Vocal Point INC

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Provides blind and print-disabled georgians with access to the printed word through technology.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 58-1336856) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
93¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 220 volunteers and 8 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
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $73K a year · 16% of revenue · last 6 filings
A surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
93%
of spending
93% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$72K
to officers and key staff · 16% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 16% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
9.4 mo
of spending, in cash
9.4 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $27K
2 funders name it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$42K
6% of total assets
Liabilities are 6% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
12 of 12 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$488K
-3% vs prior year
Spent
$465K
To programs
93%
Net assets
$674K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$488K
FY2025▼ -3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$443K
FY2021$443K
FY2022$434K
FY2023$461K
FY2024$505K
FY2025$488K
Expenses
$465K
FY2025▼ -1%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$357K
FY2021$354K
FY2022$340K
FY2023$350K
FY2024$471K
FY2025$465K
Net assets
$674K
FY2025▲ +4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$315K
FY2021$403K
FY2022$488K
FY2023$600K
FY2024$650K
FY2025$674K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 1978.

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

Where the money goes

93 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 93% · $430K Management & general 4% · $21K Fundraising 3% · $14K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $72K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$36,875Pt VII · Sec A
Interim Dir.
$35,417Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Rebecca Arayan———$80,000$80,000$82,500
Rachel a Ruckart—$74,912$62,187$36,344——
Dr Brittany McLemore Edd$36,875—————
Jane Boynton$35,417$19,479————

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Offers blind and print-disabled Georgians access to printed materials using technology.

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1 program · $430K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

The primary purpose of vocal point, inc. Is to provide a continuous broadcast via sca radio transmissions and password access protected radio streaming of read materials (newspapers, magazines, books and locally produced quality of life programs) for the blind, low-vision, and otherwise print-disabled citizens of georgia.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 58-1336856) · Dispute this line
$430Kprogram 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 · FY2021
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$27K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$488K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$471K
Investment incomeLn 3$17K
Money outPt IX
$465K
Ln 25
Programscol B$430K
Managementcol C$21K
Fundraisingcol D$14K
Owns and owesPt X
$674K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$364K
Total assetsLn 16$716K
LiabilitiesLn 26$42K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$471K
Government grantsLn 1e$440K
Investment incomeLn 3$17K
Total revenueLn 12$488K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$201K
SavingsLn 2$163K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$364K
Pledges and grants receivableLn 3$33K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$2K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$9K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$276K
Other assetsLn 15$31K
Total assetsLn 16$716K
LiabilitiesLn 26$42K
Net assetsLn 32$674K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
VolunteersI 6220
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3More from this return
EndowmentSch D · Pt V
LineFY25FY24FY23FY22FY21
End of yearLn 1g$276K$265K$238K$228K$240K
AddedLn 1b$1K$3K$3K$4K$120K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$316K$364K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$265K$276K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$14K$9K
Total assetsLn 16$706K$716K
LiabilitiesLn 26$55K$42K
Net assetsLn 32$650K$674K
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$72K$68K$3K$1K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$246K$229K$11K$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$25K$23K$1K$490
Accounting feesLn 11c$17K$15K$724$352
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$14K$13K$631$307
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$5K$224$109
Office expensesLn 13$8K$8K$301$222
Information technologyLn 14$4K$4K$205$82
OccupancyLn 16$13K$12K$602$262
TravelLn 17$2K$2K$106$52
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$5K$5K$231$100
InsuranceLn 23$7K$7K$315$153
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$40K$34K$454$5K
All other expensesLn 24e$6K$5K$971
Total functional expensesLn 25$465K$430K$21K$14K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Feb 5, 2026 $488K$465K$23K$674K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Mar 13, 2025 $505K$471K$34K$650K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Mar 7, 2024 $461K$350K$111K$600K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS May 5, 2023 $434K$340K$94K$488K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Feb 10, 2022 $443K$354K$89K$403K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Jan 25, 2021 $443K$357K$86K$315K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support D · Assets and endowments I · Grants O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990
Part I · Summary $488,114 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $488,593$471,040
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $15,850$17,074
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $786$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $505,229$488,114
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $319,086$342,310
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $152,176$122,318
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $471,262$464,628
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $33,967$23,486
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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 $488,114 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$440,365
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$30,675
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$471,040
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $17,074$17,074
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $17,074$488,114
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $464,628 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $67,520 · Management $3,326 · Fundraising $1,446$72,292
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $229,299 · Management $11,293 · Fundraising $4,910$245,502
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $22,899 · Management $1,127 · Fundraising $490$24,516
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $15,463 · Management $724 · Fundraising $352$16,539
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $13,464 · Management $631 · Fundraising $307$14,402
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $4,777 · Management $224 · Fundraising $109$5,110
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $7,909 · Management $301 · Fundraising $222$8,432
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,816 · Management $205 · Fundraising $82$4,103
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $12,219 · Management $602 · Fundraising $262$13,083
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,261 · Management $106 · Fundraising $52$2,419
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $4,685 · Management $231 · Fundraising $100$5,016
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,721 · Management $315 · Fundraising $153$7,189
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $34,007 · Management $454 · Fundraising $5,330$39,791
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $5,263 · Management $971$6,234
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $430,303 · Management $20,510 · Fundraising $13,815$464,628
Part X · Balance sheet $715,782 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $159,923$200,796
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $156,074$163,376
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $66,667$33,333
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,471$2,498
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $13,549$8,534
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $264,941$275,749
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $41,995$31,496
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $705,620$715,782
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $12,475$9,268
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $42,854$32,801
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $55,329$42,069
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $526,262$544,309
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $124,029$129,404
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $650,291$673,713
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $705,620$715,782
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $673,713 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$488,114
XI-2 Total expenses$464,628
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$23,486
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$650,291
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$64
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$673,713

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