Form 990 for tax year 2025
Filed by FLORIDA OUTREACH CENTER FOR THE BLIND INC.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $568,615
- Total expenses
- $422,153
- Contributions and grants received
- $536,599
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $13,449
- Other revenue
- $18,567
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,368,549
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $7,924
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $1,360,625
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $404,481
- Management and general expenses
- $17,672
- Fundraising expenses
- $0
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $404,481
Program services were 95.8% 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.
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$536,599
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3 · Investment income
total $13,449 · excluded $13,449
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$36,130
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$17,563
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $18,567 · excluded $18,567
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $239,340 · program services $232,179 · management and general $7,161
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $18,361 · program services $18,361
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11b · Fees: legal
total $6,800 · program services $6,120 · management and general $680
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13 · Office expenses
total $8,502 · program services $7,652 · management and general $850
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16 · Occupancy
total $6,803 · program services $6,456 · management and general $347
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $10,418 · program services $9,376 · management and general $1,042
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23 · Insurance
total $14,925 · program services $13,433 · management and general $1,492
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24a · Other expenses: INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR
total $56,015 · program services $56,015
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24b · Other expenses: REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE
total $15,859 · program services $14,273 · management and general $1,586
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24c · Other expenses: PROGRAM EXPENSES AND SU
total $11,147 · program services $10,032 · management and general $1,115
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24d · Other expenses: TRANSPORTATION TICKETS
total $7,871 · program services $7,084 · management and general $787
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24e · All other expenses
total $26,112 · program services $23,500 · management and general $2,612
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $658,194 · end of year $802,630
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $35,040 · end of year $48,815
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $10,565 · end of year $11,859
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$614,657
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$109,412
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $515,663 · end of year $505,245
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $5,300 · end of year $7,924
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29 · Capital stock, trust principal or current funds
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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30 · Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building or equipment fund
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds
beginning of year $1,214,162 · end of year $1,360,625
Mission and programs · 2025
Mission
FLORIDA OUTREACH CENTER FOR THE BLIND IS ORGANIZED AND OPERATED TO RAISE FUNDS IN ORDER TO PROVIDE VISUALLY IMPAIRED PEOPLE, TRAINING IN VARIOUS INDEPENDENT LIVING SKILLS IN A FULL-SERVCE TRAINING FACILITY
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INDEPENDENT LIVING AND BRAILLE: STUDENTS LEARN HOW TO ORGANIZE THEIR MEDICATIONS SHOP FOR AND COOK MEALS, IDENTIFY MONEY, LABEL HOUSEHOLD ITEMS, AND MAINTAIN THEIR HOME. THESE SKILLS ALLOW THEM TO ACCOMPISH DAILY TASKS AND LIVE INDEPENDENTLY. STUDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO LEARN BRAILLE SINCE STUDIES SHOW THAT A HIGHER PERCENTAGE OF BLIND PERSONS ARE SUCCESSFUL WITH THIS ABILITY. BRAILLE PROVIDES A MEANS OF RECORDING INFORMATION FOR PERSONAL USE, LABELING DOCUMENTS FOR EASY IDENTIFICATION, AND MARKING EQUIPMENT FOR UNASSISTED OPERATION.
Expenses $161,793
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ORIENTATION AND MOBILITY TRAINING:THROUGH ORIENTATION AND MOBILITY TRAINING, STUDENTS LEARN HOW TO OVERCOME OBSTACLES AND TO BECOME CAPABLE TRAVELERS. THIS OPENS THE DOOR FOR CLIENTS TO PURSUE FURTHER EDUCATION AND CONFIDENTLY ACCESS TRANSPORTATION TO GO TO WORK, MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS, SHOPPING CENTERS, AND OTHER PLACES OF INTEREST. WITH THE ABILITY TO TRAVEL SAFELY AND MINIMIZE FALLS, STUDENTS NO LONGER NEED TO FEEL LIKE A PRISONER IN THEIR OWN HOME
Expenses $80,895
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ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY: STUDENTS ARE OFFERED TRAINING IN OPERATING COMPUTERS, TABLETS, NOTE TAKERS AND SMART PHONES USING THE LATEST ACCESSIBLITY FEATURES AND ADAPTIVE SOFTWARE. THEY LEARN THE TECHNOLOGY SKILLS THAT ARE NEEDED TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THE CLASSROOM, ON THE JOB, OR FOR THEIR OWN ENJOYMENT.
Expenses $161,793
As filed on the 2025 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Frank SeidmanFRANK SEIDMAN
BOARD MEMEBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Bobbie Howard-DavisBOBBIE HOWARD-DAVIS
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
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Drew WrightDREW WRIGHT
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Edna StrnadEDNA STRNAD
VICE PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Thomas TobinTHOMAS TOBIN
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Lou FerriLOU FERRI
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Ozzie OsborneOZZIE OSBORNE
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Michelle RogersMICHELLE ROGERS
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Dennis StevensonDENNIS STEVENSON
2ND VICE PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Nicole D Fincham-ShehanNICOLE D FINCHAM-SHEHAN
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Arthur MehrARTHUR MEHR
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Carolyn LappCAROLYN LAPP
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $65,978
- From this org
- $65,978
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- 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.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2025
- Filed
- 3 September 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2025v4.2
- Source object
- 202602469349301910
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