Voices Carry Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
954778986
IRS 990-PF coverage
2020–2023
Forms available
Form 990-PF 2023
Location
Santa Monica, CA, USA
Rating
74
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Standard
Sector
Cultural, Ethnic Awareness

Reported finances

Revenue
$0
Expenses
$19,607

Source: IRS Form 990-PF. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Amounts in USD.

Overview

Mission

Cultural, Ethnic Awareness

What it reported funding in 2023

The foundation reported 1 grant totaling $3,297. The stated grant purpose was enhance the profileof dance arts in los angeles.

Operating model

Revenue model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent revenue detail to tell how this foundation funds its work.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The foundation carried out 83% of its reported charitable disbursements directly.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes to charitable grants and the filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of spending goes to grants and assets provide a limited cushion relative to annual grants.

Rating breakdown

  • Grant Deployment: 100
  • Cost Efficiency: 17
  • Transparency: 100
  • Compliance: 100
  • Endowment Health: 7

Detailed rating inputs

Grant Deployment

  • Grant deployment ratio: 100%; rating input score 100; 75th percentile among comparable filings

Cost Efficiency

  • Grant expense ratio: 16.8%; rating input score 17; 46th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency

  • Grant recipient disclosure: Yes; rating input score 100

Compliance

  • Part VII-B activity disclosures: 19 of 19 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Property sale or exchange with a disqualified person: Pass
    • Borrowing from or lending to a disqualified person: Pass
    • Goods, services, or facilities involving a disqualified person: Pass
    • Compensation paid to a disqualified person: Pass
    • Assets transferred to a disqualified person: Pass
    • Payment to a government official: Pass
    • Uncorrected prior self-dealing: Pass
    • Prior-year undistributed income: Pass
    • Excess business holdings: Pass
    • Investments that may jeopardize charitable purposes: Pass
    • Uncorrected prior-year jeopardizing investments: Pass
    • Attempt to influence legislation: Pass
    • Attempt to influence an election: Pass
    • Grants to individuals: Pass
    • Grants to organizations: Pass
    • Spending for a noncharitable purpose: Pass
    • Funds received for a personal-benefit contract: Pass
    • Premiums paid on a personal-benefit contract: Pass
    • Prohibited tax-shelter transaction: Pass
  • Filing consistency checks: 7; rating input score 100

Endowment Health

  • Endowment-health comparison: 0; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
  • Grants: 100% of grant recipient detail disclosed
  • Payout: At least 100% grant deployment rate
  • Trustees: Filed trustees detail
  • Self-dealing: 100% of reviewed questions answered “No”
  • Investments: 7th percentile for endowment coverage
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2020 to 2023
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • 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.

Grant-readiness screening is separate from the live rating, not a measure of program quality. Review the source records before making a grant decision.

  • High — Cost Efficiency: Grant expense ratio scored 17/100.
  • High — Endowment Health: Endowment-health comparison scored 7/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: California registration: this organization is not authorized to operate as a charity in California.