Parkinson Voice Project Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
To help people with Parkinsons and related disorders regain and retain their speech and swallowing.
- Income
- $3.6 million
- Spending
- $3.6 million
- Spent on programs
- 87%
- Reserves
- 35.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 70%
- Employees
- 26
- Volunteers
- 138
- Highest pay
- $337,527, ceo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 78 out of 100. Higher than 44% of charities in its peer group (diseases, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 35.7 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 12% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15Spending exceeded income by 1% of income.
Income trend
0 of 15Income fell 39% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1587% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 8 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 61% of charities in its peer group (diseases, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 2512 of 13 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a 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
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
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 June 30, 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 (1)
- $3.2 million spent. Purpose:One in one hundred adults over the age of 60 will be diagnosed with Parkinsons. Of these individuals, 90% are likely to develop difficulty with speech and communication. Left untreated, speech disorders can lead to serious swallowing complications. The inability to effectively speak and safely swallow can lead to isolation, depression, dependence on others, feeding tubes, multiple hospitalizations, and death. Parkinson Voice Project exists to help people with parkinson's and related neurological disorders regain and retain their speech and swallowing. Major Programs & Activities-SPEAK OUT! Therapy ProgramIn 2010, Parkinson Voice Project developed a unique speech therapy program for people with Parkinsons and related disorders. Our SPEAK OUT! Therapy Program combines education, individual and group speech therapy, daily home practice, and continuous follow-ups. Since Parkinsons is a progressive, degenerative disorder, our treatment protocol is meant to be a life-long program. In other words, once a patient enters the program, they remain in it throughout their life. Our Texas Speech Therapy ClinicParkinson Voice Project runs a speech therapy clinic in Richardson, Texas. Its clinical team treats patients in-person and online. All its speech-language pathologists are licensed in Texas, but some also hold licensure in other states. Something unique about Parkinson Voice Projects clinic is that it does not bill Medicare or insurance and has not charged for any of its speech therapy services since 2008. The clinic is funded primarily through donations.As part of its in-person program, Parkinson Voice Project hosts a singing group called The Intentional Singers. Rehearsals are held each week, and the group performs in annual concerts. The concerts are held at Parkinson Voice Project.Our Campaign to Reach AmericaIn 2021, Parkinson Voice Project launched a project called, Our Campaign to Reach America. It is an ambitious project whereby our organization is collaborating with one university speech clinic in every state to make our SPEAK OUT! Therapy Program accessible to people with Parkinsons across our nation. These university clinics follow Parkinson Voice Projects funding model (no-charge therapy) and specialize in online treatment. By not charging and providing online therapy, SPEAK OUT! Therapy is now accessible to the homebound, those who live in rural areas, and those who have insurance or financial limitations. These clinics also train their graduate students in SPEAK OUT! Therapy and are conducting research on the program with the goal of being published in a scientific journal(s) in three to five years. These clinics are called SPEAK OUT! Therapy & Research Centers. Since speech-language pathologists are licensed by state, the goal is to have one clinic in each state across America. Each Center will be able to treat any patient in their state.As of June 2025, Parkinson Voice Project has 29 SPEAK OUT! Therapy & Research Centers (28 plus our clinic in Texas): University of Alabama Birmingham (this clinic is the Center for both Alabama and Mississippi), Arizona State University, Arkansas State University, California State University Los Angeles, Metropolitan State University Denver (this clinic is the Center for both Colorado and Wyoming), Sacred Heart University, University of South Florida, Georgia Southern University, Western Kentucky University, Northeastern University, Andrews University, University of Minnesota Duluth, Saint Louis University, University of Nebraska at Omaha, University of Nevada, Reno, Stockton University, University at Buffalo, Kent State University, Pennsylvania State University, University of South Carolina, University of Utah (this clinic is the Center for Utah, Virginia, and Washington D.C.), Eastern Washington University, Marshall University, University of Wisconsin-River Falls and University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.Every Center receives SPEAK OUT! Therapy Certification for all their speech pathology faculty and SPEAK OUT! Therapy training for their graduate students. They also receive a minimum of $10,000 a year with a five-year commitment. Universities that are the Center for more than one state receive a minimum of of $10,000 per state. Clinical and research faculty travel to Parkinson Voice Projects clinic in June for specialized training. Faculty members receive a travel stipend, along with their hotel stays.Parkinson Voice Projects CEO works closely with the Center faculty. She conducts monthly Roundtable Meetings via Zoom that faculty members are required to attend. The CEO is also conducting a site visit for each Center. SPEAK OUT! Certification Course for Speech-Language Pathologists Parkinson Voice Projects vision is to make its SPEAK OUT! Therapy Program accessible to people with Parkinsons and related disorders worldwide. To achieve this goal, the organization has developed a 10.5-hour online continuing education course for speech-language pathologists and a separate course for graduate students. To accelerate its replication process, Parkinson Voice Project began awarding training grants to hospitals, universities, and other speech therapy clinics across the U.S. and abroad in 2018. Now, instead of awarding these grants, Parkinson Voice Project has increased its efficiency by providing discounts and free training opportunities throughout the year for speech-language pathologists. We also provide free training to all speech pathology graduate students.SPEAK OUT! Therapy Booklets & Therapy MaterialsParkinson Voice Project has developed a SPEAK OUT! Therapy Booklet, flashcards, eLibrary, and other therapy materials to be used during SPEAK OUT! Therapy. Many of the materials have been translated in several languages. Parkinson Voice Project ships a SPEAK OUT! Therapy Booklet to patients throughout the U.S. who are being treated by a Certified SPEAK OUT! Provider. Our organization wants every patient to have the tools needed to regain and retain
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 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 November 6, 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 June 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 January 2010.
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 November 4, 2026.
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