Voices Rising

Analysis

Voices Rising is a registered charity in United States, based in Jamaica Plain, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending August 2023, Voices Rising reported income of $70k and spending of $59k, spending 85% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from August 2022 to August 2023, income grew from $43k to $70k (+62%), an average of +62% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 62%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Voices Rising sits at the 31st percentile: it is larger than about 31% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 27th percentile, and in the 36th percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Yes and ($70k), Keys of Change USA ($70k) and East West Dance Theatre Inc ($70k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 63% and program service revenue 7.6% of the total. At year end it held assets of $74k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $74k.