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LIGHTHOUSE FOR THE BLIND IN NEW ORLEANS: Form 990, tax year 2022

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Organization
LIGHTHOUSE FOR THE BLIND IN NEW ORLEANS (EIN 72-0408941)
Tax period
2022-01-01 to 2022-12-31
Filed
2023-11-15
IRS object ID
202303199349328995
Schema version
2022v5.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2023-11-15T20:50:17-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2022-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN923320348PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1EAG GULF COAST LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1ONE GALLERIA BLVD STE 2100AddressLine1Txt
CityMETAIRIECityNm
State AbbreviationLAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP70001ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2022-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN720408941EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE LIGHTHOUSE FOR THE BLIND INBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2NEW ORLEANS INCBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlLIGHBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone5048994501PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1123 STATE STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW ORLEANSCityNm
State AbbreviationLAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP70118ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonDARLENE BUDGEWATERPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENT AND CEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone5048994501PhoneNum
Signature2023-11-15SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstDARLENEPersonFirstNm
Person LastBUDGEWATERPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSN999009999SSN
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonGINA RACHELPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01216293PTIN
Phone5048375990PhoneNum
Preparation2023-11-15PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer3TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2022TaxYr
Build TS2023-04-26 12:10:37ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Doing Business As Name DoingBusinessAsName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1LIGHTHOUSE LOUISIANABusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerDARLENE BUDGEWATERPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1123 STATE STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW ORLEANSCityNm
State AbbreviationLAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP70118ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$8,664,823GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.LIGHTHOUSELOUISIANA.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1915FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateLALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO EMPOWER PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES THROUGH EMPLOYMENT, SERVICES AND ADVOCACY.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body29VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent29VotingMembersIndependentCnt
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Total Volunteers70TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$2,420,404PYContributionsGrantsAmt
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CY Program Service Revenue$5,173,529CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$348,333PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$206,300CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$159,508PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$139,259CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$9,622,051PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$7,045,879CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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CY Total Fundraising Expense$312,929CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$4,885,456PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$5,216,186CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$10,768,297PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$10,250,392CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$1,146,246PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$3,204,513CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$20,791,021TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$16,592,855TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$3,429,508TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$3,362,199TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$17,361,513NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$13,230,656NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTO EMPOWER PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES THROUGH EMPLOYMENT, SERVICES AND ADVOCACY.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$8,200,539ExpenseAmt
Revenue$5,274,873RevenueAmt
DescTO PROMOTE INDIVIDUAL INDEPENDENCE AND SELF-RELIANCE FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE BLIND OR VISUALLY IMPAIRED BY PROVIDING A RANGE OF REHABILITATIVE, VOCATIONAL, RECREATIONAL, AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED VISION LOSS. VISION REHABILITATION FOR ACCESS TECHNOLOGY, ORIENTATION & MOBILITY, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY, SOCIAL SERVICES, TRANSPORTATION, AND MORE.LIGHTHOUSE LOUISIANA EMPOWERED 1,455 INDIVIDUALS WITH VISION IMPAIRMENT BY PROVIDING DAILY LIVING SKILLS TRAINING, INSTRUCTION IN BRAILLE, ORIENTATION AND MOBILITY, ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY TRAINING AND TRANSPORTATION.LIGHTHOUSE LOUISIANA'S EMPLOYMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT (LL ES) PROVIDED SERVICES AND SUPPORT TO 105 CLIENTS OVER FOUR PROGRAMS IN 2022.LIGHTHOUSE LOUISIANA'S YOUTH SERVICES DEPARTMENT (LL YS) PROVIDED SERVICES AND SUPPORT TO 92 CLIENTS OVER FOUR PROGRAMS IN 2022.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$8,200,539TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsYes (1)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document61IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee176EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Independent Voting Member29IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldMSStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1DARLENE BUDGEWATERBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone5048994501PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1123 STATE STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW ORLEANSCityNm
State AbbreviationLAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP70118ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (40 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
ADAM BABICH
DIRECTOR (THRU 12/2022)0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
CONNIE BELLONE
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANDREW BIZER
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
DANIELLE BOREL
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
PATRICK BROWNE III
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
AMANDA BURKHARDT
DIRECTOR (THRU 08/2022)0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
KEVIN CASEY
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
LESLIE ESTRADA
DIRECTOR (THRU 12/2022)0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
CELESTE EUSTIS
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
GABE FELDMAN
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
ADHAM AL HARIRI
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
RENEE HORTON
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHERI JOHNSON
DIRECTOR (THRU 11/2022)0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANDREW KINGSLEY
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
GREGORY MANNING
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
LAURA MCWHIRTER
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
BLAIR MONROE
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
JULIE NOSSER
DIRECTOR (THRU 4/2022)0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
LAURA SCALLAN
DIRECTOR (THRU 4/2022)0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANDY ST ROMAIN
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
ED STAUSS
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
SUE STRACHAN
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
EDWARD THIBODEAUX
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
SEEMA WALIA
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
REBECCA WAXMAN
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
SUSAN PEREIRA
CHAIR (THRU 4/2022)0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
CHARLIE MARTS
CHAIR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
CAMERON CURRIE
CHAIR ELECT0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
KEITH KATZ
SECRETARY (THRU 4/2022)0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
MARCELLE WAINER
SECRETARY0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
PAUL JORDAN
TREASURER (THRU 4/2022)0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
JASON JOBES
TREASURER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
NICKI CANDIES
AT LARGE (THRU 4/2022)0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
MOLLY VIGOUR
AT LARGE0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
PINKY HARRIS
AT LARGE0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
DARLENE BUDGEWATER
PRESIDENT/CEO40.00$163,647$0$24,229Yes (X)
LOUELLA RENEE VIDRINE
PRESIDENT/CEO (THRU 3/2022)40.00$114,747$0$8,009Yes (X)
SHAWNE FAVRE
CFO40.00$55,726$0$4,111Yes (X)
CHRIS HEVEZI
CFO (THRU 6/2022)40.00$45,326$0$6,605Yes (X)
JENICE HECK
COO40.00$112,373$0$10,090Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$491,819TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$53,044TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K3IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising$41,330FundraisingAmt
Government Grants$1,008,658GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$476,803AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$1,526,791TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescSERVICES/WORKSHOP/PROGRAM SALES,Desc
Business624310BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$5,173,529TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$5,173,529RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$5,173,529TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$90,386TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$90,386ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$10,234TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$10,234ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$33,659RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$0RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$33,659RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$33,659TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$33,659ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$1,709,380SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$1,593,466SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$115,914SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$115,914TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$115,914ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$19,500FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$41,330ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$25,478FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$5,978TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$5,978ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
REFUNDS/REBATES/REIMBURSEMENTS900099$65,028$65,028
RECOVERY OF BAD DEBT900099$36,316$36,316
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$101,344OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$7,045,879TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$5,274,873RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$244,215ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$422,400TotalAmt
Program Services$146,607ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$213,667ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$62,126FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,491,663TotalAmt
Program Services$3,055,115ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$300,582ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$135,966FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$146,669TotalAmt
Program Services$131,557ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$13,435ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,677FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$603,145TotalAmt
Program Services$544,021ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$40,336ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$18,788FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$370,329TotalAmt
Program Services$293,235ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$63,101ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$13,993FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$51,537TotalAmt
Program Services$1,800ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$49,737ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$32,900TotalAmt
Management And General$32,900ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$28,390TotalAmt
Management And General$28,390ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,029,607TotalAmt
Program Services$870,671ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$155,506ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,430FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,832TotalAmt
Program Services$1,396ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$356ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$80FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$609,578TotalAmt
Program Services$391,755ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$211,266ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,557FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$182,169TotalAmt
Program Services$45,885ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$133,143ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,141FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,055,966TotalAmt
Program Services$733,181ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$317,218ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,567FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$128,165TotalAmt
Program Services$114,399ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$12,622ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,144FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$42,490TotalAmt
Program Services$9,498ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,970ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$31,022FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$98,584TotalAmt
Program Services$3,448ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$95,135ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,055,568TotalAmt
Program Services$975,614ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$53,146ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$26,808FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
FREIGHT$800,791$800,559$229$3
LOW VISION DEVICES FOR$27,608$27,608
STAFF TRAINING & RECRUI$9,355$6,786$1,817$752
DRUG BACKGROUND CHECKS$3,355$2,866$181$308

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$58,291TotalAmt
Program Services$44,538ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$12,187ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,566FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,250,392TotalAmt
Program Services$8,200,539ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,736,924ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$312,929FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$313,527BOYAmt
EOY$752,675EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$114,735BOYAmt
EOY$81,129EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$363,812BOYAmt
EOY$245,558EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,307,382BOYAmt
EOY$1,221,131EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,688,708BOYAmt
EOY$953,814EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$251,019BOYAmt
EOY$140,060EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$26,398,137LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$16,416,354LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,797,520BOYAmt
EOY$9,981,783EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,915,857BOYAmt
EOY$3,178,244EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$38,461BOYAmt
EOY$38,461EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$20,791,021BOYAmt
EOY$16,592,855EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,765,306BOYAmt
EOY$1,476,308EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,576BOYAmt
EOY$45,576EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$324,126BOYAmt
EOY$125,821EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,329,500BOYAmt
EOY$1,714,494EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,429,508BOYAmt
EOY$3,362,199EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,926,717BOYAmt
EOY$12,861,487EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$434,796BOYAmt
EOY$369,169EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$17,361,513BOYAmt
EOY$13,230,656EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$20,791,021BOYAmt
EOY$16,592,855EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$3,204,513ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$926,344NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,692,071CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,839,960CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,235,046CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,420,404CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,526,791CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$10,714,272TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,692,071CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,839,960CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,235,046CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,420,404CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,526,791CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$10,714,272TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$239,557SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$10,474,715PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$96,356CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$125,699CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$157,456CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$149,508CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$134,279CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$663,298TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$114,965CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,250CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Total$119,215TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$11,496,785TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$96,923,984GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.91110PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.87670PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$300,797BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$33,635InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$10,136OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$2,310AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$254,716EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$268,019BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$44,905InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$9,684OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$2,443AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$300,797EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$257,880BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$20,871InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$8,836OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$1,896AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$268,019EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$229,356BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$38,376InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$8,321OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$1,531AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$257,880EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$240,234BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$8,878InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses$2,000AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$229,356EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.00000BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.88334PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.11666TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgYes (1)EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$24,500InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$639,948OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$664,448BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$12,500,469OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$4,661,605DepreciationAmt
Book Value$7,838,864BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$13,016,790OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$11,539,248DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,477,542BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$216,430OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$215,501DepreciationAmt
Book Value$929BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$9,981,783TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$6,080,307TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$926,344NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue$25,478OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$900,866RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$6,981,173RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$28,390InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$36,316OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$64,706RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$7,045,879TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$10,211,164TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$25,478OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$25,478ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$10,185,686ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$28,390InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Other Expenses Not Included$36,316OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$64,706ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$10,250,392TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART V, LINE 4:SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS OR DIRECT SERVICES FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE VISUAL AND OTHER DISABILITIES.
PART X, LINE 2:THE ORGANIZATION IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION ORGANIZAED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA. IT IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, AND QUALIFIES AS AN ORGANIZATION THAT IS NOT A PRIVATE FOUNDATION AS DEFINED IN SECTION 509(A) OF THE CODE. IT IS ALSO EXEMPT FROM LOUISIANA INCOME TAX UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF R.S. 47:121(5). THE ORGANIZATION HAS PROCESSES PRESENTLY IN PLACE TO ENSURE THE MAINTENANCE OF ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS; TO IDENTIFY AND REPORT UNRELATED INCOME; TO DETERMINE ITS FILING AND TAX OBLIGATIONS IN JURISDICTIONS FOR WHICH IT HAS NEXUS; AND TO IDENTIFY AND EVALUATE OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY BE CONSIDERED TAX POSITIONS. THE ORGANIZATION HAS DETERMINED THAT THERE ARE NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT REQUIRE RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSE 25,478.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:RECOVERY OF BAD DEBT 36,316.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSE 25,478.
PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:RECOVERY OF BAD DEBT 36,316.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1SOIREE DE LUMIEREEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$60,830GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$41,330CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$19,500GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$11,689RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$9,316FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$2,072EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$2,401OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$60,830GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$41,330CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$19,500GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$11,689RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$9,316FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$2,072EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$2,401OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$25,478DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$5,978NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonDARLENE BUDGEWATERPersonNm
TitlePRESIDENT/CEOTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$163,647BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$2,200DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$22,029NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$187,876TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BAFTER THE 990 IS COMPLETED, EACH MEMBER OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE IS PROVIDED A COPY FOR THEIR REVIEW. THE FINANCE COMMITTEE THEN COMMUNICATES APPROVAL TO THE BOARD AND PRESIDENT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND QUESTIONNAIRE IS DISTRIBUTED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS ANNUALLY. EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MUST REVIEW, SIGN, AND LIST ANY CONFLICTS. KEY STAFF MEMBERS ARE AWARE AND UNDERSTAND THE POLICY AND THROUGHOUT THE YEAR NOTIFY THE BOARD AND/OR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE PROCESS FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION FOR THE PRESIDENT/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND OTHER KEY EMPLOYEES INCLUDES RESEARCH OF COMPENSATION PROVIDED IN OTHER LIKE ORGANIZATIONS FOR EMPLOYEES WITH COMPARABLE RESPONSIBILITIES, FOR EXAMPLE, GUIDESTAR'S ANNUAL NON-PROFIT COMPENSATION SURVEY. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FOR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ALSO CONSIDERS INFORMATION PROVIDED BY NATIONAL INDUSTRIES FOR THE BLIND AND OUR BOARD MEMBERS' KNOWLEDGE OF LOCAL COMPENSATION LEVELS. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION IS A NEGOTIATED 2 YEAR CONTRACT. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR KEEPS AN ANNUAL SCHEDULE OF THE COMPENSATION LEVELS OF EMPLOYEES WHICH IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED, ALONG WITH RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CHANGES TO COMPENSATION, BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE EACH YEAR.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, WHISTLEBLOWER POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GPROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 9,876. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 113,527. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 1,405. TOTAL EXPENSES 124,808. COMMISSIONS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 509,273. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 509,273. CONTRACT LABOR: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 351,522. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 41,979. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 2,025. TOTAL EXPENSES 395,526.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:THERE HAVE BEEN NO CHANGES FROM THE PRIOR YEAR IN THE OVERSIGHT OR SELECTION PROCESSES FOR THE AUDIT THAT THE ORGANIZATION'S COMMITTEE USES.