Sounds Like La
Donations deductibleSounds Like La's network
11 peoplei11 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (11). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.The board
11 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.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arash Sadat | Board Member | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Ben Wardrop | Board Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Caron Pelletier | President | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Deborah Bogen | Founding Chair Emeritus | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Jean Miao | Board Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Julia Carnahan | Boaed Member | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Julius Reder Carlson | Co-Founder/Secretary | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Saul Friedgood | Board Member | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Stacy McClendon | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Susan Jain | Board Member | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Warda Agsous | Treasurer | 2020 | 6 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
1 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Shabnam Fasa | Executive Director | since 2020 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 June 2025iFrom 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shabnam Fasa | Executive Director | 40 | $99k | ||
| Julius Reder Carlson | Co-Founder | 8 | $4k | ||
| Caron Pelletier | President | 5 | $0 | ||
| Warda Agsous | Treasurer | 5 | $0 | ||
| Julia Carnahan | Board Member | 5 | $0 | ||
| Saul Friedgood | Board Member | 5 | $0 | ||
| Susan Jain | Board Member | 5 | $0 | ||
| Ben Wardrop | Board Member | 5 | $0 | ||
| Arash Sadat | Board Member | 5 | $0 | ||
| STACY McCLENDON | Board Member/Secretary | 5 | $0 | ||
| Jean Miao | Board Member | 5 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Sounds Like la
- EIN
- 465733574
- Address
- 827 12th St Apt 3, Santa Monica, CA, 90403-1713
- State
- California
- Mission
- Provide tuition-free music education to young people in los angeles county through classes, rehearsals, and concerts. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- A69 Arts, culture and humanities
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Arts, Culture & Humanities
- Size band
- 4 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2014
- Principal officer
- Shabnam Fasa (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 March 2015
- 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 filingsArash Sadat
≥6years on the filingsCaron Pelletier
≥6years on the filingsDeborah Bogen
≥6years on the filingsJulia Carnahan
Latest return
year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $449k
- Total liabilities
- $115k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $334k
- Contributions and grants received
- $456k
- Program service revenue
- $6k
- Employees
- 77
- Volunteers
- 35