Voices of September 11 Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
VOICES PROVIDES LONG-TERM SUPPORT AND RESOURCES THAT PROMOTE MENTAL HEALTH CARE AND WELLNESS, FOR VICTIMS' FAMILIES, RESPONDERS, SURVIVORS, AND FAMILIES OF THOSE WHO HAVE DIED OF 9/11 RELATED ILLNESSES; AND ASSISTS COMMUNITIES IN PREPARING FOR AND RECOVERING FROM TRAGEDY.
- Income
- $815,222
- Spending
- $795,022
- Spent on programs
- 79%
- Reserves
- 5.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Employees
- 6
- Volunteers
- 25
- Highest pay
- $102,779, founding director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 80 out of 100. Higher than 65% of charities in its peer group (mental health, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 5.2 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 3% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 2% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15Income fell 6% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1579% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 11 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Weak: 45 out of 100. Higher than 15% of charities in its peer group (mental health, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
5 of 250 of 7 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
0 of 15Reports no written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
0 of 5Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (4)
- $125,719 spent. VOICES CONTINUES TO BE TRUE TO OUR NONPROFIT'S FOUNDING MISSION OF PROVIDING INFORMATION AND SUPPORT FOR THE 9/11 COMMUNITY AND OTHERS PLANNING FOR OR RESPONDING TO TRAUMATIC EVENTS. BASED ON A SOCIAL SERVICES CONTINUITY OF CARE MODEL, WE PROVIDE LONG TERM SUPPORT TO 9/11 FAMILIES, RESPONDERS, AND SURVIVORS, AND OFFER ADVICE AND COUNSEL TO OTHER COMMUNITIES PLANNING FOR OR RESPONDING TO OTHER TRAGIC EVENTS. OUR LESSONS LEARNED OVER THESE 24+ YEARS HAS ENABLED VOICES TO EFFECTIVELY OPERATE IN THREE DISTINCT AREAS SUPPORT SERVICES, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING AND TRAININGS. WE CONTINUE TO LEARN BY SUPPORTING THE 9/11 COMMUNITY OF FAMILIES, SURVIVORS AND RESPONDERS OVER THE LONG TERM. THIS KNOW-HOW IS INTEGRATED INTO BOTH OUR STRUCTURED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING AND TRAINING CURRICULUM. VOICES TEAM FULLY UNDERSTANDS THE IMPORTANCE OF A VICTIM-CENTERED APPROACH TO HEALING FROM TRAUMA.
- $238,867 spent. IN ADDITION TO ATTRACTING LARGE NUMBERS OF PARTICIPANTS FROM THE 9/11 COMMUNITY, VOICES PROGRAMS SERVE AS PROFESSIONAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR A WIDE RANGE OF INDIVIDUALS SUCH AS MENTAL HEALTH CLINICIANS, COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS, NGOS, AND OTHERS IN SUPPORT SERVICES. VOICES HOSTED ITS 24TH ALWAYS REMEMBER SYMPOSIUM ON 9/9/2025 AND 9/10/2025, BOTH INPERSON AND LIVE-STREAMED. MORE THAN 1,300 INDIVIDUALS FROM 27 STATES AND 10 COUNTRIES PARTICIPATED, AND THE OVERALL PROGRAM PROVIDED CRITICAL INFORMATION FOR OUR TARGET AUDIENCE THE IMPORTANCE OF A VICTIM-CENTERED APPROACH IN PLANNING AND RECOVERING FROM TRAUMA THROUGH COLLABORATION ACROSS PROVIDERS. VOICES HAS PROVIDED OVER 215,000 HOURS OF DIRECT SOCIAL WORK SUPPORT SINCE 2019. DAY ONE OF OUR SYMPOSIUM ON 9/9/2025 WAS DEVOTED TO LAW ENFORCEMENT WHILE DAY TWO ON 9/10/2024 WAS AGAIN DEVOTED TO SPECIFIC EDUCATIONAL MODULES FOR 9/11 COMMUNITY MEMBERS. ALL PRESENTATIONS WERE RECORDED AND POSTED ON THE VOICES WEBSITE AVAILABLE FOR ANYONE TO VIEW AT NO CHARGE. VOICES PARTNERED WITH 9/11 DAY AND AMERICORPS AND WE HAD INDIVIDUALS ATTENDING OUR SYMPOSIUM HELP CREATE 500 PREPAREDNESS BACKPACKS FOR DISTRIBUTION.
- $81,718 spent. VOICES MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMMING CONTINUES TO INCLUDE CASE MANAGEMENT, FACILITATION OF FOCUS GROUPS, AND VIRTUAL SUPPORT GROUPS UTILIZING ZOOM. IN 2025, VOICES PROVIDED OVER 3,050 HOURS OF SUPPORT GROUP SERVICES, WORKSHOPS AND WEBINARS. WE MADE APPROPRIATE REFERRALS FOR MORE INTENSIVE MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORTS AS NECESSARY. OUR PROGRAMS HELP PARTICIPANTS LEARN ABOUT KEY ISSUES AND BY COMING TOGETHER TO DO SO HELPS BUILD RESILIENCE. WE ESTIMATE PROVIDING OVER 215,000 HOURS OF DIRECT SOCIAL WORK SERVICES SINCE 2001. IN ADDITION, VOICES CONTINUES TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, INVITING SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS TO SHARE THEIR KNOWLEDGE ON TOPICS SUCH AS, BUILDING RESILIENCE, COPING WITH LOSS & GRIEF, WRITING AS A HEALING TOOL, AND THE LATEST IN PTSD TREATMENTS. THESE WORKSHOPS, WHICH INCLUDE BREAKOUT GROUPS FOR PARTICIPANTS TO PROCESS NEW LEARNING TOGETHER, FORM A STRONG ANNUAL CURRICULUM OF SUPPORT THAT IS THEN ARCHIVED ON OUR WEBSITE TO BE VIEWED BY A WIDER AUDIENCE. PEER SUPPORT GROUPS INCLUDE SURVIVORS, VICTIM'S FAMILY, RESPONDERS, BEREAVEMENT, CAREGIVERS, AND PARENTS HELPING PARENTS (PHP). PHP IS HELD IN PERSON TWICE PER MONTH FOR PARENTS THAT HAVE LOST A CHILD AT ANY AGE.
- $182,293 spent. OUR MISSION INCLUDES HELPING OTHER COMMUNITIES PLAN AND RESPOND TO TRAGIC EVENTS. THIS WORK IS BUILT UPON A COMBINATION OF LESSONS LEARNED FROM LIVED EXPERIENCE, AND FROM A BODY OF RESEARCH CONDUCTED TO DEEPEN OUR EXPERTISE ON RELATED TOPICS. RESEARCH OUTCOMES GIVE US DEEPER KNOWLEDGE TO OFFER ADVICE TO COMMUNITIES PLANNING FOR, OR HEALING FROM, MASS VIOLENCE OR TERRORISM. WE CONTINUE THE PROCESS OF ARCHIVING OUR YEARS OF RESEARCH, VIDEO CONTENT, AND DOCUMENTS REFLECTING OUR ADVOCACY WORK INTO THE DIGITAL RESOURCE LIBRARY. THIS CONTENT OF OVER 5,300 EVIDENCE-INFORMED RESOURCES IS FREE TO ACCESS AND OFFERS A ROBUST AND MEANINGFUL HISTORY FOR RESEARCHERS, CLINICIANS, AND OTHERS WISHING TO LEARN MORE ABOUT ANY FACET OF OUR JOURNEY. VOICES HAS FORMAL TRAINING NOW DEVELOPED WHICH HAS BEEN PRESENTED TO A HANDFUL OF PILOT COMMUNITIES NEAR OUR NEW CANAAN, CT OFFICE. THIS TRAINING WILL BE EXPANDED IN THE YEARS AHEAD. VOICES IS PROUD OF SHARING THIS EXPERTISE AS WE LOOK AHEAD TO THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF9/11 IN 2026.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since February 2003.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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