2025-12-18T09:25:26-06:00 2025-06-30 231386942 CAMPBELL RAPPOLD & YURASITS LLP 1033 S CEDAR CREST BLVD ALLENTOWN PA 181035443 990 2024-07-01 010958973 MIKAYLAS VOICE MIKA 6107462323 1405 NORTH CEDAR CREST BLVD 102 ALLENTOWN PA 18104 LAURA DEANGELO TREASURER 6107462323 2025-12-01 1 0 MARC A BRINKER CPA P01040599 6104357489 2025-12-01 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z RITA CHESKIEWICZ 1405 NORTH CEDAR CREST BLVD SUITE 102 ALLENTOWN PA 18104 440057 0 X WWW.MIKAYLASVOICE.ORG X 2010 PA CHALLENGE KIDS TO CREATE A KINDER WORLD WHERE EVERYONE HAS A FRIEND. MIKAYLA'S VOICE UNIQUE SCHOOL- AND COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMS ALLOW KIDS TO ENJOY AND DEMONSTRATE SUCCESSFUL INCLUSION AS THEY WORK AND PLAY TOGETHER. DESIGNED TO SHOWCASE CHILDREN'S TALENT AND CREATIVITY, INNOVATIVE PROGRAMMING IN EDUCATION, THE ARTS, AND SPORTS AND RECREATION GIVE CHILDREN THE OPPORTUNITY TO EDUCATE THEIR COMMUNITIES AND CREATE CULTURAL CHANGE BY PROVING INCLUSION IS POSSIBLE IN ALL ASPECTS OF LIFE. 8 8 7 28 0 0 595476 410107 0 15000 2813 6855 364 -3532 598653 428430 0 0 0 0 222400 188576 0 0 17021 286527 260132 508927 448708 89726 -20278 425339 403270 8623 6832 416716 396438 X ALL CHILDREN SHOULD FEEL VALUED AND WELCOME IN THEIR SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY AND UNDERSTAND THAT IT'S THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO HELP OTHERS TO FEEL THE SAME. 0 0 225403 6881 INCLUSION BOOKS:MIKAYLA'S VOICE HAS PUBLISHED FOUR CHILDREN'S BOOKS WRITTEN AND ILLUSTRATED BY KIDS FOR OTHER KIDS ABOUT HAVING A FRIEND WITH A DISABILITY. MIKAYLA WAS BORN WITH A BRAIN INJURY (OUR FRIEND MIKAYLA), JEFFREY HAS DOWN SYNDROME (HIGH FIVES AND A BIG HEART), BRADY IS CHALLENGED BY AUTISM (SUPER BRADY ~ ALWAYS ON THE MOVE!), AND DOT HAS A YELLOW SPOT (THE SPOT), BUT THESE BOOKS ARE NOT ABOUT THE MAIN CHARACTERS OR THEIR DISABILITIES. THEY ARE ABOUT FRIENDSHIP. AND KINDNESS.INCLUSION ART PROJECTS: STUDENTS OF ALL ABILITIES WORK TOGETHER TO CREATE LARGE- SCALE ARTWORK (WHEELS OF FRIENDSHIP) OR SMALL INTERACTIVE ARTWORK (KAYA'S KALEIDOSCOPE) TO CELEBRATE INCLUSION IN SCHOOL. THEIR ART IS PERMANENTLY DISPLAYED IN SCHOOL AS A BEAUTIFUL REMINDER THAT IT IS ALWAYS POSSIBLE TO INCLUDE EVERYONE!MIKAYLA'S BOOKSHELF ENRICHMENT WEBSITE:"MIKAYLA'S BOOKSHELF" INCLUDES ELECTRONIC VERSIONS OF ALL FOUR BOOKS MAKING IT EASIER TO SHARE THEM WITH ALL CLASSES, STUDENTS, AND FAMILIES. BUT THE BOOKS ARE JUST THE FOUNDATION UPON WHICH WE HAVE BUILT ADDITIONAL ENRICHMENT LESSONS WITH THE THEMES OF KINDNESS AND FRIENDSHIP FOR TEACHERS AND OLDER STUDENTS TO INTRODUCE AND/OR REINFORCE MIKAYLA'S VOICE MESSAGE AND MISSION WITH YOUNGER STUDENTS. 150269 4587 SCHOOL ASSEMBLIES: MIKAYLA'S VOICE DELIVERS SCHOOL-WIDE ASSEMBLIES, WHERE WE SHARE THE BOOK OUR FRIEND MIKAYLA, AND ARE JOINED BY A CO-PRESENTER (STUDENT OR YOUNG ADULT WITH A DISABILITY) WHO ALSO SHARES THEIR PERSONAL STORY. WE ENCOURAGE ALL QUESTIONS, PROVIDING HONEST ANSWERS AND FURTHER DISCUSSION ABOUT HAVING A FRIEND WITH A DISABILITY. EACH PRESENTATION CONCLUDES WITH AN INVITATION FOR ALL STUDENTS TO SERVE AS MIKAYLA'S "VOICE."MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL MENTOR PROGRAM:WHEN WE DELIVER OUR PROGRAM IN JR. & SR. HIGH SCHOOLS, WE ENCOURAGE STAFF TO ALLOW STUDENTS TO BECOME MENTORS TO THE YOUNGER STUDENTS WITHIN THEIR DISTRICT. MENTORS USE OUR BOOKS AND ENRICHMENT WEBSITE TO SHARE MIKAYLA'S VOICE MISSION THROUGH READING ONE OF OUR FOUR BOOKS AND COMPLETING ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES. OUR PHILOSOPHY HAS ALWAYS BEEN TO INSPIRE AND EMPOWER CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS TO INCLUDE EVERYONE AND TEACH OTHERS TO DO THE SAME. 8716 "TRI FOR INCLUSION" IS A PRICELESS OPPORTUNITY FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS OF ALL ABILITIES TO RACE SIDE-BY -SIDE IN SOMETHING THEY HAD NOT LIKELY DREAMED POSSIBLE -COMPETE IN A USAT SANCTIONED TRIATHLON. INDIVIDUALS OR TEAMS SIGN UP TO SWIM, BIKE AND RUN OR TO BE PART OF A RELAY TEAM. THEIR EFFORTS SHOW OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY THAT THERE IS ALWAYS A WAY TO INCLUDE EVERYONE, EVEN IN A CHALLENGING SPORTING EVENT. 384388 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 0 1 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 PA X THE ORGANIZATION 6107462323 1405 NORTH CEDAR CREST BLVD SUITE ALLENTOWN PA 18104 JARED BROWN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JOE MANCINI DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT PANGARO DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 STACY WINTERFIELD DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 HEATHER JOSEPH TREASURER/SECRETARY (FORMER) 2.00 X 0 0 0 LAURA DEANGELO TREASURER 2.00 X 0 0 0 RITA CHESKIEWICZ EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 93718 0 0 MARY MAHONEY-FERSTER CHAIR 2.00 X 0 0 0 TIMIKA MCADAMS VICE CHAIR 2.00 X 0 0 0 93718 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 360000 50107 410107 PROGRAM SERVICE FEES 624110 15000 15000 15000 6855 6855 7002 11627 -4625 -4625 MISC. REVENUE 900099 1093 1093 1093 428430 11468 0 6855 X 96877 77502 14532 4843 77856 62285 11678 3893 13843 11074 2076 693 7225 5780 1084 361 28858 23087 4328 1443 101416 96345 5071 3536 2829 530 177 3177 2540 476 161 24690 22221 2469 33908 32213 1695 1623 1298 244 81 1698 1358 255 85 PROGRAM EXPENSES AND SU 35443 33012 2431 MISCELLANEOUS 8746 6991 1318 437 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 6654 3327 333 2994 COMMUNCATIONS AND TECH 3158 2526 474 158 448708 384388 47299 17021 227797 11665 285670 174248 76669 16463 18971 5248 9138 23330 22173 1583 1157 425339 403270 8623 6832 8623 6832 X 408690 396438 8026 0 416716 396438 425339 403270 -20278 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 278357 288678 367631 595476 425107 1955249 278357 288678 367631 595476 425107 1955249 1955249 119 75 1100 2258 6855 10407 1093 1093 1966749 93730 0.99420 0.99750 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 16330 15173 1157 7000 7000 0 1157 X 428430 0 428430 0 428430 448708 0 448708 0 448708 PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION ORGANIZED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA AND IS EXEMPT FROM THE FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. THE ACCOUNTING STANDARD FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES ADDRESSES THE DETERMINATION OF WHETHER TAX BENEFITS CLAIMED OR EXPECTED TO BE CLAIMED ON A TAX RETURN SHOULD BE RECORDED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. UNDER THAT GUIDANCE, THE ORGANIZATION MAY RECOGNIZE THE TAX BENEFITS FROM AN UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION ONLY IF IT IS MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT THAT THE TAX POSITION WILL BE SUSTAINED ON EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES BASED ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITION. EXAMPLES OF TAX POSITIONS INCLUDE THE TAX-EXEMPT STATUS OF THE ORGANIZATION AND VARIOUS POSITIONS RELATED TO THE POTENTIAL SOURCES OF UNRELATED BUSINESS TAXABLE INCOME (UBTI). THE TAX BENEFITS RECOGNIZED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FROM SUCH A POSITION ARE MEASURED BASED ON THE LARGEST BENEFIT THAT HAS A GREATER THAN 50% LIKELIHOOD OF BEING REALIZED UPON ULTIMATE SETTLEMENT. THERE WERE NO UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS IDENTIFIED OR LIABILITIES RECORDED FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2025 OR 2024. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS BEFORE FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ALL INDIVIDUALS ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE ANNUALLY ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND ALL EMPLOYEES RECEIVE A REVIEW PRIOR TO THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR REGARDING DETERMINATION OF SALARIES FOR THE FORTHCOMING YEAR. SALARIES ARE BASED ON WAGES AT COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS AND THE AMOUNT OF FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR INCREASES AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND OTHER POLICIES ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONSULTING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 96,345. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 5,071. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 101,416. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ASSUME RESPONISIBILITY FOR THE AUDIT. THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT CHANGE THE OVERSIGHT OR SELECTION PROCESS DURING THE YEAR.