The Ithaca Voice INC FY2020 filing

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Ithaca, NY501(c)(3)Since 2014Arts & CultureEIN 46-5495365Revenue $262K in FY2020

On file with the IRSithacavoice.com121 E Seneca St Suite 200, 14850-4308 · Ithaca, NYTax-exempt since Aug 2019Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To improve civic and political understanding in Ithaca, tompkins county and surrounding regions by publishing and sustaining in-depth, educational, rigorus, timely and ethical journalism that all esidents can access ree of charge on-line.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
99¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$42K 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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $25K a year · 7% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
99%
of spending
Looks good: 99% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$42K
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
Cash reserves
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $262K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1K
0.7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$262K
Spent
$181K
To programs
99%
Net assets
$167K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$262K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$262K
FY2021$297K
FY2022$308K
FY2023$284K
FY2024$323K
FY2025$574K
Expenses
$181K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$181K
FY2021$198K
FY2022$316K
FY2023$356K
FY2024$434K
FY2025$414K
Net assets
$167K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$167K
FY2021$262K
FY2022$241K
FY2023$170K
FY2024$59K
FY2025$219K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Exemption reinstated (2016-09-15). Per the IRS revocation list. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2019.

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

Where the money goes

99 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 99% · $180K Management & general 1% · $2K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $42K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Interim Executive Director
$31,800Pt VII · Sec A
Part Year Executive Director
$10,500Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ron Van Ormer’s $60K as Executive Director is at the 55th 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2021FY2020
Ron Van Ormer$60,125———
Ron Vanormer—$60,000——
Dustin Patte——$32,465$31,800
Michael Serino———$10,500

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

The Ithaca Voice INC is an arts and culture nonprofit based in Ithaca, NY, formed in 2014.

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1 program · $180K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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To improve civic and political understanding of ithaca and tompkins county of ithaca, tompkins county, and surrounding regions by publishing and sustaining in-depth, educational, rigorous, timely and ethical journalism that all residents can access free of charge online.

$180Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$262K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$262K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$234K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$28K
Investment incomeLn 3$48
Money outPt IX
$181K
Ln 25
Programscol B$180K
Managementcol C$2K
Owns and owesPt X
$167K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$140K
Total assetsLn 16$168K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$234K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$28K
Investment incomeLn 3$48
Total revenueLn 12$262K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$38K
SavingsLn 2$102K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$140K
Other assetsLn 15$675
Total assetsLn 16$168K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
Net assetsLn 32$167K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
VolunteersI 67
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$43K$140K
Total assetsLn 16$62K$168K
LiabilitiesLn 26$325$1K
Net assetsLn 32$62K$167K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$42K$42K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$70K$70K
Payroll taxesLn 10$12K$12K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$33K$33K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$8K$8K
Office expensesLn 13$947$947
OccupancyLn 16$13K$13K
TravelLn 17$205$205
InterestLn 20$12$12
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2K$532$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$66$66
Total functional expensesLn 25$181K$180K$2K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $574K$414K$160K$219K 990 PDF
FY2024 $323K$434K−$111K$59K 990 PDF
FY2023 $284K$356K−$71K$170K 990 PDF
FY2022 $308K$316K−$9K$241K 990 PDF
FY2021 $297K$198K$100K$262K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $262K$181K$81K$167K 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 FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $262,013 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $174,665$234,303
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $33,589$27,662
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3$48
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $478$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $208,735$262,013
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 $18,000$123,841
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $139,698$57,597
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $157,698$181,438
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $51,037$80,575
Part VI · Governance 6 of 7 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members6
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 $262,013 across 4 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $48 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$234,303
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$234,303
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $27,662$27,662
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $27,662 · Excluded from tax $48$262,013
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $181,438 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $42,300$42,300
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $69,994$69,994
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $11,547$11,547
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $33,086$33,086
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $7,657$7,657
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $947$947
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $13,430$13,430
IX-17 TravelPrograms $205$205
IX-20 InterestPrograms $12$12
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $532 · Management $1,662$2,194
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $66$66
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $179,776 · Management $1,662 · Fundraising $0$181,438
Part X · Balance sheet $168,163 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $38,349$38,050
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $5,023$101,671
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $18,080$27,767
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $675$675
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $62,127$168,163
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $325$1,186
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $325$1,186
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $61,802$166,977
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $62,127$168,163
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $166,977 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$262,013
XI-2 Total expenses$181,438
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$80,575
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$61,802
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$24,600
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$166,977

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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