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LIGHTHOUSE FOR THE BLIND IN NEW ORLEANS: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization
LIGHTHOUSE FOR THE BLIND IN NEW ORLEANS (EIN 72-0408941)
Tax period
2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Filed
2018-07-23
IRS object ID
201802049349301020
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)
Return2018-07-23T16:22:28-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN720136870PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BOURGEOIS BENNETT LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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CityMETAIRIECityNm
State AbbreviationLAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP70005ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2017-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN720408941EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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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
Signature2018-07-17SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonPAUL PECHONPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01073556PTIN
Phone5048314949PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2017TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerRENEE VIDRINEPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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CityNEW ORLEANSCityNm
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ZIP70118ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
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Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsYes (1)TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
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Report Investments Other SecYes (1)ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
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Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
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Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
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Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
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Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
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Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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CityNEW ORLEANSCityNm
State AbbreviationLAStateAbbreviationCd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (31 entries)

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DR ALEJANDRO LEON
DIRECTOR0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHERISH D VAN MULLEM
DIRECTOR0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
PAUL JORDAN
DIRECTOR0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRIAN J CAPITELLI
CHAIRPERSON ELECT0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
KEITH KATZ
DIRECTOR0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
JULIE NOSSER
DIRECTOR0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID BEACH
DIRECTOR0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
MADELINE WEST
DIRECTOR0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
PASTOR GREGORY MANNING
DIRECTOR0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
H ELDER GWIN
DIRECTOR0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES PERRIER
DIRECTOR0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES REISS
DIRECTOR0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
SUSAN PEREIRA
SECRETARY0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
JOSEPH S MANN JR
DIRECTOR0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
LAMAR VILLERE
TREASURER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
KEN FLOWER
DIRECTOR0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
MATT ROGER
DIRECTOR0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL LEBOURGEOIS
DIRECTOR0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
REV HILL RIDDLE
DIRECTOR0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
DR PATRICK SEAN O'SULLIVAN
DIRECTOR0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
PAUL MASINTER
CHAIRPERSON1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
QUIN BRELAND
DIRECTOR0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
EDWARD THIBODEAUX
DIRECTOR0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
MCKENZIE LOVELACE
DIRECTOR0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
GORDON KOLB
DIRECTOR0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES SLATON
DIRECTOR0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
HARRY BALLARD
DIRECTOR0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
NICKI CANDIES
DIRECTOR0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT BACHMAN
DIRECTOR0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
LOUELLIA RENEE VIDRINE
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Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
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Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ServicesCONSTRUCTION SERVICESServicesDesc
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K1CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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DescWORKSHOP DEPARTMENT, NETDesc
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Securities$553,149SecuritiesAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$509,558SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOTHERDesc
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

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Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

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Management And General$68,704ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

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Management And General$88,050ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,417FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$2,535ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$511ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,677FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$335,857ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$36,848ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$17,772FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,800TotalAmt
Management And General$4,800ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$192,250TotalAmt
Program Services$136,234ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$41,354ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$14,662FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$113,656TotalAmt
Management And General$113,656ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,257,727TotalAmt
Program Services$1,010,144ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$247,583ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$233,337TotalAmt
Program Services$186,639ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$46,548ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$150FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

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COMMISSIONS$638,361$638,361
FREIGHT$606,002$606,002
UTILITIES$462,610$389,810$72,800
FLOOD EXPENSE$130,293$130,293

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Management And General$431,839ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$62,398FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$8,633,424ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,182,279ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$347,402FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$648,878BOYAmt
EOY$1,450,551EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$380,560BOYAmt
EOY$668,182EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,306,572BOYAmt
EOY$3,082,909EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,643,768BOYAmt
EOY$2,110,219EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

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BOY$109,829BOYAmt
EOY$144,396EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$24,449,082LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
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Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,825,669BOYAmt
EOY$13,495,917EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,749,240BOYAmt
EOY$3,208,990EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,151BOYAmt
EOY$1,717EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$21,669,667BOYAmt
EOY$24,162,881EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,228,148BOYAmt
EOY$2,437,170EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,614,413BOYAmt
EOY$1,494,942EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,842,561BOYAmt
EOY$3,932,112EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$17,629,362BOYAmt
EOY$19,772,065EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$197,744BOYAmt
EOY$233,704EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

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

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$17,827,106BOYAmt
EOY$20,230,769EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$21,669,667BOYAmt
EOY$24,162,881EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$2,411,927ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$267,251NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Prior Period Adjustments-$275,515PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
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 RequiredYes (1)FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit PerformedYes (1)FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

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$2,257,061CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,617,169CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,802,878CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,666,517CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,893,207CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$12,236,832TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,257,061CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,617,169CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,802,878CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,666,517CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,893,207CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$12,236,832TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$12,236,832PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$111,883CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$122,251CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$137,651CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$137,681CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$70,641CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$580,107TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$53,360CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$14,539CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$53,050CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$122,870CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$164,646CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$408,465TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$13,225,404TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$85,165,552GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.92530PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.92020PublicSupportPY170Pct
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$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 EOY0.93660PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.06340TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$639,948OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$639,948BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$10,430,852OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,962,994DepreciationAmt
Book Value$7,467,858BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$13,378,282OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$7,990,171DepreciationAmt
Book Value$5,388,111BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$13,495,917TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
OTHER REAL ESTATE - VACANT LAND$62,961C
PUBLICLY TRADED SECURITIES$3,146,029F
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$3,208,990TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$13,842,283TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$267,251NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported$267,251RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$13,575,032RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$13,575,032TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$11,163,105TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$11,163,105ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$11,163,105TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART V, LINE 4:UNRESTRICTED PROGRAM SUPPORT FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED.
PART X, LINE 2: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 BE SUSTAINED ON EXAMINATION. THE ORGANIZATION IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO TAX EXAMINATIONS BY TAXING AUTHORITIES FOR YEARS ENDED BEFORE 2014. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2017 AND 2016, THE ORGANIZATION HAD NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT QUALIFY FOR EITHER RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1SOIREE DE LUMIEREEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$77,421GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$12,421CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$65,000GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Cash Prizes Event1$3,667CashPrizesEvent1Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event1$1,297NonCashPrizesEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$9,045OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2LIGHT UP THE NIGHTEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$71,375GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$9,050CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$62,325GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event2$4,605NonCashPrizesEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$320OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total2OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events$35,630GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events$7,112CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events$28,518GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Cash Prizes Other Events$486CashPrizesOtherEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Other Events$1,996NonCashPrizesOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events$10,805OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$184,426GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$28,583CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$155,843GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Cash Prizes Total Events$4,153CashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Events$7,898NonCashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$20,170OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$32,221DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$123,622NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonLOUELLIA RENEE VIDRINEPersonNm
TitlePRESIDENTTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$186,672BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$27,114DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$0NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$213,786TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 3THE ORGANIZATION CHANGED IT'S MISSION STATEMENT TO INCLUDE EVERYONE WITH A DISABILITY, RATHER THAN ONLY THE BLIND OR VISUALLY IMPAIRED, TO HELP FIND EMPLOYMENT, SERVICES AND ADVOCACY.
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, 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 HIS RECOMMENDATION FOR CHANGES TO COMPENSATION, BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE EACH YEAR.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, WHISTLEBLOWER POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 2CTHE DRAFT FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE REVIEWED BY THE VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE, THE PRESIDENT, AND BOARD TREASURER PRIOR TO FINALIZATION. THE SELECTION OF THE AUDITORS IS MADE BY THE VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE AND PRESIDENT WITH BOARD APPROVAL ON AN ANNUAL BASIS.