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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by AMERICAN COUNCIL OF THE BLIND ENTERPRISES AND SERVICES INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,341,938
Total expenses
$958,448
Contributions and grants received
$9,490
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$1,331,419
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$1,029
Total assets, end of year
$1,333,485
Total liabilities, end of year
$405,317
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$928,168
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$925,839
Management and general expenses
$32,609
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$925,839

Program services were 96.6% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $9,490

  • 2a · Program service revenue: THRIFT STORE REVENUE

    total $1,331,419 · related or exempt $1,331,419

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $1,029 · related or exempt $1,029

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $1,029

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $15,363 · management and general $15,363

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $412,011 · program services $397,392 · management and general $14,619

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $32,164 · program services $32,164

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $42,017 · program services $41,057 · management and general $960

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $4,832 · program services $4,832

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $4,118 · program services $4,118

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $49,276 · program services $49,276

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $3,218 · program services $3,218

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $322,425 · program services $320,758 · management and general $1,667

  • 17 · Travel

    total $5,756 · program services $5,756

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $9,058 · program services $9,058

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $12,317 · program services $12,317

  • 24a · Other expenses: TRUCK EXPENSES

    total $33,636 · program services $33,636

  • 24b · Other expenses: SUPPLIES

    total $7,980 · program services $7,980

  • 24c · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $4,277 · program services $4,277

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $13,668 · end of year $0

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $254,951 · end of year $92,304

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $1,265

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $31,791 · end of year $37,763

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

    $249,904

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

    $237,745

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $16,370 · end of year $12,159

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $705,288 · end of year $1,189,994

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $136,320 · end of year $140,314

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $341,070 · end of year $265,003

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $544,678 · end of year $928,168

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE COUNCIL STRIVES TO IMPROVE THE WELL-BEING OF ALL BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED PEOPLE BY: SERVING AS A REPRESENTATIVE NATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF BLIND PEOPLE; ELEVATING THE SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL LEVELS OF BLIND PEOPLE; IMPROVING EDUCATIONAL AND REHABILITATION FACILITIES AND OPPORTUNITIES; COOPERATING WITH THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS CONCERNED WITH BLIND SERVICES; ENCOURAGING AND ASSISTING ALL BLIND PERSONS TO DEVELOP THEIR ABILITIES AND CONDUCTING A PUBLIC EDUCATION PROGRAM TO PROVIDE A GREATER UNDERSTANDING OF BLINDNESS AND CAPABILITIES OF BLIND PEOPLE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE ORGANIZATION STRIVES TO IMPROVE THE LIFE FOR ALL BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED PEOPLE.

  • THE ORGANIZATION OPERATES RETAIL THRIFT STORES THAT SELL MERCHANDISE PRINCIPALLY DONATED BY THE GENERAL PUBLIC. PROFITS GENERATED BY THE THRIFT STORES, IF ANY, CONTRIBUTE TO THE GENERAL UNRESTRICTED FUNDS OF ACB.

    Expenses $925,839 · Revenue $1,332,448

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Michael Garrett

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4 + 5 related

  • Jeff Thom

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 5 related

  • David Trott

    SECRETARY/TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 10 related

  • George Holliday

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Terry Pacheco

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 5 related

  • Kim Charlson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 5 related

  • Nancy Marks Becker

    CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $141,356
    From this org
    $12,517
    From related orgs
    $98,649
    Other
    $30,190
    Hours/week
    5 + 35 related

  • Timothy Scott Thornhill

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (BEG 3/2024)

    Total calculated
    $128,846
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $128,846
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 39 related

  • Thomas Dan Spoone

    INTERIM EXEC DIRECTOR (THRU 3/2024)

    Total calculated
    $33,168
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $33,044
    Other
    $124
    Hours/week
    1 + 39 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
2024
Filed
28 April 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.1
Source object
202541279349300504

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