Student Voice Inc

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Financial Vulnerability Assessment (Tuckman-Chang)

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Organization Details

Formation Year

2013

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

Merrit Jones

Phone

8034466642

Tax Period

2022-01-01 to 2022-12-31

Student Voice Inc, founded in 2013, is a small nonprofit in the Youth Development sector that reported $420K in total revenue in fiscal year 2022. Revenue grew 9% year-over-year, indicating healthy expansion. The organization ran a surplus of $110K, a strong 26% operating margin.

Mission

Student Voice provides students with the platform to become leaders to change their local schools and communities. We meet students where they are and identify student-centric solutions that address the systemic inequity in the American education system. Our programs allow us to follow a theory of change to amplify, aggregate and accelerate student voices.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1

Expenses: $41,539 Revenue: $112,250

Student Voice Strategies prepares institutions to accept youth leaders as partners in making change, while challenging systems that have kept marginalized voices out for too long. Student Voice team members work with corporations, organizations, school districts, and other institutions by providing coaching for adults who are seeking to center youth voice, facilitate and co-brand panels, workshops, and trainings on youth voice, conduct focus groups, listening sessions, and stakeholder meetings, and provide comprehensive youth engagement strategies for adult-led organizations. Student Voice executed over 5 Student Voice Strategies projects with corporations, organizations, school districts, and other institutions.

Program 2

Expenses: $40,332 Revenue: $23

The awareness & outreach program relates to exposing & educating communities regarding systematic inequality issues that schools currently encounter.Throughout 2022, we drove and participated in...

The awareness & outreach program relates to exposing & educating communities regarding systematic inequality issues that schools currently encounter.Throughout 2022, we drove and participated in dialogues related to the importance of young people being involved in philanthropy with Grantmakers for Thriving Youth, corporate engagement in education with TED, and district level school innovation with New Hanover County schools.

Program 3

Expenses: $32,425

The Student Voice Journalism Fellowship is a cohort of 17 high-school-aged young people passionate about using storytelling as a vehicle for social change. Fellows have access to industry mentors and participate in group workshops to craft narratives about their diverse academic experiences. By producing multimedia story content, the fellowship amplifies student voices in the broader educational dialogue nationwide. In addition to professional development on the process of storytelling, the fellowship emphasizes community impact through partnerships with local print publications, public/talk radio and TV. More information about the Student Voice Journalism Fellowship can be found on our website at StuVoice.org/journalism-fellowship.

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Trantor Score

Financial Health Score (300–850) · Liquidity · Solvency · Sustainability · Efficiency

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

Financial Overview (2022)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $307,563

Program Service Revenue $112,273

Investment Income $0

Other Revenue $31

TOTAL REVENUE $419,867

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $41,550

Salaries & Benefits $227,846

Fundraising Expenses $17,889

Program Expenses $183,957

Other Expenses $40,644

TOTAL EXPENSES $310,040

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2022	2021	Change
Revenue	$419,867	$384,907	+0.1%
Expenses	$310,040	$269,459	+0.2%
Net Income	$109,827	$115,448	0.0%

Key Indicators

✗ Grants to Organizations ✓ Grants to Individuals ✗ Lobbying ✗ Political Activity ✗ Foreign Activities ✗ Donor Advised Fund ✓ Schedule B Required

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Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

Volunteers

Governance Policies

✗ Conflict of Interest Policy

✗ Whistleblower Policy

✗ Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

✗ Operated a School

✗ Operated a Hospital

✗ Provided First Class Travel

✗ Reported Conflict of Interest

✗ Reported Asset Diversion

✗ Excess Benefit Transaction

✗ Made Political Expenditures

✗ Engaged in Lobbying

✗ Operated Donor Advised Fund

✗ Maintained Art Collections

✗ Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers

$38,601

Total Directors

$7,750

Key Employees

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
Taylor Kahn-Perry	Dir of Strategy	20.00	Officer	$30,851	$0	$30,851
Merrit Jones	Senior Advisor	5.00	Officer Director	$7,750	$0	$7,750
Zak Malamed	Board Member	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Nikki Adeli	Board Member	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Andrew Brennen	Board Member	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Michelle Renee Valladares	Board Member	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0

Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Net Income
2022	$419,867	$310,040	$397,958	$109,827
2021	$384,907	$269,459	$287,903	$115,448
2020	$222,023	$214,774	$172,537	$7,249
2018	$324,975	$38,794	$293,374	$286,181