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LIGHTHOUSE FOR THE BLIND IN NEW ORLEANS: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization
LIGHTHOUSE FOR THE BLIND IN NEW ORLEANS (EIN 72-0408941)
Tax period
2018-01-01 to 2018-12-31
Filed
2019-10-22
IRS object ID
201902959349301450
Schema version
2018v3.1
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)
Return2019-10-22T13:36:35-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2018-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN721202445PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1POSTLETHWAITE & NETTERVILLEBusinessNameLine1Txt

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 Begin2018-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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)
PersonRENEE VIDRINEPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone5048994501PhoneNum
Signature2019-10-04SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonGINA RACHELPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01216293PTIN
Phone5048375990PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address206.124.204.139IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2019-10-04IPDt
IP Tm15:43:42IPTm
IP TimezoneCDIPTimezoneCd
Filing License TypePFilingLicenseTypeCd
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At Submission Filing Device Id06C8EF80EEA51592DEA606D23DCEC56F99370E71AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2018TaxYr
Build TS2020-01-14 16:20:31ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerRENEE VIDRINEPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1123 STATE STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW ORLEANSCityNm
State AbbreviationLAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP70118ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$13,691,970GrossReceiptsAmt
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
Total Employee193TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers70TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$4,847,006PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$1,692,071CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$8,325,526PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$8,814,262CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$94,402PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$948,589CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$308,098PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$175,443CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$13,575,032PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$11,630,365CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
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CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$293,866CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$5,087,156PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$5,779,546CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$11,163,105PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$11,896,174CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$2,411,927PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$265,809CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$24,162,881TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$22,193,951TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$3,932,112TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$3,354,619TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$20,230,769NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$18,839,332NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$9,137,865ExpenseAmt
Revenue$8,856,205RevenueAmt
DescTO SERVICE INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES IN THE REGION BY PROVIDING JOB TRAINING, EMPLOYMENT AND SERVICES. SERVICES AND PROGRAMS INCLUDED - DAILY LIVING SKILLS TRAINING, INSTRUCTION IN BRAILLE, A VISUAL AIDS STORE, ORIENTATION AND MOBILITY, RECREATIONAL SKILLS AND ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY. OVER 1,700 PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES RECEIVED SERVICES AND OVER 15,000 HOURS OF SERVICES WERE PROVIDED TO THESE INDIVIDUALS. IN ADDITION, OVER 15,000 PEOPLE RECEIVED SENSITIVITY TRAINING.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$9,137,865TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsYes (1)TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
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
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent0BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
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 Document44IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee193EmployeeCnt
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
Governing Body Voting Members29GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
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 Line1RENEE VIDRINEBusinessNameLine1Txt
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 (42 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
PAUL MASINTER
DIRECTOR0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
DANIELLE BOREL
DIRECTOR0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
PATRICK BROWNE III
DIRECTOR0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
CARL ARREDONDO
DIRECTOR0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
CAMERON CURRIE
DIRECTOR0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
DONALD ENSENAT
DIRECTOR0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
DR LESLIE ESTRADA
DIRECTOR0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
KEN FLOWER
DIRECTOR0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
PASTOR GREGORY MANNING
DIRECTOR0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHARLES MARTS
DIRECTOR0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
PAUL JORDAN
DIRECTOR0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT BACHMAN
DIRECTOR0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
GORDON KOLB
DIRECTOR0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL LEBOURGEOIS
DIRECTOR0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
DR ALEJANDRO LEON
DIRECTOR0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHERISH VAN MULLEM
DIRECTOR0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
MADELINE WEST
DIRECTOR0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
JULIE NOSSER
DIRECTOR0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
DR PATRICK SEAN O'SULLIVAN
DIRECTOR0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES PERRIER
DIRECTOR0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
BLAIR MONROE
DIRECTOR0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARCELLE WAINER
DIRECTOR0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
EDWARD THIBODEAUX
DIRECTOR0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
DR ERIC JOHNSON
DIRECTOR (THRU 4/2018)0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID BEACH
DIRECTOR (THRU 5/2018)0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES REISS
DIRECTOR (THRU 5/2018)0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOSEPH S MANN JR
DIRECTOR (THRU 5/2018)0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
MATT ROGER
DIRECTOR (THRU 5/2018)0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
REV HILL RIDDLE
DIRECTOR (THRU 2/2018)0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
QUIN BRELAND
DIRECTOR (THRU 5/2018)0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES SLATON
DIRECTOR (THRU 5/2018)0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
HARRY BALLARD
DIRECTOR (THRU 8/2018)0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRIAN J CAPITELLI
CHAIR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
SUSAN PEREIRA
CHAIR ELECT0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
LAMAR VILLERE
TREASURER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
H ELDER GWIN
SECRETARY0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
NICKI CANDIES
AT LARGE0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
KEITH KATZ
AT LARGE0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
LOUELLA RENEE VIDRINE
PRESIDENT40.00$211,911$0$36,586Yes (X)
MAX WYNEKEN
FINANCE DIRECTOR40.00$56,087$0$4,186Yes (X)
JOEL NELSON
FINANCE DIRECTOR (THRU 4/2018)40.00$15,573$0$1,335Yes (X)
STEPHANIE BENEDETTI
VICE PRESIDENT OF SALES & MARKETING40.00$120,173$0$5,586Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$403,744TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$47,693TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K2IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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 Line1E-SHIPPING LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1P O BOX 775332AddressLine1Txt
CityCHICAGOCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60677ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ServicesFREIGHTServicesDesc
Compensation$345,651CompensationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K1CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising$47,112FundraisingAmt
Government Grants$934,220GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$710,739AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$20,000NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$1,692,071TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
WORKSHOP DEPT/PROGRAM SALES, NET624310$7,276,802$7,276,802
SERVICES PROVIDED624310$1,537,460$1,537,460
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$8,814,262TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$77,821TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$77,821ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$4,951TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$4,951ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$13,584RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$0RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$13,584RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$13,584TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$13,584ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$2,855,384SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$1,984,616SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$870,768SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$870,768TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$870,768ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$191,954FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$47,112ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$76,989FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$114,965TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$114,965ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescREFUNDS/REIMBURSEMENTSDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$41,943TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$41,943RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$41,943OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$11,630,365TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$8,856,205RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$1,082,089ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$325,678TotalAmt
Program Services$99,399ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$176,580ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$49,699FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,649,405TotalAmt
Program Services$3,945,994ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$564,460ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$138,951FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$143,784TotalAmt
Program Services$126,481ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$17,303ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$582,297TotalAmt
Program Services$503,304ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$61,267ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$17,726FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$415,464TotalAmt
Program Services$326,402ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$76,308ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$12,754FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$135,130TotalAmt
Management And General$135,130ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$41,612TotalAmt
Program Services$10,676ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$30,936ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,424TotalAmt
Management And General$9,424ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$916,475TotalAmt
Program Services$734,446ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$175,949ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,080FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,402TotalAmt
Program Services$1,700ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$14ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,688FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$589,681TotalAmt
Program Services$417,574ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$130,746ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$41,361FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$167,632TotalAmt
Program Services$59,489ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$103,917ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,226FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$480,597TotalAmt
Program Services$400,916ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$79,240ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$441FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$211,528TotalAmt
Program Services$150,597ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$57,483ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,448FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$53,939TotalAmt
Program Services$22,140ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$15,567ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$16,232FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$97,257TotalAmt
Management And General$97,257ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,463,186TotalAmt
Program Services$1,321,056ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$142,130ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$289,279TotalAmt
Program Services$237,676ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$51,441ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$162FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
FREIGHT$742,381$742,381
LITIGATION SETTLEMENT$501,000$501,000
BAD DEBT EXPENSE$24,297$24,297
LOW VISION DEVICES FOR$20,793$20,793

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$31,933TotalAmt
Program Services$16,841ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$13,994ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,098FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,896,174TotalAmt
Program Services$9,137,865ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,464,443ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$293,866FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,450,551BOYAmt
EOY$702,836EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$1,347,578EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$668,182BOYAmt
EOY$299,525EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,082,909BOYAmt
EOY$1,739,183EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,110,219BOYAmt
EOY$2,590,026EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$144,396BOYAmt
EOY$191,996EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$24,787,346LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$12,414,648LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,495,917BOYAmt
EOY$12,372,698EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$2,911,648EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,208,990BOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

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

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,717BOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$24,162,881BOYAmt
EOY$22,193,951EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,437,170BOYAmt
EOY$1,746,762EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,494,942BOYAmt
EOY$962,170EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$634,494EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$11,193EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,932,112BOYAmt
EOY$3,354,619EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$19,772,065BOYAmt
EOY$18,497,778EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$233,704BOYAmt
EOY$116,554EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$225,000BOYAmt
EOY$225,000EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$20,230,769BOYAmt
EOY$18,839,332EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$24,162,881BOYAmt
EOY$22,193,951EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$265,809ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$1,125,628NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
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$1,505,791CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,613,241CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,551,305CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,847,006CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,692,071CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$11,209,414TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,505,791CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,613,241CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,551,305CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,847,006CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,692,071CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$11,209,414TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$872,875SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$10,336,539PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$122,251CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$75,378CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$137,681CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$70,641CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$96,356CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$502,307TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$111,378CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$189,637CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$115,212CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$123,622CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$114,965CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$654,814TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$12,366,535TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$52,430,460GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.83580PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.92530PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationSPECIAL EVENTS - 2014 AMOUNT: $ 111,378. 2015 AMOUNT: $ 189,637. 2016 AMOUNT: $ 115,212. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 123,622. 2018 AMOUNT: $ 114,965.ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$240,234BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$8,878InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses$2,000AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$229,356EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$0BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$225,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$15,815InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses$581AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$240,234EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.00000BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.98100PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.01900TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
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$10,678,627OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$3,273,235DepreciationAmt
Book Value$7,405,392BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$13,227,841OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$8,982,559DepreciationAmt
Book Value$4,245,282BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$216,430OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$158,854DepreciationAmt
Book Value$57,576BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$12,372,698TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescPAYROLL AND SALES TAX PAYABLEDesc
Amt$11,193Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$11,193TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$10,552,302TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$1,125,628NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue$56,989OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$1,068,639RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$11,620,941RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$9,424InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$9,424RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$11,630,365TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$11,943,739TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$56,989OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$56,989ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$11,886,750ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$9,424InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$9,424ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$11,896,174TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

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). ACCOUNTING STANDARDS PROVIDE DETAILED GUIDANCE FOR FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION, MEASUREMENT, AND DISCLOSURE OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS RECOGNIZED IN AN ENTITY'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. IT REQUIRES AN ENTITY TO RECOGNIZE THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT IMPACT OF A TAX POSITION WHEN IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THAT THE POSITION WILL NOT BE SUSTAINED ON EXAMINATION. THE ORGANIZATION'S TAX RETURNS FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2017, 2016, AND 2015 REMAIN OPEN AND SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2018 AND 2017, MANAGEMENT OF THE ORGANIZATION BELIEVES THAT IT HAD NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT QUALIFY FOR EITHER RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSE 56,989.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSE 56,989.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1SOIREE DE LUMIEREEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$110,375GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$27,840CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$82,535GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$24,864FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$300EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$8,795OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2LIGHT UP THE NIGHTEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$72,131GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$5,145CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$66,986GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2$4,571FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Entertainment Event2$295EntertainmentEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$3,640OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total2OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events$56,560GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events$14,127CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events$42,433GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Other Events$8,276RentFcltyCostsOtherEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Other Events$20,834FoodAndBeverageOtherEventsAmt
Entertainment Other Events$700EntertainmentOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events$4,714OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$239,066GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$47,112CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$191,954GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$8,276RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$50,269FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$1,295EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$17,149OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$76,989DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$114,965NetIncomeSummaryAmt

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 OrgYes (1)CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
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)
PersonLOUELLA RENEE VIDRINEPersonNm
TitlePRESIDENTTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$186,911BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$25,000BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$16,978DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$19,608NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$248,497TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 5FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT OF SALES & MARKETING RECEIVED A BONUS BASED ON THEIR JOB PERFORMANCE FOR THE YEAR, WHICH INCLUDED MEETING/EXCEEDING REVENUE GOALS FOR THE ORGANIZATION.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 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND OTHER KEY EMPLOYEES INCLUDES RESEARCH OF COMPENSATION PROVIDED IN OTHER LIKE ORGANIZATIONS FOR EMPLOYEES WITH COMPARABLE RESPONSIBILITIES SUCH AS, 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 3 YEAR CONTRACT. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR KEEPS AN ANNUAL SCHEDULE OF THE COMPENSATION LEVELS OF KEY 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.