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Filing year 2023

SOUND START FOUNDATION

Mountain Lakes, New Jersey·EIN 85-2098341·NTEE B01 · Education·501(c)(3)
Total revenue
$280k
Total assets
$1.7M
Total expenses
$294k
Reported officers
8
Mission

Sound Start Foundations mission is to support educational and therapeutic programs to help babies and toddlers with hearing loss, and their families, lead full and successful lives. Sound Start Foundation (the Foundation) supports the Sound Start Babies Program for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children, which provides life-changing early intervention, family-support and nursery programs to children with hearing loss throughout New Jersey.

Executive compensation, broken down

Form 990 · Part VII & Schedule J · 1 reported individual · Filing year 2023

Percentile bands compare each position's total pay with the same role at Education organizations nationwide.

President/ceo
Board President
75th to 90th percentile
$114k
$128k
Base
$114k
Bonus
Other
Benefits

Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.

Estimated with New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Plus 7 unpaid individuals.

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Pay in context

Top pay as a share of expenses

In 2023, the highest total compensation at SOUND START FOUNDATION equaled 39% of the organization's total expenses. The median for education organizations is 7%.

This organization (2023)
39%
Sector median
7%
Middle half of sector
2% to 17%

Based on 26,320 education organizations, each measured at its most recent filing year with reported expenses and compensation.

Funded by

Private foundations whose Form 990-PF Part XV grants matched this organization.

Up 76%
from 2022

From $65k in 2022 to $114k in 2023.

$65k
2022
$114k
2023
In today's dollarsEst.
Up 70% in real terms$75k to $128k

Estimated with New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Highest reported compensation in each year. Volunteer board members and partial-year payouts are filtered out.

Among peers

Revenue and top compensation, plotted against similar organizations. This organization is highlighted in cyan.

FAQ

Common questions about SOUND START FOUNDATION

What does the Board President of SOUND START FOUNDATION earn?

In 2023, the Board President of SOUND START FOUNDATION received $114,000 in total compensation. This pay is in the top quarter for Board President roles among Education organizations nationwide, though not the top 10% of comparable filings. Based on IRS Form 990 data.

How does Board President pay at SOUND START FOUNDATION compare with similar nonprofits?

Compared with the same role at Education organizations nationwide, the 2023 pay of the Board President at SOUND START FOUNDATION falls between the 75th and 90th percentiles. In 2023, the highest total compensation at SOUND START FOUNDATION equaled 39% of the organization's total expenses. The median for education organizations is 7%.

What are SOUND START FOUNDATION's revenue and expenses?

In 2023, SOUND START FOUNDATION reported $280k in total revenue and $294k in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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