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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by INDUSTRIES OF THE BLIND INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$4,135,035
Total expenses
$3,937,418
Contributions and grants received
$172,425
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$120,310
Other revenue
$3,842,300
Total assets, end of year
$25,537,656
Total liabilities, end of year
$11,930,534
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$13,607,122
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$3,178,547
Management and general expenses
$749,536
Fundraising expenses
$9,335
Program service expenses (Part III)
$3,178,547

Program services were 80.7% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $93,669

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $78,756

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $120,310 · excluded $120,310

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $25,754,353

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $21,912,053

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $3,842,300 · related or exempt $3,842,300

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $488,338 · program services $377,473 · management and general $102,550 · fundraising $8,315

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $947,424 · program services $730,239 · management and general $217,185

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $306,497 · program services $294,237 · management and general $12,107 · fundraising $153

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $123,142 · program services $96,789 · management and general $26,137 · fundraising $216

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $126,484 · program services $99,077 · management and general $26,756 · fundraising $651

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $7,842 · management and general $7,842

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $63,700 · management and general $63,700

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $1,250 · management and general $1,250

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $43,936 · program services $43,936

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $222,772 · program services $184,637 · management and general $38,135

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $386,879 · program services $270,814 · management and general $116,065

  • 17 · Travel

    total $34,762 · program services $34,762

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $441,505 · program services $397,355 · management and general $44,150

  • 24a · Other expenses: CONTRACT COMMISSIONS

    total $649,228 · program services $649,228

  • 24b · Other expenses: HUMAN RESOURCE EXPENSES

    total $93,659 · management and general $93,659

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $2,624,137 · end of year $1,056,278

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $40,471 · end of year $1,035,324

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $2,188,880 · end of year $2,652,764

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $3,279,372 · end of year $2,584,380

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $53,682 · end of year $251,903

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

    $21,054,152

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

    $14,028,302

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $5,775,731 · end of year $7,025,850

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $2,456,518 · end of year $2,915,430

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $887,018 · end of year $8,015,727

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $2,726,968 · end of year $3,371,807

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $553,737 · end of year $347,264

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $29,164 · end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $972,221 · end of year $8,211,463

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $12,987,442 · end of year $13,570,845

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $36,277 · end of year $36,277

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR EMPLOYMENT AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR VISUALLY IMPAIRED TO ACHIEVE GREATER INDEPENDENCE.

  • TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR EMPLOYMENT AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR VISUALLY IMPAIRED TO ACHIEVE GREATER INDEPENDENCE. INDUSTRIES OF THE BLIND, INC. OPERATES A MANUFACTURING, ASSEMBLY, AND DISTRIBUTION SERVICE BUSINESS THAT EMPLOYS BLIND AND SIGHTED PEOPLE IN ORDER TO PROVIDE THEM THESE OPPORTUNITIES FOR EMPLOYMENT AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT. THE MANUFACTURING CONSISTS OF TEXTILE CUTTING AND SEWING FOR PRODUCTION OF MILITARY UNIFORMS, CLOTHING, AND COMMERCIAL GOODS. THE BLIND AND SIGHTED EMPLOYEES OF INDUSTRIES OF THE BLIND, INC. ALSO MANUFACTURE AND ASSEMBLE A VARIETY OF OFFICE SUPPLY AND SANITATION PRODUCTS INCLUDING WRITING INSTRUMENTS, CLIPBOARDS, MOPS, BROOMS, AND A VARIETY OF OTHER ITEMS. THE PROCESS TEACHES SEWING SKILLS, WORKING WITH FABRICS, AND MECHANIZED PROCEDURES TO THE BLIND AND SIGHTED EMPLOYEES. AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2024, INDUSTRIES OF THE BLIND EMPLOYS 136 BLIND AND 111 SIGHTED PEOPLE. REVENUE SHOWN ABOVE IS NET OF COST OF GOODS SOLD EXPENSES ON THE FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 10B.

    Expenses $3,178,547 · Revenue $3,842,300

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Brad Huffstetler

    CHAIRPERSON

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Irish Thurston

    1ST VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jim Storment

    2ND VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Brian Graham

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dr Danielle Harrison

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Carla Banks

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Wes Brewer

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jamie Dean

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mark Gaylord

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Rick Gilmore

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Stephen Oneyear

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mac Sims

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lisa Strama

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Anne Tinker

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jaye Webb

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Joshua Gould

    PRESIDENT AND CEO

    Total calculated
    $324,511
    From this org
    $281,853
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $42,658
    Hours/week
    48

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $221,627
    Bonus
    $60,226
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $9,758
    Nontaxable benefits
    $32,900
    Filer's total
    $324,511
  • Victor Martin

    DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND IT

    Total calculated
    $169,227
    From this org
    $150,116
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $19,111
    Hours/week
    48

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $133,715
    Bonus
    $16,401
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,600
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,511
    Filer's total
    $169,227
  • Susan Williams

    DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES

    Total calculated
    $145,458
    From this org
    $128,053
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,405
    Hours/week
    48
  • John Richtarik

    DIR. MFG, ENGINEERING & QUALITY

    Total calculated
    $132,860
    From this org
    $127,273
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,587
    Hours/week
    48

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

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
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
4 August 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202542169349300334

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