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← MIKAYLAS VOICE

Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by MIKAYLAS VOICE.

Totals

Total revenue
$298,810
Total expenses
$290,056
Contributions and grants received
$273,575
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$15,500
Investment income
$6,507
Other revenue
$3,228
Total assets, end of year
$0
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$0
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$241,160
Management and general expenses
$33,384
Fundraising expenses
$15,512
Program service expenses (Part III)
$241,160

Program services were 83.1% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $236,904

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $36,671

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM SERVICE FEES

    total $15,500 · related or exempt $15,500

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $6,507 · excluded $6,507

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $3,228

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $3,228 · related or exempt $3,228

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $66,178 · program services $52,942 · management and general $9,927 · fundraising $3,309

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $73,373 · program services $58,698 · management and general $11,006 · fundraising $3,669

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $174 · program services $139 · management and general $26 · fundraising $9

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $23,300 · program services $18,640 · management and general $3,495 · fundraising $1,165

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $41,399 · program services $39,329 · management and general $2,070

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $3 · program services $3

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $20,088 · program services $18,079 · management and general $2,009

  • 17 · Travel

    total $20,469 · program services $19,446 · fundraising $1,023

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $1,627 · program services $1,302 · management and general $244 · fundraising $81

  • 24a · Other expenses: COMMUNCATIONS AND TECH

    total $16,682 · program services $13,346 · management and general $2,502 · fundraising $834

  • 24b · Other expenses: PROGRAM EXPENSES AND SU

    total $14,217 · program services $12,795 · management and general $1,422

  • 24c · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $11,986 · program services $5,993 · management and general $599 · fundraising $5,394

  • 24d · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $560 · program services $448 · management and general $84 · fundraising $28

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $11,665 · end of year $0

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $285,670 · end of year $0

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    end of year $0

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $76,669 · end of year $0

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $18,971 · end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $9,138 · end of year $0

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $0

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $0

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $1,157 · end of year $0

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    end of year $0

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    end of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    end of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    end of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $6,832 · end of year $0

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $396,438 · end of year $0

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

ALL CHILDREN SHOULD FEEL VALUED AND WELCOME IN THEIR SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY AND UNDERSTAND THAT IT'S THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO HELP OTHERS TO FEEL THE SAME.

Activities or mission (Part I)

CHALLENGE KIDS TO CREATE A KINDER WORLD WHERE EVERYONE HAS A FRIEND. MIKAYLA'S VOICE UNIQUE SCHOOL- AND COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMS ALLOW KIDS TO ENJOY AND DEMONSTRATE SUCCESSFUL INCLUSION AS THEY WORK AND PLAY TOGETHER. DESIGNED TO SHOWCASE CHILDREN'S TALENT AND CREATIVITY, INNOVATIVE PROGRAMMING IN EDUCATION, THE ARTS, AND SPORTS AND RECREATION GIVE CHILDREN THE OPPORTUNITY TO EDUCATE THEIR COMMUNITIES AND CREATE CULTURAL CHANGE BY PROVING INCLUSION IS POSSIBLE IN ALL ASPECTS OF LIFE.

  • INCLUSION BOOKS:MIKAYLA'S VOICE HAS PUBLISHED FOUR CHILDREN'S BOOKS WRITTEN AND ILLUSTRATED BY KIDS FOR OTHER KIDS ABOUT HAVING A FRIEND WITH A DISABILITY. MIKAYLA WAS BORN WITH A BRAIN INJURY (OUR FRIEND MIKAYLA), JEFFREY HAS DOWN SYNDROME (HIGH FIVES AND A BIG HEART), BRADY IS CHALLENGED BY AUTISM (SUPER BRADY ~ ALWAYS ON THE MOVE!), AND DOT HAS A YELLOW SPOT (THE SPOT), BUT THESE BOOKS ARE NOT ABOUT THE MAIN CHARACTERS OR THEIR DISABILITIES. THEY ARE ABOUT FRIENDSHIP. AND KINDNESS.INCLUSION ART PROJECTS: STUDENTS OF ALL ABILITIES WORK TOGETHER TO CREATE LARGE- SCALE ARTWORK (WHEELS OF FRIENDSHIP) OR SMALL INTERACTIVE ARTWORK (KAYA'S KALEIDOSCOPE) TO CELEBRATE INCLUSION IN SCHOOL. THEIR ART IS PERMANENTLY DISPLAYED IN SCHOOL AS A BEAUTIFUL REMINDER THAT IT IS ALWAYS POSSIBLE TO INCLUDE EVERYONE!MIKAYLA'S BOOKSHELF ENRICHMENT WEBSITE:"MIKAYLA'S BOOKSHELF" INCLUDES ELECTRONIC VERSIONS OF ALL FOUR BOOKS MAKING IT EASIER TO SHARE THEM WITH ALL CLASSES, STUDENTS, AND FAMILIES. BUT THE BOOKS ARE JUST THE FOUNDATION UPON WHICH WE HAVE BUILT ADDITIONAL ENRICHMENT LESSONS WITH THE THEMES OF KINDNESS AND FRIENDSHIP FOR TEACHERS AND OLDER STUDENTS TO INTRODUCE AND/OR REINFORCE MIKAYLA'S VOICE MESSAGE AND MISSION WITH YOUNGER STUDENTS.SCHOOL ASSEMBLIES: MIKAYLA'S VOICE DELIVERS SCHOOL-WIDE ASSEMBLIES, WHERE WE SHARE THE BOOK OUR FRIEND MIKAYLA, AND ARE JOINED BY A CO-PRESENTER (STUDENT OR YOUNG ADULT WITH A DISABILITY) WHO ALSO SHARES THEIR PERSONAL STORY. WE ENCOURAGE ALL QUESTIONS, PROVIDING HONEST ANSWERS AND FURTHER DISCUSSION ABOUT HAVING A FRIEND WITH A DISABILITY. EACH PRESENTATION CONCLUDES WITH AN INVITATION FOR ALL STUDENTS TO SERVE AS MIKAYLA'S "VOICE."MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL MENTOR PROGRAM:WHEN WE DELIVER OUR PROGRAM IN JR. & SR. HIGH SCHOOLS, WE ENCOURAGE STAFF TO ALLOW STUDENTS TO BECOME MENTORS TO THE YOUNGER STUDENTS WITHIN THEIR DISTRICT. MENTORS USE OUR BOOKS AND ENRICHMENT WEBSITE TO SHARE MIKAYLA'S VOICE MISSION THROUGH READING ONE OF OUR FOUR BOOKS AND COMPLETING ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES. OUR PHILOSOPHY HAS ALWAYS BEEN TO INSPIRE AND EMPOWER CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS TO INCLUDE EVERYONE AND TEACH OTHERS TO DO THE SAME."TRI FOR INCLUSION" IS A PRICELESS OPPORTUNITY FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS OF ALL ABILITIES TO RACE SIDE-BY -SIDE IN SOMETHING THEY HAD NOT LIKELY DREAMED POSSIBLE -COMPETE IN A USAT SANCTIONED TRIATHLON. INDIVIDUALS OR TEAMS SIGN UP TO SWIM, BIKE AND RUN OR TO BE PART OF A RELAY TEAM. THEIR EFFORTS SHOW OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY THAT THERE IS ALWAYS A WAY TO INCLUDE EVERYONE, EVEN IN A CHALLENGING SPORTING EVENT.

    Expenses $241,160 · Revenue $18,728

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Jared Brown

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Heather Joseph

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Joe Mancini

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Robert Pangaro

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Stacy Winterfield

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Laura Deangelo

    TREASURER/SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Rita Cheskiewicz

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $90,559
    From this org
    $90,559
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Mary Mahoney-Ferster

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Timika McAdams

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Assets distributed on this return

Schedule N, as filed: what the organization did with its assets when it liquidated or dissolved, or disposed of more than a quarter of them, and who received them. A recipient with an EIN is usually a successor organization; filers also list expenses such as legal fees here.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2025
Filed
13 July 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.2
Source object
202632099349301533

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