Low Vision Resource Center INC

San Antonio, TX · Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Since 1999 · Human Services

✓ Tax-deductible
Revenue
$216K
-38% vs prior year
Spent
$234K
To programs
83%
Net assets
$972K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$216K
FY2025▼ -38%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$213K
FY2021$519K
FY2022$263K
FY2023$177K
FY2024$347K
FY2025$216K
Expenses
$234K
FY2025▲ +7%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$169K
FY2021$184K
FY2022$184K
FY2023$202K
FY2024$217K
FY2025$234K
Net assets
$972K
FY2025▲ +9%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$310K
FY2021$644K
FY2022$668K
FY2023$699K
FY2024$896K
FY2025$972K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

Status and standing

Is it real, and can you give to it?

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Yes — filed FY2025
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CLow Vision Resource Center INC
EINHdr · item D74-2930723
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFNov 1999
Year of formationHdr · item L1999
Latest filingForm 990FY2025 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CSan Antonio, TX
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P86)
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.owlradio.org

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.83 Management & general $0.14 Fundraising $0.03
Program services83%$194K
Management & general14%$33K
Fundraising3%$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25$234K

Financial health

Is it on solid ground?

Program efficiency
83%
of spending reaches programs▼ -0.8% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
57.9mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate+0.2% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-8%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -123% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Total assets
$975K
FY2025▲ +9%
Total assets by fiscal year
FY2020$310K
FY2021$644K
FY2022$671K
FY2023$703K
FY2024$896K
FY2025$975K
Total liabilities
$3K
FY2025
Total liabilities by fiscal year
FY2020$0
FY2021$0
FY2022$3K
FY2023$4K
FY2024$0
FY2025$3K
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$18K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$975K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B83%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 311
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 410

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$265K
Total assetsLn 16$975K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$3K
Total net assetsLn 32$972K
Months of cash on handcomputed13.6

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$191K · 89%
Other revenue$17K · 8%
Investment income$8K · 4%
Contributions & grants89%$191K
Other revenue8%$17K
Investment income4%$8K
Total revenueLn 12$216K

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $972K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $234K · Less non-cash grants $32K · Cash operating expenses/yr $201K
57.9 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $194K · Total expenses $234K
83%
Management & General
Management & general $33K · Total expenses $234K
14%
Fundraising
Fundraising $7K · Total expenses $234K
3%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $7K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $225K
$0.03 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $191K · Total revenue $216K
89%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $216K
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $216K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $8K · Total revenue $216K
+4%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $234K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $216K · Prior year $347K
-38%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $213K · FY2025 $216K
+0.2%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $972K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $216K · Expenses $234K
-8%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $975K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $972K · Total assets $975K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $707K · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $975K
72%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Lisa Miele · Reported title Executive Dir. · Highest reported compensation $92K · Total expenses $234K
39%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $123K · Total expenses $234K
53%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 83%——
Overhead ratio 14%——
Fundraising cost ratio 4%——
Revenue growth -38%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Leadership and pay

Who runs it, and what are they paid?

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$92,062Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lisa Miele’s $92K as Executive Dir. 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Lisa Miele$92,062$82,128$79,490$77,301$75,011$60,597

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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Governance & Policies

Part VI
  • 11Voting board membersPt VI · Ln 1a
  • 10Independent board membersPt VI · Ln 1b
  • Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
  • Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
  • Top official’s pay independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
  • Family or business ties among leadersPt VI · Ln 2No

Mission and programs

What it does.

Helps people with vision loss gain independence and fosters hope.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

2 program services account for $194K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Radio Reading Service

The organization broadcasts the readings of standard print materials over closed circuit radios to print impaired and blind listeners in san antonio.

$186Kprogram expense
02

Low Vision Club

Strives to improve knowledge about the causes and treatment of vision impairment and to improve the self-reliance of persons suffering from vision impairment.

$8Kprogram expense

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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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$50K

Filing history

Every return on file.

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2025 Latest Viewing $216K$234K-38% 990 PDF
FY2024 $347K$217K+96% 990 PDF
FY2023 $177K$202K-33% 990 PDF
FY2022 $263K$184K-49% 990 PDF
FY2021 $519K$184K+144% 990 PDF
FY2020 $213K$169K 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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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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