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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by BLIND AND VISION REHABILITATION SERVICES OF PITTSBURGH.

Totals

Total revenue
$5,017,989
Total expenses
$5,915,912
Contributions and grants received
$1,813,529
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$1,370,731
Investment income
$457,045
Other revenue
$1,376,684
Total assets, end of year
$25,491,067
Total liabilities, end of year
$4,751,173
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$20,739,894
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$3,870,519
Management and general expenses
$1,703,717
Fundraising expenses
$341,676
Program service expenses (Part III)
$3,870,519

Program services were 65.4% 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.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $34,643

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $94,050

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $120,015

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,564,821

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $46,646

  • 2a · Program service revenue: VOCATIONAL SERVICES

    total $1,090,935 · related or exempt $1,090,935

  • 2b · Program service revenue: REHABILITATION SERVICES

    total $273,272 · related or exempt $273,272

  • 2c · Program service revenue: INDUSTRIES

    total $6,524 · related or exempt $6,524

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $457,045 · excluded $457,045

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $158,818

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $37,814

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $121,004

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $121,004 · unrelated business $121,004

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $170,184

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $94,050

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $114,603

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $55,581 · excluded $55,581

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $2,256,272

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $1,145,124

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $1,111,148 · related or exempt $1,111,148

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $88,951 · excluded $88,951

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $88,951

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $370,561 · program services $148,225 · management and general $222,336

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $2,694,746 · program services $2,004,862 · management and general $498,218 · fundraising $191,666

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $309,370 · program services $205,711 · management and general $76,884 · fundraising $26,775

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $250,162 · program services $181,646 · management and general $53,600 · fundraising $14,916

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $87,175 · program services $65,456 · management and general $16,611 · fundraising $5,108

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $41,977 · program services $31,519 · management and general $7,998 · fundraising $2,460

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $521,231 · program services $206,662 · management and general $300,771 · fundraising $13,798

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $100,927 · program services $95,973 · management and general $4,054 · fundraising $900

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $236,127 · program services $49,062 · management and general $186,540 · fundraising $525

  • 17 · Travel

    total $161,185 · program services $125,436 · management and general $34,484 · fundraising $1,265

  • 20 · Interest

    total $106,206 · program services $96,079 · management and general $2,629 · fundraising $7,498

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $607,207 · program services $455,928 · management and general $115,700 · fundraising $35,579

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $61,989 · program services $8,802 · management and general $53,187

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM SUPPLIES

    total $161,147 · program services $113,849 · management and general $39,920 · fundraising $7,378

  • 24b · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT

    total $156,624 · program services $81,309 · management and general $41,507 · fundraising $33,808

  • 24c · Other expenses: OTHER

    total $49,278 · management and general $49,278

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $480,820 · end of year $4,045

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $6,687 · end of year $6,687

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $498,337 · end of year $705,370

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $517,296 · end of year $505,026

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

    $19,358,368

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

    $5,121,097

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $14,500,880 · end of year $14,237,271

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $9,499,311 · end of year $9,959,400

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $103,366 · end of year $73,268

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $438,139 · end of year $454,370

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $242,718 · end of year $150,268

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $4,131,866 · end of year $4,146,535

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $16,209,370 · end of year $15,888,320

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $4,584,604 · end of year $4,851,574

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE MISSION STATEMENT OF BLIND AND VISION REHABILITATION SERVICES OF PITTSBURGH IS TO CHANGE THE LIVES OF PERSONS WITH VISION LOSS AND OTHER DISABILITIES BY FOSTERING INDEPENDENCE AND INDIVIDUAL CHOICE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE MISSION OF BLIND AND VISION REHABILITATION SERVICES OF PITTSBURGH IS TO CHANGE THE LIVES OF PERSONS WITH VISION LOSS AND OTHER DISABILITIES BY FOSTERING INDEPENDENCE AND INDIVIDUAL CHOICE.

  • REHABILITATION AND INDUSTRIES PROGRAMS - RESIDENTAL AND COMMUNITY-BASED PERSONAL ADJUSTMENT SERVICES THAT ENABLE PEOPLE TO LEARN HOW TO USE THEIR OTHER SENSES ALONG WITH SPECIALIZED EQUIPMENT AND PROCEDURES TO PERFORM THE USUAL ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING. COMPREHENSIVE, INTERDISCIPLINARY LOW VISION SERVICES THAT ENABLE PEOPLE WITH VISION IMPAIRMENTS TO LEARN HOW TO EFFECTIVELY USE THEIR VISION IN THEIR DAILY ACTIVITIES. PROVIDING ACCESS TECHNOLOGY SERVICES AND COMPETITIVE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH VISION LOSS.

    Expenses $2,505,562 · Revenue $1,390,944

  • VOCATIONAL SERVICES - VOCATIONAL ASSESSMENT, TRAINING, PLACEMENT AND EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT WHICH PERMIT PEOPLE WITH VISION IMPAIRMENTS TO WORK SUCCESSFULLY IN THE COMMUNITY OR IN SPECIALIZED WORK PROGRAMS WITHIN THE FACILITY.

    Expenses $1,010,407 · Revenue $1,090,935

  • COMMUNITY AND SUPPORT PROGRAM - COORDINATED AND COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION AND REFERRAL AND CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES WHICH ENABLE PEOPLE TO IDENTIFY, CONSIDER, AND SELECT SERVICES WHICH THEY FEEL WILL BE OF GREATEST ASSISTANCE TO THEM. INFORMATION AND SCREENING SERVICES DESIGNED TO PREVENT LOSS OF VISION.

    Expenses $354,550

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Craig Bingham

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Angela Longo

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Patricia Orringer

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • John McInerney

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • Louis Lobes

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Bruce Knepper

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • Tushar Lovalekar

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • A Murat Kaynar MD MPH

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Brittany McDonald PhD

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Carla Frost

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Michele Dewitt

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Valerie Faeth

    CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jose-Alain Sahel MD

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Terri Imbrelina Patak

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Glenn Breisinger

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Gena Harper

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Michael May

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • James Schmitt

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Christopher Zomp

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Erika Petach

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $334,987
    From this org
    $308,050
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $26,937
    Hours/week
    40 + 1 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $308,050
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $26,937
    Filer's total
    $334,987

  • Leslie Montgomery

    VP OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

    Total calculated
    $189,372
    From this org
    $177,301
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,071
    Hours/week
    40 + 1 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $177,301
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,071
    Filer's total
    $189,372

  • Kimberly Fazio

    OPTOMETRIST

    Total calculated
    $150,824
    From this org
    $135,969
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,855
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $135,969
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,855
    Filer's total
    $150,824

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 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

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 3
CEO SALARY IS DETERMINED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD IN AN EXECUTIVE SESSION EACH YEAR. THE BOARD UTILIZES THE VISIONSERVE ALLIANCE COMPENSATION SURVEY WHICH IS PERFORMED EVERY TWO YEARS AGAINST OTHER CEO'S OF SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

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.

  • PBA PRODUCTS AND SERVICES INC

    501(C)(3) · PROVIDE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES TO THOSE WITH DISABILITIES · PA · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by BLIND AND VISION REHABILITATION SERVICES OF PITTSBURGH

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Related corporations and trusts

Part IV: related organizations taxable as a corporation or trust.

  • MED-TEC TEXTITLES INC

    C · TEXTILES · PA · 100% owned · controlled entity

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
30 January 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202540309349301304

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