Think Outside the Vox

Tax-deductible

Littleton, MA501(c)(3)Since 2022Arts & CultureEIN 92-0996835Revenue $266K in FY2025

On file with the IRSthinkoutsidethevox.org311 Great Rd, 01460-1999 · Littleton, MATax-exempt since Nov 2022Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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The organiztion consults with arts organizaitons(theatres, museums, arts boston, etc) to allow them to implement arts access, inclulding but not limited to asl interpretation, audio descrition and captioning, at their organization

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
68¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 35 volunteers and 2 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
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
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
$28K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 92% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $14K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$4K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$266K
+125% vs prior year
Spent
$222K
To programs
68%
Net assets
$114K
By yearFY2022–FY2025
Revenue
$266K
FY2025▲ +125%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$831
FY2023$16K
FY2024$118K
FY2025$266K
Net assets
$114K
FY2025▲ +62%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$200
FY2023$9K
FY2024$71K
FY2025$114K

From the FY2025 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 Nov 2022.

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% · $152K Management & general 28% · $61K Fundraising 4% · $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

7 people listed on the 990; $28K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Vice President & Clerk
$10,458Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$7,300Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$7,200Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$2,250Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$1,100Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President & Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Christopher Robinson’s $10K as Vice President & Clerk is at the 8th 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.

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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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Think Outside the Vox is an arts and culture nonprofit based in Littleton, MA, formed in 2022.

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1 program · $152K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Consulting with educating arts institutions about accommodations and centering disability culture using anti-ableist lens, with a focus on expanding the breadth and scope of accessible programing, facilitating hiring of disabled and marginalized artists and experts and to support the fine arts, especially theater and dramatic production…

$152Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$14K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$266K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$165K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$100K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Money outPt IX
$222K
Ln 25
Programscol B$152K
Managementcol C$61K
Fundraisingcol D$9K
Owns and owesPt X
$114K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$118K
Total assetsLn 16$118K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A5
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$100K
Government grantsLn 1e$88K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$165K
Investment incomeLn 3$181
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Total revenueLn 12$266K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$118K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$118K
Total assetsLn 16$118K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
Net assetsLn 32$114K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 635
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$71K$118K
Total assetsLn 16$71K$118K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$4K
Net assetsLn 32$71K$114K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$60K$16K$35K$9K
Legal feesLn 11b$226$226
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$123K$121K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$243$19$224
Information technologyLn 14$5K$440$4K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$6K$541$5K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$19K$15K$4K$55
Total functional expensesLn 25$222K$152K$61K$9K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $266K$222K$44K$114K 990 PDF
FY2024 $118K$71K 990 PDF
FY2023 $16K$9K 990 PDF
FY2022 $831$200 990 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $265,929 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $93,020$99,815
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $25,075$164,863
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $109$181
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$1,070
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $118,204$265,929
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$59,805
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $57,126$162,585
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $57,126$222,390
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $61,078$43,539
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $265,929 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$88,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$11,815
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$99,815
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $164,863$164,863
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $181$181
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $1,070$1,070
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $164,863 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,251$265,929
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $222,390 across 10 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $15,675 · Management $35,005 · Fundraising $9,125$59,805
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $226$226
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $5,120$5,120
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $120,547 · Management $2,063$122,610
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $2,919$2,919
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $19 · Management $224$243
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $440 · Management $4,338$4,778
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $541 · Management $4,979$5,520
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,267$2,267
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $14,828 · Management $4,019 · Fundraising $55$18,902
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $152,050 · Management $61,160 · Fundraising $9,180$222,390
Part X · Balance sheet $117,947 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $70,556$117,947
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $70,556$117,947
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$3,852
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$3,852
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $70,556$101,819
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$12,276
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $70,556$114,095
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $70,556$117,947
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $114,095 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$265,929
XI-2 Total expenses$222,390
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$43,539
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$70,556
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$114,095

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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