Voice of Da Voiceless Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
993264175
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2025–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2025
Location
Ilion, NY, USA
Rating
49
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Rehabilitation Services for Offenders

Reported finances

Revenue
$51,757
Expenses
$50,069
Assets
$2,688

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

2 people listed

People named in this filing

  • Robert A Lucas jr (Owner)
  • Jerfia Hospedales (Account Executive)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Voice of Da Voiceless Inc. requires tax-exempt status to ensure that the maximum amount of funding received is used directly for community programs and services rather than federal income taxes. As a nonprofit organization focused on youth development mentorship violence prevention educational support and community outreach tax exemption allows the organization to expand services to underserved children and families in need. Tax-exempt status also increases eligibility for grants foundation funding and corporate sponsorships as many funding sources require proof of 501c3 status before awarding support. In addition donors are more likely to contribute when donations are tax-deductible. Maintaining tax-exempt status strengthens transparency accountability and public trust while helping the organization sustain and grow programs that positively impact the community.

What it reported doing in 2025

Voice of Da Voiceless Inc. delivers a comprehensive range of programs designed to support incarcerated individuals returning citizens and at-risk youth through emotional development accountability and community engagement. The organization focuses on rebuilding individuals from within recognizing that personal transformation leads to stronger families and safer communities. Through its A.D.V.I.L. 2.0 Adults Deprogramming Violent Intentions Learned program Voice of Da Voiceless provides pre-entry rehabilitation centered on emotional intelligence communication skills and self-accountability for incarcerated individuals. This work begins prior to release reinforcing the belief that transformation starts with awarenessnot punishment. The C.O.R.Y. Carefully Organizing and Redirecting Youth program actively serves youth in grades 712 through structured mentorship leadership development and positive peer engagement. C.O.R.Y. sessions are held weekly at the Parkway Recreation Center on Thursdays from 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM creating a consistent safe and community-centered environment for youth development. Additional youth engagement and programming are also supported through partnerships with Mohawk Valley Community College Mondays 3:00 PM 5:00 PM and the Utica Youth Bureau. Through Care by Ear the organization strengthens family connections by enabling incarcerated parents to record themselves reading to their children fostering emotional bonds and consistent communication despite physical separation. The program currently serves incarcerated individuals nationwide through phone video and messaging platforms. Voice of Da Voiceless also supports successful reentry through its Parole Clothing & Reentry Support Program providing essential resources clothing and mentorship to individuals returning home restoring dignity and confidence during reintegration. In addition the D.O.A. Domestic Violence Opioids & Alcohol Awareness Program is actively held every Wednesday from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM at the Utica Public Library. This program supports individuals impacted by domestic violence and substance abuse through guided discussions emotional intelligence development peer support and life-skills training in a structured and supportive setting. The organization also engages in faith-based community outreach partnering with local churches and leaders to provide trauma-informed support restorative conversations and opportunities for spiritual growth. Across all initiatives Voice of Da Voiceless Inc. is grounded in three core principles: communication accountability and consistency working collectively to transform lives reconnect families and rebuild communities from the inside out.

Operating model

Revenue model
Other-operating. 100% of the money available for current operations came from other operating revenue.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 29
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 34
  • Growth: NotEnoughData

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 29%; rating input score 29
  • Program expense ratio: 30%; rating input score 30

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 3.3%; rating input score 51; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.05; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: Limited
  • Asset growth: Limited

Details

  • Where the money goes: 29% of revenue deployed · 30% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $15K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 2 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 29/100.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 30/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 10/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 51/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.