Vocal Point INC FY2021 filing

Tax-deductible

Atlanta, GA501(c)(3)EIN 58-1336856

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

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$80K 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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Is it a real charity?
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Are gifts tax-deductible?
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Is it filing on time?
FY2025
latest Form 990
IRS e-file · Filing history
Is it financially stable?
6 of 6
years in the black
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
How much reaches the programs?
91%
of spending
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
What are leaders paid?
$80K
to officers and key staff · 23% of spending
Pt VII · Sec A
Do they have reserves?
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Who is supporting them already?
2
named funders · $27K
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Do they carry debt?
$54K
liabilities
Pt X · Ln 26
Who oversees it?
10
independent of 10 voting board members
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$443K
+0.03% vs prior year
Spent
$354K
To programs
91%
Net assets
$403K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$443K
FY2021+0.03%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$443K
FY2021$443K
FY2022$434K
FY2023$461K
FY2024$505K
FY2025$488K
Expenses
$354K
FY2021▼ -1.0%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$357K
FY2021$354K
FY2022$340K
FY2023$350K
FY2024$471K
FY2025$465K
Net assets
$403K
FY2021▲ +28%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$315K
FY2021$403K
FY2022$488K
FY2023$600K
FY2024$650K
FY2025$674K

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

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Status and standing

Is it real, and can you give to it?

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Filed FY2025 (typical filing lag)
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CVocal Point INC
EINHdr · item D58-1336856
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFOct 1978
Latest filingForm 990FY2025 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CAtlanta, GA
NTEE classificationIRS BMFNonprofit
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.garrs.org

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.91 Management & general $0.07 Fundraising $0.02
Program services91%$321K
Management & general7%$25K
Fundraising2%$8K
Total functional expensesLn 25$354K

Financial health

Is it on solid ground?

Program efficiency
91%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
13.3mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+20%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Total assets
$457K
FY2021▲ +41%
Total assets by fiscal year
FY2020$323K
FY2021$457K
FY2022$496K
FY2023$613K
FY2024$706K
FY2025$716K
Total liabilities
$54K
FY2021▲ +521%
Total liabilities by fiscal year
FY2020$9K
FY2021$54K
FY2022$8K
FY2023$13K
FY2024$55K
FY2025$42K
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$89K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$457K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B91%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 310
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 410

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$344K
Total assetsLn 16$457K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$54K
Total net assetsLn 32$403K
Months of cash on handcomputed11.7

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$443K
Investment income$693
— government grantsLn 1e$280K
Total revenueLn 12$443K

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $393K · Operating expenses/yr $354K
13.3 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $321K · Total expenses $354K
91%
Management & General
Management & general $25K · Total expenses $354K
7%
Fundraising
Fundraising $8K · Total expenses $354K
2%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $8K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $139K
$0.06 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $443K · Total revenue $443K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants $280K · Total revenue $443K
63%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $443K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $693 · Total revenue $443K
+0.2%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $354K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $443K · Prior year $443K
+0.03%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $403K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $443K · Expenses $354K
+20%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $457K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $403K · Total assets $457K
88%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $50K · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $457K
11%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Rebecca Arayan · Reported title EXECUTIVE DI · Highest reported compensation $80K · Total expenses $354K
23%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $279K · Total expenses $354K
79%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 91%——
Overhead ratio 7%——
Fundraising cost ratio 2%——
Revenue growth 0.03%——
Accounting fee ratio 4%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Leadership and pay

Who runs it, and what are they paid?

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Di
$80,000Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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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Governance & Policies

Part VI
  • 10Voting board membersPt VI · Ln 1a
  • 10Independent board membersPt VI · Ln 1b
  • Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
  • Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
  • Top official’s pay independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
  • Family or business ties among leadersPt VI · Ln 2No

Mission and programs

What it does.

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

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $321K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

The primary purpose of the georgia radio reading service, inc. (garrs) is to provide a continuous broadcast via sca radio transmissions and password access protected online audio streaming of read material (newspapers, magazines, books, and locally produced quality of life programs) for the blind, low-vision, and otherwise print-disabled…

$321Kprogram 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 · FY2021
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$27K

Filing history

Every return on file.

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2025 Latest $488K$465K-3% 990 PDF
FY2024 $505K$471K+10% 990 PDF
FY2023 $461K$350K+6% 990 PDF
FY2022 $434K$340K-2% 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $443K$354K+0.03% 990 PDF
FY2020 $443K$357K 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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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2021IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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