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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by JEWISH GUILD FOR THE BLIND.

Totals

Total revenue
$10,245,886
Total expenses
$5,804,758
Contributions and grants received
$2,683,288
Grants paid
$160,000
Program service revenue
$2,194,958
Investment income
$5,367,640
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$20,055,374
Total liabilities, end of year
-$27,952,673
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$48,008,047
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$4,381,806
Management and general expenses
$1,422,952
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$4,381,806

Program services were 75.5% 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.

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $2,259,000

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $424,288

  • 2a · Program service revenue: REHABILITATION SERVICES-CBVH CONT

    total $2,194,958 · related or exempt $2,194,958 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $4,821,406 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $4,821,406

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $8,622,939

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

    securities $8,076,705

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $546,234 · other assets $0

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $546,234 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $546,234

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $160,000 · program services $160,000

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $182,815 · program services $0 · management and general $182,815 · fundraising $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $2,674,813 · program services $2,331,985 · management and general $342,828 · fundraising $0

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $169,252 · program services $146,619 · management and general $22,633 · fundraising $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $564,081 · program services $518,495 · management and general $45,586 · fundraising $0

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $227,630 · program services $191,863 · management and general $35,767 · fundraising $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $36,169 · program services $0 · management and general $36,169 · fundraising $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $52,374 · program services $0 · management and general $52,374 · fundraising $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $147,023 · program services $745 · management and general $146,278 · fundraising $0

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $897 · program services $897 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $317,038 · program services $235,958 · management and general $81,080 · fundraising $0

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $89,488 · program services $0 · management and general $89,488 · fundraising $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $401,903 · program services $218,506 · management and general $183,397 · fundraising $0

  • 17 · Travel

    total $147,156 · program services $147,156 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $100 · program services $100 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 20 · Interest

    total $472,890 · program services $289,022 · management and general $183,868 · fundraising $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $53,719 · program services $53,719 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $99,585 · program services $82,917 · management and general $16,668 · fundraising $0

  • 24a · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $7,825 · program services $3,824 · management and general $4,001 · fundraising $0

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year -$161,819 · end of year -$26,805

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $3,412,389 · end of year $3,461,495

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,067,711 · end of year $1,280,259

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $1,409,522 · end of year $1,488,673

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $9,436 · end of year $9,436

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $460 · end of year $2,959

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

    $118,688

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

    $78,190

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $49,217 · end of year $40,498

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $3,656,625 · end of year $3,572,519

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $1,839,188 · end of year $1,893,861

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $8,333,372 · end of year $8,332,479

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,918,265 · end of year $2,053,807

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year -$35,053,346 · end of year -$30,006,480

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $35,632,902 · end of year $30,395,997

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $17,118,280 · end of year $17,612,050

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

TO PROVIDE EXCEPTIONAL SERVICES THAT INSPIRE PEOPLE WHO ARE VISUALLY IMPAIRED TO ATTAIN THEIR GOALS.

  • VISION REHABILITATION: APPROXIMATELY 1,200 PEOPLE RECEIVED VISION REHABILITATION SERVICES IN 2024. EXAMPLES INCLUDED: ACADEMIC AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS TRAINING TO ASSESS ACADEMIC POTENTIAL, USE ADAPTIVE AIDS, AND PREPARE FOR TESTS SUCH AS HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY TESTS AND COLLEGE PREPARATORY EXAMS. TRAINING IN ADAPTIVE TECHNOLOGY TO HELP CLIENTS ENTER OR STAY IN SCHOOL OR THE JOB MARKET, INCLUDING TECHNOLOGIES THAT ENLARGE WRITTEN MATERIAL, SOFTWARE THAT READS WHAT IS ON A COMPUTER SCREEN, AND OTHER DEVICES THAT COMPENSATE FOR VISION LOSS. CAREER SERVICES THAT PREPARE CLIENTS FOR WORK, INCLUDING PRE-EMPLOYMENT TRAINING, RESUME AND INTERVIEW STRATEGIES, JOB RETENTION SERVICES, AND PRESENTATIONS FOR EMPLOYERS ON HOW TO FULLY INTEGRATE AND ACCOMMODATE PEOPLE WHO ARE VISUALLY IMPAIRED. LIVING SKILLS TRAINING TO TEACH CLIENTS HOW TO FUNCTION SAFELY AND INDEPENDENTLY IN THE HOME. ORIENTATION AND MOBILITY INSTRUCTION ON HOW TO NAVIGATE SAFELY IN HOMES AND NEIGHBORHOODS AND TO TRAVEL TO SCHOOL AND WORK. SERVICES FOR YOUTH TO PROVIDE EXPOSURE TO CAREER PATHWAYS THROUGH WORK READINESS AND PRE-VOCATIONAL SKILL DEVELOPMENT.

    Expenses $4,072,163 · Revenue $2,194,958

  • EDUCATION AND RESEARCH SUPPORT: SIXTEEN MERIT-BASED SCHOLARSHIPS OF $10,000 EACH WERE AWARDED THIS YEAR TO HELP LEGALLY BLIND STUDENTS SUCCESSFULLY TRANSITION TO COLLEGE OR SUPPORT THEIR POST-GRADUATE EDUCATION, AS WELL AS FACILITATE THEIR CAREER DEVELOPMENT. JEWISH GUILD HEALTHCARE ALSO PRESENTED THE BRESSLER PRIZE IN VISION SCIENCE TO RECOGNIZE A CLINICIAN-SCIENTIST WHOSE LEADERSHIP, RESEARCH AND SERVICE RESULTED IN TRANSLATION OF MEDICAL OR SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE INTO SIGNIFICANT ADVANCEMENTS IN THE TREATMENT OR REHABILITATION OF PEOPLE WITH VISION LOSS.

    Expenses $309,643 · Grants $160,000

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Calvin W Roberts MD

    PRESIDENT & CEO

    Total calculated
    $1,305,428
    From this org
    $38,293
    From related orgs
    $1,238,155
    Other
    $28,980
    Hours/week
    1.5 + 48.5 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $32,995 + $1,066,845 related
    Bonus
    $5,250 + $169,750 related
    Other
    $48 + $1,560 related
    Deferred
    $725 + $23,426 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $145 + $4,684 related
    Filer's total
    $39,163 + $1,266,265 related

  • Eric Maidenberg

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.1 + 0.9 related

  • James M Dubin

    CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.1 + 4.9 related

  • Lawrence E Goldschmidt

    VICE CHAIR & TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.1 + 4.9 related

  • Marios Damianides

    ASSISTANT TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.1 + 1.9 related

  • Pauline Raiff

    IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.1 + 0.9 related

  • Ronald G Weiner

    DEPUTY CHAIR (THRU 12/09/2024)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.1 + 0.9 related

  • Thomas G Kahn

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.1 + 0.9 related

  • Thomas S T Gimbel

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.1 + 0.9 related

  • Lauren Doody

    CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $323,369
    From this org
    $23,049
    From related orgs
    $265,070
    Other
    $35,250
    Hours/week
    3.2 + 36.8 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $19,797 + $227,668 related
    Bonus
    $3,200 + $36,800 related
    Other
    $52 + $602 related
    Deferred
    $1,636 + $18,814 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,184 + $13,616 related
    Filer's total
    $25,869 + $297,500 related

  • Nicole R Hart

    GC & CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $286,417
    From this org
    $21,565
    From related orgs
    $194,090
    Other
    $70,762
    Hours/week
    2.1 + 18.9 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $21,543 + $193,890 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $22 + $200 related
    Deferred
    $1,675 + $15,078 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $5,401 + $48,608 related
    Filer's total
    $28,641 + $257,776 related

  • Paul D Misiti

    CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $554,703
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $529,509
    Other
    $25,194
    Hours/week
    0.1 + 39.9 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $397,750 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $60,000 related
    Other
    $0 + $71,759 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $24,151 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $1,043 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $554,703 related

  • Maura Sweeney

    CHIEF PROGRAM & SERVICE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $512,008
    From this org
    $78,990
    From related orgs
    $385,660
    Other
    $47,358
    Hours/week
    6.8 + 33.2 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $65,279 + $318,715 related
    Bonus
    $13,600 + $66,400 related
    Other
    $111 + $545 related
    Deferred
    $4,105 + $20,045 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $3,945 + $19,263 related
    Filer's total
    $87,040 + $424,968 related

  • Charles M Campos

    DIRECTOR OF BUDGET AND REIMBURSEMENT

    Total calculated
    $226,156
    From this org
    $24,432
    From related orgs
    $132,183
    Other
    $69,541
    Hours/week
    5.5 + 29.5 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $23,739 + $128,436 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $693 + $3,747 related
    Deferred
    $1,985 + $10,740 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,863 + $47,953 related
    Filer's total
    $35,280 + $190,876 related

  • Jaine M Schmidt

    CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS & MARKETING OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $259,459
    From this org
    $21,848
    From related orgs
    $196,628
    Other
    $40,983
    Hours/week
    3.5 + 31.5 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $19,782 + $178,038 related
    Bonus
    $2,000 + $18,000 related
    Other
    $66 + $590 related
    Deferred
    $1,608 + $14,468 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $2,491 + $22,416 related
    Filer's total
    $25,947 + $233,512 related

  • Karen L Barth

    DIRECTOR OF BENEFITS AND COMPENSATION

    Total calculated
    $162,124
    From this org
    $29,640
    From related orgs
    $118,562
    Other
    $13,922
    Hours/week
    7 + 28 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $29,488 + $117,954 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $152 + $608 related
    Deferred
    $2,095 + $8,382 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $689 + $2,756 related
    Filer's total
    $32,424 + $129,700 related

  • MD M Rahman

    DIRECTOR OF IT NETWORK INFRA & OPS

    Total calculated
    $251,776
    From this org
    $9,212
    From related orgs
    $175,010
    Other
    $67,554
    Hours/week
    1.8 + 33.2 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $9,194 + $174,677 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $18 + $333 related
    Deferred
    $720 + $13,674 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $2,658 + $50,502 related
    Filer's total
    $12,590 + $239,186 related

  • Melissa Rosenbaum

    CHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER (THRU 08/30/2024)

    Total calculated
    $197,067
    From this org
    $29,768
    From related orgs
    $156,279
    Other
    $11,020
    Hours/week
    6.4 + 33.6 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $12,540 + $65,833 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $17,228 + $90,446 related
    Deferred
    $686 + $3,602 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,077 + $5,655 related
    Filer's total
    $31,531 + $165,536 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. 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

  • 1a · Housing allowance or residence for personal use
  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

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
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

Schedule J, Part I, Line 1a Housing allowance or residence for personal use
PAUL MISITI'S EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT SIGNED IN 2020, STATES THAT LIGHTHOUSE GUILD WILL REIMBURSE FOR REASONABLE LODGING EXPENSES REQUIRED FOR HIM TO WORK FROM LGI HEADQUARTERS IN NEW YORK CITY.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 7 Non-fixed payments
THE FOLLOWING EMPLOYEES LISTED ON PART VII, SECTION A, LINE 1A RECEIVED THE BELOW DISCRETIONARY BONUS BASED ON PERFORMANCE WITH RESPECT TO LIGHTHOUSE GUILD INTERNATIONAL AND RELATED ORGANIZATIONS. THESE AMOUNTS ARE REPORTED ON PART II, COLUMN (B)(II): DR. CALVIN W. ROBERTS: LIGHTHOUSE GUILD INTERNATIONAL, INC. $143,500 THE JEWISH GUILD FOR THE BLIND $5,250 JGB REHABILITATION CORPORATION $22,750 JGB MENTAL HEALTH&MENTAL RETARDATION SERVICES, INC. $3,500 TOTAL BONUS PAYMENT $175,000 PAUL D. MISITI: LIGHTHOUSE GUILD INTERNATIONAL, INC. $51,000 JGB REHABILITATION CORPORATION $9,000 TOTAL BONUS PAYMENT $60,000 LAUREN DOODY: LIGHTHOUSE GUILD INTERNATIONAL, INC. $23,200 THE JEWISH GUILD FOR THE BLIND $3,200 JGB REHABILITATION CORPORATION $10,400 JGB MENTAL HEALTH&MENTAL RETARDATION SERVICES, INC. $3,200 TOTAL BONUS PAYMENT $40,000 MAURA SWEENEY: LIGHTHOUSE GUILD INTERNATIONAL, INC. $27,200 THE JEWISH GUILD FOR THE BLIND $13,600 JGB REHABILITATION CORPORATION $29,600 JGB MENTAL HEALTH&MENTAL RETARDATION SERVICES, INC. $9,600 TOTAL BONUS PAYMENT $80,000 JAINE SCHMIDT: LIGHTHOUSE GUILD INTERNATIONAL, INC. $8,000 THE JEWISH GUILD FOR THE BLIND $2,000 JGB REHABILITATION CORPORATION $9,000 JGB MENTAL HEALTH&MENTAL RETARDATION SERVICES, INC. $1,000 TOTAL BONUS PAYMENT $20,000
Schedule J, Part II, Column (B)(iii)
COMPENSATION REPORTED ON SCH J, PART II, COLUMN (B)(III), OTHER REPORTABLE COMPENSATION INCLUDES COST OF GROUP-TERM LIFE INSURANCE, HOUSING ALLOWANCES, VACATION BUYOUTS, AND DISTRIBUTIONS TO 457(B) PLANS. THE FOLLOWING EMPLOYEES RECEIVED SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF OTHER REPORTABLE COMPENSATION DURING THE YEAR. - PAUL D. MISITI: HOUSING ALLOWANCE OF $70,753 - MELISSA ROSENBAUM: DISTRIBUTION FROM 457(B) PLAN OF $80,501 AND VACATION BUYOUT OF $26,527

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.

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.

Disregarded entities

Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.

  • LGI SERVICES LLC

    PAYROLL · NY · income $0 · assets -$1,490

    Directly controlled by JGB

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
11 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.1
Source object
202513159349304831

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