Voices for Independence

ERIE, PA EIN: 25-1727199 Website

THE PURPOSE OF VOICES FOR INDEPENDENCE IS TO EMPOWER PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, IMPROVE THE QUALITY, INDEPENDENCE, DIGNITY, AND CONTROL OF THEIR LIVES, AS WELL AS TO PROMOTE A PHILOSOPHY OF INDEPENDENT LIVING, INCLUDING A PHILOSOPHY OF CONSUMER CONTROL, PEER SUPPORT, SELF-HELP, SELF- DETERMINATION, EQUAL ACCESS, AND INDIVIDUAL AND SYSTEMS ADVOCACY, AS WELL AS THE INTEGRATION AND FULL INCLUSION OF INDIVIDUALS WITH CROSS DISABILITIES INTO THE MAINSTREAM OF AMERICAN SOCIETY.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$11.8M

+5.4% YoY

Annual Giving

-100.0% YoY

Grant Count

0

-100.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$6M$13M$19M$26M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$11,756,415$11,150,687$11,834,971
Revenue$17,707,843$23,254,674$20,276,084
Expenses$17,032,346$23,238,658$20,643,822
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$54,905$40,316$40,014
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$80K$160K$240K$319K0 grants20203 grants20212 grants20222 grants20230 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 0 recipients in 2024

Grant Size Distribution

7 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K2$50–100K3$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

SHONA EAKINCEO$212KSTACY KEMMLERCFO$153K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
KATHY A HERTZOGCHAIR1
ROBERT BACHVICE CHAIR1
BROOK WARDTREASURER1
KEITH KLINKSECRETARY1
DAVID TOMEDIRECTOR1
LARRY SMITHDIRECTOR1
PAUL SONSONDIRECTOR1
DARLENE WOLFORDDIRECTOR1
CATHI MITCHELLDIRECTOR1
SHONA EAKINCEO19.5$211,886
STACY KEMMLERCFO19.5$153,425

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

1states

States

Cities

Washington

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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