Deaf-Blind Service Center FY2019 filing

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Committed to assisting Deaf-Blind people maintain high quality of life/degree of personal autonomy.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2019 · 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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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
6 of 7
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $83K a year · 8% of revenue · last 7 filings
Fine: a surplus in 6 of the last 7 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 7 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $40K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$66K
11% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 11% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$676K
Spent
$566K
To programs
80%
Net assets
$541K
By yearFY2019–FY2025
Revenue
$676K
FY2019
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$676K
FY2020$802K
FY2021$858K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$1.8M
Expenses
$566K
FY2019
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019$566K
FY2020$667K
FY2021$776K
FY2022$972K
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.6M
Net assets
$541K
FY2019
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019$541K
FY2020$676K
FY2021$748K
FY2022$741K
FY2023$734K
FY2024$603K
FY2025$784K

From the FY2019 Form 990 (year ending June 2019) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $455K Management & general 11% · $65K Fundraising 8% · $46K

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

6 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2018); the FY2019 filing did not itemize Part VII
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Angela Theriault’s $71K as Executive Di is at the 12th 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.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023
Angela Theriault$71,456$71,456$71,491

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

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3 programs · $455K · in their own filed words · FY2018
01

Communication

The support service provider (SSP) program is the cornerstone of DBSC. SSPS are trained, sight guided, fluent in american sign language and providers of visual and environmental information so that deaf-blind people can do their banking, shopping, pay bills and perform other essential errands independently.

$231Kprogram expense
02

Advocacy Services

At DBSC, we believe it is our responsibility to ensure deaf-blind individuals have a voice in the community, state and federal government. For instance, being unable to secure a proper sign language interpreter, a quailifed SSP, AND/OR accessing technology are only a few of many major BARRIERS.THERE are many different types of advocacy…

$224Kprogram expense
03

Communication

Communication facilitator (CF) provides access to telephone communication through video relay service by use of tactile sign language to copy sign language from the TV screen to the DB INDIVIDUAL.NUMBER of people benefited: 14

Pt IX · col B

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
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$40K

By the numbers

The FY2019 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$676K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$642K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$31K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$566K
Ln 25
Programscol B$455K
Managementcol C$65K
Fundraisingcol D$46K
Owns and owesPt X
$541K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$474K
Total assetsLn 16$606K
LiabilitiesLn 26$66K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$31K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$1K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$642K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Total revenueLn 12$676K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$299K
SavingsLn 2$176K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$474K
Pledges and grants receivableLn 3$101K
Accounts receivableLn 4$31K
Total assetsLn 16$606K
LiabilitiesLn 26$66K
Net assetsLn 32$541K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
VolunteersI 646
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 FY19End FY19
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$388K$474K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$472K$606K
LiabilitiesLn 26$41K$66K
Net assetsLn 32$431K$541K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$203K$174K$19K$9K
Payroll taxesLn 10$23K$19K$2K$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$38K$11K$15K$12K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$1K$213$171
Office expensesLn 13$11K$7K$2K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$4K$3K$466$374
OccupancyLn 16$52K$40K$7K$5K
TravelLn 17$30K$24K$4K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$204K$176K$16K$13K
Total functional expensesLn 25$566K$455K$65K$46K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS May 14, 2026 $1.8M$1.6M$181K$784K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS May 13, 2025 $1.2M$1.3M−$132K$603K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS May 13, 2024 $1.3M$1.3M$83K$734K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS May 8, 2023 $1.1M$972K$125K$741K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS May 10, 2022 $858K$776K$81K$748K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 4, 2021 $802K$667K$136K$676K 990 PDF
FY2019 ViewingFiled with the IRS Mar 25, 2021 $676K$566K$110K$541K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2019 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $675,535 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $31,349$31,256
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $599,392$642,090
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $61$2,189
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $630,802$675,535
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 $197,608$225,569
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $427,345$340,102
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $624,953$565,671
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $5,849$109,864
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $675,535 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $113,577 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$31,256
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$1,188
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$31,256
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $528,513$528,513
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2,189$2,189
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $642,090 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2,189$675,535
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $565,671 across 9 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $174,335 · Management $18,833 · Fundraising $9,416$202,584
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $19,375 · Management $2,307 · Fundraising $1,303$22,985
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $11,292 · Management $14,970 · Fundraising $12,016$38,278
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,307 · Management $213 · Fundraising $171$1,691
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,680 · Management $2,281 · Fundraising $1,831$10,792
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,853 · Management $466 · Fundraising $374$3,693
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $39,861 · Management $6,512 · Fundraising $5,227$51,600
IX-17 TravelPrograms $23,679 · Management $3,564 · Fundraising $2,861$30,104
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $175,643 · Management $15,660 · Fundraising $12,641$203,944
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $455,025 · Management $64,806 · Fundraising $45,840$565,671
Part X · Balance sheet $606,238 assets, 10 lines filed
Net asset lines not itemized here account for $540,677. See the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $265,625$298,501
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $122,782$175,694
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $43,815$101,375
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $39,368$30,668
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $471,590$606,238
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $40,778$65,561
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $40,778$65,561
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $430,812$540,677
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $471,590$606,238
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $540,677 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$675,535
XI-2 Total expenses$565,671
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$109,864
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$430,812
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$540,677

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2019 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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