNO50 $149,017$139,797 Treasurer$0 Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x, same state
S2 BASEBALLTNO50 $139,970$124,598 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x, same state
SOUTH BOSTON FOUNDATIONMAO50 $150,030$158,025 CHAIRMAN$0 Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x, similar name
FOUNDATION 2 FAME INCFLO50 $127,624$95,281 CEO$16,269 Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x
KWOE FOUNDATIONILO50 $141,384$201,526 Founder$0 Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x, similar name
BOHNE FOUNDATIONILO50 $133,912$163,110 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x, similar name
508 FOUNDATIONWAO50 $153,499$2,705 SECRETARY$0 Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x, similar name
KORP FOUNDATIONNYO50 $129,758$126,778 Executive Director$78,000 Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x, similar name
EMPOWERU FOUNDATIONLAO50 $137,710$149,591 PRESIDENT$46,227 Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x
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PGR FOUNDATION INCNYO50 $155,385$134,615 HONORARY BOARD DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x, similar name
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Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

GrantorTypeTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedYearsWhich ones
J E AND L E MABEE FOUNDATION INC Private foundation$800,0001 12015–2015 MIDLAND YOUNG LIFE BUILDING FOUNDATION
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$387,08322 142016–2024 LIVING DESIGN FOUNDATION INC; TRUCKEE FOOTBALL FOUNDATION; BRIDGE TO THE FUTURE FOUNDATION; JARVIS LANDRY BUILDING WINNERS FOUNDATION and 10 more
NATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$228,59913 52014–2024 KNIGHTS OF HEROES FOUNDATION; SHORELINE SPORTS FOUNDATION; MIDLAND YOUNG LIFE BUILDING FOUNDATION; CHRIS HAMMOND YOUTH FOUNDATION and 1 more
HENRY FOUNDATION Private foundation$226,1113 12015–2024 MIDLAND YOUNG LIFE BUILDING FOUNDATION
SILICON VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$225,0003 22017–2022 KNIGHTS OF HEROES FOUNDATION; KWOE FOUNDATION
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR DAF sponsor$213,00011 42015–2024 WALTER E LUCKETT JR FOUNDATION INC; DISCOVER FITNESS FOUNDATION; MIDLAND YOUNG LIFE BUILDING FOUNDATION; THE LILLARD FOUNDATION
CHAPARRAL FOUNDATION Private foundation$200,0002 12015–2016 MIDLAND YOUNG LIFE BUILDING FOUNDATION
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor$191,40013 42016–2024 YOUTH LEADERSHIP OF MEMPHIS INC; FOUNDATION FOR SCALABLE INNOVATIONS IN EDUCATION; SMITH BROWN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC; KWOE FOUNDATION
AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$135,4584 42016–2022 FOUNDATION 2 FAME INC; SHORELINE SPORTS FOUNDATION; SOUTHWEST DISTRICT KIWANIS FOUNDATION; FOUNDATION FOR LEARNING ATHLETICS AND GROWTH
BLACK BELT COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$115,4005 22019–2024 DESTINATION LIBERATION; GREATEST INVESTMENT FOUNDATION INC
GREATER WASHINGTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$111,9725 12016–2023 LEEP TO COLLEGE FOUNDATION
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$101,1266 42019–2024 RUJOHN FOUNDATION INC; FRANCONIA SOARING FOUNDATION INC; FOUNDATION 2 FAME INC; YOU RUN THIS TOWN FOUNDATION
GREATER HOUSTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$100,0001 12015–2015 MIDLAND YOUNG LIFE BUILDING FOUNDATION
BAXTER TRUST Private foundation$100,0001 12018–2018 DISCOVER FITNESS FOUNDATION
CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF MEMPHIS AND THE MID-SOUTH INC DAF sponsor$93,95024 22010–2020 YOUTH LEADERSHIP OF MEMPHIS INC; STS ENTERPRISE CORPORATION

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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990 · $36,270 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)DONATIONS $34,270$34,270-- 94.5%
Fees: accounting $2,000$2,000-- 5.5%
Total$36,270100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $29,350 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)DONATIONS $28,350$28,350-- 96.6%
Fees: accounting $1,000$1,000-- 3.4%
Total$29,350100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $2,521 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)DONATIONS $2,500$2,500-- 99.2%
Other (as described)TN SOS ANNUAL REPORT $21-$21- 0.8%
Total$2,521100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $15,366 spent · pay $0 · grants $14,250 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $14,250 92.7%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $716 4.7%
Fees to independent contractors $400 2.6%
Total$15,366100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $22,696 spent · pay $0 · grants $22,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $22,000 96.9%
Fees to independent contractors $675 3.0%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $21 0.1%
Total$22,696100%

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $26,775 spent · pay $0 · grants $25,850 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $25,850 96.5%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $600 2.2%
Fees to independent contractors $325 1.2%
Total$26,775100%

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