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CLEVELAND SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization
CLEVELAND SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND (EIN 34-0714652)
Tax period
2014-10-01 to 2015-09-30
Filed
2016-04-04
IRS object ID
201640959349300004
Schema version
2014v6.0
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)
Return2016-04-04T08:54:03-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-09-30TaxPeriodEndDt
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2014-10-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN340714652EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CLEVELAND SOCIETY FOR THE BLINDBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlCLEVBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2167918118PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11909 EAST 101ST STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityCLEVELANDCityNm
State AbbreviationOHStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP44114ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonKEVIN R KRENCISZ CPA MBAPersonNm
Person TitleCFO/DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATIONPersonTitleTxt
Phone2167918118PhoneNum
Signature2016-04-01SignatureDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2014TaxYr
Build TS2016-08-17 19:52:53ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Doing Business As Name DoingBusinessAsName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CLEVELAND SIGHT CENTERBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerKEVIN R KRENCISZ CPA MPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11909 EAST 101ST STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityCLEVELANDCityNm
State AbbreviationOHStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP44106ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$22,834,436GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressCLEVELANDSIGHTCENTER.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1906FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateOHLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTHE AGENCY PROVIDES SERVICES FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body59VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent59VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee233TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers557TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$2,789,261PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$1,851,458CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$1,854,628PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$3,014,009CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$6,919,099PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$1,346,193CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$38,229PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$54,189CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$11,601,217PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$6,265,849CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$6,227,922PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$6,337,046CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$554,691CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$2,127,700PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$2,952,873CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$8,355,622PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$9,289,919CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$3,245,595PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$3,024,070CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$95,210,546TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$90,750,606TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$1,660,669TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$983,003TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$93,549,877NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$89,767,603NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTO EMPOWER PEOPLE WITH VISION LOSS TO REALIZE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL, AND TO SHAPE THE COMMUNITY'S VISION OF THAT POTENTIAL.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$1,078,228ExpenseAmt
Revenue$296,656RevenueAmt
DescEARLY INTERVENTION, PRESCHOOL, AND OTHER SCHOOL SERVICES: WHERE PARENTS OF 0-3 YEAR OLDS LEARN COMPENSATORY TECHNIQUES TO DEVELOP SKILLS IN COMMUNICATION, INDEPENDENCE AND MOVEMENT, CHILDREN AGED 3-5 ATTEND BRIGHT FUTURES PRESCHOOL, AND SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN ARE SERVED BY OUR CASE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM, HELPING FAMILIES ACCESS NEEDED RESOURCES AND LEARN ADVOCACY SKILLS. TEACHERS OF SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN ARE TAUGHT BY OUR TEACHERS OF THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED ABOUT HOW TO ADAPT THEIR CLASSROOM FOR A CHILD WITH A VISION DISABILITY. YOUNG ADULTS UP TO AGE 23 ARE ENGAGED IN PRE-EMPLOYMENT SKILLS TRAINING (428 CLIENTS SERVED). VISION SCREENINGS ARE PROVIDED TO CHILDREN IN GREATER CLEVELAND AND BEYOND TO IDENTIFY CONDITIONS WHICH COULD LEAD TO PERMANENT VISION LOSS (7,802 CHILDREN SCREENED).Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$2,511,012ExpenseAmt
Revenue$514,645RevenueAmt
DescADULT CLINICAL, TRAINING, AND SOCIAL WORK SERVICES, INCLUDING: CASEWORK & SOCIAL SERVICES ASSISTING CLIENTS IN NAVIGATING NETWORKS TO MEET INDIVIDUAL NEEDS (1,884 CLIENTS SERVED); TRAINING AND TECHNIQUES TO IMPROVE DAILY LIVING SKILLS AND MOBILITY TO INCREASE INDEPENDENCE (550 CLIENTS SERVED); PERSONAL REHABILITATION EMPLOYMENT TRAINING PROVIDING INSTRUCTION IN THE SKILLS OF DAILY LIVING AND PRE-EMPLOYMENT SKILLS, TAUGHT BY INSTRUCTORS WHO ARE LEGALLY BLIND (8 CLIENTS SERVED); STORER COMPUTER ACCESS CENTER PROVIDING ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY SKILLS TRAINING (142 CLIENTS SERVED); LOW VISION CLINIC EVALUATING AND EDUCATING CLIENTS ABOUT THE OPTICAL AIDS NECESSARY TO UTILIZE REMAINING VISION MORE EFFECTIVELY, STAFFED BY LICENSED OPTOMETRISTS WITH SPECIAL FOCUS ON LOW VISION EXAMS (1,069 CLIENTS SERVED).Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$2,859,561ExpenseAmt
Revenue$2,169,943RevenueAmt
DescEMPLOYMENT OPERATIONS AND PLACEMENT, INCLUDING: ASSISTANCE IN JOB READINESS, JOB SEARCH, AND EMPLOYMENT SKILLS. PROGRAM OFFERINGS INCLUDE SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT, CUSTOMER SERVICE TRAINING, AND THE BUSINESS ENTERPRISE PROGRAM FOR EMPLOYMENT IN THE FOOD SERVICE INDUSTRY (351 CLIENTS SERVED). CALL CENTER PRODUCTION SERVICES INCLUDING MANAGEMENT OF A FULLY-FUNCTIONING CALL CENTER WHICH PROVIDES TRAINING AND COMPETITIVE EMPLOYMENT TO PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR VISUALLY IMPAIRED OR HAVE OTHER WORK-LIMITING DISABILITIES (EMPLOYMENT OF OVER 50 INDIVIDUALS).Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp (2 entries)

ExpenseExpenseAmtRevenueRevenueAmtDescDesc
$663,225$46,239HIGHBROOK LODGE CAMP AND OTHER RECREATIONAL SERVICES, INCLUDING: OPERATING AN AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES (ADA) ACCESSIBLE RESIDENCE CAMP LOCATED IN CHARDON, OHIO. ESTABLISHED IN 1928 HIGHBROOK IS THE LONGEST CONTINUOUSLY OPERATING CAMP FOR PEOPLE WITH BLINDNESS OR VISION-IMPAIRMENTS. ACCREDITED BY THE AMERICAN CAMP ASSOCIATION SINCE THE 1950S (160 CLIENTS SERVED). RECREATION SERVICES INCLUDE ACTIVITIES SUCH AS SAILING, GOLF, TANDEM BIKING, CRAFTS, LINE DANCING, SOCIAL CLUBS, BOOK DISCUSSION GROUPS, SCULPTURE CLASSES, AUDIO-DESCRIBED THEATER, AND MUSIC STUDY GROUPS FOR PERSONS WHO ARE BLIND OR VISUALLY IMPAIRED (323 CLIENTS SERVED).
$379,765$121,399ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY AND OTHER SERVICES, INCLUDING: RETAIL SALES OF AIDS SUCH AS MAGNIFIERS, "TALKING" ITEMS, AND LARGE PRINT ACCESSORIES. THE "EYE-DEA SHOP" RETAIL STORE OFFERS USEFUL PRODUCTS TO HELP PEOPLE WITH VISION LOSS LIVE MORE SAFELY AND ACCOMPLISH DAILY TASKS WITH GREATER EASE. OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND ONLINE. (52 WEEKS OPEN AND 3,000 CLIENTS SERVED); BRAILLE TRANSCRIPTION SERVICES FOR BRAILLE AND LARGE PRINT PROVIDED FOR INDIVIDUALS TO READ INFORMATION NEEDED FOR SCHOOL, BUSINESS, AND LEISURE. STAFFED IN PART BY VOLUNTEERS TRAINED BY THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS; A RADIO READING SERVICE IS PROVIDED THROUGH CLEVELAND SIGHT CENTER'S NETWORK ("CSCN") BROADCASTING AS A SUBCARRIER OF WCPN 90.3, ON WVIZ-TV CHANNEL 25.9, AND ON CLEVELANDSIGHTCENTER.ORG. TWENTY-FOUR HOUR PROGRAMMING MONDAY-FRIDAY; 10 AM - 8 PM SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. ALSO PROVIDES CUSTOMIZED AUDIO FOR CLIENT NEEDS AT HOME, SCHOOL, AND WORK; APARTMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO CLIENTS WHO HAVE NOT YET MASTERED TRAVELING SKILLS, ARE OUT-OF-STATE RESIDENTS, OR ARE PARTICIPATING IN OUR SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAM.
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense$1,042,990TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue$167,638TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$7,491,791TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
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 SecYes (1)ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
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 EntYes (1)BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
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 Document15IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee233EmployeeCnt
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
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Form8899 Filedind0Form8899Filedind
Form1098 C Filed0Form1098CFiledInd
DAF Excess Business Holdings0DAFExcessBusinessHoldingsInd
Taxable Distributions0TaxableDistributionsInd
Distribution To Donor0DistributionToDonorInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members59GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member59IndependentVotingMemberCnt
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 FldOHStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1KEVIN R KRENCISZ CPA MBABusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2167918118PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11909 EAST 101ST STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityCLEVELANDCityNm
State AbbreviationOHStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP44106ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part VIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIIInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (51 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerIndFormer Ofcr Director TrusteeFormerOfcrDirectorTrusteeInd
THOMAS P FURNAS
CHAIR10.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT L ENGLANDER
VICE CHAIR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
THOMAS J GIBBONS
VICE CHAIR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JILL MARCOTTE
VICE CHAIR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
FRANN R ZVERINA
VICE CHAIR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GARY W POTH
TREASURER5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SHERYL KING BENFORD
SECRETARY5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KAREN P ASSINK
ASSISTANT SECRETARY5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOAN U ALLGOOD
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WALLY ANDERS
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID E COOK
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHERYL E FIELDS
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT L HARTFORD III
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
FREDERICK KUPER JONES
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHARLES K KOSTER MD
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HOWARD A LICHTIG
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CAROLINE G OBERNDORF
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SARA W PARISH
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DOUGLAS A PIPER
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARILYN TIVITSE
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SHOURESH AMIR-TAHMASSEB
FORMER TRUSTEE0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JACK D BENNETT
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARTY H BOOKMAN
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WILLIAM E BRUNER II MD
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHELLE A CREER
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
THOMAS W CRISTAL
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL H GREENBERG OD
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHARLES GUSTAFSON
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SUSAN HARNDEN
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KRISTIE KOHL
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN P O'BRIEN
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BEVERLY J ROACH
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN M SAADA SR
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES P SACHER
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GORDON H SAFRAN
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANDREW L SIKOROVSKY
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LINDA CORNELL SMYTHE
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRISTINE ANN SOMOSI
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WILLIAM L SPRING
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALEXANDER S TAYLOR III
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
THEODORE G THOBURN
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARY E TOOKMAN
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICHARD F TRACANNA
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MYRON MIKE WEISSMAN
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STANLEY E WERTHEIM
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEVEN WILLENSKY
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN P WOLF
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES M WOOD
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LARRY BENDERS
PRESIDENT (APR '15-SEP '15)40.00$138,772$0$1,491Yes (X)
KEVIN R KRENCISZ CPA MBA
CFO/DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATION40.00$136,372$0$11,878Yes (X)
STEVEN M FRIEDMAN
FORMER PRESIDENT (OCT '14-APR '15)40.00$90,400$0$6,766Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$365,544TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$20,135TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K4IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees ListedYes (1)FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K0TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Federated Campaigns$48,170FederatedCampaignsAmt
Fundraising$426,602FundraisingAmt
All Other Contributions$1,376,686AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$1,851,458TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FEES FROM GOVERNMENT624310$2,903,696$2,903,696
FEES FROM INDIVIDUALS624310$89,267$89,267
OTHER REVENUE624310$21,046$21,046
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$3,014,009TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$3,521,598TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$3,521,598RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$13,834,619SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$16,010,024SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities-$2,175,405SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$2,175,405TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income-$2,175,405RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$0FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$426,602ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$109,249FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$109,249TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$109,249ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$612,752GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$449,314CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$163,438TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$163,438RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$6,265,849TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$4,523,640RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion-$109,249ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$385,679TotalAmt
Program Services$178,072ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$183,864ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$23,743FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,914,290TotalAmt
Program Services$3,964,849ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$675,261ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$274,180FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$54,419TotalAmt
Program Services$42,539ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,821ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,059FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$569,703TotalAmt
Program Services$445,330ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$92,349ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$32,024FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$412,955TotalAmt
Program Services$322,802ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$66,940ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$23,213FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$46,995TotalAmt
Program Services$39,056ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,327ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,612FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$34,000TotalAmt
Program Services$28,257ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,407ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,336FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,500TotalAmt
Program Services$6,233ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$531ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$736FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,400,176TotalAmt
Program Services$1,163,658ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$99,119ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$137,399FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$241,658TotalAmt
Program Services$215,899ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$18,390ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,369FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$409,947TotalAmt
Program Services$366,249ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$31,197ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$12,501FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$119,451TotalAmt
Program Services$106,719ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,090ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,642FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,256TotalAmt
Program Services$2,909ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$248ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$99FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$477,518TotalAmt
Program Services$426,619ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$36,339ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$14,560FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$114,472TotalAmt
Program Services$95,136ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,103ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$11,233FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescPHONES, RECOG, SVC FEESDesc
Total$97,900TotalAmt
Program Services$87,464ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,451ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,985FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,289,919TotalAmt
Program Services$7,491,791ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,243,437ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$554,691FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$214,809BOYAmt
EOY$52,937EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$264,188BOYAmt
EOY$570,373EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$674,407BOYAmt
EOY$266,050EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$102,278BOYAmt
EOY$74,379EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$67,380BOYAmt
EOY$104,510EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$18,363,592LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$6,871,377LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,774,622BOYAmt
EOY$11,492,215EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$82,112,862BOYAmt
EOY$78,190,142EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$95,210,546BOYAmt
EOY$90,750,606EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$505,572BOYAmt
EOY$551,395EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,155,097BOYAmt
EOY$431,608EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,660,669BOYAmt
EOY$983,003EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$45,278,739BOYAmt
EOY$43,853,792EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$17,264,417BOYAmt
EOY$15,837,663EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$31,006,721BOYAmt
EOY$30,076,148EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$93,549,877BOYAmt
EOY$89,767,603EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$95,210,546BOYAmt
EOY$90,750,606EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$3,024,070ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$758,204OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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$6,566,521CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,439,472CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$6,239,461CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,618,291CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,316,532CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$24,180,277TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$6,566,521CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,439,472CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$6,239,461CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,618,291CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,316,532CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$24,180,277TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$24,180,277PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,017,242CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,410,518CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,857,424CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,497,571CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,521,598CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$19,304,353TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$14,568CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$22,301CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$40,076CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$20,973CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$21,046CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$118,964TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$43,603,594TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$5,689,543GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.55450PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.59960PublicSupportPY170Pct
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 C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Political Expenditures$7,500PoliticalExpendituresAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year$0CurrentYearAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Volunteers0VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or Management0PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements0MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings Members0MailingsMembersInd
Publications Or Broadcast0PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other Organizations0GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact LegislatorsYes (1)DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Direct Contact Legislators$7,500DirectContactLegislatorsAmt
Rallies Demonstrations0RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other Activities0OtherActivitiesInd
Total Lobbying Expenditures$7,500TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c30NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I-A, LINE 1:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationMCDONALD HOPKINS WAS ENGAGED FOR THE PURPOSE OF LEARNING ABOUT POSSIBLE LEGISLATION CHANGES FOR THE BENEFIT OF CLEVELAND SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND CLIENTS AND TO SEEK FUNDING FOR CAPITAL PROJECTS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Agent Trustee Etc0AgentTrusteeEtcInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$82,243,570BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$93,797ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$317,347InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$4,334,122OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$78,320,592EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$78,869,420BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$18,869ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$7,640,195InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$4,284,914OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$82,243,570EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$69,831,978BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$2,016,235ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$10,887,143InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$3,865,936OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$78,869,420EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$62,235,961BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$113,080ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$11,238,047InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$3,755,110OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$69,831,978EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$65,218,536BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$127,642ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$761,249InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$3,871,466OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$62,235,961EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$995,722InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$995,722BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$13,506,827InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$5,346,095DepreciationAmt
Book Value$8,160,732BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$2,913,562InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,153,208DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,760,354BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$947,481InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$372,074DepreciationAmt
Book Value$575,407BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$11,492,215TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescLONG TERM INVESTMENTSDesc
Book Value$78,190,142BookValueAmt
Method ValuationFMethodValuationCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$78,190,142TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
CUSTODIAL ACCOUNTS$91,461
OBLIGATIONS UNDER ANNUITY AGREEMENTS$290,147
LINE OF CREDIT$50,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$431,608TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$8,441,254TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$8,441,254RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included-$2,175,405OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt-$2,175,405RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$6,265,849TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$8,902,401TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$8,902,401ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included$387,518OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$387,518ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$9,289,919TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART V, LINE 4:TO APPROPRIATE FOR DISTRIBUTION EACH YEAR 5% OF THE ENDOWMENT"S AVERAGE FAIR VALUE OF THE PRIOR 36 MONTHS ENDING JUNE 30TH PRECEDING THE FISCAL YEAR IN WHICH THE DISTRIBUTION IS PLANNED. THE 5% DISTRIBUTION WILL BE USED TO SUPPORT THE OPERATING ACTIVITIES OF THE AGENCY.
PART X, LINE 2:THE SOCIETY IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 501C3 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES, AND IS NOT A PRIVATE FOUNDATION UNDER SECTION 509A2. IN ADDITION, THE SOCIETY QUALIFIES FOR CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION DEDUCTION UNDER SECTION 170B1A. THE SOCIETY IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO TAX EXAMINATIONS FOR YEARS BEFORE 2008 BY TAXING AUTHORITIES IN JURISDICTIONS WHERE THE SOCIETY HAS FILED RETURNS. THE SOCIETY DID NOT IDENTIFY ANY MATERIAL UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS UPON EVALUATION OF TAX PROVISIONS TAKEN AND THEREFORE, THERE WAS NO MATERIAL EFFECT ON THE SOCIETY'S FINANCIAL CONDITION OR RESULTS OF OPERATIONS. THE SOCIETY EVALUATES AT EACH BALANCE SHEET DATE UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS TAKEN, IF ANY, TO DETERMINE THE NEED TO RECORD LIABILITIES FOR TAXES, PENALTIES, AND INTEREST. THE SOCIETY'S POLICY IS TO RECORD INTEREST AND PENALTIES ON UNCERTAIN TAX PROVISIONS AS INCOME TAX EXPENSE. AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2012 AND 2011, THE SOCIETY HAD NO ACCRUED TAXES, INTEREST OR PENALTIES RELATED TO UNCERTAIN TAX PROVISIONS. THE SOCIETY ESTIMATES THE UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFIT WILL NOT CHANGE SIGNIFICANTLY WITHIN THE NEXT TWELVE MONTHS.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:UNREALIZED LOSS ON INVESTMENTS
PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:DEPRECIATION EXPENSE
PART XI, LINE 8:CHANGE IN VALUE OF BENEFICIAL TRUSTS -$1,024,370
PART XII, LINE 4B:CHANGE IN VALUE OF ANNUITY AGREEMENTS $27,226 REALIZED AND UNREALZIED GAINS ON INVESTMENTS $3,521,598
PART XIII, LINE 2D:CHANGE IN VALUE OF ANNUITY AGREEMENT $27,226 CHANGE IN VALUE OF BENEFICIAL TRUSTS -$1,024,370 NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS(LOSSES) ON INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS $3,521,598

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1WALK/RUNEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$76,379GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$76,379CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$18,771OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2GALAEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$336,453GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$336,453CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$85,152OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total1OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events$13,770GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events$13,770CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events$5,326OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$426,602GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$426,602CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$109,249OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$109,249DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$109,249NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
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 (3 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
LARRY BENDERS
PRESIDENT (APR '15-SEP '15)$138,772$0$0$0$0$0$1,491$0$0$0$140,263$0$0$0
KEVIN R KRENCISZ CPA MBA
CFO/DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATION$136,372$0$0$0$0$0$5,007$0$6,871$0$148,250$0$0$0
STEVEN M FRIEDMAN
FORMER PRESIDENT (OCT '14-APR '15)$89,200$0$0$0$1,200$0$3,903$0$2,863$0$97,166$0$0$0

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonSARA W PARISHPersonNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationship DescriptionTRUSTEERelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction$35,035TransactionAmt
TransactionPURCHASE TSHIRTS AND OTHER PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS FOR BUSINESS USE AT FUNDRAISING EVENTSTransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues0SharingOfRevenuesInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11THE PRESIDENT/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, AND MEMBERS OF THE BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD AS WELL AS THE FULL BOARD OF TRUSTEES HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW PRIOR TO THE FILING OF THE FORM 990. THE APPROVAL IS FORMALLY DOCUMENTED IN THE MINUTES OF THE BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE AGENCY REQUIRES ALL OF ITS EMPLOYEES AND BOARD MEMBERS TO SIGN A CODE OF ETHICAL PRACTICE WHEN THEY ARE NEW TO THE ORGANIZATION AND ANNUALLY THEREAFTER. VOLUNTEERS SIGN A CODE OF ETHICS UPON THEIR START AS A VOLUNTEER. ADDITIONALLY, THE CORPORATE COMPLIANCE COMMITTEE MONITORS CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AMONG OTHER MATTERS SURROUNDING FRAUD, WASTE AND ABUSE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE PRESIDENT/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR AND/OR A COMMITTEE WITHIN THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, PERFORMS COMPENSATION ANALYSIS USING AVAILABLE MARKET DATA AND BASED ON THE TYPE OF POSITION, NEEDS OF THE ORGANIZATION AND LEVEL OF EXPERIENCE OF THE CANDIDATE/EMPLOYEE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19CERTAIN GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART VIIEXPLANATION: THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS SERVED AS NON-VOTING ASSOCIATE ADVISORY TRUSTEES OF THE ORGANIZATION: ANTHONY AVENI, THOMAS GALVIN, GARY GARDINER, ELIZABETH HELLMUTH, PRISCILLA HOAG, NATHAN LIPSYC, SCOTT MUELLER, WILLIAM OCKINGTON, THOMAS STEINEMAN, MD, AND ELIAS TRABOUSLI, MD. THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS ARE RECOGNIZED AS LIFE TRUSTEES OF THE ORGANIZATION: MARY KAY HOWARD, PHD AND VICTOR LEANZA, PHD.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GOTHER PROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1,163,658. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 99,119. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 137,399. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,400,176.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:CHANGE IN VALUE OF BENEFICIAL TRUSTS -1,024,370. CHANGE IN VALUE OF ANNUITY AGREEMENTS 27,222. GAIN ON SALE OF LAND 238,944.
SECTION G, PAGE 1 OF FORM 990TOTAL REVENUE IN ITEM G ON PAGE 1 OF FORM 990 REFLECTS $22,834,436 IN GROSS RECEIPTS. THIS IS COMPRISED OF THE FOLLOWING, USING FIGURES FROM PAGE 9, PART VIII: $6,265,849 TOTAL REVENUE (LINE 12, COLUMN A) $2,175,405 NET LOSS ON ENDOWMENT INVESTMENTS (LINE 7D) $13,834,619 PROCEEDS ON ENDOWMENT INVESTMENT TRADES (LINE 7A) $109,249 FUNDRAISING EXPENSES (LINE 8C) $449,314 COST OF INVENTORY SOLD (LINE 10B) ----------- $22,834,436 ===========