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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by EMPIRE STATE EMPLOYMENT RESOURCES FOR THE BLIND INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,187,087
Total expenses
$1,923,249
Contributions and grants received
$0
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$2,187,087
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$8,646,142
Total liabilities, end of year
$6,456,766
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$2,189,376
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,853,544
Management and general expenses
$69,705
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,853,544

Program services were 96.4% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 2a · Program service revenue: NYSPSP PROGRAM FEES

    total $2,043,425 · related or exempt $2,043,425

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $143,662 · related or exempt $143,662

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $241,015 · program services $241,015

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,123,160 · program services $1,017,860 · management and general $105,300

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $75,673 · program services $75,673

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $116,908 · program services $116,908

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $83,167 · program services $83,167

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $12,891 · program services $12,891

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $8,040 · management and general $8,040

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $25,000 · program services $25,000

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $36,000 · program services $36,000

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $31,707 · program services $31,707

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $94,887 · program services $94,887

  • 17 · Travel

    total $26,849 · program services $26,576 · management and general $273

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $22,512 · program services $21,522 · management and general $990

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $58,815 · program services $58,815

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $2,400 · program services $2,400

  • 24a · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $11,295 · management and general $11,295

  • 24b · Other expenses: TRAINING

    total $2,323 · program services $1,000 · management and general $1,323

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total -$49,393 · program services $8,123 · management and general -$57,516

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $2,332,568 · end of year $2,197,484

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $6,416,572 · end of year $5,366,745

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    end of year $7,848

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $631,699

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $191,752

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $223,538 · end of year $439,947

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $125,312 · end of year $634,118

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $7,035,967 · end of year $5,812,941

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $136,485 · end of year $643,825

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,925,538 · end of year $2,189,376

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

CREATING EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND UPWARD MOBILITY FOR NEW YORKERS WHO ARE BLIND.

Activities or mission (Part I)

CREATING DIVERSE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND UPWARD MOBILITY FOR NEW YORKERS WHO ARE BLIND.

  • THE NEW YORK STATE PREFERRED SOURCE PROGRAM FOR NEW YORKERS WHO ARE BLIND (NYSPSP) IS A STATE-MANDATED INITIATIVE DESIGNED TO CREATE AND SUSTAIN MEANINGFUL EMPLOYMENT FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE BLIND. THROUGH A NETWORK OF NINE AFFILIATED NONPROFIT AGENCIES, THE PROGRAM CURRENTLY EMPLOYS 431 BLIND OR VISUALLY IMPAIRED NEW YORKERS. IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE PROCUREMENT LAW, STATE AND LOCAL AGENCIES ARE REQUIRED TO PURCHASE DESIGNATED PRODUCTS AND SERVICES PROVIDED BY THESE NONPROFITS. IN 2024, FIVE INDIVIDUALS EMPLOYED THROUGH THE PROGRAM WERE PROMOTED, AND 50 NEW PROJECTS WERE ADDED TO THE NYSPSP PORTFOLIO, EXPANDING ITS REACH AND IMPACT.

    Expenses $1,853,544 · Revenue $2,187,087

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Lisa A Damiani

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Susan C Robinson

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kenny J Fernald

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 40 related
  • Daniel Spence

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Peter Slatin

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • John J Calabrese

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jennifer Lake

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 40 related
  • Kevin A Lynch

    DIRECTOR THRU APR 2024

    Total calculated
    $527,680
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $484,004
    Other
    $43,676
    Hours/week
    1 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $473,204 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0 + $10,800 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $36,300 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $7,376 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $527,680 related
  • Soraya Correa

    DIRECTOR FROM MAR 2024

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 40 related
  • Christopher T Burke

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $216,278
    From this org
    $176,002
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $40,276
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $172,502
    Bonus
    $3,500
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $20,597
    Nontaxable benefits
    $19,679
    Filer's total
    $216,278
  • Timothy Fiori

    SENIOR DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $213,341
    From this org
    $171,667
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $41,674
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $160,107
    Bonus
    $11,560
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $19,672
    Nontaxable benefits
    $22,002
    Filer's total
    $213,341
  • Lawrencer Mirro

    SENIOR STATE ACCT MANAGER

    Total calculated
    $118,104
    From this org
    $105,854
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,250
    Hours/week
    40
  • Colleen Franchini

    PROGRAM DIRECTOR, ADMIN THRU SEP 2023

    Total calculated
    $129,568
    From this org
    $119,751
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,817
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $119,751
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $9,817
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $129,568

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 7
PERFORMANCE INCENTIVES ARE DETERMINED BY THE ESERB BOARD FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. FOR OTHER STAFF, THE INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE INCENTIVE IS AN ACHIEVEMENT OF ORGANIZATIONAL GOALS AS SPECIFIED IN THE ANNUAL PERFORMANCE PERCENTAGE OF SALARY BASED ON PERSONAL PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES PLUS THE PLAN.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

  • NATIONAL INDUSTRIES FOR THE BLIND

    501(C)(3) · ENHANCE OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDEPENDENCE OF PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND · NY

  • CORE CAREER

    501(C)(3) · PROVIDING EMPLOYMENT RELATED SERVICES TO UNDERSERVED · VA

    Directly controlled by NATIONAL INDUSTRIES FOR THE BLIND

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
21 July 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202502109349300110

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