Sounding Joy

Name

Sounding Joy

Legal name

Sounding Joy, LLC

Website

https://soundingjoy.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pediatric Hearing Aid Charitable Services

NAICS

Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists (621340), Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists (62134), Other Individual and Family Services (624190)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Hearing Enhancement / Assistive Listening Audio Devices (CRACANAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Audiology & Hearing Diagnostic Centers (HLAFAKAH), Assistive Listening & Classroom Audio (FM/DM, Soundfield) Systems (EDAKAIAE)

Keywords

• Pediatric hearing aids
• Nonprofit charity services
• Hearing loss assistance
• Audiology partnerships
• Community fundraising events

Headquarters

HQ city

St. Petersburg

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: Individual donors contribute to the nonprofit through one-time and recurring donations. Donations are fully tax-deductible as Sounding Joy is a 501c3 nonprofit organization.
2. Corporate Sponsorships: Corporate sponsors support the organization through event sponsorships at golf tournaments and galas, as well as general program sponsorships.
3. Foundation Grants: Sounding Joy receives grants from various foundations including United Way Suncoast, Suncoast Credit Union Foundation, Broadrick Family Foundation, DeBartolo Family Foundation, and others to support hearing aid provision.
4. Fundraising Events: Annual events including HEAROS Golf Tournament and Art of Hearing Gala generate significant revenue through ticket sales, sponsorships, auction items, and donations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Sounding Joy provides professionally fitted and programmed hearing aids, accessories, and audiology services at no cost to children under 18 with mild to moderate permanent hearing loss whose families cannot afford the devices and do not qualify for other financial assistance. The nonprofit works through partnerships with licensed audiologists and Hillsborough and Pinellas County school district audiologists to identify and serve children in need across the Tampa Bay region of Florida.

Product overview

Sounding Joy is a 501c3 nonprofit organization that operates as a single-service charity focused on providing hearing aids to children whose families cannot afford them. The organization's primary offering is its Hearing Aid Provision Program, which delivers professionally fitted hearing aids, accessories, and audiology services to children with mild to moderate permanent hearing loss. Supporting the core mission are two major annual fundraising events: the HEAROS Golf Tournament (a charity golf tournament) and the Art of Hearing Gala (a black-tie fundraising event). There are no separate product modules, software platforms, or technology products offered.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Hearing Aid Provision Program The core charitable service of Sounding Joy: providing professionally fitted and programmed hearing aids, accessories, and audiology services completely free of charge to children under 18 with mild to moderate permanent hearing loss whose families cannot afford hearing aids (approximately $7,000 per pair) and do not qualify for other financial assistance. Delivered through partnerships with licensed audiologists and Hillsborough and Pinellas County school district audiologists.
• HEAROS Golf Tournament Annual charity golf tournament that serves as a major fundraising vehicle for Sounding Joy. Features a shotgun scramble format, hole-in-one prizes, team awards, and sponsorship opportunities ranging from $250 to $20,000. Held at Westchase Golf Club in Tampa, Florida.
• Art of Hearing Gala Annual black-tie fundraising gala celebrating Sounding Joy's mission while generating revenue through ticket sales, sponsorships, and live auction items. Includes live painting experiences, live auctions, and community networking for donors, sponsors, and supporters.

Quantifiable outcome

• 67 children helped receive hearing support, with 60 kids fitted with hearing aids (120 ears), investing nearly $75,000 in hearing aids and audiology services
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Hillsborough County Public SchoolscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Sounding Joy partners with audiologists in Hillsborough County school system to identify children with the most need for hearing aids.
• Pinellas County Public SchoolscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Sounding Joy partners with audiologists in Pinellas County school system to identify children with the most need for hearing aids.
• Johns Hopkins All Children's HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Healthcare provider partner providing audiology services for Sounding Joy beneficiaries.
• Tampa Children's ENTcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Healthcare provider partner where Dr. Cecilia Camacho serves as pediatric audiologist fitting children with hearing aids.
• USF Health Hearing and Balance CentercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Academic healthcare partner providing audiology services for Sounding Joy beneficiaries.
• eastersealsminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Service partner providing support services for children with hearing loss.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Sertoma Inc. Long-established civic-service nonprofit (formerly Sertoma International) whose signature program area is hearing health, including hearing-aid assistance for children and adults. Comparable as a broader, more established charity operating in the same hearing-aid philanthropic space as Sounding Joy.
• Lions Clubs International Foundation: Global service organization with hearing-aid recycling and assistance programs that have long provided free or low-cost hearing devices to those in need, including children. Comparable as a larger, established hearing-aid charity; Sounding Joy's school-district approach differs but addresses a similar beneficiary gap.

Emerging players

• Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA): Consumer advocacy organization for people with hearing loss, including programs that connect members to hearing-aid financial assistance and resources. Comparable as an adjacent nonprofit serving the same beneficiary community as Sounding Joy, though with an advocacy rather than direct-provision model.
• Hearing Health Foundation: Nonprofit focused on hearing research and patient support, including hearing-aid access initiatives. Partial overlap with Sounding Joy because both serve hearing-loss beneficiaries, though Hearing Health Foundation leans more toward research funding while Sounding Joy directly provides devices.

Others

• Easterseals: National nonprofit providing services for people with disabilities, including hearing-loss support, and already listed as a Sounding Joy service partner. Comparable as a broader disability-services nonprofit that operates in the same ecosystem; Sounding Joy is a more narrowly focused hearing-aid charity partner rather than competitor.
• Oticon Focus on People Awards / Oticon Hearing Foundation: Manufacturer-affiliated programs that fund hearing-aid access and recognize contributions to the hearing-loss community. Comparable as an adjacent ecosystem participant supporting hearing-aid philanthropy; not a direct competitor for donations but operates in the same space.

Direct peers

• Hear Strong Foundation: Nonprofit dedicated to connecting individuals with hearing loss to resources, including financial assistance for hearing devices. Comparable to Sounding Joy in providing charitable access to hearing technology for those who fall through insurance and government-program gaps.
• Miracle-Ear Foundation: Affiliated with the Miracle-Ear retail brand, the Miracle-Ear Foundation gifts hearing aids to children and adults who cannot afford them. Directly comparable to Sounding Joy in mission, beneficiary profile (children with hearing loss), and delivery model through professional audiologists.
• HearAid Foundation: Nonprofit organization that provides free hearing aids to low-income individuals, including children, through audiologist networks. Closely comparable to Sounding Joy's model of device gift plus professional fitting services for underserved populations.
• Starkey Hearing Foundation: Global nonprofit founded by William F. Austin that provides free hearing aids to people in need, with a particular focus on children. Closest direct peer to Sounding Joy because it operates the same model of charitable hearing-aid provision through audiologist partnerships.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/soundingjoy

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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