Voices for Children

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San Diego, CA501(c)(3)Since 1982Civil Rights & AdvocacyEIN 95-3786047Revenue $8.6M in FY2025

On file with the IRSspeakupnow.org2851 Meadow Lark Dr, 92123-2709 · San Diego, CATax-exempt since Dec 1982Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Voices for Children transforms the lives of abused Children by providing them with court appointed special advocates (casas).

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 1,294 volunteers and 88 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
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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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.6M a year · 18% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
75%
of spending
Looks good: 75% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.5M
to officers and key staff · 16% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 89% of similar orgs
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 16% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.4 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
$3.3M
21% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 21% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
26
of 26 voting members
Looks good: 26 of 26 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$8.6M
-8% vs prior year
Spent
$9.2M
To programs
75%
Net assets
$12.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$8.6M
FY2025▼ -8%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$7.5M
FY2021$8.5M
FY2022$11.7M
FY2023$8.0M
FY2024$9.3M
FY2025$8.6M
Expenses
$9.2M
FY2025▲ +10%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$6.0M
FY2021$6.1M
FY2022$6.6M
FY2023$7.5M
FY2024$8.4M
FY2025$9.2M
Net assets
$12.6M
FY2025-0.3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.6M
FY2021$6.1M
FY2022$11.1M
FY2023$11.6M
FY2024$12.7M
FY2025$12.6M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 1982.

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

Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $6.9M Management & general 9% · $848K Fundraising 15% · $1.4M

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

37 people listed on the 990; $1.5M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
President/CEO
$250,160Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Philanthropy Officer
$175,463Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Program Officer
$159,566Pt VII · Sec A
Director Mktg & Comm
$131,886Pt VII · Sec A
Mnging Dir Riverside
$118,008Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Director of Philanthropy
$117,766Pt VII · Sec A
Director of HR
$117,171Pt VII · Sec A
VP Programs
$105,669Pt VII · Sec A

Jessica Munoz’s $250K as President/CEO is at the 89th percentile of top reported officer pay among 797 $1–10M civil rights & advocacy 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kelly Douglas—$103,844$252,903$242,368$215,502—
Jessica Munoz$250,160$234,959$151,717$124,617$120,773—
Rebecca Rader$175,463$167,932$149,849$147,693$69,983—
Stephen Moore$159,566$147,323$128,040$120,220$119,932—
Suzy Garcia$131,886$125,749————
Sharon Morris$118,008$105,768————
Jan Kaplan$117,766—————
Eunice McFarland$117,171$109,222————

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

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Train and supervise volunteers to advocate for abused children in foster care.

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1 program · $6.9M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Voices for children (VFC) recruits, trains, and manages over 900 volunteers annually to serve as court appointed special advocates (casas) and is the only nonprofit organization designated by the state of california and the superior courts of san diego and riverside counties to provide these casa services.

$6.9Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$14K
Grants paid · 6 grants · $389K · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$63,567
Unitemized GrantFY2023$62,716
Unitemized GrantFY2022$63,817
Unitemized GrantFY2021$65,382
Unitemized GrantFY2020$78,888
Unitemized GrantFY2019$54,679

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$8.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$8.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$336K
Money outPt IX
$9.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$6.9M
Managementcol C$848K
Fundraisingcol D$1.4M
Owns and owesPt X
$12.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.2M
Total assetsLn 16$16.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.3M
PeoplePt VI, VII
37
listed · VII A
PaidVII A11
Voting boardVI 1a26
IndependentVI 1b26
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$8.6M
Government grantsLn 1e$3.1M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$73K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$1.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$336K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$344
Total revenueLn 12$8.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2.2M
SavingsLn 2$2.0M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$4.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$8.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$330K
Other assetsLn 15$1.7M
Total assetsLn 16$16.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.3M
Net assetsLn 32$12.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 588
VolunteersI 61,294
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$6.7M$4.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$5.4M$8.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$386K$330K
Total assetsLn 16$16.5M$16.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.8M$3.3M
Net assetsLn 32$12.7M$12.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$88K$88K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$330K$127K$114K$89K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$5.9M$4.4M$464K$1.0M
Other employee benefitsLn 9$652K$480K$81K$91K
Payroll taxesLn 10$455K$343K$41K$71K
Accounting feesLn 11c$34K$34K
Investment management feesLn 11f$42K$42K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$77K$50K$26K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$450K$450K
Office expensesLn 13$23K$22K$869$889
OccupancyLn 16$392K$328K$23K$41K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$97K$82K$5K$10K
InsuranceLn 23$138K$138K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$445K$357K$36K$52K
All other expensesLn 24e$135K$89K$7K$39K
Total functional expensesLn 25$9.2M$6.9M$848K$1.4M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $8.6M$9.2M−$653K$12.6M 990 PDF
FY2024 $9.3M$8.4M$912K$12.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $8.0M$7.5M$481K$11.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $11.7M$6.6M$5.1M$11.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $8.5M$6.1M$2.4M$6.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $7.5M$6.0M$1.6M$3.6M 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 $8,570,528 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $9,111,972$8,628,560
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $424,970$335,789
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$260,575−$393,821
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $9,276,367$8,570,528
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $98,133$88,129
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $6,827,290$7,301,716
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,438,738$1,833,483
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $8,364,161$9,223,328
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $912,206−$652,800
Part VI · Governance 26 of 26 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body26
VI-1b Independent voting members26
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
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 $8,570,528 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$1,588,461
VIII-1e Government grants$3,141,835
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$3,898,264
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$72,716
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$8,628,560
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $336,133$336,133
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$344−$344
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$393,821−$393,821
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$58,032$8,570,528
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $9,223,328 across 15 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $88,129$88,129
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $126,955 · Management $113,973 · Fundraising $88,869$329,797
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $4,391,511 · Management $463,643 · Fundraising $1,009,547$5,864,701
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $480,094 · Management $80,708 · Fundraising $91,140$651,942
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $342,892 · Management $41,207 · Fundraising $71,177$455,276
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $34,500$34,500
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $41,692$41,692
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $50,314 · Fundraising $26,311$76,625
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $449,519$449,519
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $21,579 · Management $869 · Fundraising $889$23,337
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $328,456 · Management $23,276 · Fundraising $40,733$392,465
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $81,599 · Management $5,478 · Fundraising $9,586$96,663
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $138,433$138,433
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $357,259 · Management $35,819 · Fundraising $51,880$444,958
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $88,941 · Management $7,056 · Fundraising $39,294$135,291
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $6,945,681 · Management $848,221 · Fundraising $1,429,426$9,223,328
Part X · Balance sheet $15,978,696 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,883,927$2,166,657
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $3,801,068$1,988,234
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,962,360$1,019,501
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $183,216$259,538
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $385,504$330,056
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $5,392,776$8,492,085
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,902,356$1,722,625
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $16,511,207$15,978,696
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $625,198$662,072
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $1,415,623$969,016
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,792,822$1,706,192
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,833,643$3,337,280
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $10,930,133$11,645,968
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,747,431$995,448
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $12,677,564$12,641,416
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $16,511,207$15,978,696
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $12,641,416 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$8,570,528
XI-2 Total expenses$9,223,328
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$652,800
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$12,677,564
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$616,652
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$12,641,416

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

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