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Vision Loss Resources INC FY2020 filing

Tax-deductible

Little Canada, MN501(c)(3)EIN 41-0694713Revenue $2.5M in FY2020

On file with the IRSvisionlossresources.org3230 Spruce St, 55117-1063 · Little Canada, MNTax-exempt since Nov 1955Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Providing independent-living services and training, community-building, outreach and education for people who are low-Vision, blind, or deafblind, and their caregivers and families.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$284K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $274K a year · 10% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
75%
of spending
Looks good: 75% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$284K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
18 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 18.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $26K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.8M
12% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 12% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.5M
Spent
$2.1M
To programs
75%
Net assets
$13.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$2.5M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.5M
FY2021$4.9M
FY2022$2.0M
FY2023$2.7M
FY2024$2.1M
Expenses
$2.1M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.1M
FY2021$2.6M
FY2022$4.3M
FY2023$2.1M
FY2024$1.8M
Net assets
$13.2M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$13.2M
FY2021$14.8M
FY2022$14.1M
FY2023$14.5M
FY2024$16.0M

From the FY2020 Form 990 · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Nov 1955.

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Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $1.5M Management & general 21% · $427K Fundraising 4% · $77K

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

16 people listed on the 990; $284K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Kate Grathwol PHD
CEO/Exec Dir
$178,943Pt VII · Sec A
$105,505Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ellen Conway
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Paul Erdahl
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kate Grathwol PHD——$269,627$222,811$178,943
Peter M Kramer$238,226$175,034———
Mauricio Lopez-Suarez———$133,217$105,505
Linda Guzman———$119,901—

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

Empowering low-vision, blind, and deafblind individuals with services, training, and community support.

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3 programs · $1.5M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Deafblind Services Minnesota

Provides one-to-one support services and independent living training to deafblind individuals of all ages, including support service providers for adults, and interveners for children. In 2020, 83 deafblind adults and 45 deafblind children and youth received 4,483 services to empower them to communicate with others in their community.

$622Kprogram expense
02

Rehabilitation Center

Provides comprehensive training for people with vision impairment to achieve greater independence at home, work, and school, including safe travel skills, technology, braille, and tasks of daily living. In 2020, 36 students participated in daily, weekly, and on- demand classes to adapt to their vision loss.

$467Kprogram expense
03

Community Services

Provides independent living skills training, social and emotional support, and community activities for people with vision loss, primarily seniors. In 2020, our services moved to a virtual platform as in person visits were interrupted due to the covid -19 pandemic. 151 people their first service.

$458Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Virgil Adkins Trust 117702FY2025$26K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$26K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $1.0M · 2022–2022
Vlr FoundationMN · FY2022$1,045,725

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.5M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.0M
Other incomeLn 4–11$820K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$478K
Money outPt IX
$2.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.5M
Managementcol C$427K
Fundraisingcol D$77K
Owns and owesPt X
$13.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.2M
Total assetsLn 16$15.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.8M
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$478K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$218K
Other incomeLn 4–11$820K
Gains on assetsLn 7$177K
Total revenueLn 12$2.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$301
SavingsLn 2$3.2M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.9M
Other assetsLn 15$190K
Total assetsLn 16$15.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.8M
Net assetsLn 32$13.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5161
VolunteersI 6120
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.2M$3.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.3M$4.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.7M$2.9M
Total assetsLn 16$13.3M$15.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$827K$1.8M
Net assetsLn 32$12.5M$13.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.2M$1.1M$89K$56K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$15K$11K$2K$1K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$124K$116K$7K$784
Payroll taxesLn 10$85K$76K$5K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$40K$4K$36K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$121K$4K$113K$4K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$3K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$56K$34K$22K$650
OccupancyLn 16$102K$78K$24K
TravelLn 17$47K$46K$1K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$16K$14K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$31K$25K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$168K$41K$117K$10K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.1M$1.5M$427K$77K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $2.1M$1.8M$334K$16.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.7M$2.1M$592K$14.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.0M$4.3M−$2.3M$14.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $4.9M$2.6M$2.2M$14.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $2.5M$2.1M$483K$13.2M 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 FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $2,533,994 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $665,654$478,168
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,427,897$1,017,482
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $17,764$218,299
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$19,778$820,045
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,091,537$2,533,994
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,035,441$1,464,484
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $839,475$586,970
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,874,916$2,051,454
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$783,379$482,540
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
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 $2,533,994 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $808,427 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$478,168
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$478,168
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,017,482$1,017,482
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $41,228$41,228
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $177,071$177,071
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $11,618$11,618
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,029,100 · Unrelated business $808,427 · Excluded from tax $218,299$2,533,994
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,051,454 across 13 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,095,334 · Management $89,018 · Fundraising $56,054$1,240,406
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $11,392 · Management $2,344 · Fundraising $1,034$14,770
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $115,731 · Management $7,356 · Fundraising $784$123,871
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $76,303 · Management $5,142 · Fundraising $3,992$85,437
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $4,250 · Management $35,945$40,195
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $3,586 · Management $112,953 · Fundraising $4,500$121,039
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,015 · Management $2,479$5,494
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $33,603 · Management $21,986 · Fundraising $650$56,239
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $78,321 · Management $24,124$102,445
IX-17 TravelPrograms $45,536 · Management $1,385$46,921
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $14,183 · Management $1,625$15,808
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $25,320 · Management $5,833$31,153
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $41,033 · Management $116,870 · Fundraising $9,773$167,676
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,547,607 · Management $427,060 · Fundraising $76,787$2,051,454
Part X · Balance sheet $14,973,587 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $301$301
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $3,188,525$3,153,496
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,377,550$1,773,568
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $2,131,381$2,323,991
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $349,574$281,856
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,731,611$2,892,832
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $3,337,351$4,357,997
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $210,028$189,546
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $13,326,321$14,973,587
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $826,625$1,016,799
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$690,000
X-25 Other liabilities$84,472
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $826,625$1,791,271
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $12,210,165$12,992,770
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $289,531$189,546
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $12,499,696$13,182,316
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $13,326,321$14,973,587
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $13,182,316 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,533,994
XI-2 Total expenses$2,051,454
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$482,540
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$12,499,696
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$200,080
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$13,182,316

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

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