To understand the Voice and improve its quality of care. Understanding is achieved by funding research to learn more about the function of the Voice, and spread this knowledge worldwide.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
73¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$59K 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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FY2021 · 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
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $13K a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 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
$59K
to officers and key staff · 23% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 23% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 11.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$37K
9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 9% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
18
of 18 voting members
Looks good: 18 of 18 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$363K
+79% vs prior year
Spent
$253K
To programs
73%
Net assets
$365K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$363K
FY2021▲ +79%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$203K
FY2021$363K
FY2022$297K
FY2023$348K
FY2024$356K
FY2025$404K
Expenses
$253K
FY2021▲ +17%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$216K
FY2021$253K
FY2022$410K
FY2023$414K
FY2024$362K
FY2025$395K
Net assets
$365K
FY2021▲ +43%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$256K
FY2021$365K
FY2022$252K
FY2023$187K
FY2024$161K
FY2025$171K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending August 2021) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 1981.

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Where the money goes

73 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 73% · $184K Management & general 27% · $69K

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

19 people listed on the 990; $59K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$58,846Pt VII · Sec A
General Counsel & Treasure
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Ian Denolfo$61,511$60,308$35,057$19,115——
Maria Russo————$58,846$53,672
Marie Russo———$49,307——

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 15aNo
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

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3 programs · $184K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Symposium-annual interdisciplinary scientific symposium on the care of the professional voice. Voices of summer gala - annual black tie event, which is the organizations'primary fundraiser, honoring professional acheivements in the voice field.

$184Kprogram expense
02

Public outreach and publication-educational programs on vocal health and performance for laypeople, peer-reviewed, scholarly journal for new advances in voice research.

Pt IX · col B
03

Education-produce and sell instructional films and other educational materials.

Pt IX · col B

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Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $7K · 2021–2021
Shenandoah UniversityVA · FY2021$6,504

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$363K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$262K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$79K
Other incomeLn 4–11$18K
Money outPt IX
$253K
Ln 25
Programscol B$184K
Managementcol C$69K
Owns and owesPt X
$365K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$234K
Total assetsLn 16$402K
LiabilitiesLn 26$37K
PeoplePt VI, VII
19
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a18
IndependentVI 1b18
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$79K
Government grantsLn 1e$21K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$262K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Other incomeLn 4–11$18K
Total revenueLn 12$363K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$234K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$234K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$155K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K
Total assetsLn 16$402K
LiabilitiesLn 26$37K
Net assetsLn 32$365K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$160K$234K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$134K$155K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K$2K
Total assetsLn 16$306K$402K
LiabilitiesLn 26$50K$37K
Net assetsLn 32$256K$365K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$103K$82K$21K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$19K$15K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$8K$6K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$11K$2K$9K
Information technologyLn 14$330$231$99
OccupancyLn 16$9K$9K
TravelLn 17$319$319
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$747$747
InsuranceLn 23$7K$928$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$86K$76K$11K
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$253K$184K$69K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $404K$395K$10K$171K 990 PDF
FY2024 $356K$362K−$5K$161K 990 PDF
FY2023 $348K$414K−$66K$187K 990 PDF
FY2022 $297K$410K−$113K$252K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $363K$253K$109K$365K 990 PDF
FY2020 $203K$216K−$13K$256K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $362,511 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $44,226$78,542
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $155,602$261,630
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $6,437$3,911
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$3,722$18,428
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $202,543$362,511
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $11,019$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $122,902$130,102
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $81,598$123,075
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $215,519$253,177
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$12,976$109,334
Part VI · Governance 18 of 18 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body18
VI-1b Independent voting members18
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $362,511 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $472 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$55,631
VIII-1e Government grants$20,850
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,061
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$78,542
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $261,630$261,630
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $3,911$3,911
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Unrelated business $17,956$17,956
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $262,102 · Unrelated business $21,867 · Excluded from tax $0$362,511
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $253,177 across 12 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $82,383 · Management $20,595$102,978
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $14,955 · Management $4,109$19,064
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $6,448 · Management $1,612$8,060
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $5,000$5,000
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,932 · Management $8,745$10,677
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $231 · Management $99$330
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $8,964$8,964
IX-17 TravelManagement $319$319
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $747$747
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $928 · Management $6,137$7,065
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $75,531 · Management $10,939$86,470
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,706 · Management $1,797$3,503
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $184,114 · Management $69,063 · Fundraising $0$253,177
Part X · Balance sheet $401,732 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $159,898$233,973
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $7,796$7,319
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,989$3,098
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,730$2,078
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $133,717$155,264
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $306,130$401,732
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $25,516$11,784
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $20,850$20,850
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $50,366$36,634
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $223,197$327,840
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $32,567$37,258
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $255,764$365,098
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $306,130$401,732
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $365,098 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$362,511
XI-2 Total expenses$253,177
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$109,334
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$255,764
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$365,098

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