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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by VOCAL JUSTICE.

Totals

Total revenue
$812,830
Total expenses
$625,604
Contributions and grants received
$808,877
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$3,953
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$227,133
Total liabilities, end of year
$675
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$226,458
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$243,474
Management and general expenses
$262,581
Fundraising expenses
$119,549
Program service expenses (Part III)
$243,474

Program services were 38.9% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $808,877

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $3,953 · related or exempt $3,953

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $0

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $0

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $0

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $0

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $94,438 · program services $9,444 · management and general $37,775 · fundraising $47,219

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $262,051 · program services $137,793 · management and general $86,475 · fundraising $37,783

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $46,043 · program services $20,272 · management and general $15,394 · fundraising $10,377

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $29,268 · program services $11,353 · management and general $11,361 · fundraising $6,554

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $7,252 · management and general $7,252

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $0

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $8,701 · management and general $8,701

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $670 · management and general $670

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $0

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $0

  • 17 · Travel

    total $8,347 · program services $3,718 · management and general $4,629

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $573 · program services $92 · management and general $481

  • 20 · Interest

    total $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $0

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $3,509 · management and general $3,509

  • 24a · Other expenses: Stipends

    total $65,481 · program services $47,826 · management and general $17,655

  • 24b · Other expenses: Retreat

    total $35,297 · management and general $35,297

  • 24c · Other expenses: Contractors

    total $19,090 · program services $100 · management and general $2,800 · fundraising $16,190

  • 24d · Other expenses: Technology

    total $14,000 · management and general $14,000

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $30,884 · program services $12,876 · management and general $16,582 · fundraising $1,426

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $37,097 · end of year $224,726

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    end of year $0

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    end of year $0

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    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

    end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $3,500 · end of year $2,406

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    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 $1

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $850 · end of year $675

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $764

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $38,983 · end of year $226,458

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

We inspire and prepare middle and high school students to be civic leaders. Our programs create learning environments that help young people build communication skills, deepen their understanding of real-world issues, and contribute positively to their communities.

  • Our education programs engaged over 600 middle and high school students across the country. Through these initiatives, students built skills in authentic and persuasive communication, focusing on topics that matter to them. 81% of participants reported increased confidence, 79% noted improvements in public speaking, and 91% shared that the program helped them better understand and express their own thoughts and needs. Additionally, 100% of educators in our teacher fellowship program said they would recommend it to a colleague. We created four new interactive professional development workshops designed to help educators foster supportive, student-centered learning environments. These workshops were presented at national events including SXSW EDU in Austin and Teaching for Change?s Curriculum Fair in Washington, D.C. We also launched a partnership with Detroit Public Schools Community District to deliver training for Social Studies teachers. Our workshops, ?Critical Reflection for Our Collective Good? and ?Storytelling Pedagogy,? reached nearly 90 educators through both in-person and virtual sessions. Every participant reported that the sessions positively impacted their teaching practice. In addition, we piloted the second year of our Youth Power Collective, giving students the opportunity to apply their communication skills by leading community-based civic projects. This pilot, led by our Youth Advisory Council, positions us to expand the program to more students in the coming year.

    Expenses $243,474

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Shawon Jackson

    Executive Dir.

    Total calculated
    $94,438
    From this org
    $94,438
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Alexis Corazon Rodriguez

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $2,080
    From this org
    $2,080
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jaylen Wright

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $2,030
    From this org
    $2,030
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kayla Ruano-Lumpris

    Director

    Total calculated
    $1,645
    From this org
    $1,645
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Gerardo Aguirre Remigio

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Christiaan Vorkink

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dillon Bernard

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kareem Sayegh

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Enrico Gomez

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Naduah Wheeler

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Nikki Williams-Rucker

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Stephanie Ng

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Katherine Mateo

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Qasim Davis

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Stephanie Johnson

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
12 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202501329349306080

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