Visioncorps Foundation FY2020 filing

Lancaster, PAUnknown exempt organization EIN 20-8657297Revenue $1.9M in FY2020Latest filing we have: 2020. Newer ones may not be in our data yet. Filed since? Tell us.

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Supporting opportunities that enable greater personal & economic independence for people who are blind or vision impaired.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2020. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 20-8657297) · Dispute this line
60¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$114K 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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FY2021
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2021, 5 tax years back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $323K a year · 22% of revenue · last 2 filings
A surplus in 2 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
60%
of spending
60% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$114K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
0.9 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $13.2M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
0.9 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $26K
2 funders name it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$305K
2% of total assets
Liabilities are 2% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 8 voting members
7 of 8 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$1.9M
Spent
$1.3M
To programs
60%
Net assets
$13.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2021
Revenue
$1.9M
FY2020
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FY2020$1.9M
FY2021$1.0M
Expenses
$1.3M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.0M
Net assets
$13.3M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$13.3M
FY2021$0

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending September 2020) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing we have: FY2020.

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Where the money goes

60 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 60% · $762K Management & general 17% · $216K Fundraising 23% · $291K

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; $114K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Vice President
$113,963Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2021FY2020
Megan E Tomsheck$118,366$113,963

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Empowering blind and visually impaired individuals for greater personal and economic independence.

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2 programs · $762K · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

Grant-Making

Visioncorps foundation trustees approved grants supporting programs that enable greater financial and social independence for people who are blind. Grants given include grants to programs that have provided 104,927 hours of work to employees who are blind, giving these individuals economic independence.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2019. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 20-8657297) · Dispute this line
$675Kprogram expense
02

Education and Public Awareness

Visioncorps foundation understands that community education and awareness is critical in maintaining support for its programs. One particular program supported by the foundation served 1,117 unique clients in its many service areas, for a total of 8,929 service hours - this would not have been possible without the support of an aware and…

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2019. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 20-8657297) · Dispute this line
$88Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$26K
Grants paid · 2 grants · $1.1M · 2019–2020
VisioncorpsPA · FY2020$498,779
VisioncorpsPA · FY2019$608,315

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.9M
Ln 12
Investment incomeLn 3$1.2M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$714K
Money outPt IX
$1.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$762K
Managementcol C$216K
Fundraisingcol D$291K
Owns and owesPt X
$13.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$95K
Total assetsLn 16$13.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$305K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$714K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$52K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$178K
Investment incomeLn 3$1.2M
Gains on assetsLn 7$856K
Total revenueLn 12$1.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$95K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$95K
Pledges and grants receivableLn 3$192K
Accounts receivableLn 4$50K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$24K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$13.2M
Total assetsLn 16$13.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$305K
Net assetsLn 32$13.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 627
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3More from this return
Abroad and in kindSch F, M
Noncash gifts receivedSch M Pt I$52K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$85K$95K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$12.9M$13.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5K$5K
Total assetsLn 16$13.4M$13.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$228K$305K
Net assetsLn 32$13.2M$13.3M
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$659K$659K
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$122K$37K$6K$80K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$126K$52K$24K$50K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$6K$3K$1K$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$11K$5K$707$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$19K$7K$2K$10K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$100K$100K
Investment management feesLn 11f$60K$60K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$14K$14K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$12K$12K
OccupancyLn 16$4K$4K
TravelLn 17$1K$1K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$1K
InterestLn 20$2K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$760$760
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$114K$70K$44K
All other expensesLn 24e$9K$9K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.3M$762K$216K$291K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2021 LatestFiled with the IRS Feb 7, 2022 $1.0M$1.0M$8K$0 990 PDF
FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS Feb 3, 2021 $1.9M$1.3M$638K$13.3M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

I · Grants M · Noncash O · Explanations
See the full FY2020 990
Part I · Summary $1,907,213 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $421,731$714,478
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $522,733$1,241,759
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0−$49,024
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $944,464$1,907,213
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $559,808$659,031
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $254,337$284,161
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $73,094$100,004
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $224,348$225,683
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,111,587$1,268,879
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$167,123$638,334
Part VI · Governance 7 of 8 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,907,213 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$178,343
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$536,135
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$51,971
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$714,478
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $385,638$385,638
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $856,121$856,121
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$49,024−$49,024
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,192,735$1,907,213
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,268,879 across 19 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $659,031$659,031
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $36,706 · Management $6,118 · Fundraising $79,530$122,354
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $51,549 · Management $23,826 · Fundraising $50,431$125,806
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $2,628 · Management $1,141 · Fundraising $2,350$6,119
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $5,385 · Management $707 · Fundraising $4,933$11,025
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $6,806 · Management $2,153 · Fundraising $9,898$18,857
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $100,004$100,004
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $60,061$60,061
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $14,224$14,224
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $5,093$5,093
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $11,541$11,541
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $4,338$4,338
IX-17 TravelManagement $1,058$1,058
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $1,361$1,361
IX-20 InterestManagement $1,943$1,943
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $760$760
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,498$2,498
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $70,140 · Fundraising $43,702$113,842
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $8,964$8,964
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $762,105 · Management $215,926 · Fundraising $290,848$1,268,879
Part X · Balance sheet $13,586,159 assets, 15 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $84,514$94,696
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $377,219$192,308
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $800$50,000
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $15,969$24,055
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $5,350$4,590
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $12,919,641$13,220,510
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $13,403,493$13,586,159
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $145,192$95,177
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $33,856$8,107
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $49,065$201,494
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $228,113$304,778
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $11,991,000$12,273,473
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,184,380$1,007,908
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $13,175,380$13,281,381
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $13,403,493$13,586,159
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $13,281,381 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,907,213
XI-2 Total expenses$1,268,879
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$638,334
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$13,175,380
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$328,710
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$203,623
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$13,281,381

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