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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by VIA FOUNDATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$533,490
Total expenses
$88,361
Contributions and grants received
$405,566
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$127,924
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$7,066,179
Total liabilities, end of year
$7,655
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$7,058,524
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$0
Management and general expenses
$67,604
Fundraising expenses
$20,757
Program service expenses (Part III)
not reported

Program services were 0.0% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $405,566

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $147,919 · excluded $147,919

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $2,531,832

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $2,551,827

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$19,995

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$19,995 · related or exempt -$19,995

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $54,353 · management and general $34,786 · fundraising $19,567

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $8,050 · management and general $8,050

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $23,436 · management and general $23,436

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $190 · management and general $183 · fundraising $7

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $2,232 · management and general $1,049 · fundraising $1,183

  • 24a · Other expenses: Miscellaneous

    total $100 · management and general $100

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $143,496 · end of year $58,055

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

    $4,488

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

    $4,488

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $5,155,994 · end of year $6,395,634

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $643,937 · end of year $612,490

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $17,932 · end of year $7,655

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $4,425,216 · end of year $5,546,176

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,500,279 · end of year $1,512,348

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

The mission of the Via Foundation, Inc. is to provide resources to grow and sustain services for people with disabilites offered by Via of the Lehigh Valley. The Via Foundation develops and sustains relationships with community members, business and industry who wish to make a lasting contribution to support services for children and adults with disabilities.

Activities or mission (Part I)

To provide resources to grow and sustain services for people with disabilities offered by Via of the Lehigh Valley.

  • The mission of the Via Foundation, Inc. is to provide resources to grow and sustain services offered by Via of the Lehigh Valley. The Via Foundation develops and sustains relationships with community members, business and industry who wish to make a lasting contribution to support service for children and adults with disabilities. Via of the Lehigh Valley is a non-profit agency that provides services for children and adults with disabilities in Lehigh, Northampton, Carbon, Monroe, Bucks and Berks counties. Operating since 1952, Via serves 850 people with disabilities in a typical year.Diversity, equity, and inclusion are at the core of who we are. Via helps adults find and sustain employment within multiple industries and service sectors. Early Intervention therapists offer physical, occupational, and speech therapy to children to advance competencies and reach developmental milestones. Programs for young adults focus on networking with peers and gaining vocational skills in preparation for life after graduation. Services for adults help them to prepare for, attain, and retain employment to promote independence. Our staff help individuals of all ages gain life skills, develop friendships, and learn how to take advantage of all the community has to offer. In addition to providing a variety of high-quality programs, Via also advocates for inclusion and equal access to community activities.

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Jerry Somers

    Treasurer/Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Mary Lisicky

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Brian Cook

    Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Chrystal Schardt

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Lisa Somers

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Lisa Walkiewicz

    President and CEO

    Total calculated
    $142,187
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $142,097
    Other
    $90
    Hours/week
    1 + 40 related
  • Luke Schaeffer

    CFO

    Total calculated
    $106,723
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $105,865
    Other
    $858
    Hours/week
    6 + 34 related

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.

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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
2 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202531359349312198

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