Vox Populi INC FY2022 filing

Tax-deductible

Philadelphia, PA501(c)(3)Since 1988Arts & CultureEIN 23-2912413

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.
67¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$58K 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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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
67%
of spending
Fine: 67% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$58K
to officers and key staff · 31% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 31% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.8 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
$3K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$181K
+158% vs prior year
Spent
$188K
To programs
67%
Net assets
$96K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$181K
FY2022▲ +158%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$159K
FY2021$70K
FY2022$181K
FY2023$346K
FY2024$314K
FY2025$572K
Expenses
$188K
FY2022▲ +9%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$153K
FY2021$173K
FY2022$188K
FY2023$246K
FY2024$246K
FY2025$329K
Net assets
$96K
FY2022▼ -7%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$207K
FY2021$104K
FY2022$96K
FY2023$196K
FY2024$264K
FY2025$506K

From the FY2022 Form 990 · 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.

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

Where the money goes

67 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 67% · $126K Management & general 21% · $40K Fundraising 12% · $22K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

14 people listed on the 990; $58K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$42,396Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$16,042Pt 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
President
$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 service account for $126K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2022.
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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.

$126Kprogram expense

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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 FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$181K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$176K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4K
Investment incomeLn 3$27
Money outPt IX
$188K
Ln 25
Programscol B$126K
Managementcol C$40K
Fundraisingcol D$22K
Owns and owesPt X
$96K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$90K
Total assetsLn 16$99K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$176K
Government grantsLn 1e$22K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4K
Investment incomeLn 3$27
Total revenueLn 12$181K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$10K
SavingsLn 2$80K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$90K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$99K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
Net assetsLn 32$96K
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$108K$90K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$118K$99K
LiabilitiesLn 26$14K$3K
Net assetsLn 32$104K$96K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$61K$36K$16K$8K
Payroll taxesLn 10$4K$3K$1K$581
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$4K$2K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$6K$4K$2K$0
Office expensesLn 13$957$670$191$96
Information technologyLn 14$5K$2K$2K$0
OccupancyLn 16$55K$39K$11K$6K
TravelLn 17$1K$1K$0$364
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$2K$554$277
InsuranceLn 23$7K$5K$1K$713
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$29K$23K$455$6K
All other expensesLn 24e$10K$6K$3K$851
Total functional expensesLn 25$188K$126K$40K$22K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $572K$329K$242K$506K 990 PDF
FY2024 $314K$246K$68K$264K 990 PDF
FY2023 $346K$246K$100K$196K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $181K$188K−$7K$96K 990 PDF
FY2021 $70K$173K−$103K$104K 990 PDF
FY2020 $159K$153K$6K$207K 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
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $180,753 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$22,361
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$153,956
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$176,317
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$4,409
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$27
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $4,436 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$180,753
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $188,141 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $36,487 · Management $16,419 · Fundraising $7,906$60,812
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,682 · Management $1,207 · Fundraising $581$4,470
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $3,973 · Management $1,703 · Fundraising $0$5,676
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $4,165 · Management $1,785 · Fundraising $0$5,950
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $670 · Management $191 · Fundraising $96$957
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,310 · Management $2,310 · Fundraising $0$4,620
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $38,554 · Management $11,016 · Fundraising $5,507$55,077
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,095 · Management $0 · Fundraising $364$1,459
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,940 · Management $554 · Fundraising $277$2,771
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,988 · Management $1,425 · Fundraising $713$7,126
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $23,194 · Management $455 · Fundraising $5,723$29,372
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $6,394 · Management $2,606 · Fundraising $851$9,851
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $126,452 · Management $39,671 · Fundraising $22,018$188,141
Part X · Balance sheet $99,346 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $19,011$10,265
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $88,537$80,063
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $4,000$3,000
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $6,333$6,018
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $117,881$99,346
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $14,079$2,932
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $14,079$2,932
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $102,802$96,414
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,000$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $103,802$96,414
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $117,881$99,346
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $96,414 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$180,753
XI-2 Total expenses$188,141
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$7,388
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$103,802
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$96,414

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