Provide reading service to individuals who are blind or have low vision.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
66¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 189 volunteers and 11 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
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $184K a year · 29% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
66%
of spending
Fine: 66% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$92K
to officers and key staff · 19% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 19% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
13 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $2.1M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 12.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
9
named funders · $55K
Looks good: 9 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$5K
0.2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% 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
$523K
-42% vs prior year
Spent
$487K
To programs
66%
Net assets
$2.8M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$523K
FY2025▼ -42%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$738K
FY2022$275K
FY2023$726K
FY2024$901K
FY2025$523K
Expenses
$487K
FY2025▲ +1%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$429K
FY2022$400K
FY2023$444K
FY2024$481K
FY2025$487K
Net assets
$2.8M
FY2025▲ +7%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$2.4M
FY2022$2.0M
FY2023$2.1M
FY2024$2.6M
FY2025$2.8M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 1978.

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

Where the money goes

66 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 66% · $323K Management & general 24% · $115K Fundraising 10% · $48K

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

15 people listed on the 990; $92K 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
Chief Executive Officer
$92,431Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Yvonne Mastromano’s $92K as Chief Executive Officer is at the 82nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Yvonne Mastromano$92,431$93,863$86,275——
John Felton———$62,507$49,583
Jim Wark————$11,132

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 15aNo

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Offer reading services to people who are blind or have low vision.

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1 program · $323K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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To make available to individuals who are blind, have low vision and/or have physical disabilities, the human voice reading of current printed information and other specialized information that is not available in fully accessible formats.

$323Kprogram expense

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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
$523K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$406K
Investment incomeLn 3$107K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$12K
Money outPt IX
$487K
Ln 25
Programscol B$323K
Managementcol C$115K
Fundraisingcol D$48K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$516K
Total assetsLn 16$2.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$406K
Government grantsLn 1e$139K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$16K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$14K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$12K
Investment incomeLn 3$107K
Gains on assetsLn 7$38K
Total revenueLn 12$523K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$516K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$516K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$44K
Other assetsLn 15$4K
Total assetsLn 16$2.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
Net assetsLn 32$2.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 511
VolunteersI 6189
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$469K$516K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.9M$2.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$48K$44K
Total assetsLn 16$2.6M$2.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$5K
Net assetsLn 32$2.6M$2.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$111K$20K$51K$40K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$197K$173K$24K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$13K$8K$3K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$24K$15K$6K$3K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$15K$15K
Investment management feesLn 11f$9K$9K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$14K$14K
Office expensesLn 13$7K$6K$208$313
OccupancyLn 16$11K$11K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$6K$6K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$14K$11K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$27K$22K$2K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$38K$37K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$487K$323K$115K$48K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $523K$487K$36K$2.8M 990 PDF
FY2024 $901K$481K$420K$2.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $726K$444K$282K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $275K$400K−$126K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $738K$429K$308K$2.4M 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $522,565 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $805,675$406,345
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $11,250$12,198
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $83,217$106,586
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $825−$2,564
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $900,967$522,565
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 $346,486$345,051
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $134,478$141,666
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $480,964$486,717
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $420,003$35,848
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $522,565 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$14,300
VIII-1e Government grants$138,954
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$253,091
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$15,773
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$406,345
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $12,198$12,198
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $68,735$68,735
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $37,851$37,851
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$2,564−$2,564
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $12,198 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $104,022$522,565
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $486,717 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $19,744 · Management $51,352 · Fundraising $40,001$111,097
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $173,458 · Management $24,024$197,482
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $8,002 · Management $3,122 · Fundraising $1,657$12,781
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $14,833 · Management $5,787 · Fundraising $3,071$23,691
IX-11d Lobbying feesManagement $15,000$15,000
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $8,960$8,960
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $14,498$14,498
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,329 · Management $208 · Fundraising $313$6,850
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $11,285$11,285
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $5,565$5,565
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $10,685 · Management $3,562$14,247
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $22,110 · Management $1,973 · Fundraising $2,958$27,041
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $36,821 · Management $1,399$38,220
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $323,330 · Management $115,387 · Fundraising $48,000$486,717
Part X · Balance sheet $2,789,838 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $468,704$515,539
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $192,000$96,000
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $48,440$44,489
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,896,365$2,130,012
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $4,534$3,798
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,610,043$2,789,838
X-19 Deferred revenue$5,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$5,000
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,316,217$2,633,993
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $293,826$150,845
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,610,043$2,784,838
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,610,043$2,789,838
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,784,838 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$522,565
XI-2 Total expenses$486,717
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$35,848
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,610,043
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$138,947
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,784,838

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