Voices FY2021 filing

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Carbondale, CO501(c)(3)Since 2016Arts & CultureEIN 81-3931536

VOICES amplifies voices in the community through the arts with three core programs -In School, In Community, and On Stage-which use music, storytelling, and performance to cultivate a culture of deep listening, story sharing, and belonging.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
68¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$66K 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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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
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $26K a year · 12% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
68%
of spending
Fine: 68% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$66K
to officers and key staff · 37% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 37% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.3 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $110K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3K
0.2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$166K
+7% vs prior year
Spent
$178K
To programs
68%
Net assets
$1.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$166K
FY2021▲ +7%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$155K
FY2021$166K
FY2022$165K
FY2023$154K
FY2024$300K
FY2025$340K
Expenses
$178K
FY2021▲ +39%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$127K
FY2021$178K
FY2022$222K
FY2023$273K
FY2024$325K
FY2025$314K
Net assets
$1.5M
FY2021▲ +9%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.3M

From the FY2021 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 2017.

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

Where the money goes

68 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 68% · $121K Management & general 14% · $26K Fundraising 18% · $31K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

7 people listed on the 990; $66K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Exec Dir, Secretary
$65,500Pt VII · Sec A
President, Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Mintze Wu’s $88K as Artistic Director is at the 81st 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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Mintze Wu$88,000$76,923$72,000———
Renee Prince———$53,660$65,500$58,682
Amy Moore$45,231—————
Cassidy Willey—$17,963————
Delaney Meyers—$13,846————
Gabrielle Bailes——$1,000———

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Uses arts to cultivate listening, story sharing, and belonging in the community.

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1 program service account for $121K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
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Expenses to put on performances in community centers and teach in-school workshops at Colorado schools that incorporate visual arts, performing arts, and literary arts. Due to Covid, performances in 2021 were delivered through online platforms.

$121Kprogram 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 · FY2024
RedlineFY2024$30K
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$110K
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$166K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$100K
Investment incomeLn 3$62K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4K
Money outPt IX
$178K
Ln 25
Programscol B$121K
Managementcol C$26K
Fundraisingcol D$31K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$35K
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$100K
Government grantsLn 1e$6K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4K
Investment incomeLn 3$62K
Gains on assetsLn 7$30K
Total revenueLn 12$166K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$35K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$35K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$514
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
Net assetsLn 32$1.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 63
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$64K$35K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.3M$1.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K$0
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K$3K
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M$1.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$60K$30K$9K$21K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$6K$4K$825$275
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$31K$25K$5K$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$6K$3K$832$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$8K$4K$1K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$4K$689$230
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$844$158$53
Office expensesLn 13$2K$1K$368$50
Information technologyLn 14$1K$922$173$58
OccupancyLn 16$3K$3K$513$171
InterestLn 20$35$28$5$2
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$18K$15K$1K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$3K$561$187
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$35K$28K$5K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$178K$121K$26K$31K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $340K$314K$26K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2024 $300K$325K−$24K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $154K$273K−$119K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $165K$222K−$57K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $166K$178K−$12K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 $155K$127K$27K$1.4M 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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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $165,905 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$6,500
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$93,535
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$100,035
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$3,845
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$32,479
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $29,546$29,546
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $36,324 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $29,546$165,905
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $177,641 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $30,000 · Management $9,000 · Fundraising $21,000$60,000
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $4,400 · Management $825 · Fundraising $275$5,500
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $24,881 · Management $4,665 · Fundraising $1,555$31,101
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,774 · Management $832 · Fundraising $1,941$5,547
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,757 · Management $1,127 · Fundraising $2,630$7,514
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $3,674 · Management $689 · Fundraising $230$4,593
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $844 · Management $158 · Fundraising $53$1,055
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,255 · Management $368 · Fundraising $50$1,673
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $922 · Management $173 · Fundraising $58$1,153
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $2,738 · Management $513 · Fundraising $171$3,422
IX-20 InterestPrograms $28 · Management $5 · Fundraising $2$35
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $14,751 · Management $1,492 · Fundraising $1,497$17,740
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,994 · Management $561 · Fundraising $187$3,742
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $27,653 · Management $5,185 · Fundraising $1,728$34,566
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $120,671 · Management $25,593 · Fundraising $31,377$177,641
Part X · Balance sheet $1,552,074 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $64,425$34,703
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $4,277$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,347,801$1,516,857
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,364$514
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,417,867$1,552,074
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,435$3,369
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,435$3,369
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $42,463$46,461
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,372,969$1,502,244
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,415,432$1,548,705
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,417,867$1,552,074
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,548,705 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$165,905
XI-2 Total expenses$177,641
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$11,736
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,415,432
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$127,033
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$17,976
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,548,705

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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