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THE BOSTON FOUNDATION FOR SIGHT: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization
THE BOSTON FOUNDATION FOR SIGHT (EIN 04-3150037)
Tax period
2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Filed
2018-11-15
IRS object ID
201803199349306385
Schema version
2017v2.3
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)
Return2018-11-15T11:19:35-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN263753134PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CBIZ MHM LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1500 BOYLSTON STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityBOSTONCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02116ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2017-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN043150037EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE BOSTON FOUNDATION FOR SIGHT INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlBOSTBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7817267337PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1464 HILLSIDE AVENUE NO 205AddressLine1Txt
CityNEEDHAMCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
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PersonSARA A YOSTPersonNm
Person TitleTREASURERPersonTitleTxt
Phone7817267337PhoneNum
Signature2018-11-14SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonCRAIG KLEINPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00734640PTIN
Phone6177610600PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address207.172.72.163IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2018-11-14IPDt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2017TaxYr
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Form 990 IRS990

Doing Business As Name DoingBusinessAsName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BOSTONSIGHTBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerGENE GUSELLIPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1464 HILLSIDE AVENUE NO 205AddressLine1Txt
CityNEEDHAMCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02494ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$5,717,642GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.BOSTONSIGHT.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1992FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionOUR MISSION IS TO IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE BY TRANSFORMING THE UNDERSTANDING, TREATMENT, AND CARE OF THE OCULAR SURFACE. WE ACHIEVED THIS THROUGH FIVE KEY STRATEGIES: PUBLIC AND PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION; CLINICAL RESEARCH; PATIENT ENGAGEMENT AND EMPOWERMENT; SPECIALIZED MEDICAL TREATMENT; AND TECHNICAL INNOVATION.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Volunteers14TotalVolunteersCnt
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Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
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DescBOSTON FOUNDATION FOR SIGHT D/B/A BOSTONSIGHT IS A WORLD RENOWNED NONPROFIT EYE HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION. OUR MISSION IS TO IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE BY TRANSFORMING THE UNDERSTANDING, TREATMENT, AND CARE OF THE OCULAR SURFACE. SINCE 1992 WE HAVE RESTORED SIGHT TO THOUSANDS OF PATIENTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD. PROSTHETIC REPLACEMENT OF THE OCULAR SURFACE ECOSYSTEM (PROSE) IS AN INTEGRATED AND ITERATIVE TREATMENT PIONEERED BY BOSTONSIGHT THAT RESTORES VISUAL FUNCTION, SUPPORTS HEALING, REDUCES SYMPTOMS AND IMPROVES QUALITY OF LIFE FOR PATIENTS SUFFERING WITH COMPLEX CORNEAL DISEASE. BOSTONSIGHT (REGISTERED TRADEMARK) PROSE USES FDA APPROVED (1994) CUSTOM DESIGNED AND FABRICATED PROSTHETIC DEVICES TO REPLACE OR SUPPORT IMPAIRED OCULAR SURFACE SYSTEM FUNCTIONS.OUR NEEDHAM, MA CENTER OF EXCELLENCE INCLUDES A PROSE CLINIC, A RESEARCH CENTER, A STATE-OF-THE-ART MANUFACTURING LAB AND A PATIENT AND FAMILY SUPPORT CENTER. COMPASSIONATE CARE IS AT THE HEART OF OUR APPROACH TO MEDICINE. ADDITIONAL SERVICES RELATING TO OCULAR SURFACE DISEASE INCLUDE PUBLIC AND PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION; CLINICAL RESEARCH; PATIENT ENGAGEMENT AND EMPOWERMENT; AND TECHNICAL INNOVATION. THE BOSTONSIGHT NETWORK PROVIDED PROSE TREATMENT TO 1,075 PATIENTS IN 2017 AND OVER 9,000 PATIENTS IN THE LAST DECADE.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsYes (1)TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
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Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
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Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
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Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
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Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (23 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerIndKey EmployeeKeyEmployeeIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
DAVID ROSENBLOOM
DIRECTOR/CHAIRMAN0.25Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANDREW HIRSCH
DIRECTOR0.25Yes (X)$0$0$0
BEVERLY JOHNSTON
DIRECTOR0.25Yes (X)$0$0$0
KARSTEN RISCH MD
DIRECTOR0.25Yes (X)$0$0$0
BARBARA MCNEIL MD
DIRECTOR0.25Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL RAIZMAN MD
DIRECTOR0.25Yes (X)$0$0$0
CLIFFORD SCOTT OD
DIRECTOR0.25Yes (X)$0$0$0
KATHLEEN WEINGARTEN
DIRECTOR0.25Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARK EALEY
DIRECTOR0.25Yes (X)$0$0$0
MIKE KANE
DIRECTOR0.25Yes (X)$0$0$0
PAMELA J ANDERSON JD
DIRECTOR0.25Yes (X)$0$0$0
EUGENE A BONTE
DIRECTOR0.25Yes (X)$0$0$0
SARAH SHOAF CABOT JD
DIRECTOR0.25Yes (X)$0$0$0
J LOUIS MACDONALD
DIRECTOR0.25Yes (X)$0$0$0
GENE GUSELLI
PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR40.00Yes (X)$299,168$0$35,352Yes (X)
SARA YOST
TREASURER40.00$145,923$0$30,814Yes (X)
TARA STEPANIAN
SECRETARY40.00$70,238$0$12,189Yes (X)
DEBORAH JACOBS MD
MEDICAL DIRECTOR40.00$223,371$0$10,776Yes (X)
KAREN CARRASQUILLO OD
DIRECTOR OF CLINICAL CARE40.00$167,483$0$8,506Yes (X)
ILENE KNOPPING
DIR., BOSTONSIGHT NETWORK32.00$140,311$0$23,953Yes (X)
ALAN KWOK OD
OPTOMETRIST40.00$122,215$0$29,778Yes (X)
CHIRAG PATEL OD
OPTOMETRIST40.00$113,336$0$14,426Yes (X)
KLIMENTY LEVIN
SOFTWARE ENGINEER40.00$149,654$0$8,353Yes (X)
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Total Reportable Comp From Org$1,431,699TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
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Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K9IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (2 entries)

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RSM US LLP
80 CITY SQUAREBOSTONMA02129IT CONSULTING$201,637
LEMONADE INTERNET SERVICES LLC
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K2CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$251,134AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$30,745NoncashContributionsAmt
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NETWORK CLINIC REVENUE621110$2,095,948$2,095,948
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$466SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Cost Of Goods Sold$288,950CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$3,499ExclusionAmt

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Total$24,105TotalAmt
Program Services$24,105ProgramServicesAmt

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Management And General$149,728ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$144,420FundraisingAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Management And General$271,210ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,593FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$68,489TotalAmt
Program Services$41,199ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$27,290ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$240,684TotalAmt
Program Services$166,604ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$74,080ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$227,515TotalAmt
Program Services$158,372ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$63,151ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,992FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$110,355TotalAmt
Program Services$2,802ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$107,553ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$67,145TotalAmt
Management And General$67,145ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Management And General$233,501ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,293FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,197TotalAmt
Management And General$7,197ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$39,903ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,927ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,637FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$72,683ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,883ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,559FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$486,659TotalAmt
Program Services$417,218ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$59,811ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$9,630FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$12,501TotalAmt
Program Services$6,104ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,397ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$86,536TotalAmt
Program Services$86,536ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$177,149TotalAmt
Program Services$170,040ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,052ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,057FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$101,948TotalAmt
Program Services$75,061ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$26,269ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$618FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

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SUPPLIES$304,354$294,940$4,486$4,928
POSTAGE & SHIPPING$76,371$76,371
BANK FEES$74,327$73,559$768
EQUIPMENT RENTAL/MAINT.$61,728$50,002$11,726

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$178,946TotalAmt
Program Services$109,591ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$47,245ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$22,110FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,812,440TotalAmt
Program Services$4,360,625ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,247,210ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$204,605FundraisingAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,353,810BOYAmt
EOY$1,506,495EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,266,342BOYAmt
EOY$1,511,584EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$197,634BOYAmt
EOY$223,357EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$120,857BOYAmt
EOY$67,742EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$3,014,509LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$2,479,441LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$433,851BOYAmt
EOY$535,068EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$32,918BOYAmt
EOY$32,918EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,405,412BOYAmt
EOY$3,877,164EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$617,137BOYAmt
EOY$473,103EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$617,137BOYAmt
EOY$473,103EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,581,070BOYAmt
EOY$3,199,008EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$22,205BOYAmt
EOY$20,053EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$185,000BOYAmt
EOY$185,000EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,788,275BOYAmt
EOY$3,404,061EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,405,412BOYAmt
EOY$3,877,164EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$384,214ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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$686,700CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$509,578CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$393,538CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$262,729CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$251,134CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,103,679TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$686,700CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$509,578CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$393,538CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$262,729CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$251,134CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,103,679TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$516,039SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$1,587,640PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$300,393CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$300,018CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$239,602CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,972CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,965CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$848,950TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$2,952,629TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$26,886,912GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.53770PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.50230PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$185,000BeginningYearBalanceAmt
End Year Balance$185,000EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$185,000BeginningYearBalanceAmt
End Year Balance$185,000EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$185,000BeginningYearBalanceAmt
End Year Balance$185,000EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$185,000BeginningYearBalanceAmt
End Year Balance$185,000EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$185,000BeginningYearBalanceAmt
End Year Balance$185,000EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.00000BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY1.00000PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.00000TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$478,829OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$404,312DepreciationAmt
Book Value$74,517BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,535,680OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,075,129DepreciationAmt
Book Value$460,551BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$535,068TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$5,717,176TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Revenue$288,950OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$288,950RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$5,428,226RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$5,428,226TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$6,101,390TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$288,950OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$288,950ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$5,812,440ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$5,812,440TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART V, LINE 4:THE ENDOWMENT IS SOLELY USED TO SUPPORT PATIENT SERVICES.
PART X, LINE 2:BOSTONSIGHT ACCOUNTS FOR THE EFFECT OF ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS BASED ON A "MORE LIKELY THAN NOT" THRESHOLD TO THE RECOGNITION OF THE TAX POSITIONS BEING SUSTAINED BASED ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITION UNDER SCRUTINY BY THE APPLICABLE TAXING AUTHORITY. IF A TAX POSITION OR POSITIONS ARE DEEMED TO RESULT IN UNCERTAINTIES OF THOSE POSITIONS, THE UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFIT IS ESTIMATED BASED ON A "CUMULATIVE PROBABILITY ASSESSMENT" THAT AGGREGATES THE ESTIMATED TAX LIABILITY FOR ALL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. INTEREST AND PENALTIES ASSESSED, IF ANY, ARE ACCRUED AS INCOME TAX EXPENSE. BOSTONSIGHT HAS IDENTIFIED ITS TAX STATUS AS A TAX EXEMPT ENTITY AND ITS DETERMINATION OF WHICH ACTIVITIES ARE RELATED AND UNRELATED AS ITS ONLY SIGNIFICANT TAX POSITIONS AND HAS DETERMINED THAT SUCH TAX POSITIONS DO NOT RESULT IN AN UNCERTAINTY REQUIRING RECOGNITION. BOSTONSIGHT IS NOT CURRENTLY UNDER EXAMINATION BY ANY TAXING JURISDICTION. FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAX RETURNS ARE GENERALLY OPEN FOR EXAMINATION FOR THREE YEARS FOLLOWING THE DATE FILED.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:COST OF GOODS SOLD 288,950.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:COST OF GOODS SOLD 288,950.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
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 (7 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
GENE GUSELLI
PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR$297,375$0$605$0$1,188$0$10,800$0$24,552$0$334,520$0$0$0
SARA YOST
TREASURER$145,202$0$559$0$162$0$6,262$0$24,552$0$176,737$0$0$0
DEBORAH JACOBS MD
MEDICAL DIRECTOR$222,032$0$565$0$774$0$8,969$0$1,807$0$234,147$0$0$0
KAREN CARRASQUILLO OD
DIRECTOR OF CLINICAL CARE$166,754$0$549$0$180$0$6,699$0$1,807$0$175,989$0$0$0
ILENE KNOPPING
DIR., BOSTONSIGHT NETWORK$139,013$0$524$0$774$0$5,820$0$18,133$0$164,264$0$0$0
ALAN KWOK OD
OPTOMETRIST$121,393$0$552$0$270$0$5,226$0$24,552$0$151,993$0$0$0
KLIMENTY LEVIN
SOFTWARE ENGINEER$148,107$0$559$0$988$0$5,488$0$2,865$0$158,007$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 7FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationALL STAFF MEMBERS RECEIVED A $500 GIFT CARD AS A BONUS. THE PRESIDENT OF BOSTON FOUNDATION FOR SIGHT DETERMINED THE AMOUNT AND APPROVED THE GIFT CARDS FOR PAYMENT. THE PRESIDENT'S BONUS IS DETERMINED ANNUALLY BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution2ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$30,745NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
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 AMOUNTS IN COLUMN (B) REPRESENT THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BUPON RECEIVING DRAFTS FROM OUR CPA FIRM (AUDITORS), BOSTONSIGHT WILL TAKE THE FOLLOWING STEPS TO ASSURE ACCURACY AND COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL TAX REGULATIONS. THE PRESIDENT AND TREASURER OF BOSTONSIGHT WILL REVIEW THE FORM 990 IN DETAIL INCLUDING ACCOUNT GROUPINGS. UPON SATISFACTORY REVIEW, THE BOSTONSIGHT TREASURER WILL SUBMIT THE FORM 990 DRAFT TO THE BOSTONSIGHT AUDIT COMMITTEE. THE CPA FIRM WILL HOLD A MEETING FOR THE AUDIT COMMITTEE TO ADDRESS ANY CONCERNS OR QUESTIONS. UPON SATISFACTORY REVIEW BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE, THE FINAL FORM 990 WILL BE GENERATED BY THE CPA FIRM. THE FINAL COPY OF THE FORM 990 WILL BE EMAILED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS BEFORE FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CWE REQUIRE BOSTONSIGHT DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, AND KEY EMPLOYEES TO SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND DISCLOSURE STATEMENT ANNUALLY. THE CEO AND CFO REVIEW THE FORMS AND DETERMINE IF A POTENTIAL CONFLICT EXISTS. ANY INDIVIDUAL THAT HAS A CONFLICT IS RECUSED FROM DISCUSSION AND VOTING ON THE GIVEN TOPIC.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE ORGANIZATION UPON REQUEST. THE FORM 990 AND AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE VIA THE MASSACHUSETTS ATTORNEY GENERAL'S WEBSITE. THE FORM 990 IS ALSO AVAILABLE AT WWW.GUIDESTAR.ORG.