Vocal Point INC FY2023 filing

Tax-deductible

Atlanta, GA501(c)(3)EIN 58-1336856Revenue $461K in FY2023

On file with the IRSgarrs.org260 14th St Nw, 30318-5360 · Atlanta, GATax-exempt since Oct 1978Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
93¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$62K 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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FY2023 · 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 $73K a year · 16% 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
93%
of spending
Looks good: 93% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$62K
to officers and key staff · 18% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 18% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $27K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$13K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$461K
+6% vs prior year
Spent
$350K
To programs
93%
Net assets
$600K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$461K
FY2023▲ +6%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$443K
FY2021$443K
FY2022$434K
FY2023$461K
FY2024$505K
FY2025$488K
Expenses
$350K
FY2023▲ +3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$357K
FY2021$354K
FY2022$340K
FY2023$350K
FY2024$471K
FY2025$465K
Net assets
$600K
FY2023▲ +23%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$315K
FY2021$403K
FY2022$488K
FY2023$600K
FY2024$650K
FY2025$674K

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 2023) · see the original

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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% · $326K Management & general 5% · $17K Fundraising 2% · $8K

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; $62K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Di
$62,187Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt 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
Vice Preside
$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

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  • 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 · $326K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

The primary purpose of the georgia radio reading services, inc. (garrs) 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…

$326Kprogram 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 FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$461K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$449K
Investment incomeLn 3$12K
Money outPt IX
$350K
Ln 25
Programscol B$326K
Managementcol C$17K
Fundraisingcol D$8K
Owns and owesPt X
$600K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$290K
Total assetsLn 16$613K
LiabilitiesLn 26$13K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$449K
Government grantsLn 1e$411K
Investment incomeLn 3$12K
Total revenueLn 12$461K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$290K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$290K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$232K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$19K
Total assetsLn 16$613K
LiabilitiesLn 26$13K
Net assetsLn 32$600K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
VolunteersI 6220
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$330K$290K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$113K$232K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5K$19K
Total assetsLn 16$496K$613K
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K$13K
Net assetsLn 32$488K$600K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$62K$58K$3K$1K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$196K$183K$9K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$20K$18K$910$396
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K$225$90
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$10K$8K$2K$167
Advertising and promotionLn 12$151$140$8$3
Office expensesLn 13$5K$4K$88$178
Information technologyLn 14$6K$6K$308$123
OccupancyLn 16$12K$11K$554$241
TravelLn 17$79$79
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$5K$4K$208$90
InsuranceLn 23$6K$6K$280$122
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$22K$21K$948
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$2K$459
Total functional expensesLn 25$350K$326K$17K$8K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $488K$465K$23K$674K 990 PDF
FY2024 $505K$471K$34K$650K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $461K$350K$111K$600K 990 PDF
FY2022 $434K$340K$94K$488K 990 PDF
FY2021 $443K$354K$89K$403K 990 PDF
FY2020 $443K$357K$86K$315K 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 FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $461,008 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $439,390$448,627
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$5,518$12,381
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $241$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $434,113$461,008
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $272,746$277,756
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $66,910$72,320
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $339,656$350,076
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $94,457$110,932
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
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 $461,008 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$411,156
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$37,471
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$448,627
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $12,381$12,381
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $12,381$461,008
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $350,076 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $58,083 · Management $2,861 · Fundraising $1,244$62,188
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $182,868 · Management $9,006 · Fundraising $3,916$195,790
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $18,472 · Management $910 · Fundraising $396$19,778
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $4,185 · Management $225 · Fundraising $90$4,500
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $7,819 · Management $2,033 · Fundraising $167$10,019
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $140 · Management $8 · Fundraising $3$151
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,441 · Management $88 · Fundraising $178$4,707
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $5,731 · Management $308 · Fundraising $123$6,162
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $11,248 · Management $554 · Fundraising $241$12,043
IX-17 TravelPrograms $79$79
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $4,217 · Management $208 · Fundraising $90$4,515
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,692 · Management $280 · Fundraising $122$6,094
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $20,577 · Fundraising $948$21,525
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,066 · Management $459$2,525
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $325,618 · Management $16,940 · Fundraising $7,518$350,076
Part X · Balance sheet $612,896 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $330,156$290,168
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $46,775$70,500
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,721$1,721
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $4,590$18,565
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $112,575$231,942
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $495,817$612,896
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,793$6,979
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $4,367$5,535
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $8,160$12,514
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $487,657$487,329
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$113,053
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $487,657$600,382
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $495,817$612,896
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $600,382 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$461,008
XI-2 Total expenses$350,076
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$110,932
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$487,657
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$1,793
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$600,382

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