SOUND FOUNDATIONS OF ROCHESTER INC

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $575K · expenses $635K · assets $119K

EIN
88-3545358
Address
1655 ELMWOOD AVE BLDG 200 220, ROCHESTER, NY 14620-3429
Website
WWW.CHARTERCHAMPIONS.ORG
NTEE code
B12
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
August 2022 (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))
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Mission

OUR MISSION IS TO STRENGTHEN AND BUILD EDUCATIONAL CAPACITY FOR CHARTER SCHOOLS IN ROCHESTER, NY. BY COLLABORATIVELY SUPPORTING AND WORKING WITH THE SCHOOLS AND THEIR LEADERSHIP, THE ORGANIZATION WILL BE A CATALYST TO MEET DESIRED OUTCOMES FOR EVERY CHILD.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

1 person paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Paul Miller CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER2022-2024 $187,146$455,136 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

15 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
Elissa Klein BOARD MEMBER2023-2024 2 $0 reported 2
Joseph Klein BOARD CHAIR2022-2024 5 $0 reported 2
Michael Perlson BOARD MEMBER2022-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Robert Hoggard BOARD SECRETARY2022-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Carlos Garcia BOARD TREASURER2022-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Michael Patterson BOARD MEMBER2022-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Wayne Lewis BOARD MEMBER - RESIGNED 9/20242023-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Aubrey Marrero BOARD MEMBER - JOINED 10/20242024 1 $0 reported 1
John Ark BOARD MEMBER - JOINED 10/20242024 1 $0 reported 1
Joseph Fargnoli BOARD MEMBER - JOINED 3/20242024 1 $0 reported 1
Ashara Baker (former) BOARD MEMBER - RESIGNED JULY 20232022-2023 1 $0 reported 1
Bonnie O'Keefe (former) BOARD MEMBER - THRU NOV 20222022 1 $0 reported 1
Avery Blackman (former) BOARD MEMBER - THRU SEPT 20222022 1 $0 reported 1
Arthur Brooks (former) BOARD MEMBER - THRU SEPT 20222022 1 $0 reported 1
Michelle Westrich (former) ASST TREAS & SEC - THRU NOV 20222022 2 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 11 people listed · 1 paid, $187K · 4 employees · 20 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PAUL MILLER CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER40 $164,239$0$22,907 $187,1461
JOSEPH KLEIN BOARD CHAIR5 $0$0$0 $02
MICHAEL PERLSON BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
ROBERT HOGGARD BOARD SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
CARLOS GARCIA BOARD TREASURER2 $0$0$0 $01
MICHAEL PATTERSON BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
ELISSA KLEIN BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $02
WAYNE LEWIS BOARD MEMBER - RESIGNED 9/20241 $0$0$0 $01
AUBREY MARRERO BOARD MEMBER - JOINED 10/20241 $0$0$0 $01
JOHN ARK BOARD MEMBER - JOINED 10/20241 $0$0$0 $01
JOSEPH FARGNOLI BOARD MEMBER - JOINED 3/20241 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 9 people listed · 1 paid, $217K · 2 employees · 9 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PAUL MILLER CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER40 $195,162$0$22,133 $217,2951
JOSEPH KLEIN BOARD CHAIR5 $0$0$0 $02
MICHAEL PERLSON BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
ROBERT HOGGARD BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
ASHARA BAKER BOARD MEMBER - RESIGNED JULY 20231 $0$0$0 $01
CARLOS GARCIA BOARD TREASURER2 $0$0$0 $01
MICHAEL PATTERSON BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
ELISSA KLEIN BOARD MEMBER - JOINED JAN 20232 $0$0$0 $02
WAYNE LEWIS BOARD MEMBER - JOINED JAN 20231 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 11 people listed · 1 paid, $51K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PAUL MILLER CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER40 $49,262-$1,433 $50,6951
MICHAEL PERLSON BOARD MEMBER1 $0-$0 $01
ROBERT HOGGARD BOARD MEMBER1 $0-$0 $01
ASHARA BAKER BOARD MEMBER1 $0-$0 $01
MICHAEL PATTERSON BOARD MEMBER1 $0-$0 $01
BONNIE O'KEEFE BOARD MEMBER - THRU NOV 20221 $0-$0 $01
AVERY BLACKMAN BOARD MEMBER - THRU SEPT 20221 $0-$0 $01
ARTHUR BROOKS BOARD MEMBER - THRU SEPT 20221 $0-$0 $01
JOSEPH KLEIN BOARD CHAIR5 $0-$0 $02
CARLOS GARCIA BOARD TREASURER2 $0-$0 $01
MICHELLE WESTRICH ASST TREAS & SEC - THRU NOV 20222 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

State business registration

The same business name in the same state, from the state’s official registry data.

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 ↗
$574,930$635,276 $118,723$38,996 $590,587$0 $221,077420
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$507,409$433,723 $109,702$99,342 $516,013$0 $216,94029
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$113,186$87,530 $28,035$25,656 $113,186- ---

Connected to

Organizations that list some of the same people on their returns (officers, directors, key employees on this organization’s latest return), and related organizations it lists on Schedule R.

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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CUNY SCHOOL OF LABOR AND URBAN STUDIES FOUNDATION INCNYB12 $1,136,380$451,410 DEAN/VICE CHAIR EX-OFFICIO$294,318 Same NTEE code B12, revenue within 2x, same state
XAVIER FOUNDATIONNYB12 $305,000$354,340 SECRETARY$539,547 Same NTEE code B12, revenue within 2x, same state
FOLDS OF HONOR FOUNDATIONNYB12 $709,480$631,805 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code B12, revenue within 2x, same state
RYE FUND FOR EDUCATIONNYB12 $636,030$546,051 VP MARKET/COMM$0 Same NTEE code B12, revenue within 2x, same state
SCARSDALE SCHOOLS EDUCATION FOUNDATIONNYB12 $663,817$2,335,650 EXECUTIVE DI$50,000 Same NTEE code B12, revenue within 2x, same state
MAX ALEXANDER FOUNDATIONNYB12 $412,448$422,339 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code B12, revenue within 2x, same state
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NIGERIA HIGHER EDUCATION FOUNDATION INCNYB12 $353,294$346,826 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code B12, revenue within 2x, same state
FRIENDS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF STELLENBOSCH FOUNDATIONNYB12 $386,260$484,365 RESIGNED '25$0 Same NTEE code B12, revenue within 2x, same state
UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY FOUNDATION IN AMERICA INCNYB12 $1,096,391$851,554 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code B12, revenue within 2x, same state
FRIENDS OF UTOKYO INCNYB12 $531,580$311,638 PRESIDENT, C$0 Same NTEE code B12, revenue within 2x, same state
C G JUNG FOUNDATION FOR ANALYTICAL PSYCHOLOGY INCNYB12 $297,880$301,485 EXECUTIVE DI$101,331 Same NTEE code B12, revenue within 2x, same state
FRIENDS OF RCQ INCNYB12 $412,024$398,592 TREASURER$0 Same NTEE code B12, revenue within 2x, same state
EASTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PS 267 PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATIONNYB12 $318,483$328,992 President$0 Same NTEE code B12, revenue within 2x, same state
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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).

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DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor$6,749,50067 352014–2024 NUS AMERICA FOUNDATION INC; I2 LEARNING FOUNDATION INC; HAWTHORN FOUNDATION INC; 12TRIBE FILMS FOUNDATION and 31 more
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$6,388,889147 532016–2024 UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY FOUNDATION IN AMERICA INC; NETZACH EDUCATIONAL NETWORK INC; I2 LEARNING FOUNDATION INC; CHARUSAT EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC and 49 more
BIA ECHO FOUNDATION Private foundation$4,000,0002 12020–2021 NUS AMERICA FOUNDATION INC
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$3,882,97782 262019–2025 HOMETOWN EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC; JNANA PRABODHINI FOUNDATION INC; KAIST U S FOUNDATION INC; NUS AMERICA FOUNDATION INC and 22 more
VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM DAF sponsor$2,966,40034 142020–2024 NETZACH EDUCATIONAL NETWORK INC; KEREN OTZAR HACHAIM INC; NUS AMERICA FOUNDATION INC; CHANNELVIEW ISD EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC and 10 more
SILICON VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$2,555,8338 52013–2024 NUS AMERICA FOUNDATION INC; I2 LEARNING FOUNDATION INC; BROCKTON EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION INC; STUDY GROUP SOLUTIONS INC and 1 more
CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA DAF sponsor$2,319,2738 52020–2024 I2 LEARNING FOUNDATION INC; WESTMINSTER SCHOOL FOUNDATION; JNANA PRABODHINI FOUNDATION INC; FOLDS OF HONOR FOUNDATION and 1 more
JEWISH COMMUNAL FUND DAF sponsor$1,817,06147 122009–2024 NETZACH EDUCATIONAL NETWORK INC; MATTEH MOSHE INC; SCARSDALE SCHOOLS EDUCATION FOUNDATION; KEREN OTZAR HACHAIM INC and 8 more
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR DAF sponsor$1,237,74652 242014–2024 AMERICAN FRIENDS OF MERCAZ HATORAH INC; ROCHESTER EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC; FRIENDS OF UTOKYO INC; CUNY SCHOOL OF LABOR AND URBAN STUDIES FOUNDATION INC and 20 more
MATTHEW D AND KATHERINE H LEE FOUNDATION Private foundation$1,218,0009 12012–2023 HUFS FOUNDATION OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
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ITO FOUNDATION USA Private foundation$700,0006 12019–2024 FRIENDS OF UTOKYO INC
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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 · $635,276 spent · pay $425,038 · grants $11,380 · events $30,688
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $221,077$143,700$77,377- 34.8%
Other salaries and wages $127,836$83,093$44,743- 20.1%
Fees: lobbying $72,500$39,875$32,625- 11.4%
Advertising and promotion $48,565$41,280$7,285- 7.6%
Other employee benefits $35,489$23,068$12,421- 5.6%
Payroll taxes $30,486$19,816$10,670- 4.8%
Travel $17,927$15,238$2,689- 2.8%
Office expenses $14,216$2,132$12,084- 2.2%
Fees: other services $12,395$6,817$5,578- 2.0%
Grants to US organizations and governments $11,380$11,380-- 1.8%
Pension plan contributions $10,150$6,597$3,553- 1.6%
Fees: accounting $8,000$4,400$3,600- 1.3%
Other (as described)RECRUITING $7,444$2,820$4,624- 1.2%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $7,306$6,210$1,096- 1.2%
Insurance $6,085$913$5,172- 1.0%
Depreciation and depletion $2,304$346$1,958- 0.4%
Fees: legal $1,681$925$756- 0.3%
Other (as described)DUES AND MEMBERSHIPS $435$435-- 0.1%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $7,725$23,382reported apart
Total$635,276100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $433,723 spent · pay $347,370 · grants $0 · events $16,887
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $216,940$141,011$75,929- 50.0%
Other salaries and wages $84,219$54,742$29,477- 19.4%
Advertising and promotion $34,340$29,189$5,151- 7.9%
Other employee benefits $23,569$15,320$8,249- 5.4%
Payroll taxes $22,642$14,717$7,925- 5.2%
Other (as described)RECRUITING $13,130$9,130$4,000- 3.0%
Travel $10,139$8,618$1,521- 2.3%
Fees: accounting $4,591$2,525$2,066- 1.1%
Fees: other services $4,345$2,390$1,955- 1.0%
Fees: legal $3,866$2,126$1,740- 0.9%
Insurance $3,662$549$3,113- 0.8%
Office expenses $3,426$516$2,910- 0.8%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $3,353$2,850$503- 0.8%
Other (as described)DUES AND MEMBERSHIPS $2,785$2,785-- 0.6%
Depreciation and depletion $2,303$345$1,958- 0.5%
Other (as described)NONFINANCIAL EXPENSES $413$62$351- 0.1%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $4,930$13,534reported apart
Total$433,723100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $87,530 spent · pay $64,500 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $64,500 73.7%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $16,917 19.3%
Fees to independent contractors $3,385 3.9%
Printing, publications, postage $2,495 2.9%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $233 0.3%
Total$87,530100%

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