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Voicecorps Reading Services INC

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Columbus, OH501(c)(3)Since 1975Arts & Culture EIN 34-1169085Revenue $512K in FY2025

On file with the IRSvoicecorps.org2955 W Broad St, 43204-2647 · Columbus, OHTax-exempt since Mar 1976Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Voicecorps mission is to enrich lives by Reading printed news and information to people who are blind, have low vision, or other conditions that prevent Reading.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 184 volunteers and 7 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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $83K a year · 19% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$74K
to officers and key staff · 17% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 69% of similar orgs
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 17% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $704K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 1.1 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $94K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$15K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$512K
+23% vs prior year
Spent
$427K
To programs
81%
Net assets
$1.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$512K
FY2025▲ +23%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$419K
FY2021$469K
FY2022$436K
FY2023$373K
FY2024$417K
FY2025$512K
Expenses
$427K
FY2025▲ +27%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$314K
FY2021$332K
FY2022$384K
FY2023$332K
FY2024$336K
FY2025$427K
Net assets
$1.0M
FY2025▲ +9%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$582K
FY2021$755K
FY2022$807K
FY2023$848K
FY2024$929K
FY2025$1.0M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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 1976.

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

Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $345K Management & general 14% · $61K Fundraising 5% · $21K

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

14 people listed on the 990; $74K 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
Mark Jividen
Executive Di
$73,783Pt VII · Sec A
Kara Keller-Ruoff
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Nicole Schlosser
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Katelyn Reese
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jennifer Ferguson
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jimmy Lump
Past-Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Danielle Polak
Vice-Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Mark Jividen’s $74K as Executive Di is at the 69th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2216 $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
Mark Jividen$73,783—$54,474$64,890$66,554$60,000
Brittney McDonagh—$69,358————

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

Reading news and information aloud to people who cannot see or read print.

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1 program · $345K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Volunteers donated more than 9,630 hours to help promote 8,750 broadcasting hours and audio streaming for people with disabilities. Programming included information about health, fitness, grocery and department store ads, computer technology and voter information.

$345Kprogram 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
Columbus FoundationFY2024$84K
Crane Family FoundationFY2024$10K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$94K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$512K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$438K
Investment incomeLn 3$53K
Other incomeLn 4–11$22K
Money outPt IX
$427K
Ln 25
Programscol B$345K
Managementcol C$61K
Fundraisingcol D$21K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$39K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$15K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$438K
Government grantsLn 1e$233K
Investment incomeLn 3$53K
Other incomeLn 4–11$22K
Total revenueLn 12$512K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1K
SavingsLn 2$37K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$39K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$704K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$267K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$15K
Net assetsLn 32$1.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
VolunteersI 6184
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$49K$39K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$602K$704K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$291K$267K
Total assetsLn 16$944K$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$15K$15K
Net assetsLn 32$929K$1.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$74K$56K$13K$4K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$182K$138K$33K$11K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$33K$27K$3K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$21K$17K$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$4K$489
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$8K$8K$594$255
Information technologyLn 14$5K$5K$513
OccupancyLn 16$12K$11K$1K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$2K$181
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$28K$25K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$7K$7K$728
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$36K$33K$3K$322
All other expensesLn 24e$8K$8K$495
Total functional expensesLn 25$427K$345K$61K$21K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $512K$427K$85K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2024 $417K$336K$81K$929K 990 PDF
FY2023 $373K$332K$41K$848K 990 PDF
FY2022 $436K$384K$52K$807K 990 PDF
FY2021 $469K$332K$136K$755K 990 PDF
FY2020 $419K$314K$105K$582K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $511,823 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $348,066$437,647
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $50,453$52,635
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $18,514$21,541
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $417,033$511,823
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $242,934$309,322
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $92,897$117,603
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $335,831$426,925
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $81,202$84,898
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
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 $511,823 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$233,300
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$204,347
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$437,647
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $52,635$52,635
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $20,946$20,946
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $595$595
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $53,230 · Excluded from tax $20,946$511,823
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $426,925 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $56,075 · Management $13,281 · Fundraising $4,427$73,783
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $138,082 · Management $32,704 · Fundraising $10,901$181,687
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $26,923 · Management $3,324 · Fundraising $2,991$33,238
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $16,698 · Management $2,061 · Fundraising $1,855$20,614
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $4,405 · Management $489$4,894
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $5,462$5,462
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $7,640 · Management $594 · Fundraising $255$8,489
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $4,614 · Management $513$5,127
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $10,787 · Management $1,199$11,986
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,633 · Management $181$1,814
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $25,306 · Management $2,812$28,118
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,556 · Management $728$7,284
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $33,087 · Management $2,907 · Fundraising $322$36,316
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $7,618 · Management $495$8,113
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $344,886 · Management $61,288 · Fundraising $20,751$426,925
Part X · Balance sheet $1,029,032 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $4,682$1,405
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $44,232$37,321
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $2,050$19,666
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $291,433$267,126
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $601,765$703,514
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $944,162$1,029,032
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $14,724$14,696
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $14,724$14,696
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $929,438$1,014,336
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $929,438$1,014,336
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $944,162$1,029,032
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,014,336 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$511,823
XI-2 Total expenses$426,925
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$84,898
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$929,438
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,014,336

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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