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← THE COLORADO CENTER FOR THE BLIND

Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by THE COLORADO CENTER FOR THE BLIND.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,314,071
Total expenses
$2,425,471
Contributions and grants received
$1,016,757
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$1,266,406
Investment income
$30,908
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$3,297,462
Total liabilities, end of year
$117,387
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$3,180,075
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,230,539
Management and general expenses
$175,736
Fundraising expenses
$19,196
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,230,539

Program services were 92.0% 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)

    $410,417

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $606,340

  • 2a · Program service revenue: FEES FOR SERVICES

    total $1,266,406 · related or exempt $1,266,406

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $30,908 · excluded $30,908

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $85,000 · program services $68,000 · management and general $17,000

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,035,920 · program services $930,061 · management and general $93,573 · fundraising $12,286

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $4,552 · program services $4,125 · management and general $384 · fundraising $43

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $106,362 · program services $95,992 · management and general $9,333 · fundraising $1,037

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $82,488 · program services $73,405 · management and general $8,175 · fundraising $908

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $26,374 · management and general $26,374

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $23,727 · program services $20,797 · fundraising $2,930

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $49,679 · program services $49,679

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $48,582 · program services $44,611 · management and general $3,574 · fundraising $397

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $132,434 · program services $122,026 · management and general $9,367 · fundraising $1,041

  • 17 · Travel

    total $43,792 · program services $43,792

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $68,816 · program services $65,844 · management and general $2,972

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $56,605 · program services $51,067 · management and general $4,984 · fundraising $554

  • 24a · Other expenses: ITP STUDENT PROGRAM

    total $270,102 · program services $270,102

  • 24b · Other expenses: OTHER PROGRAM

    total $140,213 · program services $140,213

  • 24c · Other expenses: ADVOCACY

    total $250,825 · program services $250,825

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $599,212 · end of year $162,437

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $30,000

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $720,558 · end of year $967,030

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $7,392 · end of year $7,996

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

    $1,977,627

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

    $1,908,370

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $93,800 · end of year $69,257

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $2,424,433 · end of year $2,090,742

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $220,180 · end of year $117,387

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,600,215 · end of year $3,180,075

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $55,000

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

THE COLORADO CENTER FOR THE BLIND PROVIDES TRAINING WHICH ENABLES BLIND INDIVIDUALS TO LEAD INDEPENDENT PRODUCTIVE LIVES.

  • INDEPENDENCE TRAINING PROGRAM THIS PROGRAM IS DESIGNED FOR BLIND ADULTS AGES EIGHTEEN AND UP. THE TYPICAL PROGRAM LENGTH IS SIX TO NINE MONTHS. STUDENTS NOT ONLY BUILD THE SKILLS THEY WILL NEED TO BE INDEPENDENT, BUT ALSO FOCUS ON GAINING CONFIDENCE AND BELIEF IN THEMSELVES AS BLIND PEOPLE. CLASSES INCLUDE HOME MANAGEMENT, CANE TRAVEL, BRAILLE, ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS, COMPUTER/TECHNOLOGY, INDUSTRIAL ARTS AND VOCATIONAL PLANNING. STUDENTS ARE TAUGHT BY POSITIVE BLIND ROLE MODELS AND LEARN THAT THEY CAN COMPETE WITH THEIR SIGHTED PEERS. WHEN THE STUDENT COMPLETES TRAINING, THEY ARE ABLE TO APPLY FOR EMPLOYMENT OR ATTEND A VOCATIONAL OR ACADEMIC PROGRAM.

    Expenses $1,720,161 · Revenue $1,266,406

  • YOUTH SERVICES PROGRAM. THE ORGANIZATION OFFERS PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN AGES 5-21 IN BOTH YEAR ROUND AND SUMMER PROGRAMMING. CORE COMPONENTS ARE MENTORING, SKILLS OF BLINDNESS BUILDING, INDEPENDENT LIVING, VOCATIONAL TRAINING AND SERVICES TO PARENTS AND EDUCATORS.

    Expenses $346,515

  • OLDER BLIND ADULTS SERVICES PROGRAM. DESIGNED TO SERVE BLIND ADULTS 55 YEARS OF AGE AND OLDER. OUR GOAL IS TO HELP SENIORS GAIN THE SKILLS AND CONFIDENCE TO STAY INDEPENDENT IN THEIR HOMES AND CONTINUE TO PARTICIPATE IN DAILY ACTIVITIES. OPTIONS OFFERED INCLUDE IN-HOME TEACHING SERVICES, GROUP CLASSES (BRAILE, COOKING AND CANE TRAVEL), SUPPORT GROUPS AROUND THE METRO AREA, COMPUTER AND PHONE INSTRUCTION AND OLDER BLIND ADULTS IN CHARGE THIS IS A FIVE DAY RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM OFFERING INTENSIVE SKILLS OF BLINDNESS TRAINING.

    Expenses $163,863

As filed on the 2022 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Julie Deden

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $85,000
    From this org
    $85,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Peter Slatin

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • David Dawson

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • John Halverson

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Diane McGeorge

    MEMBER EMERITUS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Jessica Beecham

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Michael Hingson

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Gary Wunder

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Steve Anton

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Julia Zanon

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
25 October 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202312989349301671

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