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LIGHTHOUSE FOR THE BLIND IN NEW ORLEANS: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization
LIGHTHOUSE FOR THE BLIND IN NEW ORLEANS (EIN 72-0408941)
Tax period
2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31
Filed
2017-07-18
IRS object ID
201721999349300027
Schema version
2016v3.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2017-07-18T11:42:53-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2016-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN720136870PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BOURGEOIS BENNETT LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1111 VETERANS BLVD 17TH FLOORAddressLine1Txt
CityMETAIRIECityNm
State AbbreviationLAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP70005ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2016-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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
Signature2017-07-17SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonPAUL PECHONPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01073556PTIN
Phone5048314949PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address172.81.70.34IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2017-07-17IPDt
IP Tm09:48:09IPTm
IP TimezoneCDIPTimezoneCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2016TaxYr
Build TS2021-01-29 14:40:06ZBuildTS

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$10,711,092GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.LIGHTHOUSELOUISIANA.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1915FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateLALegalDomicileStateCd
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CY Other Expenses$4,574,607CYOtherExpensesAmt
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CY Total Expenses$10,595,619CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$790,060PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$173,774CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecYes (1)ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
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
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
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IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee227EmployeeCnt
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 Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
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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
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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
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1JOEL NELSONBusinessNameLine1Txt
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 (31 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerInd
DR ERIC JOHNSON
DIRECTOR0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
DR ALEJANDRO LEON
DIRECTOR0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALEX GLASER
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
MS JULIE NOSSER
DIRECTOR0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID BEACH
DIRECTOR0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
W GAINES SEAMAN III
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
DIRECTOR0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOSEPH S MANN JR
DIRECTOR0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
LAMAR VILLERE
TREASURER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
DR MARIE D ACIERNO
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
CHAIRPERSON0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
QUIN BRELAND
DIRECTOR0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
TABATHA GEORGE
SECRETARY0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
MCKENZIE LOVELACE COCO
DIRECTOR0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
CARLI FRIED
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
LOUELLIA RENEE VIDRINE
PRESIDENT40.00Yes (X)$183,416$0$30,785Yes (X)
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Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K1IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$455,522GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$1,095,783AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$1,551,305TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescWORKSHOP DEPARTMENT, NETDesc
Business310000BusinessCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$8,445,057TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$43,315TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$80,778TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$13,588RealAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$0RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$13,588RealAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$13,588TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$13,588ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$319,526SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$269,806SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$49,720SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$49,720TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$49,720ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$134,653FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$19,441FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$115,212TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$115,212ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOTHERDesc
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Related Or Exempt Func Income$122,870RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$122,870OtherRevenueTotalAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$302,613ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$193,697TotalAmt
Program Services$158,215ProgramServicesAmt
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Fundraising$5,605FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$3,890,590ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$719,489ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$148,607FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$108,247ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$33,068ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$930FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$452,442ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$50,624ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$11,051FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$351,706ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$49,919ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$10,642FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$22,634TotalAmt
Management And General$22,634ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$39,658TotalAmt
Management And General$39,658ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$108,801TotalAmt
Program Services$3,731ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$58,996ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$46,074FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,597TotalAmt
Program Services$3,667ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$600ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,330FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$316,871TotalAmt
Program Services$280,327ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$23,693ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$12,851FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$173,351TotalAmt
Program Services$130,613ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$33,633ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$9,105FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$41,773TotalAmt
Management And General$41,773ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,057,804TotalAmt
Program Services$779,381ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$278,423ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$197,508TotalAmt
Program Services$147,885ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$49,485ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$138FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
COMMISSIONS$593,128$592,737$391
FREIGHT$524,835$524,835
FLOOD EXPENSE$425,342$425,342
UTILITIES$385,244$338,274$46,919$51

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$673,261TotalAmt
Program Services$325,591ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$302,402ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$45,268FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,595,619TotalAmt
Program Services$8,513,583ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,786,384ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$295,652FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,072,215BOYAmt
EOY$648,878EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$398,437BOYAmt
EOY$380,560EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,427,756BOYAmt
EOY$2,306,572EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,768,999BOYAmt
EOY$2,643,768EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$168,074BOYAmt
EOY$109,829EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$22,524,075LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$9,698,406LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,224,652BOYAmt
EOY$12,825,669EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,672,453BOYAmt
EOY$2,749,240EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,585BOYAmt
EOY$5,151EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$20,741,171BOYAmt
EOY$21,669,667EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,256,683BOYAmt
EOY$2,228,148EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$583,333BOYAmt
EOY$1,614,413EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,840,016BOYAmt
EOY$3,842,561EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$17,699,688BOYAmt
EOY$17,629,362EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$201,467BOYAmt
EOY$197,744EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$17,901,155BOYAmt
EOY$17,827,106EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$20,741,171BOYAmt
EOY$21,669,667EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$173,774ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$99,725NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
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$2,353,449CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,257,061CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,617,169CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,802,878CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,666,517CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$9,697,074TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,353,449CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,257,061CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,617,169CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,802,878CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,666,517CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$9,697,074TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$9,697,074PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$84,880CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$111,883CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$122,251CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$137,651CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$137,681CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$594,346TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,546CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$53,360CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$14,539CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$53,050CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$122,870CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$246,365TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$10,537,785TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$85,444,620GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.92020PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.95120PublicSupportPY170Pct
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

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$9,758,032OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,652,842DepreciationAmt
Book Value$7,105,190BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$10,082,598OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$7,045,564DepreciationAmt
Book Value$3,037,034BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,043,497OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$2,043,497BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$12,825,669TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
OTHER REAL ESTATE - VACANT LAND$62,961C
PUBLICLY TRADED SECURITIES$2,686,279F
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$2,749,240TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$10,521,570TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$99,725NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported$99,725RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$10,421,845RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$10,421,845TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$10,595,619TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$10,595,619ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$10,595,619TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationACCOUNTING 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 2013. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2016 AND 2015, THE ORGANIZATION HAD NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT QUALIFY FOR EITHER RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1SPRING BENEFITEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$134,653GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$134,653GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$19,441OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$134,653GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$134,653GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$19,441OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$19,441DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$115,212NetIncomeSummaryAmt

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$183,416BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
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$30,785DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$0NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$214,201TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

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, 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.