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The Ithaca Voice Inc
Ithaca, NY · EIN 465495365 · Form 990 · FY2025 · NTEE A30 · Arts, Culture & Humanities · Small ($100K-$1M) · ithacavoice.com
revenue
$574K
expenses
$414K
net assets
$219K
employees
7
volunteers
7
program ratio
88%
mission · from form 990

TO IMPROVE CIVIC AND POLITICAL UNDERSTANDING IN ITHACA, TOMPKINS COUNTY AND SURROUNDING REGIONS BY PUBLISHING AND SUSTAINING IN-DEPTH, EDUCATIONAL, RIGORUS, TIMELY AND ETHICAL JOURNALISM THAT ALL ESIDENTS CAN ACCESS REE OF CHARGE ON-LINE.

profile · synthesized from sources

The Ithaca Voice Inc is a nonprofit news organization based in Ithaca, New York, dedicated to improving civic and political understanding through in-depth, ethical journalism. It provides free online access to timely and educational reporting focused on local communities in Tompkins County and surrounding regions. The organization emphasizes First Amendment values and relies on reader donations to sustain its operations.

named programs · 1 · from sources

What they call their work

Local Journalism
Produces in-depth, educational, and ethical reporting on civic and political issues in Ithaca, Tompkins County, and surrounding regions, published online free of charge
activities · 1 group

What they do

  • Nonprofit Investigative & Community Journalism 1 activity
    • Produces and publishes in-depth journalism
      Creates and distributes nonpartisan, investigative journalism focused on civic and political issues in Ithaca, Tompkins County, and surrounding areas to strengthen public understanding and engagement.
financials · form 990 · fy2025
revenue
Total revenue$574K
Contributions & grants$561K98%
Program service revenue$10K2%
Investment income$1K0%
Other revenue$2K
expenses
Total expenses$414K
Program expenses88%
Admin / overhead12%
Fundraising0%
Salaries & benefits$302K
Grants paid out$0
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$303K
Cash$209K
Investments$0
Liabilities$84K
Net assets$219K
Liquid reserves6.1 mo
6 years on record · 2020–2025 · YoY revenue +77.6%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2025

Who runs it

paid leadership · 1
NameTitleHours/wkCompensation
Ron Van Ormer Executive Director 40 $60K
board members · 4
  • Aaeon Goldweber — Treasurer
  • Casey Muserra — Board Member
  • Corey Earle — Board Member
  • Hana Soderquist — Board Member
strategies · 1

How they approach the work

Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.

  • Reader-Supported Civic Journalism
    methodology: civic-journalism
    By producing in-depth, ethical journalism freely accessible online and funded through small, recurring donations from a broad base of readers, we sustain independent reporting that strengthens civic and political understanding, because it ensures editorial independence while deepening community ownership and engagement with public issues.