Royer Greaves School for Blind

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Paoli, PA501(c)(3)Since 1943EIN 23-1401567Revenue $7.8M in FY2025

On file with the IRSroyer-greaves.org118 S Valley Rd, 19301-1444 · Paoli, PATax-exempt since Mar 1947School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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Royer-Greaves School for Blind is dedicated to educating and enhancing the lives of children and adults who are visually impaired and/or Blind and are diagnosed with intellectual or developmental disabilities. Our mission is to provide individuals with every opportunity to live a rich and meaningful life.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 7 volunteers and 121 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $155K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$96K
to officers and key staff · 1% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 1% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.6 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $42K
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.7M
26% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 26% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$7.8M
+1% vs prior year
Spent
$8.4M
To programs
81%
Net assets
$4.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$7.8M
FY2025▲ +1%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$5.3M
FY2021$6.7M
FY2022$7.2M
FY2023$7.2M
FY2024$7.7M
FY2025$7.8M
Expenses
$8.4M
FY2025▲ +4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$5.6M
FY2021$5.5M
FY2022$6.1M
FY2023$7.4M
FY2024$8.1M
FY2025$8.4M
Net assets
$4.8M
FY2025▼ -8%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.1M
FY2021$4.5M
FY2022$5.5M
FY2023$5.4M
FY2024$5.2M
FY2025$4.8M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 1947.

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

Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $6.8M Management & general 17% · $1.4M Fundraising 2% · $140K

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; $96K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director (thru 5/25)
$95,773Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member (thru 2/25)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Vicky Mayer$95,773$92,950$89,743$87,160$87,965$83,941
John W Beatty————$15,996$24,000

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

Educates and enhances lives of visually impaired children and adults with intellectual disabilities.

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3 programs · $6.5M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Community Living Arrangement

The continuous 24-HOUR residential program serves adults age 21 through the life span who have developmental AND/OR intellectual disabilities. The office of developmental programs, under the 6400 regulations, licenses the residential program.

$3.0Mprogram expense
02

Education

Royer-greaves school for blind is licensed as an approved private school for special education and is a private academic school by the pennsylvania department of education. Our education program, which serves 21 clients, is a day program that serves children ages 4.5 through 21 who are visually impaired or blind and have an additional…

$2.5Mprogram expense
03

Adult Day Program

The atf program is for adults ages 21 through the life span who have developmental AND/OR intellectual disabilities and may be visually impaired or blind. The office of developmental programs, under the 2380 regulations, licenses the atf program.

$1.0Mprogram 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 · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$7.8M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$7.6M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$164K
Investment incomeLn 3$44K
Money outPt IX
$8.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$6.8M
Managementcol C$1.4M
Fundraisingcol D$140K
Owns and owesPt X
$4.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$6.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.7M
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$164K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$4K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$7.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$44K
Gains on assetsLn 7$11K
Total revenueLn 12$7.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$371K
SavingsLn 2$758K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.9M
Other assetsLn 15$743K
Total assetsLn 16$6.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.7M
Net assetsLn 32$4.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5121
VolunteersI 67
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
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$955K$1.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.8M$2.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.0M$1.9M
Total assetsLn 16$6.7M$6.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.5M$1.7M
Net assetsLn 32$5.2M$4.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$98K$98K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$4.4M$3.7M$591K$75K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$714K$656K$51K$8K
Payroll taxesLn 10$382K$299K$77K$6K
Legal feesLn 11b$43K$36K$7K
Accounting feesLn 11c$64K$64K
Investment management feesLn 11f$8K$8K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1.1M$895K$159K$34K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$40K$26K$14K
Office expensesLn 13$32K$13K$19K$310
Information technologyLn 14$90K$33K$58K
OccupancyLn 16$472K$348K$124K
TravelLn 17$43K$38K$4K$983
InterestLn 20$67K$46K$21K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$157K$146K$11K
InsuranceLn 23$226K$169K$56K$681
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$366K$363K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$112K$29K$68K$15K
Total functional expensesLn 25$8.4M$6.8M$1.4M$140K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $7.8M$8.4M−$598K$4.8M 990 PDF
FY2024 $7.7M$8.1M−$402K$5.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $7.2M$7.4M−$150K$5.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $7.2M$6.1M$1.1M$5.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $6.7M$5.5M$1.2M$4.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 $5.3M$5.6M−$278K$3.1M 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $7,816,260 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $645,368$163,733
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $6,978,520$7,608,850
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $95,332$43,677
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $7,719,220$7,816,260
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 $5,402,203$5,604,328
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,718,617$2,810,042
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $8,120,820$8,414,370
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$401,600−$598,110
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
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 $7,816,260 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$163,733
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$4,291
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$163,733
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $7,608,850$7,608,850
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $32,285$32,285
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $11,392$11,392
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $7,608,850 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $43,677$7,816,260
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $8,414,370 across 18 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $98,467$98,467
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $3,743,023 · Management $591,057 · Fundraising $75,171$4,409,251
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $655,809 · Management $50,925 · Fundraising $7,701$714,435
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $298,745 · Management $77,167 · Fundraising $6,263$382,175
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $36,128 · Management $6,510$42,638
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $64,404$64,404
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $8,274$8,274
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $895,037 · Management $158,829 · Fundraising $34,371$1,088,237
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $25,556 · Management $14,382$39,938
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $12,731 · Management $19,188 · Fundraising $310$32,229
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $32,753 · Management $57,639$90,392
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $348,437 · Management $123,799$472,236
IX-17 TravelPrograms $38,085 · Management $4,063 · Fundraising $983$43,131
IX-20 InterestPrograms $46,183 · Management $21,144$67,327
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $145,966 · Management $11,354$157,320
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $169,282 · Management $55,541 · Fundraising $681$225,504
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $363,068 · Management $3,186$366,254
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $29,098 · Management $68,268 · Fundraising $14,792$112,158
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $6,839,901 · Management $1,434,197 · Fundraising $140,272$8,414,370
Part X · Balance sheet $6,499,656 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $113,917$370,890
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $841,231$757,761
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,281,070$643,435
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $69,332$90,536
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,031,675$1,912,625
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,772,802$1,980,979
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $623,214$743,430
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $6,733,241$6,499,656
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $718,130$694,026
X-19 Deferred revenue$2,060
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $170,142$383,536
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,526,062$1,683,706
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $4,574,588$4,098,121
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $632,591$717,829
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $5,207,179$4,815,950
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $6,733,241$6,499,656
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,815,950 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$7,816,260
XI-2 Total expenses$8,414,370
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$598,110
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$5,207,179
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$195,091
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$11,790
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,815,950

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