Sights for Hope: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 23-1352260)

Dennis W Zehner’s $78K as Executive Director CEO is at the 16th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3868 $1–10M 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Dennis W Zehner	$77,945	$76,958	$72,805	$63,244	$68,161	—
Douglas Yingling	—	—	—	—	—	$72,367
Ruth Weber	—	—	—	—	$40,560	$38,857

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

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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

Empowers people with vision loss to live independently and promotes healthy eyesight.

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3 programs · $1.1M · in their own filed words · FY2024

01

Client and Patient Services

Services for people individuals whose abilities to conduct daily activities are affected by visual impairments or blindness that cannot be corrected. More than 49% of sights for hope's clients have incomes below or near the federal poverty threshold and 63% of clients are ages 65 and up.

$983Kprogram expense

02

Prevention Services

Community-based vision prevention services with an emphasis on pre-kindergarten children ages 0-6. Free vision screenings that identify common vision conditions, including nearsightedness, farsightedness, astigmatism, strabismus, and amblyopia, in children as young as six months.

$104Kprogram expense

03

Outcomes and Impacts

98% of participating clients improve their ability to perform daily activities; more than 96% gain greater access to medical care, food, and other essential resources; 99% make better use of their existing eyesight, and 95% improve their acceptance of their circumstances.

Pt IX · col B

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

Grace and Albert Zeky Memorial Endowment FundFY2025$15K

Allone CharitiesFY2025$5K

Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$21K

By the numbers

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$1.5M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$978K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$433K

Other incomeLn 4–11$56K

Money outPt IX

$1.4M

Ln 25

Programscol B$1.1M

Managementcol C$193K

Fundraisingcol D$133K

Owns and owesPt X

$1.8M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$302K

Total assetsLn 16$1.9M

LiabilitiesLn 26$97K

PeoplePt VI, VII

17

listed · VII A

PaidVII A1

Voting boardVI 1a16

IndependentVI 1b16

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$978K

Noncash giftsLn 1g$5K

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$20K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$433K

Investment incomeLn 3$73

Other incomeLn 4–11$56K

Gains on assetsLn 7−$833

Total revenueLn 12$1.5M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$302K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$302K

InvestmentsLn 11–13$707K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$774K

Other assetsLn 15$42K

Total assetsLn 16$1.9M

LiabilitiesLn 26$97K

Net assetsLn 32$1.8M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 534

VolunteersI 673

Fiscal year endsHeaderJune

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 FY25	End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$174K	$302K
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$680K	$707K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$805K	$774K
Total assetsLn 16	$1.9M	$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$135K	$97K
Net assetsLn 32	$1.7M	$1.8M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$82K	$5K	$59K	$18K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$673K	$623K	$2K	$48K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$74K	$58K	$7K	$9K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$62K	$52K	$4K	$7K
Management feesLn 11a	$2K		$2K
Legal feesLn 11b	$70K		$70K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$62K	$50K	$13K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$17K			$17K
OccupancyLn 16	$90K	$75K	$9K	$6K
TravelLn 17	$38K	$38K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$5K	$3K	$3K	$218
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$57K	$47K	$6K	$4K
InsuranceLn 23	$60K	$48K	$7K	$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$106K	$79K	$7K	$19K
All other expensesLn 24e	$15K	$10K	$5K	$214
Total functional expensesLn 25	$1.4M	$1.1M	$193K	$133K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest Viewing	$1.5M	$1.4M	$54K	$1.8M	990 PDF
FY2024	$1.3M	$1.6M	−$282K	$1.7M	990 PDF
FY2023	$1.6M	$1.5M	$168K	$2.0M	990 PDF
FY2022	$1.2M	$1.2M	$3K	$1.8M	990 PDF
FY2021	$1.3M	$1.1M	$241K	$2.0M	990 PDF
FY2020	$976K	$1.0M	−$30K	$1.7M	990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $1,466,667 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $764,380$977,719

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $408,224$433,286

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $4,353−$760

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $143,817$56,422

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,320,774$1,466,667

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 $1,007,352$890,507

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $595,559$522,527

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,602,911$1,413,034

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$282,137$53,633

Part VI · Governance 16 of 16 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body16

VI-1b Independent voting members16

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 $1,466,667 across 11 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for $8,660 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1a Federated campaigns$59,610

VIII-1c Fundraising events$19,525

VIII-1d Related organizations$375,000

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$523,584

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$5,202

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$977,719

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $433,286$433,286

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $73$73

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$833−$833

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $47,762$47,762

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $432,453 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $56,495$1,466,667

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,413,034 across 15 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $5,138 · Management $58,702 · Fundraising $17,975$81,815

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $622,631 · Management $2,207 · Fundraising $47,714$672,552

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $57,810 · Management $7,002 · Fundraising $8,907$73,719

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $51,624 · Management $3,597 · Fundraising $7,200$62,421

IX-11a Management feesManagement $1,895$1,895

IX-11b Legal feesManagement $70,400$70,400

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $49,608 · Management $12,652$62,260

IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $17,195$17,195

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $74,840 · Management $9,017 · Fundraising $6,313$90,170

IX-17 TravelPrograms $37,647$37,647

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,588 · Management $2,547 · Fundraising $218$5,353

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $47,410 · Management $5,712 · Fundraising $3,998$57,120

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $48,315 · Management $7,485 · Fundraising $4,075$59,875

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $79,151 · Management $7,419 · Fundraising $18,999$105,569

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $9,992 · Management $4,837 · Fundraising $214$15,043

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,086,754 · Management $193,472 · Fundraising $132,808$1,413,034

Part X · Balance sheet $1,908,920 assets, 15 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $174,176$301,983

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $120,791$51,092

X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $31,719$31,654

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,078$1,006

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $804,647$774,401

X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $679,859$707,136

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $53,196$41,648

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,865,466$1,908,920

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $132,637$88,665

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $3$5,623

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $134,827$97,371

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,024,516$1,033,915

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $706,123$777,634

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,730,639$1,811,549

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,865,466$1,908,920

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,811,549 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$1,466,667

XI-2 Total expenses$1,413,034

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$53,633

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,730,639

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$27,277

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,811,549

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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