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Association for the Blind & Visually

Watertown, NYUnknown exempt organizationEIN 15-0533575

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The Association for the Blind and Visually impaired vows to bring quality of life for those who are Blind, legally Blind, and Visually impaired. We also vow to provide quality services, education, and up to date technology to help sustain independence within the home, workplace, and in the community.

63¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$17K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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Spent on programs
63%
of spending
Worth a look: 63% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$17K
to officers and key staff · 27% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 27% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.4 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $7K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$44K
182% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 182% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$27K
Spent
$62K
To programs
63%
Net assets
−$20K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2020.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

63 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 63% · $39K Management & general 18% · $11K Fundraising 18% · $11K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

9 people listed on the 990; $17K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Olivia Kassoum-Amadou
Executive Director
$16,900Pt VII · Sec A
Karen Stumpf
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Gary Mack
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Mike Tyo
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Deltra Willis
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Empowers blind and visually impaired individuals with services, education, and technology for independence.

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1 program service account for $39K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
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Provided services in jefferson county, ny to visually impaired and blind clients.

$39Kprogram expense

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Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2022
Northern New York Community Foundation INCFY2022$7K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$7K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$27K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$38K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$300
Investment incomeLn 3−$1K
Money outPt IX
$62K
Ln 25
Programscol B$39K
Managementcol C$11K
Fundraisingcol D$11K
Owns and owesPt X
−$20K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2K
Total assetsLn 16$24K
LiabilitiesLn 26$44K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$38K
Government grantsLn 1e$22K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$300
Investment incomeLn 3−$1K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$13K
Total revenueLn 12$27K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$13K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$10K
Total assetsLn 16$24K
LiabilitiesLn 26$44K
Net assetsLn 32−$20K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$9K$2K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$63K$13K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$15K$10K
Total assetsLn 16$90K$24K
LiabilitiesLn 26$44K$44K
Net assetsLn 32$46K−$20K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$17K$10K$3K$3K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$10K$6K$2K$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$228$137$46$45
Payroll taxesLn 10$3K$2K$668$668
Management feesLn 11a$429$257$86$86
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$840$280$280
Office expensesLn 13$8K$5K$2K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$13K$8K$3K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$834$501$166$167
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$7K$6K$376$376
Total functional expensesLn 25$62K$39K$11K$11K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2020 Latest Viewing $27K$62K−$34K−$20K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $27,293 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$5,600
VIII-1e Government grants$22,285
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$10,247
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$38,132
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $300$300
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax −$1,268−$1,268
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$12,598−$12,598
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $255$255
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $2,472$2,472
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission −$9,826 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$1,013$27,293
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $61,747 across 10 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $10,140 · Management $3,380 · Fundraising $3,380$16,900
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $6,246 · Management $2,082 · Fundraising $2,082$10,410
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $137 · Management $46 · Fundraising $45$228
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,004 · Management $668 · Fundraising $668$3,340
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $257 · Management $86 · Fundraising $86$429
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $840 · Management $280 · Fundraising $280$1,400
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,087 · Management $1,695 · Fundraising $1,696$8,478
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $7,825 · Management $2,609 · Fundraising $2,608$13,042
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $501 · Management $166 · Fundraising $167$834
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $5,934 · Management $376 · Fundraising $376$6,686
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $38,971 · Management $11,388 · Fundraising $11,388$61,747
Part X · Balance sheet $24,292 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $8,522$2,097
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$90
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $15,417$9,547
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $63,244$12,558
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $89,720$24,292
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,534$356
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $36,630$35,283
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $5,000$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $44,164$44,122
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$15,074−$19,830
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $60,630$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $45,556−$19,830
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $89,720$24,292
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$19,830 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$27,293
XI-2 Total expenses$61,747
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$34,454
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$45,556
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$30,932
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$19,830

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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