Voices of Community Activists & Leaders (Vocal-Ny)
Also known as Vocal New York
Voices of Community Activists & Leaders (Vocal-Ny) reported $13.1 million in revenue and $8.9 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $65.85 went to program services, $29.36 to management and general costs and $4.79 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 99.3% of the total. Government grants made up 15.9%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $181,134 (CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). 9 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 171% between 2020 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $8.9MFor context, the median across 5,634 covered health care charities: $86.19 programs, $13.81 management, $0.00 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $13MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 65.8% | 85.6% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 29.4% | 13.7% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 4.8% | 0.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.03 | $0.00 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 99.3% | 1.3% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 15.9% | 0.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 93.7% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $181,134 | $975,831 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 2.04% | 1.34% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 9 | 27 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 15.3 | 6.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 5 of 7 | 88.9% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseOrganizing & campaigns - community organizing, leadership development, and campaigns to improve the lives of low-income people impacted by HIV/AIDS, drug use, incarceration, and homelessness
Harm reduction services - providing life-saving, low-threshold harm reduction services to people who use drugs. Services include syringe exchange, drop-in center, street-based outreach, health education, care coordination, and hep c testing & navigation
Highest reported compensation
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $142,913 | $0 | $38,221 | $181,134 |
| CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $146,228 | $0 | $7,311 | $153,539 |
| CO-DIRECTOR - TX Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $113,522 | $0 | $22,175 | $135,697 |
| CO-DIRECTOR - TX Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $113,842 | $0 | $21,854 | $135,696 |
| DIRECTOR OF HARM REDUCTION SERVICES Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $110,396 | $0 | $21,379 | $131,775 |
| MANAGING DIRECTOR OF ORGANIZING Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $113,432 | $0 | $16,992 | $130,424 |
| POLITICAL DIRECTOR Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $110,000 | $0 | $8,529 | $118,529 |
| VICE CHAIR Director/trustee, officer, 2.00 hrs/week | $14,500 | $0 | $0 | $14,500 |
9 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Voices of Community Activists & Leaders (Vocal-Ny) (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $349K (Part IX, line 5).
5 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2024 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b7 · 5 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14No
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 576
- Volunteers Part I, line 65,200
Largest outside contractors
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| GRF CPAS & ADVISORS Advisory and accounting services | $157,782 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 1 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
11 private foundations reported grants to Voices of Community Activists & Leaders (Vocal-Ny) totaling $978K on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Of every $100 Voices of Community Activists & Leaders (Vocal-Ny) spent in 2024, $65.85 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Voices of Community Activists & Leaders (Vocal-Ny)'s spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, Voices of Community Activists & Leaders (Vocal-Ny) reported that 65.8% of its $8.9 million in expenses went to program services, 29.4% to management and general and 4.8% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Voices of Community Activists & Leaders (Vocal-Ny) pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Voices of Community Activists & Leaders (Vocal-Ny) reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $181,134, for the role of CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Voices of Community Activists & Leaders (Vocal-Ny) get its money?
Of $13.1 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 99.3% came from contributions and grants (including 15.9% from government grants) and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Voices of Community Activists & Leaders (Vocal-Ny) a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 13-4094385 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202543219349328569 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023 (amended), object 202500279349301380 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202313199349331731 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021 (amended), object 202330699349300533 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202200469349302670 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 13-4094385: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.