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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by VISIONS SERVICES FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED.

Totals

Total revenue
$14,696,514
Total expenses
$15,608,277
Contributions and grants received
$1,825,872
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$6,147,529
Investment income
$6,702,092
Other revenue
$21,021
Total assets, end of year
$142,009,530
Total liabilities, end of year
$874,062
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$141,135,468
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$13,018,152
Management and general expenses
$1,807,889
Fundraising expenses
$782,236
Program service expenses (Part III)
$13,018,152

Program services were 83.4% 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

    $345,513

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,480,359

  • 2a · Program service revenue: GOVERNMENT SUPPORT

    total $6,147,529 · related or exempt $6,147,529

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $2,340,786 · excluded $2,340,786

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $40,706,587

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

    securities $36,345,281

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $4,361,306

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $4,361,306 · excluded $4,361,306

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $0

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

    $345,513

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $101,953

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$101,953 · excluded -$101,953

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $122,974 · excluded $122,974

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $122,974

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,824,935 · program services $886,920 · management and general $685,750 · fundraising $252,265

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $6,776,649 · program services $6,455,688 · management and general $13,495 · fundraising $307,466

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $263,927 · program services $243,860 · management and general $8,395 · fundraising $11,672

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $1,799,307 · program services $1,640,982 · management and general $90,146 · fundraising $68,179

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $742,817 · program services $625,618 · management and general $70,308 · fundraising $46,891

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $46,000 · management and general $46,000

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $746,626 · management and general $746,626

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $249,469 · program services $188,923 · management and general $60,477 · fundraising $69

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $329,843 · program services $315,384 · management and general $4,440 · fundraising $10,019

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $392,913 · program services $367,414 · management and general $16,499 · fundraising $9,000

  • 17 · Travel

    total $200,569 · program services $194,990 · management and general $1,574 · fundraising $4,005

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $195,554 · program services $139,227 · management and general $14,806 · fundraising $41,521

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $457,416 · program services $452,095 · management and general $3,470 · fundraising $1,851

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $312,734 · program services $265,284 · management and general $30,946 · fundraising $16,504

  • 24a · Other expenses: FOOD

    total $621,709 · program services $621,709

  • 24b · Other expenses: REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE

    total $542,134 · program services $528,051 · management and general $6,688 · fundraising $7,395

  • 24c · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $96,036 · program services $83,356 · management and general $8,269 · fundraising $4,411

  • 24d · Other expenses: AWARDS

    total $5,124 · program services $4,136 · fundraising $988

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $4,515 · program services $4,515

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $866,932 · end of year $1,563,980

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,441,504 · end of year $3,268,470

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $46,552 · end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $19,125 · end of year $14,452

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $207,011 · end of year $201,371

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

    $14,827,436

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

    $7,019,139

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $7,987,633 · end of year $7,808,297

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $103,992,717 · end of year $124,679,500

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $3,777,639 · end of year $4,473,460

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $583,204 · end of year $565,218

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $371,063 · end of year $308,844

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $19,830,862 · end of year $20,919,165

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $97,553,984 · end of year $120,216,303

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

VISIONS IS A 98-YEAR-OLD NONPROFIT VISION REHABILITATION AND SOCIAL SERVICE ORGANIZATION THAT TRAINS LOW INCOME PEOPLE OF ALL AGES EXPERIENCING BLINDNESS AND SEVERE VISION LOSS TO LEAD INDEPENDENT AND ACTIVE LIVES AT WORK, IN THEIR HOMES AND COMMUNITIES, TRAINS AND SUPPORTS THEIR FAMILIES AND UNPAID CAREGIVERS. VISIONS FREE SERVICES FOCUS ON REACHING PERSONS OF COLOR; PEOPLE WITH LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY; FRAIL ELDERS; PERSONS OF ALL AGES WITH MULTIPLE DISABILITIES; AND PEOPLE OF VERY LOW INCOME. OUR VISION IS FOR EVERYONE TO SEE WHAT IS POSSIBLE. WE TURN POSSIBILITIES INTO REALITIES FOR OVER 7,961 PERSONS ANNUALLY. 88 CENTS OF EVERY DOLLAR IS SPENT ON PROGRAM SERVICES WITH ONLY 12 CENTS SPENT ON ADMINISTRATION AND FUNDRAISING. 28% OF STAFF IDENTIFY AS BLIND OR VISUALLY IMPAIRED AND 3% AS WHEELCHAIR USERS OR EXPERIENCING OTHER DISABILITIES. 52% OF STAFF IS BILINGUAL. GOVERNMENT FUNDING COVERS APPROXIMATELY 50% OF THE ACTUAL COST OF PROVIDING PROGRAMS AND SERVICES.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO ASSIST PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED TO LEAD INDEPENDENT AND ACTIVE LIVES

  • COMMUNITY SERVICES INCLUDE VISION REHABILITATION THERAPY, ORIENTATION AND MOBILITY, SOCIAL WORK COUNSELING, LOW VISION EXAMS, YOUTH SERVICES, WORK READINESS, JOB PLACEMENT AND UNPAID CAREGIVER SUPPORT SERVICES. THERE WERE 6,909 PERSONS SERVED IN ALL COMMUNITY PROGRAMS. THE OUTREACH DEPARTMENT TRAINED OVER 8,000 PEOPLE ABOUT VISION LOSS. OUTREACH AND SERVICES ARE PROVIDED IN 17 LANGUAGES, USING PART TIME INTERPRETERS AND BI-LINGUAL STAFF. BLINDLINE RECEIVED OVER 1,125 INQUIRIES. VISIONS WAS #1 IN JOB PLACEMENT IN NYS FOR THE 9TH YEAR. VISIONS ADDED DIAGNOSTIC VOCATIONAL EVALUATIONS AS A NEW SERVICE. VISIONS EXPANSION INTO WESTCHESTER AND THE LOWER HUDSON ENROLLED 604 PARTICIPANTS, AN INCREASE FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR.

    Expenses $7,690,202 · Revenue $4,330,232

  • VISIONS CENTER ON BLINDNESS (VCB): A TOTAL OF 651 PARTICIPANTS ATTENDED, AN INCREASE FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR. BLIND CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES AND YOUTH PROGRAMS HELD AT VCB WERE HELD IN JULY AND AUGUST. SESSIONS HELD AT VCB PREPARE BLIND YOUTH AND ADULTS FOR THE WORLD OF WORK AND LEAD TO SUCCESSFUL EMPLOYMENT. THE VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION CENTER, ON THE VCB CAMPUS, OFFERED YEAR-ROUND SHORT-TERM, RESIDENTIAL, OVERNIGHT PRE-EMPLOYMENT TRANSITION SERVICES (PRE-ETS) FOR BLIND YOUTH, DAILY LIVING SKILLS AND WORK READINESS TRAINING FOR BLIND ADULTS AND TECHNOLOGY TRAINING FOR BLIND YOUTH AND ADULTS. THE VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION CENTER FACILITY ON THE VCB CAMPUS OFFERED OTHER ONE WEEK SESSIONS FOR OLDER ADULT AND COLLEGE STUDENTS, A 60-DAY WORK READINESS, 15-WEEK PRE-ETS FOR BLIND YOUTH AGED 18-22 YEARS OLD PRIMARILY FUNDED BY THE NYS COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND INCLUDING A PAID INTERNSHIP.

    Expenses $3,583,062 · Revenue $760,199

  • VISIONS AT SELIS MANOR: THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN THE TYPE OF CLASSES OFFERED FOR ADULTS AND OLDER ADULTS INCLUDING NEW SUPPORT GROUPS OFFERED IN PERSON AND VIRTUALLY . THERE WAS AN INCREASE TO 901 PARTICIPANTS REGISTERED FOR SERVICES AT VISIONS AT SELIS MANOR INCLUDING 553 REGISTERED FOR THE OLDER ADULT CENTER. BASED ON SELF-REPORTED SURVEYS, NEARLY 83% OF PARTICIPANTS ARE MORE SATISFIED WITH THEIR LIFE BECAUSE OF PARTICIPATION AT VISIONS; 80% HAVE MADE EXERCISE A PART OF THEIR ROUTINE; MOST REPORT THEY ARE MORE OPTIMISTIC, SELF CONFIDENT AND CAPABLE OF SELF-ACCEPTANCE. WELLNESS CHECK IN CALLS CONTINUED INCLUDING ON HOLIDAYS. FOOD INSECURITY AND SOCIAL ISOLATION WERE TWO ISSUES THAT RECEIVED SPECIAL ATTENTION WITH BREAKFAST, LUNCH AND A FOOD PANTRY OFFERED AS WELL AS MANY OPPORTUNITIES FOR SOCIAL CONNECTIONS.

    Expenses $1,744,888 · Revenue $1,057,098

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Natalia S Young

    ACTING EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/CEO

    Total calculated
    $287,729
    From this org
    $256,888
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $30,841
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $200,388
    Bonus
    $56,500
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $12,844
    Nontaxable benefits
    $17,997
    Filer's total
    $287,729

  • Carlos Cabrera

    CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $277,144
    From this org
    $229,188
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $47,956
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $179,188
    Bonus
    $50,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $11,459
    Nontaxable benefits
    $36,497
    Filer's total
    $277,144

  • Nancy D Miller

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/ CEO (UNTIL 3/24)

    Total calculated
    $409,996
    From this org
    $353,728
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $56,268
    Hours/week
    55

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $280,728
    Bonus
    $73,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $17,686
    Nontaxable benefits
    $38,582
    Filer's total
    $409,996

  • Sylvia Stinson-Perez

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/ CEO (AS OF 2/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Robert Schonbrunn

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Dr Cynthia Stuen

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5

  • Burton T Strauss Jr

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Kenneth J Gralak

    ASSISTANT TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Sheldon I Berg

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3

  • Jyotica Bisht

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3

  • Sherilyn Williams Casiano

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3

  • Ken Drucker

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3

  • Dr Andrew S Fisher

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3

  • Lucius L Fowler

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3

  • Frances Freedman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3

  • Nancy T Jones

    PAST PRESIDENT/TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Theodore P Klingos

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3

  • Jagadish B Rao

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3

  • Peter A Roffman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3

  • Anusha Sharma

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3

  • Rebecca A Zarett

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3

  • Russell Martello

    CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $225,586
    From this org
    $163,712
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $61,874
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $138,712
    Bonus
    $25,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,186
    Nontaxable benefits
    $53,688
    Filer's total
    $225,586

  • Ruben Coellar

    CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $260,467
    From this org
    $199,480
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $60,987
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $161,980
    Bonus
    $37,500
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $9,974
    Nontaxable benefits
    $51,013
    Filer's total
    $260,467

  • Michael Cush

    CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $187,699
    From this org
    $162,107
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $25,592
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $142,107
    Bonus
    $20,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,105
    Nontaxable benefits
    $17,487
    Filer's total
    $187,699

  • Cathleen McGuire

    SENIOR DIRECTOR OF REHABILITATION

    Total calculated
    $189,993
    From this org
    $133,130
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $56,863
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $130,630
    Bonus
    $2,500
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,657
    Nontaxable benefits
    $50,206
    Filer's total
    $189,993

  • William Hixson

    SENIOR DIRECTOR OF REHABILITATION

    Total calculated
    $179,606
    From this org
    $137,355
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $42,251
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $137,355
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,868
    Nontaxable benefits
    $35,383
    Filer's total
    $179,606

  • Heather Hanlon-Emeka

    SENIOR DIRECTOR OF WORKFORCE

    Total calculated
    $170,062
    From this org
    $115,266
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $54,796
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $112,766
    Bonus
    $2,500
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,763
    Nontaxable benefits
    $49,033
    Filer's total
    $170,062

  • Elizabeth Lee

    SR DIRECTOR OF CAREGIVER A

    Total calculated
    $174,064
    From this org
    $119,009
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $55,055
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $119,009
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,950
    Nontaxable benefits
    $49,105
    Filer's total
    $174,064

  • Annalyn Courtney

    CERTIFIED ORIENTATION MOBILITY SPECIALIST (COMS)

    Total calculated
    $162,514
    From this org
    $124,420
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $38,094
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $123,420
    Bonus
    $1,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,221
    Nontaxable benefits
    $31,873
    Filer's total
    $162,514

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 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 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)

PART I, LINE 7
PERFORMANCE BASED BONUSES FOR EXECUTIVE TEAM WERE DETERMINED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND WERE PAID DURING THE YEAR.

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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
21 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202521419349301132

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