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LIGHTHOUSE FOR THE BLIND IN NEW ORLEANS: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
LIGHTHOUSE FOR THE BLIND IN NEW ORLEANS (EIN 72-0408941)
Tax period
2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed
2025-09-04
IRS object ID
202542479349300119
Schema version
2024v5.2
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)
Return2025-09-04T10:54:15-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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 Begin2024-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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
Signature2025-09-02SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonGINA RACHELPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01216293PTIN
Phone5048375990PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

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$9,725,525GrossReceiptsAmt
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
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Total Volunteers70TotalVolunteersCnt
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PY Program Service Revenue$4,434,439PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$6,308,400CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$72,059PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$229,338CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$141,390PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue-$12,262CYOtherRevenueAmt
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CY Total Revenue$8,192,104CYTotalRevenueAmt
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CY Total Expenses$8,490,649CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$3,314,204PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$298,545CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$14,749,151TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$4,768,809TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$4,391,666TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$10,294,859NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
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Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$5,764,807ExpenseAmt
Revenue$6,313,310RevenueAmt
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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 Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art ContributionYes (1)DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document23IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee103EmployeeCnt
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 Member22IndependentVotingMemberCnt
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

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Business Name Line1DARLENE BUDGEWATERBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone5048994501PhoneNum

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

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (33 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
ANDY ST ROMAIN
DIRECTOR0.25Yes (X)$0$0$0
SEEMA WALIA
DIRECTOR0.25Yes (X)$0$0$0
DURONNE WALKER
DIRECTOR0.25Yes (X)$0$0$0
GLENDA SPEARS
DIRECTOR0.25Yes (X)$0$0$0
GREGORY MANNING
DIRECTOR0.25Yes (X)$0$0$0
KATIE LASKEY
DIRECTOR0.25Yes (X)$0$0$0
LAURA MCWHIRTER
DIRECTOR0.25Yes (X)$0$0$0
MEGAN MAJOUE
DIRECTOR0.25Yes (X)$0$0$0
MERCEDES MONTAGNES
DIRECTOR0.25Yes (X)$0$0$0
PETER WARING
DIRECTOR0.25Yes (X)$0$0$0
REBECCA WAXMAN
DIRECTOR0.25Yes (X)$0$0$0
CELESTE EUSTIS
DIRECTOR0.25Yes (X)$0$0$0
KEVIN CASEY
DIRECTOR0.25Yes (X)$0$0$0
RENEE HORTON
DIRECTOR0.25Yes (X)$0$0$0
SUE STRACHAN
DIRECTOR0.25Yes (X)$0$0$0
PAUL MASINTER
DIRECTOR0.25Yes (X)$0$0$0
DANIELLE BOREL
DIRECTOR (THRU 04/24)0.25Yes (X)$0$0$0
PATRICK BROWNE III
DIRECTOR (THRU 04/24)0.25Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANDREW KINGSLEY
DIRECTOR (THRU 06/24)0.25Yes (X)$0$0$0
BLAIR MONROE
DIRECTOR (THRU 04/24)0.25Yes (X)$0$0$0
EDWARD THIBODEAUX
DIRECTOR (THRU 04/24)0.25Yes (X)$0$0$0
MOLLY VIGOUR
DIRECTOR (THRU 04/24)0.25Yes (X)$0$0$0
CAMERON CURRIE
CHAIR0.25Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
CONNIE BELLONE
VICE CHAIR0.25Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
ED STAUSS
SECRETARY0.25Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
KEITH MCCULLOCH
TREASURER0.25Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
CHARLIE MARTS
CHAIR (THRU 04/24)0.25Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
MARCELLE WAINER
SECRETARY (THRU 04/24)0.25Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
JASON JOBES
TREASURER (THRU 04/24)/DIRECTOR0.25Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
DARLENE BUDGEWATER
PRESIDENT/CEO40.00$205,883$0$28,757Yes (X)
PAUL BERNARD
CFO40.00$125,363$0$10,761Yes (X)
JENICE HECK
COO40.00$129,725$0$11,675Yes (X)
THEODORE HAEFELE
CPO40.00$114,476$0$42,424Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$575,447TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
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Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K4IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

Contractor Name ContractorName

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1EISNERAMPERBusinessNameLine1Txt

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line18550 UNITED PLAZA BLVD STE 1001AddressLine1Txt
CityBATON ROUGECityNm
State AbbreviationLAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP70809ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ServicesAUDITServicesDesc
Compensation$117,400CompensationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K1CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising$155,389FundraisingAmt
Government Grants$1,116,659GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$394,580AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$16,559NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$1,666,628TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescSERVICES/WORKSHOP/SALES, NETDesc
Business624310BusinessCd
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Related Or Exempt Func Income$6,308,400RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$6,308,400TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$128,545TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$128,545ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$3,425TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$3,425ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$12,258RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$0RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$12,258RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$12,258TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$12,258ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$1,453,268SecuritiesAmt
Other$100,000OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$1,452,475SecuritiesAmt
Other$0OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$793SecuritiesAmt
Other$100,000OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$100,793TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$100,793ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$46,710FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$155,389ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$79,530FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$32,820TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$32,820ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gaming Gross Income$1,381GamingGrossIncomeAmt
Gaming Direct Expenses$1,416GamingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$35TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$35ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescREFUNDS/REBATES/REIMBURSEMENTSDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$4,910TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$4,910RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$4,910OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$8,192,104TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$6,313,310RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$212,166ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$370,764TotalAmt
Program Services$121,081ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$202,755ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$46,928FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,843,513TotalAmt
Program Services$1,987,692ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$707,744ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$148,077FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$107,643TotalAmt
Program Services$88,949ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$18,694ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$456,662TotalAmt
Program Services$315,011ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$112,074ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$29,577FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$276,209TotalAmt
Program Services$197,855ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$65,142ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$13,212FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$25,644TotalAmt
Management And General$25,644ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$99,500TotalAmt
Management And General$99,500ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$28,985TotalAmt
Management And General$28,985ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$830,790TotalAmt
Program Services$660,937ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$139,690ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$30,163FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$91,469TotalAmt
Program Services$3,803ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$17,221ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$70,445FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$422,778TotalAmt
Program Services$214,439ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$200,747ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,592FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$210,963TotalAmt
Program Services$62,017ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$148,775ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$171FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$521,448TotalAmt
Program Services$284,465ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$226,630ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$10,353FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$101,482TotalAmt
Program Services$81,316ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$18,704ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,462FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$27,993TotalAmt
Program Services$19,418ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,082ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$493FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$232,165TotalAmt
Program Services$495ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$231,670ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$616,170TotalAmt
Program Services$545,327ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$44,035ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$26,808FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$357,550TotalAmt
Program Services$335,594ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$14,854ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,102FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
FREIGHT$722,004$715,100$6,852$52
LOW VISION DEVICES FOR$86,321$86,321
BAD DEBT EXPENSE$36,032$35,353$679
STAFF TRAINING & RECRUI$14,124$6,022$6,190$1,912

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,440TotalAmt
Program Services$3,612ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,740ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$88FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,490,649TotalAmt
Program Services$5,764,807ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,331,407ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$394,435FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,456,643BOYAmt
EOY$309,991EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$78,339BOYAmt
EOY$463,135EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$297,471BOYAmt
EOY$266,627EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,253,475BOYAmt
EOY$1,489,442EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,573,910BOYAmt
EOY$1,507,090EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$70,325BOYAmt
EOY$77,371EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$19,761,606LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$13,283,722LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,618,216BOYAmt
EOY$6,477,884EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,676,828BOYAmt
EOY$4,119,150EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

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

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,063,668BOYAmt
EOY$14,749,151EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,185,390BOYAmt
EOY$1,803,718EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

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

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,537,843BOYAmt
EOY$2,587,948EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,768,809BOYAmt
EOY$4,391,666EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,896,418BOYAmt
EOY$9,923,982EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$398,441BOYAmt
EOY$433,503EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,294,859BOYAmt
EOY$10,357,485EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,063,668BOYAmt
EOY$14,749,151EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$298,545ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$361,171NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
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$3,235,046CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,420,404CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,526,791CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,242,040CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,666,628CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$10,090,909TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,235,046CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,420,404CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,526,791CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,242,040CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,666,628CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$10,090,909TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$89,370SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$10,001,539PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$157,456CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$149,508CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$134,279CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$138,667CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$144,228CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$724,138TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$720CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total$720TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$10,815,767TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$91,661,203GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.92470PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.92000PublicSupportPY170Pct
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$275,654BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$32,492InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$10,778OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$2,286AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$295,082EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$254,716BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$33,659InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$10,590OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$2,131AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$275,654EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

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 Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

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 Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

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
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.00000BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.76250PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.23750TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgYes (1)EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$24,500InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$24,500BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$10,013,898OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$4,271,109DepreciationAmt
Book Value$5,742,789BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$9,533,691OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$8,823,096DepreciationAmt
Book Value$710,595BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$189,517OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$189,517DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$6,477,884TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$8,588,678TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$361,171NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue$64,388OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$425,559RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$8,163,119RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$28,985InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$28,985RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$8,192,104TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$8,526,052TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$64,388OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$64,388ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$8,461,664ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$28,985InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$28,985ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$8,490,649TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 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 64,388.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES 64,388.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1SOIREE DE LUMIEREEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$172,415GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$129,733CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$42,682GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event1$17,287NonCashPrizesEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$30,751FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$4,499EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$11,315OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2RISE & SHINEEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$29,684GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$25,656CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$4,028GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event2$1,893NonCashPrizesEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2$1,453RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2$3,857FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$8,475OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Gross Receipts Total$202,099GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$155,389CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$46,710GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Events$19,180NonCashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$1,453RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$34,608FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$4,499EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$19,790OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$79,530DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$32,820NetIncomeSummaryAmt

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 PaymentsYes (1)AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (2 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
DARLENE BUDGEWATER
PRESIDENT/CEO$205,883$0$0$0$0$0$4,335$0$24,422$0$234,640$0$0$0
THEODORE HAEFELE
CPO$113,476$0$1,000$0$0$0$7,622$0$34,802$0$156,900$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 7FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationBONUSES WERE PAID DURING THE YEAR.ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Works Of Art WorksOfArtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution11ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$1,903NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Collectibles CollectiblesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution15ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$3,031NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Food Inventory FoodInventoryGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution41ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$864NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
DescGIFT CERTIFICATESDesc
Contribution24ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$10,761NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received0Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, COLUMN (B):FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE ORGANIZATION IS REPORTING THE NUMBER OF INSTANCES OF CONTRIBUTIONS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 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 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.