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LIGHTHOUSE FOR THE BLIND IN NEW ORLEANS: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization
LIGHTHOUSE FOR THE BLIND IN NEW ORLEANS (EIN 72-0408941)
Tax period
2014-01-01 to 2014-12-31
Filed
2015-06-18
IRS object ID
201541699349300639
Schema version
2014v5.0
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)
Return2015-06-18T15:25:08-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2014-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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 Begin2014-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN720408941EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE LIGHTHOUSE FOR THE BLIND IN NEW ORLEANS INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
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
Signature2015-06-02SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonLAURENCE R HOLMESPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00664488PTIN
Phone5048314949PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2014TaxYr
Build TS2016-02-25 16:41:14ZBuildTS

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$7,781,575GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.LHB.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1915FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateLALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO SERVE THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED PEOPLE OF THE REGION BY PROVIDING JOB TRAINING, EMPLOYMENT, AND SERVICES.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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PY Investment Income$118,239PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
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PY Other Revenue$151,496PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$157,182CYOtherRevenueAmt
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CY Total Revenue$7,337,282CYTotalRevenueAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
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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Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document26IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee184EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
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Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
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Taxable Distributions0TaxableDistributionsInd
Distribution To Donor0DistributionToDonorInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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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

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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 (32 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerInd
ALAN M ROBSON
DIRECTOR0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
DR ALEJANDRO LEON
DIRECTOR0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALEX GLASER
DIRECTOR0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANDY ROMERO
DIRECTOR0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRIAN J CAPITELLI
DIRECTOR0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRIS CASEY
DIRECTOR0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
CURTIS EUSTIS
CHAIRPERSON0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
DAVID BEACH
DIRECTOR0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
GAINES SEAMAN
DIRECTOR0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
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
JANE HEIDINGSFELDER
DIRECTOR0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOESPH S MANN JR
DIRECTOR0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
LAMAR VILLERE
DIRECTOR0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
LOURDES KEIFFER
DIRECTOR0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARGARET KESSELS
DIRECTOR0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
DR MARIE D ACIERNO
DIRECTOR0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARK RIPPLE
DIRECTOR0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
MATT ROGER
DIRECTOR0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
MATTHEW CARUSO
DIRECTOR0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL LEBOURGEOIS
DIRECTOR0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
PATRICIA RAMSEY HALL
DIRECTOR0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
DR PATRICK SEAN O'SULLIVAN
DIRECTOR0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
PAUL MASINTER
CHAIRPERSON ELECT0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
PEYTON BUSH IV
TREASURER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
QUIN BRELAND
DIRECTOR0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICK CONWAY
DIRECTOR0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
TABATHA GEORGE
SECRETARY0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
LOUELLIA RENEE VIDRINE
PRESIDENT40.00Yes (X)$149,424$0$22,341Yes (X)
SUSAN PEREIRA
DIRECTOR0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
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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
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All Other Contributions$1,015,960AllOtherContributionsAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescWORKSHOP DEPARTMENT, NDesc
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$5,520,455TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$13,188RealAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$0RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$13,188RealAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$499,013SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$436,145SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$62,868SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$62,868TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$62,868ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

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Exclusion$111,378ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOTHERDesc
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$14,539OtherRevenueTotalAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$296,497ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$152,780TotalAmt
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Fundraising$4,181FundraisingAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$3,291,125ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$943,703ManagementAndGeneralAmt
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Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$98,632ProgramServicesAmt
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Fundraising$2,739FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$279,746ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$60,693ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$12,175FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$307,737ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$71,716ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,645FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$19,637TotalAmt
Management And General$19,637ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$2,150ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$42,001ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$43,048ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$75,609ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$11,800FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$4,685ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$133ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$11,898FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$175,398ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$29,319ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$11,933FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$12,800TotalAmt
Program Services$8,000ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,800ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$189,189TotalAmt
Program Services$145,449ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$41,316ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,424FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$32,928TotalAmt
Management And General$32,928ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,177,607TotalAmt
Program Services$885,598ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$291,729ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$280FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$214,087TotalAmt
Program Services$154,859ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$59,049ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$179FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
COMMISSIONS$417,265$417,094$171
FREIGHT$407,726$407,726
UTILITIES$255,747$210,461$45,264$22
COMPUTER SERVICES$93,638$15,243$73,883$4,512

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$436,706TotalAmt
Program Services$256,559ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$140,514ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$39,633FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,041,493TotalAmt
Program Services$6,819,020ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,992,703ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$229,770FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,070,319BOYAmt
EOY$1,294,606EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$639,872BOYAmt
EOY$407,640EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,172,153BOYAmt
EOY$1,329,912EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,743,736BOYAmt
EOY$2,307,343EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$216,744BOYAmt
EOY$220,857EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$20,577,943LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$8,127,879LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,444,820BOYAmt
EOY$12,450,064EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,575,787BOYAmt
EOY$2,662,716EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,453BOYAmt
EOY$12,019EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$22,878,884BOYAmt
EOY$20,685,157EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,290,579BOYAmt
EOY$1,142,303EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,117,985BOYAmt
EOY$776,191EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,408,564BOYAmt
EOY$1,918,494EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$20,278,469BOYAmt
EOY$18,546,635EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$191,851BOYAmt
EOY$220,028EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$20,470,320BOYAmt
EOY$18,766,663EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$22,878,884BOYAmt
EOY$20,685,157EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$1,704,211ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$554NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
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$1,592,450CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,899,581CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,353,449CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,257,061CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,617,169CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$11,719,710TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,592,450CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,899,581CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,353,449CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,257,061CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,617,169CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$11,719,710TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$11,719,710PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$80,915CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$78,508CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$84,880CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$111,883CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$122,251CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$478,437TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$20,739CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$16,309CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,546CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$53,360CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$14,539CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$107,493TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$12,305,640TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$123,950,034GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.95240PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.93910PublicSupportPY170Pct
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)
Volunteers0VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or ManagementYes (1)PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements0MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings Members0MailingsMembersInd
Publications Or Broadcast0PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other Organizations0GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact LegislatorsYes (1)DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Direct Contact Legislators$20,133DirectContactLegislatorsAmt
Rallies Demonstrations0RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other Activities0OtherActivitiesInd
Total Lobbying Expenditures$20,133TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c30NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART II-B, LINE 1:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationPAYMENT FOR SERVICES TO MONITOR LEGISLATION THAT MAY HAVE AN IMPACT ON THE ORGANIZATION.ExplanationTxt

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$9,876,953OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,192,042DepreciationAmt
Book Value$7,684,911BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$9,835,652OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$5,935,837DepreciationAmt
Book Value$3,899,815BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$225,390OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$225,390BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$12,450,064TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
OTHER REAL ESTATE - VACANT LAND$62,961C
PUBLICLY TRADED SECURITIES$2,599,755F
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$2,662,716TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$7,337,836TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$554NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported$554RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$7,337,282RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$7,337,282TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$9,041,493TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$9,041,493ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$9,041,493TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

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 2011. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2014 AND 2013, 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$119,526GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$119,526GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$8,148OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$119,526GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$119,526GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$8,148OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$8,148DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$111,378NetIncomeSummaryAmt

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$149,424BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
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$22,341DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$0NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$171,765TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
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 11AFTER 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 OUT 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.