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Voices for Children of North

Public charity · Grantmaker Ocala, FL EIN: 59-3093995 Website

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Voices for Children of North at a glance

In short: Voices for Children of North gave $30K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $30K). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$30,000
-45.5% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
-50.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$30,000
+9.1% vs 2024
Median grant
$30,000
Total assets
$703,322
-10.8% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Voices for Children of North funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Kid's Aging Out: $30KKid's Aging Out$30K

The largest 2025 recipient was Kid's Aging Out ($30K).

Grant Size Distribution

3 grants across all recorded years

3<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 3 (100%).

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 2 grants2024 1 grant2025

From 2024 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $30K (2025) to $55K (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $30K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Kid's Aging Out —$30,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$703,322$164,974$250,192$30,0001$32,936
2024$788,558$222,839$136,104$55,0002$33,481
2023$700,515$217,419$76,642——$10,508
2022$555,795$99,351$58,436——$461
2021$518,669$179,560$64,353——$6
2020$403,836$149,758$130,622——$4,967
2019$384,714$248,799$76,786——$2,770

About Voices for Children of North

Based on IRS filings

Voices for Children of North is a public charity focused on Crime & Legal Related, based in Ocala, FL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $703K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $30K. Net investment income was $33K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Voices for Children of North is led by Sue Carpenter, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 15 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Sue Carpenter

    President

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Alan Gouge

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Annemarie Zarek

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ava Fields-Cordero

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Barbara Decoste

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Betty Frankfather

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Donna Irwin

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Elizabeth Bradley

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Erick Forholt

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nathasha Christopher-Henry

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rich Trzaskoma

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kathleen Cossey

    Vice President

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dorothy Norman

    Secretary

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gaetana Pensabene

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Susan J. Schwartz

    Officer at L

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (16)
  • Former: Jeffrey Cohen (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Wanda Vogler (2019–2022) — Treasurer
  • Former: Don Rausch (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Peg Donovan (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Gae Pensabene (2021) — Director
  • Former: Gail Ambrose (2021) — Secretary
  • Former: Jane Gouge (2021) — Director
  • Former: Jill Schwartz (2021) — Director
  • Former: Kathy Davis (2021) — Director
  • Former: Linnae Clinton (2021) — Director
  • Former: Rebecca Wall (2021) — Director
  • Former: Sandra Caspers (2021) — Director
  • Former: Bernard Parker (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Jim Fitzsimmons (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Lori Patterson (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Susan Connolly (2019–2020) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Voices for Children of North

How much does Voices for Children of North give each year?

Voices for Children of North gave $30K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $55K across 2 grants.

How large is Voices for Children of North?

Voices for Children of North reported $703K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $165K.

What is Voices for Children of North?

Voices for Children of North is a public charity focused on Crime & Legal Related, based in Ocala, FL. It holds $703K in total assets as of 2025.

What is Voices for Children of North's EIN?

Voices for Children of North's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 59-3093995. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 4, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
  3. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 2, 2026)

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