2011-11-04T06:34:52-05:00 2010-09-30 Barnes Wendling CPAs Inc 1215 Superior Ave Suite 400 Cleveland OH 441143289 990 2009-10-01 340714652 CLEVELAND SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND CLEV 2167918118 1909 EAST 101st STREET CLEVELAND OH 44114 Kevin Krencisz 2167918118 2011-11-03 1 2165669000 2009 2016-03-07 17:11:31Z X Kevin R Krencisz 1909 EAST 101ST STREET CLEVELAND OH 44114 54636535 0 X CLEVELANDSIGHTCENTER.ORG X 1906 OH Services for the blind and visually impaired 86 85 259 500 0 0 4722125 6075309 1461028 873902 -615786 4147573 857866 839707 6425233 11936491 0 0 6562837 6610553 87150 0 517462 2777137 3608401 9427124 10218954 -3001891 1717537 71291123 73454413 1954327 1863657 69336796 71590756 TO EMPOWER PEOPLE WITH VISION LOSS TO REALIZE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL, AND TO SHAPE THE COMMUNITY"S VISION OF THAT POTENTIAL. 0 0 945995 904701 BUSINESS ENTERPRISE DIVISION OPERATION OF CONCESSION STANDS AND FACILITIES: MANAGEMENT OF CAFETERIAS AND SNACK BARS IN NORTHEAST OHIO; EACH FACILITY IS OPERATED BY A LEGALLY BLIND OPERATOR. ESTABLISHED UNDER THE RANDOLPH-SHEPPARD ACT (11 Locations) 1664384 585723 CHILDRENS SERVICES PROGRAMMING: INFANTS TO PRESCHOOLERS LEARN COMPENSATORY TECHNIQUES TO DEVELOP SKILLS IN COMMUNICATION, INDEPENDENCE, AND MOVEMENT. SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN ARE SERVED BY OUR CASE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM, HELPING FAMILIES ACCESS NEEDED RESOURCES AND LEARN ADVOCACY SKILLS. YOUNG ADULTS UP TO AGE 23 ACCESS PRE-EMPLOYMENT SKILLS TRAINING (12,259 hours) 1023401 78823 CASEWORK & SOCIAL SERVICES: PROVIDES ASSESSMENT, INTERVENTION, ADVOCACY, AND REFERRAL SERVICES TO ALL CLIENTS. ASSISTS CLIENTS IN NAVIGATING NETWORKS TO MEET INDIVIDUAL NEEDS. (7,009 hours) 467611 214616 COMMUNITY REHABILITATION: TRAINING AND TECHNIQUES TO IMPROVE DAILY LIVING SKILLS AND MOBILITY TO INCREASE INDEPENDENCE FOR CLIENTS OF ALL AGES. (2,507 Hours) 614488 26395 HIGHBROOK LODGE CAMP: 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. (34,488 service hours) 67497 146972 BUSINESS ENTERPRISE TRAINING: PREPARES PEOPLE WHO ARE LEGALLY BLIND TO BECOME ENTREPRENEURS IN THE FOOD SERVICE INDUSTRY. WE ARE THE ONLY PROVIDER OF THIS SERVICE IN THE STATE OF OHIO AND THE FIRST IN THE NATION TO PROVIDE THIS PROGRAM ON THE INTERNET. (114 hours) 252229 29144 STORER COMPUTER ACCESS CENTER: PROVIDES ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY SKILLS TRAINING ON HIGH- AND LOW-TECH HARDWARE, SOFTWARE, AND INTERNET TOOLS. (4,476 hours) 45665 34021 BRAILLE SERVICES: TRANSCRIPTION SERVICES FOR BRAILLE AND LARGE PRINT TO ACCESS INFORMATION NEEDED FOR SCHOOL, BUSINESS, AND PERSONAL READING. STAFFED IN PART BY VOLUNTEERS TRAINED BY THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS. (20,723 pages brailled) 392372 60258 RADIO READING SERVICE: CSCN BROADCASTS 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. (6,816 broadcasting hours) 566110 183239 LOW VISION CLINIC: EVALUATES AND EDUCATES EACH CLIENT ABOUT THE OPTICAL AIDS NECESSARY TO USE REMAINING VISION MORE EFFECTIVELY. STAFFED BY LICENSED OPTOMETRISTS. (1,115 hours) 271629 117492 PERSONAL REHABILITATION EMPLOYMENT TRAINING: INSTRUCTION IN THE SKILLS OF DAILY LIVING (COOKING, CLEANING, PERSONAL FINANCES) AND PRE-EMPLOYMENT SKILLS (NAVIGATION, TIME MANAGEMENT, MOBILITY, COMMUNICATIONS). TAUGHT BY INSTRUCTORS WHO ARE LEGALLY BLIND. (6,656 hrs) 96205 PREVENTION AND EDUCATION: PROVIDES VISION SCREENINGS TO CHILDREN AND SENIORS IN THE COMMUNITY TO IDENTIFY CONDITIONS WHICH COULD LEAD TO PERMANENT VISION LOSS. INFORMATIONAL SEMINARS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST FOR COMMUNITY GROUPS, SCHOOLS, AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS IN THE COMMUNITY. (9,034 clients served) 56976 TALKING BOOKS: PROVIDES BOOKS TO CLIENTS WHO ARE BLIND OR VISUALLY IMPAIRED IN AN ACCESSIBLE AUDIO FORMAT. (554 Service Hours) 239944 22730 RESIDENCE CENTER: AVAILABLE TO CLIENTS WHO HAVE NOT YET MASTERED TRAVELING SKILLS, ARE OUT-OF-STATE RESIDENTS, OR ARE PARTICIPATING IN OUR SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAM. (1,038 OCCUPANCY DAYS) 166138 101237 RETAIL SALES OF AIDS AND APPLIANCES: 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) 170145 10927 RECREATION SERVICES: ACTIVITIES INCLUDE 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. (11,960 Service Hours) 96404 VOLUNTEER SERVICES: MANAGEMENT AND COORDINATION OF NEARLY 500 ACTIVE VOLUNTEERS WHO ASSIST OUR CLIENTS IN A VARIETY OF WAYS. (21,100 service hours) 816509 174789 EMPLOYMENT SERVICES: 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.(3,622 HOURS) 126584 290089 CUSTOMER SERVICE TRAINING: CLASSROOM AND ONLINE TRAINING FOR THE CUSTOMER SERVICE INDUSTRY THAT INCLUDES COMMUNITY-BASED WORK EXPERIENCE. THIS PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO TRAIN PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR VISUALLY-IMPAIRED FOR A SOURCE OF SUSTAINABLE EMPLOYMENT. (2,618 HOURS) 4446506 1411909 8080286 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 25 0 259 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 86 85 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 OH X Kevin R Krencisz 2167918118 1909 EAST 101ST STREET CLEVELAND OH 44106 Stanley E Wertheim 2.00 X 0 0 0 Andrew L Sikorovsky 2.00 X 0 0 0 Jane Grebenc 2.00 X 0 0 0 William L Spring 2.00 X 0 0 0 Frances R Zverina 2.00 X 0 0 0 John P Wolf 2.00 X 0 0 0 Gary W Poth 2.00 X 0 0 0 Fred D Kidder 2.00 X 0 0 0 Sheryl Benford King 2.00 X 0 0 0 Wally Anders 2.00 X 0 0 0 William L Annable MD 2.00 X 0 0 0 Karen Assink 2.00 X 0 0 0 Anthony Aveni 2.00 X 0 0 0 Robert L Englander 2.00 X 0 0 0 Thomas P Furnas 2.00 X 0 0 0 Thomas E Galvin 2.00 X 0 0 0 Christine Gibbons 2.00 X 0 0 0 Thomas J Gibbons 2.00 X 0 0 0 Robert L Hartford III 2.00 X 0 0 0 Pricilla Hoag 2.00 X 0 0 0 Charles K Koster MD 2.00 X 0 0 0 John M Kundtz 2.00 X 0 0 0 Victor F Leanza PHD 2.00 X 0 0 0 Howard A Lichtig 2.00 X 0 0 0 Nathan S Lipsyc 2.00 X 0 0 0 Michael D Lundin 2.00 X 0 0 0 Delos T Nelson 2.00 X 0 0 0 Caroline G Oberndorf 2.00 X 0 0 0 Marilyn Tsivite 2.00 X 0 0 0 Joan U Allgood 2.00 X 0 0 0 Jack D Bennett 2.00 X 0 0 0 Irv Berliner 2.00 X 0 0 0 Mary H Bookman 2.00 X 0 0 0 John F Boyle Jr 2.00 X 0 0 0 Lois G Brucken 2.00 X 0 0 0 David E Cook 2.00 X 0 0 0 Sondra Cristal 2.00 X 0 0 0 Thomas W Cristal 2.00 X 0 0 0 Edwin H Eigner MD 2.00 X 0 0 0 Carol Fountain 2.00 X 0 0 0 Gary Gardiner 2.00 X 0 0 0 Bradley G Gorman 2.00 X 0 0 0 Michael H Greenberg OD 2.00 X 0 0 0 Sally K Griswold 2.00 X 0 0 0 Charles Gustafson 2.00 X 0 0 0 Susan Harnden 2.00 X 0 0 0 Elizabeth Hellmuth 2.00 X 0 0 0 Bruce Higley 2.00 X 0 0 0 Mary Kay Howard PhD 2.00 X 0 0 0 Frederick Jones 2.00 X 0 0 0 Newton S Kimberly Jr 2.00 X 0 0 0 Kenny Koblitz 2.00 X 0 0 0 Kristie Kohl 2.00 X 0 0 0 Andrew J Kunditz 2.00 X 0 0 0 Marvin Lader 2.00 X 0 0 0 Jonathan H Lass MD 2.00 X 0 0 0 Kathy Leiden 2.00 X 0 0 0 James P Lennon 2.00 X 0 0 0 Teri Levine 2.00 X 0 0 0 Frederick J Lisy PHD 2.00 X 0 0 0 Jack N Mandel 2.00 X 0 0 0 Dave A Maraldo 2.00 X 0 0 0 Rhea Meltzer 2.00 X 0 0 0 Scott Mueller 2.00 X 0 0 0 Michael J O'Brien 2.00 X 0 0 0 William J Ockington 2.00 X 0 0 0 Alec M O'Neill 2.00 X 0 0 0 Douglas A Piper 2.00 X 0 0 0 Steven R Prengler 2.00 X 0 0 0 Beverly J Roach 2.00 X 0 0 0 John M Saada Sr 2.00 X 0 0 0 James P Sacher 2.00 X 0 0 0 Gordon H Safran 2.00 X 0 0 0 Andrew P Schachat MD 2.00 X 0 0 0 Michael P Sherban 2.00 X 0 0 0 Thomas L Steinemann MD 2.00 X 0 0 0 James P Storer 2.00 X 0 0 0 Alexander S Taylor III 2.00 X 0 0 0 Theodore G Thoburn 2.00 X 0 0 0 Mary E Tookman 2.00 X 0 0 0 Elias I Traboulsi MD 2.00 X 0 0 0 Steven Willensky 2.00 X 0 0 0 Clyde E Williams JR 2.00 X 0 0 0 William C Witt 2.00 X 0 0 0 James M Wood 2.00 X 0 0 0 Steven M Friedman 40.00 X 176707 0 23710 Kevin R Krencisz CPA 40.00 X 65605 0 9332 Jonathan Ivec 40.00 X 57549 0 4275 Michael Grady 40.00 X 102222 0 12376 344534 0 45418 2 1 1 0 0 208671 289767 1250338 4326533 6075309 Fees from Government 624310 506490 506490 Fees from Individuals 624310 334917 334917 Other Revenue 624310 32495 32495 873902 1010014 1010014 40412 40412 40412 40412 44754146 41616587 3137559 3137559 3137559 0 289767 90116 -90116 -90116 1882752 993341 889411 889411 11936491 5910886 0 -49704 5187994 3995594 871369 321031 929652 702189 166223 61240 492907 382005 81044 29858 37849 33307 3335 1207 79475 69938 7003 2534 887888 781342 78237 28309 262430 230939 21133 10358 575704 506620 46670 22414 100459 88403 8248 3808 354498 276508 63810 14180 87095 76644 7293 3158 Write off of impaired a 554627 554627 Equipment Repair and re 204989 180390 17227 7372 Uncollectible Receivabl 146523 146523 Miscellaneous 105386 81097 17530 6759 Uncollectible Pledges 74338 74338 137140 120683 11223 5234 10218954 8080286 1621206 517462 1231804 1852795 733853 1247760 1053189 543797 472923 244906 177123 390967 420973 9577881 6390225 3967653 3187656 63300434 65192099 363802 363802 71291123 73454413 372773 387557 1581554 1476100 1954327 1863657 X 31235617 31661790 12608331 13858380 25492848 26070586 69336796 71590756 71291123 73454413 X 0 1 1 X 1 1 X 5542218 4854102 4103172 4448770 4535204 23483466 5542218 4854102 4103172 4448770 4535204 23483466 23483466 1072002 1327393 1686742 1361370 1050426 6497933 11950 7626 4826 35202 32495 92099 30073498 10807932 0.78090 0.77810 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 63213427 41315 6002719 4038925 65218536 65752878 786035 1379239 4704725 63213427 0.43500 0.56500 0.00000 0 0 995722 995722 4646683 3520273 1126410 624006 471982 152024 3165267 2397970 767297 146203 146203 3187656 Long Term Investments 65192099 F 65192099 Liability for Pension Benefits 842757 Custodial Accounts 55521 Deferred Income 7666 Obligations under annuity agreements 570156 1476100 11936491 10218954 1717537 536423 536423 2253960 10216178 1710188 1710188 8505990 3430501 3430501 11936491 10218954 0 10218954 0 10218954 Part V, Line 4: Description of Intended Use of Endowment Funds: 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 XI, Line 8: Change in value of beneficial trusts $536,423 Effect of accounting for retirement benefits $25,645 Part XII, Line 2d: Spending Policy Transfer $1,710,188 Part XII, Line 4b: Contributions to the fund for the future $277,265 Change in value of annuity agreements $15,677 Realized and unrealzied gains on investments $3,137,559 Part XIII, Line 2d: Contributions to the future ($277,265) Spending policy transfer $1,710,188 Change in value of annuity agreement ($15,677) Change in value of beneficial trusts ($536,423) Effect of accounting for retirement benefits ($25,645) Net realized and unrealized gains(losses) on investment transactions ($3,137,559) White Cane Walk 51011 51011 8625 Envision 179221 179221 54544 1 59535 59535 26947 289767 289767 90116 90116 -90116 X X X X X 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Steven M Friedman 176707 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23710 0 200417 0 0 0 Michael Grady 102222 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12376 0 114598 0 0 0 Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 2 John Kundtz is the son of Andy Kundtz Sondra Cristal is the spouse of Thomas Cristal. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11 The Executive Director, CFO, and key members of the budget and Finance and governance committees of the board of directors have the chance to review prior to the filing of the Form 990. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c The Agency requires all of its employees, volunteers, and board members to sign a code of ethical practice when they are new to the organization and annually thereafter. Additionally, the Corporate Compliance Committee monitors conflicts of interest among other matters surrounding fraud, waste and abuse. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15 The Human Resources Director and/or a committee within the board of directors, performs a compensation study 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 19 Certain governing documents, the conflict of interest policy and financial statements are available upon request. Form 990 - Part XI - Item 2c The Executive Director, CFO, and the audit and budget & finance committees of the board of trustees assume responsibility for the oversight of the audit of its financial statements and the selection of an independent accountant. Form 990 - Page 1 - Part B Reason for Amending Form 990 Amended return due to corrections in responses on the Financial Statement and Reporting Checklist (Form 990 Part XI)and updates Schedule O pertaining to the corrections in the Financial Statement and Reporting Checklist. Items amended on Part XI of Form 990: 2b, 2c, 2d, 3a, 3b