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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by LOUISIANA ASSN FOR THE BLIND INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$6,803,136
Total expenses
$5,327,581
Contributions and grants received
$545,967
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$398,079
Other revenue
$5,859,090
Total assets, end of year
$32,891,583
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,902,807
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$30,988,776
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,218,091
Management and general expenses
$4,109,490
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,218,091

Program services were 22.9% 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)

    $519,318

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $26,649

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $287,761 · excluded $287,761

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $5,807,268 · other assets $30,000

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

    securities $5,726,950 · other assets $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $80,318 · other assets $30,000

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $110,318 · excluded $110,318

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $31,128,663

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $25,312,821

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $5,815,842 · related or exempt $5,815,842

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $43,248 · related or exempt $43,248

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $43,248

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $328,311 · management and general $328,311

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,354,295 · management and general $1,354,295

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $58,202 · management and general $58,202

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $607,922 · management and general $607,922

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $136,376 · management and general $136,376

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $8,625 · management and general $8,625

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $38,511 · management and general $38,511

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $50,452 · management and general $50,452

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $104,512 · management and general $104,512

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $43,741 · management and general $43,741

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $37,910 · management and general $37,910

  • 17 · Travel

    total $141,300 · management and general $141,300

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $717 · management and general $717

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $166,285 · management and general $166,285

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $334,068 · management and general $334,068

  • 24a · Other expenses: COMMISSIONS AND SELLING

    total $992,781 · program services $992,781

  • 24b · Other expenses: LOW VISION SUPPORTIVE S

    total $225,310 · program services $225,310

  • 24c · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $198,342 · management and general $198,342

  • 24d · Other expenses: TELEPHONE

    total $124,141 · management and general $124,141

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $375,780 · management and general $375,780

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $4,868,821 · end of year $4,954,496

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    end of year $6,232,235

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $3,939,492 · end of year $4,422,039

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $4,467,991 · end of year $4,833,829

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $93,315 · end of year $107,788

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

    $15,053,699

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

    $8,503,768

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $6,610,809 · end of year $6,549,931

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $10,967,476 · end of year $5,633,677

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $157,588

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,318,106 · end of year $1,192,205

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $733,105 · end of year $566,962

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $143,640

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $28,884,680 · end of year $30,981,953

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $12,013 · end of year $6,823

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

LOUISIANA ASSOCIATION FOR THE BLIND'S CORE MISSION IS TO PROVIDE STABLE EMPLOYMENT, VOCATIONAL TRAINING, AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES, ALONG WITH EMPLOYMENT TO INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED IN LOUISIANA.

Activities or mission (Part I)

EVALUATE, TRAIN, AND PROVIDE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE BLIND.

  • SELLING PROGRAM - SHOPPING WITH LOUISIANA ASSOCIATION FOR THE BLIND SERVES THE COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE VISUALLY IMPAIRED, FOR WHOM THE NATIONAL UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IS 70 PERCENT. YOUR SUPPORT ALSO GENERATES FUNDS TO PROVIDE A WIDE RANGE OF SERVICES AND TRAINING TO THOSE SEEKING A MORE INDEPENDENT LIFE.

    Expenses $992,781

  • LOW VISION PROGRAM - OUR COMMUNITY SERVICES DIVISION OFFERS LIFE-CHANGING SERVICES, PROGRAMS AND TRAINING TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS. THESE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES INCLUDE: ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY (AT), WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, CHILDREN'S AND EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAMS, INDEPENDENT LIVING SKILLS (ILS), AND MORE.

    Expenses $225,310

As filed on the 2022 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Geri Venable

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Taylor Jamison

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • William Smith

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Josh Trahan

    1ST VICE CHAIR, SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Suzanne Ellis

    2ND VICE CHAIR, TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Dr Chris Kevil

    IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Brian Patchett

    PRESIDENT & CEO

    Total calculated
    $102,626
    From this org
    $88,772
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,854
    Hours/week
    55

  • Alberto Baca

    EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $139,371
    From this org
    $130,397
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,974
    Hours/week
    55

  • Audra Muslow

    VICE PRESIDENT/INTERIM CEO

    Total calculated
    $118,646
    From this org
    $108,322
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,324
    Hours/week
    55

  • Heather McKenzie

    DIRECTOR, PROCUREMENT AND PRICING

    Total calculated
    $119,748
    From this org
    $110,774
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,974
    Hours/week
    40

  • Shun Washington

    DIRECTOR, FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION

    Total calculated
    $115,094
    From this org
    $106,120
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,974
    Hours/week
    40

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
2022
Filed
29 October 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202443209349318124

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