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← SAN DIEGO CENTER FOR THE BLIND

Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by SAN DIEGO CENTER FOR THE BLIND.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,394,641
Total expenses
$1,791,300
Contributions and grants received
$911,555
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$153,713
Investment income
$184,876
Other revenue
$144,497
Total assets, end of year
$8,217,118
Total liabilities, end of year
$77,173
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$8,139,945
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,444,174
Management and general expenses
$225,627
Fundraising expenses
$121,499
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,444,174

Program services were 80.6% 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)

    $417,650

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $493,905

  • 2a · Program service revenue: STATE REHABILITATION

    total $150,404 · related or exempt $150,404

  • 2b · Program service revenue: LOW VISION CLINIC

    total $3,309 · related or exempt $3,309

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $184,876 · related or exempt $184,876

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $46,282

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

    $46,282

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $46,282

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $199,270

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $125,741

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $73,529 · related or exempt $46,282

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER REVENUE

    total $23,453 · related or exempt $23,453

  • 11b · Other revenue: NET ENDOWMENT REVENUE

    total $1,233 · related or exempt $1,233

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $24,686

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,089,033 · program services $881,020 · management and general $150,532 · fundraising $57,481

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $116,970 · program services $95,373 · management and general $16,367 · fundraising $5,230

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $78,347 · program services $64,536 · management and general $10,303 · fundraising $3,508

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $29,271 · program services $23,714 · management and general $4,067 · fundraising $1,490

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $37,537 · fundraising $37,537

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $138,701 · program services $109,367 · management and general $21,468 · fundraising $7,866

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $88,217 · program services $69,290 · management and general $13,852 · fundraising $5,075

  • 24a · Other expenses: PUBLIC RELATIONS

    total $67,165 · program services $67,165

  • 24b · Other expenses: PROGRAM SUPPLIES

    total $49,536 · program services $49,536

  • 24c · Other expenses: TRANSPORTATION OPERATING

    total $37,629 · program services $37,629

  • 24d · Other expenses: POSTAGE / OFFICE SUPPLIES

    total $29,981 · program services $23,921 · management and general $4,435 · fundraising $1,625

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $28,913 · program services $22,623 · management and general $4,603 · fundraising $1,687

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $255,797 · end of year $15,464

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $79,381 · end of year $98,289

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $47,910 · end of year $45,688

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $10,428 · end of year $7,725

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

    $3,268,600

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

    $2,183,987

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $1,043,946 · end of year $1,084,613

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $6,809,502 · end of year $6,937,970

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $26,761 · end of year $27,369

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $83,561 · end of year $77,173

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $3,890

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $11,292

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $8,122,021 · end of year $8,096,488

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $52,961 · end of year $43,457

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

OUR MISSION IS TO INCREASE THE ABILITIES OF ANY ADULT WITH BLINDNESS OR VISUAL IMPAIRMENT TO REACH THEIR OWN HIGHEST LEVEL OF INDEPENDENCE.

  • THE SAN DIEGO CENTER FOR THE BLIND PROVIDES VISION REHABILITATION SERVICES TO ADULTS WITH CHANGING VISION TO THOSE WITH NO VISION. IT IS DESIGNED TO HELP CLIENTS REACH THEIR HIGHEST LEVEL OF INDEPENDENCE. PROFESSIONAL, HIGHLY QUALIFIED STAFF PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAMMING THAT HAS BECOME A NATIONAL MODEL FOR SERVICE DELIVERY, APPROXIMATELY FIFTY PERCENT OF TEACHING STAFF ARE VISION IMPAIRED. THIS PROGRAM INCLUDES: INDEPENDENT LIVING SKILLS; ADJUSTMENT TO VISION LOSS COUNSELING, ORIENTATION AND MOBILITY; ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY; BRAILLE AND OUTREACH SERVICES.

    Expenses $490,686 · Revenue $151,029

  • THE SAN DIEGO CENTER FOR THE BLIND PROVIDES A VISION REHABILITATION PROGRAM FOR ADULTS 55 YEARS OF AGE AND OLDER. THIS COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM INCLUDES: INDEPENDENT LIVING SKILLS; ADJUSTMENT TO VISION LOSS COUNSELING; ORIENTATION AND MOBILITY; ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY; BRAILLE AND OUTREACH SERVICES. IT IS PARTIALLY FUNDED THROUGH A TITLE VII CHAPTER 2 GRANT.

    Expenses $624,103 · Revenue $259,019

  • THE ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY CENTER AND STORE IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, 8:30 AM TO 4:30 P.M. IT PROVIDES ASSESSMENT,TRAINING, AND THE ABILITY TO PURCHASE PRODUCTS BASED ON EACH INDIVIDUAL'S NEEDS. OUR LOW VISION PROFESSIONALS ARE ABLE TO EVALUATE EACH INDIVIDUAL CLIENT'S NEEDS BY HANDS ON ASSESSMENT WITH A VAST ARRAY OF THE LATEST AS WELL AS TRIED AND TRUE TECHNOLOGY. OUR PROFESSIONALAL STAFF ARE ALSO ABLE TO PROVIDE INDIVIDUALIZED TRAINING ON THE PROPER USE OF OUR ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY DEVICES. THE ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY CENTER AND STORE IS THE ONLY CENTER OF ITS KIND IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY AND IS OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND TO ALL GROUPS TO BENEFIT ANY INDIVIDUAL EXPERIENCING CHANGING VISION TO THOSE WITH NO VISION.

    Expenses $200,268 · Revenue $173,872

  • EXPENSES REVENUES SDCB LOW VISION CENTER THE SAN DIEGO CENTER FOR THE BLIND (SDCB) CONTINUES TO PROVIDE QUALITY CONTINUUM OF CARE FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH VISION LOSS. THE SDCB LOW VISION CLINIC PROVIDES THE NECESSARY ASSESSMENT, TRAINING AND RECOMMENDATION OF PRODUCTS (E.G. MAGNIFICATION, LIGHTING AND TRAINING) FOR THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHOSE VISION CAN NO LONGER BE CORRECTED WITH GLASSES, SURGERY OR OTHER MEDICAL TREATMENT. STAFF INCLUDES A LOW VISION OPTOMETRIST AND AN ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT. EXPENSES 128,171 REVENUES 93,333 OUTREACH SERVICES EXPENSES 35,784 REVENUES 0

    Expenses $129,117 · Revenue $128,171

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Dennis Smith

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $125,000
    From this org
    $125,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0

  • Len Blottin

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0

  • Jack Dapra

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0

  • Keith Kerchenfaut

    VICE-PRESIDE

    Total calculated
    $0

  • Kim Foote

    PAST PRESIDE

    Total calculated
    $0

  • Lorie White

    SECRETARY/TR

    Total calculated
    $0

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
2022
Filed
1 March 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202400689349301620

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