Vision Rescue

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Houston, TX501(c)(3)Human ServicesEIN 82-0731586Revenue $1.1M in FY2024

On file with the IRSvisionrescue.usPo Box 10448, 77206-0448 · Houston, TXTax-exempt since Sep 2017Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Freeing children by engaging in education, which empowers them to make good life choices.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 20 volunteers and 5 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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FY2024 · 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
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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $9K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$102K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 63% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $45K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$52K
13% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 13% 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
$1.1M
-4% vs prior year
Spent
$1.1M
To programs
78%
Net assets
$334K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2024▼ -4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$750K
FY2021$767K
FY2022$952K
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.1M
Expenses
$1.1M
FY2024▼ -19%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$693K
FY2021$678K
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.1M
Net assets
$334K
FY2024▲ +14%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$451K
FY2021$474K
FY2022$420K
FY2023$293K
FY2024$334K

From the FY2024 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 Sep 2017.

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

Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $829K Management & general 8% · $85K Fundraising 15% · $155K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $102K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director of Development
$102,000Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Prince David’s $102K as Director of Development is at the 37th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3869 $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.

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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

Programs and updates

Educates children to empower them to make good life choices.

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1 program · $829K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Vision Rescue is an independent organization that is designed to relieve human need, hardship, and suffering in whatever parts of the world, particularly by means of mobilizing, administering, and deploying human and material resources to distressed populations without racial, political, or religious discriminations.

$829Kprogram 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 · FY2024
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Grants paid · 3 grants · $171K · 2022–2024
Crossover Global Care INCTX · FY2024$64,075
Christ for IndiaWA · FY2022$70,088

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Other incomeLn 4–11$766
Money outPt IX
$1.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$829K
Managementcol C$85K
Fundraisingcol D$155K
Owns and owesPt X
$334K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$359K
Total assetsLn 16$386K
LiabilitiesLn 26$52K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$59K
Other incomeLn 4–11$766
Total revenueLn 12$1.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$88K
SavingsLn 2$271K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$359K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$23K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$3K
Total assetsLn 16$386K
LiabilitiesLn 26$52K
Net assetsLn 32$334K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 620
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$315K$359K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$164K$23K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$480K$386K
LiabilitiesLn 26$187K$52K
Net assetsLn 32$293K$334K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$64K$64K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$726K$726K
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$143K$13K$27K$102K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$12K$12K
Payroll taxesLn 10$12K$1K$5K$6K
Legal feesLn 11b$446$446
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$11K$4K$8K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$20K$20K
Office expensesLn 13$8K$5K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$27K$4K$13K$10K
TravelLn 17$36K$16K$6K$14K
InsuranceLn 23$6K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$234$234
All other expensesLn 24e$571$0$522$49
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.1M$829K$85K$155K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.1M$1.1M$79K$334K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.2M$1.3M−$127K$293K 990 PDF
FY2022 $952K$1.0M−$54K$420K 990 PDF
FY2021 $767K$678K$88K$474K 990 PDF
FY2020 $750K$693K$57K$451K 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,147,965 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,200,305$1,147,199
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $239$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$10,585$766
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,189,959$1,147,965
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $775,997$789,874
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $348,722$166,187
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $192,423$112,696
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,317,142$1,068,757
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$127,183$79,208
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
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
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,147,965 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $766 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,147,199
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$58,954
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,147,199
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $766$1,147,965
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,068,757 across 16 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $64,075$64,075
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $725,799$725,799
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $13,330 · Management $27,248 · Fundraising $102,000$142,578
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $11,636$11,636
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,357 · Management $4,984 · Fundraising $5,632$11,973
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $446$446
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,050$3,050
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $3,908 · Management $7,585 · Fundraising $0$11,493
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $20,056$20,056
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $5,220 · Fundraising $2,590$7,810
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $4,000 · Management $12,682 · Fundraising $10,401$27,083
IX-17 TravelPrograms $16,263 · Management $5,648 · Fundraising $14,308$36,219
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $5,734$5,734
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $234$234
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $522 · Fundraising $49$571
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $828,732 · Management $84,989 · Fundraising $155,036$1,068,757
Part X · Balance sheet $385,765 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $46,567$88,060
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $268,225$271,083
X-4 Accounts receivable$600
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $163,529$22,786
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,498$3,236
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $479,819$385,765
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,380$1,489
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $183,639$50,327
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $187,019$51,816
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $292,800$333,948
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $292,800$333,948
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $479,819$385,764
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $333,949 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,147,965
XI-2 Total expenses$1,068,757
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$79,208
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$292,800
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$38,060
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$333,949

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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