Soundwaves Art Foundation
Donations deductibleRevenue
$3.5m
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$2.9m
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$3.4m
$35k liabilities
Net assets
$3.4m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
3
5.1 years on average
Staff
8
employees, year to 31 December 2024
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
2
named in Part VII
Soundwaves Art Foundation's network
3 peoplei3 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (3). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.The board
3 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 3 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Bailey (also filed as ED Bailey) | President | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Makenna Hatter-Paxton | Company secretary | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Nina Miller | Treasurer | 2020 | 6 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
2 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Sharon Wakefield | Accounting Director | 2024 |
| Timothy W Wakefield | Managing Director | 2024 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timothy W Wakefield | Managing Director | 70 | $300k | $10k | |
| Sharon Wakefield | Accounting Director | 20 | $62k | ||
| Makenna Hatter-Paxton | Secretary | 1 | $0 | ||
| Nina Miller | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Edward Bailey | President | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Soundwaves Art Foundation
- EIN
- 463817830
- Address
- 115 N Main St, Lockhart, TX, 78644-2119
- State
- Texas
- Mission
- We are a philanthropic foundation that makes original pieces of art by capturing the digital heartbeat of some of the world's most iconic music. 100% of our profits go to charities focusing on social justice, the environment, disaster relief, music education, and mental health. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- P12 Human services
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Human Services
- Size band
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2013
- Principal officer
- Timothy Wakefield (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 February 2014
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 5, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥6years on the filingsEdward Bailey
≥6years on the filingsNina Miller
≥2years on the filingsMakenna Hatter-Paxton
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $3.4m
- Total liabilities
- $35k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $3.4m
- Contributions and grants received
- $100k
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Grants and similar paid out
- $1.2m
- Employees
- 8
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3.5m | $2.9m | $573k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
Grants paid
20 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Children in Conflict | General support grant | $224k |
| Sweet Relief Musicans Fund | General support grant | $202k |
| Kulturecity | General support grant | $81k |
| Banderas Bay Charities Inc | General support grant | $22k |
| The Busyhead Project Inc | General support grant | $18k |
| Unicef | General support grant | $17k |
| Share Our Strength | General support grant | $17k |
| The Scars Foundation | General support grant | $17k |
| Gibson Foundation | General support grant | $15k |
| Living the Dream Foundation | General support grant | $13k |
| Make Yourself Foundation | General support grant | $12k |
| Propsects Opportunity Inc | General support grant | $10k |
| Vermont Community Foundation | General support grant | $10k |
| Hope in the Hills | General support grant | $9k |
| Special Olympics | General support grant | $9k |
| Farm Aid | General support grant | $8k |
| Ifaw (International Fund for Animal Welfare) | General support grant | $6k |
| The Gift of Music Foundation | General support grant | $6k |
| SFC Charitable Foundation Inc | General support grant | $6k |
| National Eating Disorders Association | General support grant | $5k |
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.Soundwaves Art Foundation likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, entity data (data.texas.gov 9cir-efmm). Licence not stated. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- Texas
- Entity type
- nonprofit corporation
- Status
- Active
- Formed
- 7 October 2013
- Registered agent
- Not stated
This register does not publish officers or directors.