Voices Together INC

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Chapel Hill, NC501(c)(3)Since 2006Youth DevelopmentEIN 20-4612388Revenue $6.9M in FY2025

On file with the IRSvoicestogether.org100 Europa Dr Ste 571, 27517-2393 · Chapel Hill, NCTax-exempt since Mar 2007Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Our mission is to empower individuals to find their voice and create (cont. On page 34) their own path in life utilizing specialized music therapy.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
73¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 52 volunteers and 44 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $704K a year · 21% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
73%
of spending
Fine: 73% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$370K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 71% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
10
named funders · $136K
Looks good: 10 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$728K
14% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 14% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$6.9M
+21% vs prior year
Spent
$5.4M
To programs
73%
Net assets
$4.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$6.9M
FY2025▲ +21%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$2.0M
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$3.1M
FY2024$5.7M
FY2025$6.9M
Expenses
$5.4M
FY2025▲ +45%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$2.1M
FY2023$2.4M
FY2024$3.7M
FY2025$5.4M
Net assets
$4.5M
FY2025▲ +49%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$293K
FY2021$955K
FY2022$422K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$3.0M
FY2025$4.5M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 2007.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

73 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 73% · $3.9M Management & general 18% · $972K Fundraising 9% · $480K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

11 people listed on the 990; $370K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
CEO/Executive Director
$159,466Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Director of Development
$130,360Pt VII · Sec A
$80,051Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member at Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member at Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member at Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Yasmine White’s $159K as CEO/Executive Director is at the 71st percentile of top reported officer pay among 1552 $1–10M youth development nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 7 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Yasmine White$159,466$130,339—$112,606$108,104$119,022
John Mitterling$130,360$108,207————
Yasmine White Mt-Bc——$115,974———
Elizabeth Day—$21,653$82,368———
Allison Chambers$80,051—————
Steven Mayne—$48,009————
Kathy Huff—$40,145————

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Empowers individuals to find their voice and create their own path through specialized music therapy.

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3 programs · $3.9M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Voices Together Is Now a Provider for Pre-E.t.s.

Pre employment transition services. The voicss pre-ets model helps students with disabilities and neurodiversity build skills to transition from high school to the community, post secondary education AND/ or jobs.

$3.6Mprogram expense
02

Voicss (registered Trademark) in Education

School PROGRAMS.PARTICIPANTS focus on work readiness through language, SOCIAL/EMOTIONAL skills and self advocacy practice. Our evidence-based program model voicss has helped students with special needs, learning difficulties and neurodiversity by addressing critical communication and social-emotional skills needs that enable them to…

$252Kprogram expense
03

Voicss in the Community

Community groups and individual therapygroup music therapy sessions are offered by our organization across the state in counties that we are serving. For children, teens and adults. Groups are created based on the ages, and goals of each client.

$39Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$6.9M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$6.6M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$201K
Investment incomeLn 3$23K
Money outPt IX
$5.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.9M
Managementcol C$972K
Fundraisingcol D$480K
Owns and owesPt X
$4.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.7M
Total assetsLn 16$5.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$728K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$201K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$6.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$23K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Total revenueLn 12$6.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$686K
SavingsLn 2$981K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1K
Other assetsLn 15$600K
Total assetsLn 16$5.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$728K
Net assetsLn 32$4.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 544
VolunteersI 652
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$963K$1.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K$1K
Total assetsLn 16$3.1M$5.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$75K$728K
Net assetsLn 32$3.0M$4.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$423K$131K$292K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$3.0M$2.3M$434K$318K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$309K$238K$62K$9K
Payroll taxesLn 10$277K$196K$56K$25K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$70K$70K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$130K$58K$7K$66K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$60K$530$11K$49K
Office expensesLn 13$17K$6K$10K$978
OccupancyLn 16$174K$144K$31K
TravelLn 17$140K$93K$39K$8K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$335K$328K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$440K$416K$23K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$2K$200
Total functional expensesLn 25$5.4M$3.9M$972K$480K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $6.9M$5.4M$1.5M$4.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 $5.7M$3.7M$1.9M$3.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.1M$2.4M$668K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.6M$2.1M−$533K$422K 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.0M$1.3M$662K$955K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.1M$1.2M−$7K$293K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $6,870,535 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $399,721$200,548
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $5,250,653$6,645,120
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$22,733
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $8,548$2,134
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $5,658,922$6,870,535
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $3,034,645$4,014,942
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $676,302$1,370,730
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,710,947$5,385,672
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,947,975$1,484,863
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $6,870,535 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$200,548
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$200,548
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $6,645,120$6,645,120
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $22,733$22,733
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Unrelated business $2,134$2,134
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $6,645,120 · Unrelated business $2,134 · Excluded from tax $22,733$6,870,535
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $5,385,672 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $131,316 · Management $291,716$423,032
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,252,822 · Management $434,127 · Fundraising $318,474$3,005,423
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $237,886 · Management $62,114 · Fundraising $8,996$308,996
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $196,379 · Management $55,678 · Fundraising $25,434$277,491
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $69,664$69,664
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $57,702 · Management $6,813 · Fundraising $65,851$130,366
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $530 · Management $10,644 · Fundraising $49,165$60,339
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,559 · Management $9,965 · Fundraising $978$16,502
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $143,603 · Management $30,565$174,168
IX-17 TravelPrograms $92,885 · Management $39,056 · Fundraising $8,248$140,189
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $2,119$2,119
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $328,404 · Management $6,477$334,881
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $415,567 · Management $22,503 · Fundraising $2,382$440,452
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,850 · Fundraising $200$2,050
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,934,167 · Management $971,777 · Fundraising $479,728$5,385,672
Part X · Balance sheet $5,249,764 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $257,130$686,232
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $706,050$980,829
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $79,425$51,427
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $2,030,729$2,913,080
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $3,000$17,421
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,315$1,196
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $32,921$599,579
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,112,570$5,249,764
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $38,485$58,930
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$20,800
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $36,483$647,932
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $74,968$727,662
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,966,577$4,470,675
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $71,025$51,427
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,037,602$4,522,102
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,112,570$5,249,764
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,522,102 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$6,870,535
XI-2 Total expenses$5,385,672
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,484,863
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,037,602
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$363
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,522,102

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