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EIN 22-3473606

Sound Start Babies Foundation

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
18
City
Mountain Lakes
State
New Jersey
Year formed
1996
Most recent tax filings
2025-08-01
NTEE code, primary
P80: Services to Promote the Independence of Specific Population Groups
Description
Sound Start Babies Program for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children provides high-quality educational services to infants and toddlers with hearing loss and their families. The program is dedicated to seeking funding and conducting charitable activities to support these children from birth through age three. The program has successfully helped over 1,500 children in northern and central New Jersey develop important communication skills that are essential for academic success and independent adult functioning. It is located in Mountain Lakes, NJ.
Also known as...
Sound Start Babies Program for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children; Lake Drive Foundation for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children
Total revenues
$1,120,694
2025
Total expenses
$1,282,023
2025
Total assets
$2,265,268
2025
Num. employees
18
2025

Program areas at Sound Start Babies Foundation

The Sound Start Babies program has helped more than 1,600 children from northern andcentral new jersey achieve listening, speaking, and communication skills that are the Foundation for academic success and independent adult functioning. The program is partially supported by reimbursement for services provided from the new jerseydepartment of health and through tuition payments from community children enrolled in the nursery program.

Who funds Sound Start Babies Foundation

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
E and S Van Houten Memorial FundGeneral Operating$10,000
Morristown Rotary Club Endowment FundFamily Kits & Sftwre$6,410
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor Grant Recipient's Exempt Purposes$6,200
...and 2 more grants received

Financials for Sound Start Babies Foundation

RevenuesFYE 08/2025
Total grants, contributions, etc.$532,798
Program services$502,668
Investment income and dividends$70,563
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$14,665
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$1,120,694
Data update history
August 29, 2026
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025
August 25, 2026
Updated personnel
Identified 4 new personnel
August 24, 2026
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
May 24, 2026
Received grants
Identified 2 new grant, including a grant for $10,000 from E and S Van Houten Memorial Fund
September 5, 2025
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2024
Nonprofit Types
Grantmaking organizationsDisease research fundraisersHuman service organizationsHeadquarter / parent organizationsCharities
Issues
HealthEducationHuman servicesDiseases and disorders
Characteristics
Legally formed as corporationConducts researchPartially liquidatedFundraising eventsState / local levelReceives government fundingTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
10 Lake Dr
Mountain Lakes, NJ 07046
Metro area
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
County
Morris County, NJ
Website URL
soundstartbabies.org/ 
Phone
(973) 397-0009
IRS details
EIN
22-3473606
Fiscal year end
August
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1996
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
P80: Services to Promote the Independence of Specific Population Groups
NAICS code, primary
813212: Health and Disease Research Fundraising Organizations
Parent/child status
Central organization
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