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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by MINDSEYE RADIO.

Totals

Total revenue
$820,659
Total expenses
$728,371
Contributions and grants received
$613,780
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$82,563
Investment income
$11,964
Other revenue
$112,352
Total assets, end of year
$285,803
Total liabilities, end of year
$31,939
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$253,864
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$550,209
Management and general expenses
$86,008
Fundraising expenses
$92,154
Program service expenses (Part III)
$550,209

Program services were 75.5% 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.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $100,844

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $93,626

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $419,310

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $59,520

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Beepball

    total $10,841 · related or exempt $10,841

  • 2b · Program service revenue: Fee for service

    total $71,722 · related or exempt $71,722

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $11,964 · related or exempt $11,964

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $0

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $128,094

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $15,742

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $112,352

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $0

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $0

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $76,033 · program services $57,435 · management and general $8,978 · fundraising $9,620

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $245,854 · program services $187,886 · management and general $31,206 · fundraising $26,762

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $53,908 · program services $46,067 · management and general $1,975 · fundraising $5,866

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $23,721 · program services $18,106 · management and general $2,947 · fundraising $2,668

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $0

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $72,861 · program services $37,188 · management and general $26,707 · fundraising $8,966

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $5,189 · program services $4,290 · management and general $29 · fundraising $870

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $44,620 · program services $40,426 · management and general $387 · fundraising $3,807

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $27,429 · program services $18,508 · management and general $185 · fundraising $8,736

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $90,664 · program services $67,556 · management and general $5,732 · fundraising $17,376

  • 17 · Travel

    total $48,446 · program services $44,178 · management and general $3,409 · fundraising $859

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $0

  • 20 · Interest

    total $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $0

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $1,330 · program services $1,173 · management and general $60 · fundraising $97

  • 24a · Other expenses: Meals

    total $17,930 · program services $15,793 · management and general $191 · fundraising $1,946

  • 24b · Other expenses: Memberships & Dues

    total $7,987 · program services $7,487 · management and general $500

  • 24c · Other expenses: Miscellaneous

    total $6,798 · program services $1,361 · management and general $3,647 · fundraising $1,790

  • 24d · Other expenses: Postage and Shipping

    total $5,601 · program services $2,755 · management and general $55 · fundraising $2,791

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $9,832 · end of year $115,666

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    end of year $0

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    end of year $0

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $64,954 · end of year $62,314

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    end of year $0

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

    $45,000

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

    $45,000

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    end of year $0

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $127,703 · end of year $106,228

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    end of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    end of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $851 · end of year $1,595

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $40,145 · end of year $31,936

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $1,619

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    end of year $3

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $85,554 · end of year $119,483

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $76,022 · end of year $134,381

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

Translating Vision into Audio. MindsEye builds a more inclusive community by translating vision into audio for individuals who are blind or visually impaired.

  • MindsEye began an audio description service, training 30 volunteers to go to theatres, museums and other cultural events to describe action on stage or art. A total of 31 events were described to people who were visually impaired

    Expenses $182,882 · Revenue $64,010

  • MindsEye produced over 130 hours a week of unique programming that featured volunteers reading from magazines, newspapers, books and retail ads. This programming was distributed to over 13,000 people who are blind, low vision, or had another physical disability that prevents them from reading. Broadcasts played over closed circuit radio, several apps, a phone service, and on MindsEye's website. Additionally, all hours of programming are available as mp3s each week that are available for registered listeners to download, 20 of these hours are available in specialized DAISY format, making them easier to navigate.

    Expenses $167,418 · Revenue $400

  • BeepBall is described by blind athletes as a dream come true, it adds a spin on baseball that allows players with a visual disability to compete on the same field with sighted players. Guided by sound rather than sight, three key things make BeepBall different from traditional baseball. One is the ball. The BeepBall is a Chicago-style softball with an internal speaker that makes a beeping sound when activated. Next are the bases there are only two: first base and third base. The bases are made of dense foam covered in vinyl fabric and are in the shape of a four-foot pillar with a cubed base that houses a buzzing speaker system. That speaker system is activated manually by an umpire with a switch box. The third difference, and most important leveling the playing field, is the blindfold. Continued on Schedule O

    Expenses $124,017 · Revenue $10,841

  • Expenses $75,892 · Revenue $7,312

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Jason Frazier

    President & CEO

    Total calculated
    $76,033
    From this org
    $76,033
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Marge Sanders

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2.5
  • Christy Herzing

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2.5
  • Michael Stein

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2.5
  • Aren Dow

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.25
  • Andy Hannigan

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.25
  • Liam McCoy

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.25
  • Alexis Moore

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2.5
  • Paul Slocomb

    Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2.5
  • Larry Spears

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Jason Buhlinger

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2.5
  • Debbie Andrews

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.25
  • Sam Hopkins

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.25
  • Kimberly Sterling Mayeux

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.25
  • Jill Dixon Young

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.25

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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
31 October 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202513049349300741

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