Vocal Point INC FY2024 filing

Tax-deductible

Atlanta, GA501(c)(3)EIN 58-1336856Revenue $505K in FY2024

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.
94¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$94K 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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FY2024 · 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
94%
of spending
Looks good: 94% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$94K
to officers and key staff · 20% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 20% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.0 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
$55K
8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 8% 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
$505K
+10% vs prior year
Spent
$471K
To programs
94%
Net assets
$650K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$505K
FY2024▲ +10%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$443K
FY2021$443K
FY2022$434K
FY2023$461K
FY2024$505K
FY2025$488K
Expenses
$471K
FY2024▲ +35%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$357K
FY2021$354K
FY2022$340K
FY2023$350K
FY2024$471K
FY2025$465K
Net assets
$650K
FY2024▲ +8%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$315K
FY2021$403K
FY2022$488K
FY2023$600K
FY2024$650K
FY2025$674K

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending June 2024) · 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

94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 94% · $443K Management & general 4% · $19K Fundraising 2% · $9K

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; $94K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Di
$74,912Pt VII · Sec A
Interim Ed/B
$19,479Pt 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
Board Member
$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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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 · $443K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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…

$443Kprogram 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 FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$505K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$489K
Investment incomeLn 3$16K
Other incomeLn 4–11$786
Money outPt IX
$471K
Ln 25
Programscol B$443K
Managementcol C$19K
Fundraisingcol D$9K
Owns and owesPt X
$650K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$316K
Total assetsLn 16$706K
LiabilitiesLn 26$55K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$489K
Government grantsLn 1e$458K
Investment incomeLn 3$16K
Other incomeLn 4–11$786
Total revenueLn 12$505K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$160K
SavingsLn 2$156K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$316K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$265K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$14K
Other assetsLn 15$42K
Total assetsLn 16$706K
LiabilitiesLn 26$55K
Net assetsLn 32$650K
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$290K$316K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$232K$265K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$19K$14K
Total assetsLn 16$613K$706K
LiabilitiesLn 26$13K$55K
Net assetsLn 32$600K$650K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$96K$90K$4K$2K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$200K$187K$9K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$23K$21K$1K$455
Accounting feesLn 11c$17K$16K$754$367
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$15K$14K$636$310
Advertising and promotionLn 12$436$408$19$9
Office expensesLn 13$5K$5K$233$113
Information technologyLn 14$12K$11K$523$254
OccupancyLn 16$13K$12K$585$284
TravelLn 17$1K$1K$51$25
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$5K$5K$231$100
InsuranceLn 23$7K$6K$296$144
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$70K$69K$458$223
All other expensesLn 24e$6K$5K$636$948
Total functional expensesLn 25$471K$443K$19K$9K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $488K$465K$23K$674K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $505K$471K$34K$650K 990 PDF
FY2023 $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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $505,229 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $448,627$488,593
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $12,381$15,850
I-11 Other revenue$786
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $461,008$505,229
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $277,756$319,086
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $72,320$152,176
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $350,076$471,262
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $110,932$33,967
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 $505,229 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$458,250
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$30,343
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$488,593
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $15,850$15,850
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $786$786
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $16,636$505,229
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $471,262 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $89,842 · Management $4,425 · Fundraising $1,924$96,191
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $186,918 · Management $9,206 · Fundraising $4,002$200,126
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $21,267 · Management $1,047 · Fundraising $455$22,769
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $16,104 · Management $754 · Fundraising $367$17,225
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $13,576 · Management $636 · Fundraising $310$14,522
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $408 · Management $19 · Fundraising $9$436
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,982 · Management $233 · Fundraising $113$5,328
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $11,168 · Management $523 · Fundraising $254$11,945
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $12,480 · Management $585 · Fundraising $284$13,349
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,082 · Management $51 · Fundraising $25$1,158
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $4,685 · Management $231 · Fundraising $100$5,016
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,316 · Management $296 · Fundraising $144$6,756
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $69,301 · Management $458 · Fundraising $223$69,982
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $4,875 · Management $636 · Fundraising $948$6,459
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $443,004 · Management $19,100 · Fundraising $9,158$471,262
Part X · Balance sheet $705,620 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $290,168$159,923
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$156,074
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $70,500$66,667
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,721$2,471
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $18,565$13,549
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $231,942$264,941
X-15 Other assets$41,995
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $612,896$705,620
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $6,979$12,475
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $5,535$42,854
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $12,514$55,329
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $487,329$526,262
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $113,053$124,029
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $600,382$650,291
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $612,896$705,620
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $650,291 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$505,229
XI-2 Total expenses$471,262
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$33,967
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$600,382
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$15,942
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$650,291

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