Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by VIA VISUALLY IMPAIRED ADVANCEMENT.

Totals

Total revenue: $13,894,593
Total expenses: $13,761,578
Contributions and grants received: $1,384,806
Grants paid: $0
Program service revenue: $12,329,176
Investment income: $143,022
Other revenue: $37,589
Total assets, end of year: $16,991,708
Total liabilities, end of year: $3,559,374
Net assets or fund balances, end of year: $13,432,334
Program services expenses (Part IX): $13,092,234
Management and general expenses: $223,902
Fundraising expenses: $445,442
Program service expenses (Part III): $13,092,234

Program services were 95.1% 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.

1c · Fundraising events

$107,612
1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

$1,277,194
2a · Program service revenue: SALES TO THE PUBLIC

total $6,336,333 · related or exempt $6,336,333
2b · Program service revenue: CONTRACT AND FEE FOR SERVICE INCO

total $4,774,503 · related or exempt $4,774,503
2c · Program service revenue: RENTAL AND LEASING

total $1,170,070 · related or exempt $1,170,070
2d · Program service revenue: MANAGEMENT FEE INCOME

total $48,270 · related or exempt $48,270
3 · Investment income

total $172,743 · excluded $172,743
7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

securities $1,625,013
7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

securities $1,644,234 · other assets $10,500
7c · Gain or loss

securities -$19,221 · other assets -$10,500
7d · Net gain or loss

total -$29,721 · excluded -$29,721
8a · Fundraising events: gross income

$71,310
8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

$107,612
8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

$33,721
8c · Net income from fundraising events

total $37,589 · excluded $37,589

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

total $732,010 · program services $656,318 · management and general $42,356 · fundraising $33,336
7 · Other salaries and wages

total $3,911,031 · program services $2,959,811 · management and general $684,572 · fundraising $266,648
9 · Other employee benefits

total $712,927 · program services $549,905 · management and general $122,548 · fundraising $40,474
10 · Payroll taxes

total $392,730 · program services $307,127 · management and general $64,146 · fundraising $21,457
11b · Fees: legal

total $517 · program services $95 · management and general $418 · fundraising $4
11c · Fees: accounting

total $26,050 · program services $4,790 · management and general $21,072 · fundraising $188
11f · Fees: investment management

total $41,671 · management and general $41,671
12 · Advertising and promotion

total $168,482 · program services $168,327 · fundraising $155
13 · Office expenses

total $265,149 · program services $213,731 · management and general $28,320 · fundraising $23,098
16 · Occupancy

total $571,185 · program services $551,530 · management and general $15,678 · fundraising $3,977
17 · Travel

total $66,929 · program services $65,984 · management and general $528 · fundraising $417
20 · Interest

total $62,005 · program services $54,238 · management and general $7,760 · fundraising $7
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

total $925,347 · program services $875,867 · management and general $33,936 · fundraising $15,544
23 · Insurance

total $105,940 · program services $99,094 · management and general $4,645 · fundraising $2,201
24a · Other expenses: COST OF GOODS SOLD

total $5,124,922 · program services $5,124,152 · management and general $553 · fundraising $217
24b · Other expenses: PROGRAM SUPPLIES, SCHOL

total $569,699 · program services $566,200 · management and general $1,593 · fundraising $1,906
24c · Other expenses: DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS

total $35,313 · program services $21,874 · management and general $13,011 · fundraising $428
24d · Other expenses: RENTALS & LEASES - EQUI

total $26,854 · program services $23,904 · management and general $1,071 · fundraising $1,879
24e · All other expenses

total $22,817 · program services $849,287 · management and general -$859,976 · fundraising $33,506

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

beginning of year $864,191 · end of year $666,780
4 · Accounts receivable

beginning of year $1,614,641 · end of year $1,771,915
8 · Inventories for sale or use

beginning of year $339,317 · end of year $474,536
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

beginning of year $121,781 · end of year $106,991
10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

$10,546,460
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

$7,682,036
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

beginning of year $3,281,922 · end of year $2,864,424
11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

beginning of year $6,711,156 · end of year $7,896,327
12 · Investments: other securities

beginning of year $1,379,554 · end of year $1,420,043
15 · Other assets

beginning of year $0 · end of year $1,790,692
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

beginning of year $1,155,927 · end of year $1,274,546
19 · Deferred revenue

beginning of year $571,883 · end of year $376,688
23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

beginning of year $298,051 · end of year $151,909
25 · Other liabilities

beginning of year $0 · end of year $1,756,231
27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

beginning of year $10,453,482 · end of year $11,671,115
28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

beginning of year $1,833,219 · end of year $1,761,219

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

TO HELP INDIVIDUALS WITH VISION IMPAIRMENTS ACHIEVE THEIR HIGHEST LEVEL OF INDEPENDENCE.

LIGHT MANUFACTURING & WAREHOUSING: WE OPERATE A MARKET COMPETITIVE SOCIAL ENTERPRISE FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND IN A COMMUNITY AND MARKET-COMPETITIVE SETTING. THROUGH THESE EFFORTS WE SELL, WAREHOUSE AND DISTRIBUTE MERCHANDISE TO GOVERNMENT AND COMMERCIAL CONSUMERS THAT ARE PRODUCED, ASSEMBLED OR PACKAGED BY PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR VISUALLY IMPAIRED. ALL EMPLOYEES ARE PROVIDED WITH MARKET COMPETITIVE WAGES AND BENEFITS AND HAVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR UPWARD MOBILITY.

Expenses $6,534,878 · Revenue $7,191,651
SWITCHBOARDS & CONTACT CENTER: WE OPERATE A MARKET COMPETITIVE SOCIAL ENTERPRISE FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND. THROUGH THESE EFFORTS WE OPERATE CONTACT CENTER AND SWITCHBOARD SERVICE FOR NUMEROUS FEDERAL, STATE, MUNICIPAL AND COMMERCIAL CUSTOMERS PROVIDING SERVICES 24 HOURS, 7 DAYS PER WEEK. SERVICES INCLUDE 211, THE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICE INFORMATION REFERRAL HELP LINE AND RESOURCE DATABASE FOR THE 8 COUNTIES OF WESTERN NEW YORK; NIAGARA COUNTY 311 SERVICE; SWITCHBOARD OPERATIONS AT THE VA MEDICAL CENTERS IN BUFFALO, NY AND ERIE, PA; UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO SWITCHBOARD SERVICES; INTAKE FOR EMERGENCY RENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS FOR COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES; HOUSING PLACEMENT FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE HOMELESS; AND MANY OTHER COMMUNITY SERVICE OFFERINGS. OVER 75% OF THE STAFF IS BLIND OR PHYSICALLY DISABLED AND COMPENSATED WITH COMPETITIVE WAGES AND BENEFITS.

Expenses $3,032,423 · Revenue $2,454,978
VISION REHABILITATION: AGENCY PROGRAMS PROVIDE VISION REHABILITATION AND EDUCATIONAL SERVICES THROUGHOUT THE 8 COUNTIES IN WESTERN NEW YORK. WE PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE REHABILITATION SERVICES FROM BIRTH TO THE ELDERLY THAT FOCUS ON EARLY INTERVENTION, PRESCHOOL AND SCHOOL-AGED PROGRAMS AND SERVICES; INDEPENDENT LIVING SKILLS IN THE HOME, SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY; ORIENTATION AND MOBILITY (WHITE CANE TRAVEL); SOCIAL WORK AND ADJUSTMENT TO VISION LOSS COUNSELING; VOCATIONAL TRAINING AND JOB PLACEMENT PROGRAMS THAT FOCUS ON EMPLOYMENT; LOW VISION EXAMS AND INSTRUCTION IN THE USE OF ADAPTIVE TECHNOLOGY THAT ASSIST WITH MAXIMIZING INDEPENDENCE. WE SERVE APPROXIMATELY 1500 CLIENTS ANNUALLY.

Expenses $1,723,074 · Revenue $1,073,720
RENTAL ACTIVITIES: OPERATIONS OF RENTAL PROPERTIES FOR LOW-INCOME, BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED AND DISABLED PERSONS IN BUFFALO, NEW YORK.

Expenses $1,159,819 · Revenue $1,027,962
WORK FORCE DEVELOPMENT - THE PROGRAM COMBINES JOB TRAINING, HANDS-ON SUPPORT, AND EDUCATION THAT POSITIONS CLIENTS FOR SUCCESS IN THE WORKFORCE. UPON THE CLIENT'S COMPLETION OF THE WORKFORCE READINESS TRAINING, THE PROGRAM ASSISTS THE CLIENT IN FINDING COMPETITIVE EMPLOYMENT.

Expenses $642,040 · Revenue $554,974
OTHER PROGRAMS THAT EMPLOY INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE BLIND OR VISUALLY IMPAIRED. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO PROVIDES EDUCATION ABOUT PREVENTION OF BLINDNESS.

Revenue $25,891

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

Listed in Part VII

Martha LamparelliMARTHA LAMPARELLI

CHAIRPERSON

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

0.3 + 0.2 related
John KremerJOHN KREMER

VICE CHAIRPERSON

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

0.3 + 0.2 related
Mai AgroMAI AGRO

SECRETARY

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

0.3 + 0.2 related
Lisa M KirisitsLISA M KIRISITS

TREASURER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

0.3 + 0.2 related
John EberlJOHN EBERL

MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

0.3 + 0.2 related
Ken SullivanKEN SULLIVAN

MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

0.3 + 0.2 related
Kevin J CrossKEVIN J CROSS

PAST CHAIRPERSON

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

0.3 + 0.2 related
Lamont WilliamsLAMONT WILLIAMS

MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

0.3 + 0.2 related
Lou NucherenoLOU NUCHERENO

MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

0.3 + 0.2 related
Melissa KeithMELISSA KEITH

MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

0.3 + 0.2 related
Paul LeePAUL LEE

MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

0.3 + 0.2 related
Phillip CatanesePHILLIP CATANESE

PAST CHAIRPERSON

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

0.3 + 0.2 related
Ryan FisherRYAN FISHER

MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

0.3 + 0.2 related
Sandra SieminskiSANDRA SIEMINSKI

MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

0.3 + 0.2 related
Stephen CardarellaSTEPHEN CARDARELLA

MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

0.3 + 0.2 related
Stephen V CrossSTEPHEN V CROSS

MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

0.3 + 0.2 related
Tessa R ScottTESSA R SCOTT

MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

0.3 + 0.2 related
Daryl SpringerDARYL SPRINGER

MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

0.3 + 0.2 related
Dominic SecchiaroliDOMINIC SECCHIAROLI

MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

0.3 + 0.2 related
Jason T DanielsJASON T DANIELS

MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

0.3 + 0.2 related
Dennis McCoyDENNIS MCCOY

MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

0.3 + 2 related
Franca TrinciaFRANCA TRINCIA

CFO

Total calculated

$99,847

From this org

$95,072

From related orgs

$0

Other

$4,775

Hours/week

37 + 0.5 related
Greg LosiGREG LOSI

COO

Total calculated

$38,365

From this org

$38,365

From related orgs

$0

Other

$0

Hours/week

37 + 0.5 related
Ray LudwigRAY LUDWIG

VICE PRESIDENT

Total calculated

$117,620

From this org

$117,620

From related orgs

$0

Other

$0

Hours/week

37.5
Renee DeflavioRENEE DEFLAVIO

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT

Total calculated

$120,496

From this org

$120,496

From related orgs

$0

Other

$0

Hours/week

37 + 0.5 related
Tamara OwenTAMARA OWEN

PRESIDENT / CEO

Total calculated

$250,203

From this org

$227,797

From related orgs

$0

Other

$22,406

Hours/week

37 + 0.5 related

Schedule J breakdown matched by us

Base

$227,797

Bonus

$0

Other

$0

Deferred

$0

Nontaxable benefits

$22,406

Filer's total

$250,203

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 · Independent compensation consultant
3 · Form 990 of other organizations
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

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.

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 partnerships

Part III: related organizations taxable as a partnership, with the filer's share.

AUSTIN MANOR HOUSING LP

OPERATE LOW-INCOME HOUSING · NY
GRATWICK MANOR LP

OPERATE LOW-INCOME HOUSING · NY
EPO - HARVEY APARTMENTS LP

OPERATE LOW-INCOME HOUSING · NY
EPO - STOVROFF APARTMENTS LP

OPERATE LOW-INCOME HOUSING · NY
EPO HOPKINS APARTMENTS LLC

OPERATE LOW-INCOME HOUSING · NY
AUSTIN MANOR INVESTOR LLC

OPERATE LOW-INCOME HOUSING · NY
GRATWICK MANOR INVESTOR LLC

OPERATE LOW-INCOME HOUSING · NY

Related corporations and trusts

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

BAWNY AUSTIN MANOR INC

S · LOW-INCOME HOUSING · NY · 100% owned
BAWNY GRATWICK INC

C · LOW-INCOME HOUSING · NY · 100% owned
EPO - HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORP

S · LOW-INCOME HOUSING · NY · 100% owned
EPO - HARVEY APARTMENTS CORP

S · LOW-INCOME HOUSING · NY · 100% owned
EPO - STOVROFF APARTMENTS LLC

S · LOW-INCOME HOUSING · NY · 100% owned
EPO - STOVROFF HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP

S · LOW-INCOME HOUSING · NY · 100% owned
EPO - HOPKINS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP

S · LOW-INCOME HOUSING · NY · 100% owned
EPO HOPKINS APARTMENTS GP LLC

C · LOW-INCOME HOUSING · NY · 100% owned

Provenance

Return type: form_990
Tax year: 2022
Filed: 18 April 2024
IRS schema version: 2022v5.0
Source object: 202401099349301525

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