Voice Buffalo Inc

Analysis

Voice Buffalo Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Buffalo, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover community improvement and capacity building, which this site groups under community and economic development. 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 December 2023, Voice Buffalo Inc reported income of $498k and spending of $735k, spending 148% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $349k to $498k (+43%), an average of +9.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 231%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 19,475 United States charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Voice Buffalo Inc sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile, and in the 66th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wpda Inc ($498k), Fort Street Mall Business Improvement District Association ($498k) and Cristo Rey Research Triangle Corporate Work Study Program Inc ($497k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 82% and program service revenue 18% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $439k. At year end it held assets of $357k against liabilities of $108k, net assets of $248k. It reported 11 employees.