Voices of Ascension Inc

Analysis

Voices of Ascension Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in New York, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1992, 34 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 June 2023, Voices of Ascension Inc reported income of $1.4m and spending of $1.2m, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $1.9m to $1.4m (-30%), an average of -8.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 111%. Over the whole period it spent 67% 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 of Ascension Inc sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 79th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include A Window Between Worlds ($1.4m), First Hijrah Foundation FHF Inc ($1.4m) and Chronicle of a People Foundation Inc ($1.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 86% and program service revenue 12% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $216k (18% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $534k. At year end it held assets of $2.6m against liabilities of $76k, net assets of $2.6m. It reported 97 employees.