Totals
- Total revenue
- $1,517,816
- Total expenses
- $1,929,208
- Contributions and grants received
- $1,479,276
- Grants paid
- $1,342,732
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $5,478
- Other revenue
- $33,062
- Total assets, end of year
- $408,148
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $33,425
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $374,723
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $1,753,215
- Management and general expenses
- $167,164
- Fundraising expenses
- $8,829
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $1,753,215
Program services were 90.9% 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.
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$1,479,276
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$44,416
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3 · Investment income
total $5,478 · related or exempt $5,478
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$40,418
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$10,985
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $29,433 · excluded $29,433
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11a · Other revenue: CHANGE IN VALUE OF INV
total $3,629 · related or exempt $3,629
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11e · Other revenue, total
$3,629
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $1,342,732 · program services $1,342,732
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $111,240 · program services $55,296 · management and general $55,944
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $173,928 · program services $161,748 · management and general $12,180
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $18,673 · management and general $18,673
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11b · Fees: legal
total $5,144 · program services $4,684 · management and general $460
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11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $8,140 · fundraising $8,140
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11g · Fees: other
total $74,181 · program services $33,282 · management and general $40,899
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16 · Occupancy
total $18,255 · program services $18,255
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17 · Travel
total $63,340 · program services $32,762 · management and general $30,578
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23 · Insurance
total $1,741 · management and general $1,741
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24a · Other expenses: TRAINING COSTS
total $53,030 · program services $53,030
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24b · Other expenses: SUPPLIES
total $33,952 · program services $32,651 · management and general $612 · fundraising $689
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24c · Other expenses: SUBSCRIPTIONS
total $10,612 · program services $8,590 · management and general $2,022
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24d · Other expenses: MEALS AND ENTERTAINMENT
total $7,798 · program services $7,581 · management and general $217
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24e · All other expenses
total $6,442 · program services $2,604 · management and general $3,838
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $820,495 · end of year $406,619
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13 · Investments: program-related
beginning of year $1,529 · end of year $1,529
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $35,322 · end of year $30,496
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $586 · end of year $2,929
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $786,116 · end of year $374,723
Mission and programs · 2023
Mission
VISIONS STRIVES TO ENABLE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT THROUGH EDUCATION, LEADERSHIP AND TECHNOLOGY. VISIONS IS ESPECIALLY FOCUSED ON ENABLING SOCIAL CHANGE IN COMMUNITIES AFFECTED BY POVERTY, CONFLICT AND DISABILITY THROUGH EDUCATION, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY. WE ENVISION A WORLD WHERE ALL PEOPLE HAVE ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION, ARE EMPOWERED TO REALIZE THEIR UNIQUE ASPIRATIONS, AND ARE EQUIPPED TO MAKE POSITIVE CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR WORLD. CURRENTLY, VISIONS OPERATES IN 5 COUNTRIES - ETHIOPIA, INDIA, SRI LANKA, NICARAGUA AND THE U.S.
Activities or mission (Part I)
VISIONS STRIVES TO ENABLE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT THROUGH EDUCATION, LEADERSHIP AND TECHNOLOGY. VISIONS IS SPECIALLY FOCUSED ON ENABLING SOCIAL CHANGE IN COMMUNITIES AFFECTED BY POVERTY, CONFLICT AND DISABILITY THROUGH EDUCATION, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY. WE ENVISION A WORLD WHERE ALL PEOPLE HAVE ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION, ARE EMPOWERED TO REALIZE THEIR UNIQUE ASPIRATIONS, AND ARE EQUIPPED TO MAKE POSITIVE CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR WORLD. CURRENTLY, VISIONS OPERATES IN 5 COUNTRIES - ETHIOPIA, INDIA, SRI LANKA, NICARAGUA AND THE U.S.
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ESCUELA VERA ANGELITA (NICARAGUA)A PRIVATE, NONPROFIT BOARDING SCHOOL FOR YOUTH FROM UNDERSERVED & VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES. THIS MODERN SCHOOL CAMPUS LIES ON A 437-ACRE PROPERTY IN THE COMMUNITY OF SAN RAMON, MATAGALPA, NICARAGUA. INTENDED TO ULTIMATELY SERVE YOUTH FROM GRADES 5-12, THE SCHOOL IS CURRENTLY FOR GRADE 10 STUDENTS ONLY. THE CAMPUS IS LOCATED IN A SECURE SECTION OF THE ALMOST ENTIRELY SELF-SUFFICIENT VERA ANGELITA ESTATE, WHICH IS ALSO HOME TO A FULL-FLEDGED FARM, COFFEE PLANTATION, BOTANICAL GARDENS, ONSITE HOUSING FOR STAFF & GUESTS, PLANT NURSERY, AND NATURE RESERVE."
Expenses $1,043,585 · Grants $1,031,150
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2. INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORTVISIONS NURTURES PARTNERSHIPS WITH DOZENS OF LOCAL CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE THE CHANGE-MAKERS IN THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES - THE LOCALLY-ROOTED, INNOVATIVE PROBLEM SOLVERS AND PROGRAM ADMINISTRATORS SERVING THE MOST VULNERABLE AND DISADVANTAGED IN THEIR AREA. IN 2021, VISIONS PROVIDED SUPPORT BOTH FOR ONGOING OPERATIONS AND DEVELOPMENT OF NEW INFRASTRUCTURE OR ACTIVITIES OF SCHOOLS, HOSPITALS, AND COMMUNITY SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDING VITAL NONPROFIT EDUCATION AND HEALTH SERVICES TO THOSE IN GREATEST NEED IN THEIR RESPECTIVE COMMUNITIES.
Expenses $102,099 · Grants $102,099
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3. DEAF EDUCATION & EMPOWERMENT (ETHIOPIA)VISIONS PROVIDES A HOLISTIC SET OF SUPPORT SERVICES (INCLUDING EDUCATION, HEALTH, LIVELIHOODS DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNITY ADVOCACY, INTERPRETATION, LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT, ETC.) TO YOUTH LIVING WITH HEARING LOSS IN ETHIOPIA THROUGH OUR VISIONS CENTER FOR THE DEAF AND VISIONS ACADEMY SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF, BOTH OF WHICH ARE BASED IN HAWASSA, SIDAMA REGION, ETHOPIA.
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Expenses $607,531 · Grants $209,484
As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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TAMARA LAFARGA
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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ISMAT ISMAEL
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
MARY GRACE HAMME
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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MEERA PATHMARAJAH
CO-FOUNDER
- Total calculated
- $18,000
- From this org
- $18,000
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
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GREGORY BUIE
CO-FOUNDER
- Total calculated
- $93,240
- From this org
- $93,240
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 60
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SHAHNAZ VAN DEVENTER
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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CAROL HOLLINGSWORTH
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
SAMUEL EPSTEIN
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
SHYAMALA NAGENDRAN
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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VALENTINE HOLLINGSWORTH
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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BROOKE BEARDSLEE
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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
- 2023
- Filed
- 15 November 2024
- IRS schema version
- 2023v5.1
- Source object
- 202413209349319331
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