The Seeing Eye INC: FY2023 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 22-1539721)

Margaret E Howard D Litt’s $354K as President & CEO (thru 12/24) is at the 85th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3122 $10–100M human services nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
James a Kutsch JR	—	—	—	—	—	$474,572
Margaret E Howard D Litt	$354,328	$404,326	$268,076	—	—	—
Glenn Hoagland	—	—	$230,622	$283,748	$287,816	$83,865
Deborah Morrone-Colella	—	$228,590	$192,120	$190,372	$190,259	$151,669
James Hands	$210,913	$194,442	$178,635	$43,716	—	—
Robert a Pudlak	—	—	—	$203,557	$208,670	$196,901
Dolores M Holle Vmd	—	—	$59,247	$187,771	$188,892	$178,647
Deborah Morrone-Colell	—	—	—	—	—	$178,259

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

Programs and updates

Trains and provides seeing eye dogs to help blind people live more independently.

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2 programs · $24.6M · in their own filed words · FY2022

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$23.5Mprogram expense

02

Public and Information Services

Through this program we disseminate information to promote greater public understanding and wider acceptance in society for blind individuals accompanied by trained guide dogs, through the use of social media, television, radio, films, exhibits, books, magazines, seminars and newspapers.

$1.1Mprogram expense

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 · FY2025

Catherine D Sharpe Charitable TrustFY2025$69K

Ed Lucas Foundation INCFY2025$25K

Britten FundFY2025$16K

Grace and Albert Zeky Memorial Endowment FundFY2025$15K

Webster-Maclean FoundationFY2025$6K

Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks of the USAFY2025$6K

Campbell Family Foundation INCFY2025$5K

Wicks Chapin INCFY2025$1K

Total grants receivedfrom 14 funders$146K

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$31.8M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$19.5M

Investment incomeLn 3$12.0M

Other incomeLn 4–11$181K

Money outPt IX

$30.6M

Ln 25

Programscol B$24.6M

Managementcol C$1.7M

Fundraisingcol D$4.3M

Owns and owesPt X

$363.3M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.2M

Total assetsLn 16$407.4M

LiabilitiesLn 26$44.1M

PeoplePt VI, VII

41

listed · VII A

PaidVII A12

Voting boardVI 1a27

IndependentVI 1b25

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$19.5M

Noncash giftsLn 1g$115K

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$106K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$124K

Investment incomeLn 3$12.0M

Other incomeLn 4–11$181K

Gains on assetsLn 7$7.3M

Total revenueLn 12$31.8M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$3.2M

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.2M

InvestmentsLn 11–13$326.6M

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$42.0M

Other assetsLn 15$35.2M

Total assetsLn 16$407.4M

LiabilitiesLn 26$44.1M

Net assetsLn 32$363.3M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 5245

VolunteersI 6700

Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes

Records policyVI 14Yes

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY23	End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$5.0M	$3.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$299.8M	$326.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$43.3M	$42.0M
Total assetsLn 16	$385.2M	$407.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$48.9M	$44.1M
Net assetsLn 32	$336.3M	$363.3M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$1.0M	$410K	$450K	$175K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$11.3M	$9.9M	$360K	$984K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$1.2M	$1.0M	$34K	$105K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$3.4M	$3.0M	$104K	$227K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$838K	$740K	$26K	$72K
Legal feesLn 11b	$74K	$28K	$37K	$9K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$83K		$83K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e	$130K			$130K
Investment management feesLn 11f	$123K		$123K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$1.2M	$1.1M	$121K	$28K
Office expensesLn 13	$421K	$159K	$82K	$180K
Information technologyLn 14	$370K	$275K	$26K	$69K
OccupancyLn 16	$1.2M	$1.1M	$63K	$14K
TravelLn 17	$612K	$554K	$31K	$26K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$7K	$7K
InterestLn 20	$1.3M	$1.3M
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$2.4M	$2.3M	$104K	$31K
InsuranceLn 23	$354K	$312K	$18K	$24K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$4.3M	$2.2M		$2.1M
All other expensesLn 24e	$279K	$169K	$21K	$89K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$30.6M	$24.6M	$1.7M	$4.3M

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest	$51.3M	$34.8M	$16.5M	$449.0M	990 PDF
FY2024	$38.9M	$32.0M	$6.9M	$415.2M	990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing	$31.8M	$30.6M	$1.2M	$363.3M	990 PDF
FY2022	$33.6M	$28.9M	$4.7M	$336.3M	990 PDF
FY2021	$45.8M	$27.9M	$17.8M	$365.3M	990 PDF
FY2020	$21.9M	$27.2M	−$5.3M	$293.5M	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 I · Summary $31,816,699 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $22,547,317$19,528,552

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $130,881$124,091

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $10,797,555$11,983,375

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $144,799$180,681

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $33,620,552$31,816,699

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $16,875,156$17,665,048

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $152,750$129,955

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $11,863,383$12,789,935

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $28,891,289$30,584,938

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $4,729,263$1,231,761

Part VI · Governance 25 of 27 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body27

VI-1b Independent voting members25

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 $31,816,699 across 11 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for −$5,387 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1c Fundraising events$105,654

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$19,422,898

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$114,967

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$19,528,552

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $124,091$124,091

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $4,718,900$4,718,900

VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $25,048$25,048

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $7,264,475$7,264,475

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $138,337$138,337

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $22,683$22,683

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $171,822 · Unrelated business −$5,387 · Excluded from tax $12,121,712$31,816,699

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $30,584,938 across 20 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $409,714 · Management $450,278 · Fundraising $174,963$1,034,955

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $9,910,917 · Management $360,087 · Fundraising $983,811$11,254,815

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $1,035,254 · Management $34,030 · Fundraising $104,656$1,173,940

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $3,032,415 · Management $104,396 · Fundraising $226,860$3,363,671

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $740,390 · Management $25,726 · Fundraising $71,551$837,667

IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $28,429 · Management $37,196 · Fundraising $8,591$74,216

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $83,212$83,212

IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $129,955$129,955

IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $122,591$122,591

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,098,219 · Management $121,403 · Fundraising $28,044$1,247,666

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $159,089 · Management $82,353 · Fundraising $179,707$421,149

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $275,060 · Management $26,079 · Fundraising $68,984$370,123

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,097,172 · Management $62,556 · Fundraising $13,796$1,173,524

IX-17 TravelPrograms $554,276 · Management $31,330 · Fundraising $26,104$611,710

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $7,499$7,499

IX-20 InterestPrograms $1,348,095$1,348,095

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,258,253 · Management $104,442 · Fundraising $30,540$2,393,235

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $312,152 · Management $18,369 · Fundraising $23,535$354,056

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,197,282 · Fundraising $2,106,149$4,303,431

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $168,946 · Management $21,163 · Fundraising $89,319$279,428

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $24,633,162 · Management $1,685,211 · Fundraising $4,266,565$30,584,938

Part X · Balance sheet $407,430,153 assets, 17 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $5,012,068$3,162,630

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $13,500$5,000

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $202,236$482,958

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $43,296,482$41,959,257

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $197,499,050$223,126,311

X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $102,326,888$103,492,630

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $36,874,892$35,201,367

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $385,225,116$407,430,153

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,489,011$2,534,939

X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $34,892,158$34,536,373

X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $2,217,962$2,161,541

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $9,276,512$4,891,074

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $48,875,643$44,123,927

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $291,873,903$320,248,058

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $44,475,570$43,058,168

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $336,349,473$363,306,226

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $385,225,116$407,430,153

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $363,306,226 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$31,816,699

XI-2 Total expenses$30,584,938

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,231,761

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$336,349,473

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$23,818,762

XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$40,780

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$1,865,450

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$363,306,226

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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