Our Voice Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
To inspire hope and healing while ending sexual violence and human trafficking through education, counseling, and advocacy.
- Income
- $1.2 million
- Spending
- $1.1 million
- Spent on programs
- 88%
- Reserves
- 4.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 74%
- Employees
- 15
- Volunteers
- 14
- Highest pay
- $80,319, executive director
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: 81 out of 100. Higher than 70% of charities in its peer group (mental health, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 4.3 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 16% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 10% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 49% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1588% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 2 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 69% of charities in its peer group (mental health, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 2513 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 (3)
- $962,031 spent. Crisis Services Our Voice provided crisis support, case management, and court advocacy to survivors of sexual violence and human trafficking. These services included general advocacy both in-person and over the phone, counseling, calls to our 24/7 crisis line, hospital accompaniment, advocacy around shelter, medical support, protective orders, victim impact statements, and support during law enforcement interviews and trial. During this fiscal year Our Voice: . Answered 1646 Crisis calls Served 635 Survivors Held support groups with 137 participants
- Counseling Through our Counseling Department, Our Voice Counselors provides individual and group counseling sessions to primary and secondary survivors of sexual violence and human trafficking. This short-term, trauma-focused therapy was provided in a variety of modalities. Counseling groups focused on specific survivor demographics or experiences. For this fiscal year Our Voice: . Provided 270 Counseling sessions Recognized 1458 Volunteer service hours
- Prevention Our Voice provided prevention education programming to youth and adults through a variety of curriculum. Adult programs include the research-based Bar Outreach Project, 86 It (Sexual Harassment in the Restaurant Industry), Bystander Intervention, and Human Trafficking 101. Youth programs were taught primarily to middle school age students and included Consent is Everything, Shifting Boundaries, and Teach 2 Reach. All Our Voice education programs are evidence-based and evidence-informed and approach prevention with a public health lens as a community responsibility towards ending rape culture and sexual violence. This fiscal year Our Voice had: . 624 Youth Education participants 633 Adult Education participants 27 Community Outreach events
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 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 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 August 1983.
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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