Vox Populi INC FY2020 filing

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To support existing and experimental artists in the philadelphia region by providing them a space and venue to create and display artwork.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
64¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$55K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · 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 $51K a year · 19% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
64%
of spending
Worth a look: 64% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$55K
to officers and key staff · 36% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 36% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 11.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $163K
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$133
0.06% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$159K
Spent
$153K
To programs
64%
Net assets
$207K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$159K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$159K
FY2021$70K
FY2022$181K
FY2023$346K
FY2024$314K
FY2025$572K
Expenses
$153K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$153K
FY2021$173K
FY2022$188K
FY2023$246K
FY2024$246K
FY2025$329K
Net assets
$207K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$207K
FY2021$104K
FY2022$96K
FY2023$196K
FY2024$264K
FY2025$506K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · 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 Dec 2006.

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Where the money goes

64 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 64% · $98K Management & general 25% · $38K Fundraising 11% · $17K

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

16 people listed on the 990; $55K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$55,000Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Blanche Brown’s $60K as Executive Di is at the 55th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2215 $100K–1M arts & culture 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Blanche Brown$60,000$55,000$55,000$16,042——
Daniel Orendorff———$42,396$56,045$55,000

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

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

Programs and updates

Provides Philadelphia artists space and a venue to create and display their work.

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1 program · $98K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Supported existing and experimental artists in the philadelphia region by providing them a space and venue to create and display artwork.

$98Kprogram 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 FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$159K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$157K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Money outPt IX
$153K
Ln 25
Programscol B$98K
Managementcol C$38K
Fundraisingcol D$17K
Owns and owesPt X
$207K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$144K
Total assetsLn 16$207K
LiabilitiesLn 26$133
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$157K
Government grantsLn 1e$34K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2K
Investment incomeLn 3$53
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Total revenueLn 12$159K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$44K
SavingsLn 2$100K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$144K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$822
Total assetsLn 16$207K
LiabilitiesLn 26$133
Net assetsLn 32$207K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 635
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$139K$144K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K$822
Total assetsLn 16$201K$207K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$133
Net assetsLn 32$201K$207K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$61K$36K$16K$8K
Payroll taxesLn 10$5K$3K$1K$703
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$4K$2K$0
Office expensesLn 13$2K$1K$316$157
Information technologyLn 14$6K$3K$3K$0
OccupancyLn 16$55K$38K$11K$5K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$1K$1K$0
InsuranceLn 23$7K$5K$1K$714
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$8K$6K$110$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$1K$2K$13
Total functional expensesLn 25$153K$98K$38K$17K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Jun 22, 2026 $572K$329K$242K$506K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS May 5, 2025 $314K$246K$68K$264K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Sep 16, 2024 $346K$246K$100K$196K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Sep 8, 2023 $181K$188K−$7K$96K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Oct 12, 2022 $70K$173K−$103K$104K 990 PDF
FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS Sep 27, 2021 $159K$153K$6K$207K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $159,454 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $163,475$156,521
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $13,149$1,684
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $62$53
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $11,219$1,196
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $187,905$159,454
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $60,699$65,917
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $127,451$87,109
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $188,150$153,026
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$245$6,428
Part VI · Governance 15 of 15 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members15
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $159,454 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$4,560
VIII-1e Government grants$33,696
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$118,265
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$156,521
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,684
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$53
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $1,196 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,196
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,933 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$159,454
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $153,026 across 10 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $36,306 · Management $16,338 · Fundraising $7,866$60,510
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,244 · Management $1,460 · Fundraising $703$5,407
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $3,815 · Management $1,635 · Fundraising $0$5,450
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,105 · Management $316 · Fundraising $157$1,578
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,783 · Management $2,783 · Fundraising $0$5,566
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $38,381 · Management $10,966 · Fundraising $5,484$54,831
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,090 · Management $1,090 · Fundraising $0$2,180
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,994 · Management $1,427 · Fundraising $714$7,135
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $5,692 · Management $110 · Fundraising $1,957$7,759
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,072 · Management $1,525 · Fundraising $13$2,610
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $98,482 · Management $37,650 · Fundraising $16,894$153,026
Part X · Balance sheet $207,184 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $44,247$43,542
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $94,280$100,105
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $52,226$56,043
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $6,868$6,672
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,002$822
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $200,623$207,184
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$133
X-25 Other liabilities$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$133
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $150,623$152,051
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $50,000$55,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $200,623$207,051
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $200,623$207,184
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $207,051 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$159,454
XI-2 Total expenses$153,026
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$6,428
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$200,623
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$207,051

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