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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by INDEPENDENCE FOR THE BLIND OF WEST FLORIDA.

Totals

Total revenue
$641,743
Total expenses
$653,654
Contributions and grants received
$37,933
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$546,409
Investment income
$30,140
Other revenue
$27,261
Total assets, end of year
$1,844,850
Total liabilities, end of year
$516,940
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,327,910
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$572,813
Management and general expenses
$61,297
Fundraising expenses
$19,544
Program service expenses (Part III)
$572,813

Program services were 87.6% 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.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $3,967

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $33,966

  • 2a · Program service revenue: DIVISION OF BLIND SERVICES

    total $498,909 · related or exempt $498,909

  • 2b · Program service revenue: PROGRAM REVENUE

    total $47,500 · related or exempt $47,500

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $20,153 · related or exempt $20,153

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $10,034

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $444

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $9,590

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $9,590 · unrelated business $9,590

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $126,420

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

    securities $116,433

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $9,987

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $9,987 · related or exempt $9,987

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $17,671

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $17,671

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $74,880 · program services $48,672 · management and general $18,720 · fundraising $7,488

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $216,903 · program services $215,198 · management and general $1,705

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $14,294 · program services $12,970 · management and general $1,324

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $29,656 · program services $27,115 · management and general $2,541

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $12,056 · fundraising $12,056

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $10,913 · program services $7,663 · management and general $3,250

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $4,950 · program services $4,603 · management and general $347

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $22,174 · program services $19,901 · management and general $2,273

  • 17 · Travel

    total $16,786 · program services $14,702 · management and general $2,084

  • 20 · Interest

    total $23,404 · program services $16,150 · management and general $7,254

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $38,277 · program services $34,652 · management and general $3,625

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $33,398 · program services $31,060 · management and general $2,338

  • 24a · Other expenses: TRAINING SUPPLIES

    total $110,887 · program services $110,887

  • 24b · Other expenses: REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE

    total $16,628 · program services $16,628

  • 24c · Other expenses: MGT STAFF TRAINING (990)

    total $10,340 · management and general $10,340

  • 24d · Other expenses: EMPLOYEE COLLEGE TUITION

    total $4,241 · program services $4,241

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $13,867 · program services $8,371 · management and general $5,496

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,957 · end of year $812

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $150,997 · end of year $116,001

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $95,529 · end of year $96,784

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $10,640 · end of year $10,214

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

    $1,648,710

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

    $717,650

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $945,282 · end of year $931,060

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $429,266 · end of year $532,974

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $150,009 · end of year $157,005

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $30,910 · end of year $46,758

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    end of year $8,100

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $493,570 · end of year $462,082

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,259,200 · end of year $1,327,910

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

OUR MISSION IS TO TEACH INDEPENDENT LIVING SKILLS, COMPUTER AND ADAPTIVE TECHNOLOGY, AND TO PROVIDE VOCATIONAL TRAINING, AND EMPLOYMENT-RELATED SERVICES TO PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR VISUALLY IMPAIRED SO THEY CAN ACHIEVE MAXIMUM INDEPENDENCE.

  • THE OLDER BLIND PROGRAM IS DESIGNED FOR BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED ADULTS 55 OR OLDER WHOSE GOALS DO NOT INCLUDE FUTURE EMPLOYMENT. THE PRIMARY GOAL OF THIS PROGRAM IS HELPING THE OLDER BLIND TO MAINTAIN OR IMPROVE THEIR ABILITY TO REMAIN INDEPENDENT, RETURN TO A FULL ROLE IN THE FAMILY, PARTICIPATE IN THE COMMUNITY, ADDRESS PERSONAL NEEDS AND GOALS THROUGH SPECIFIC TRAINING IN ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING AREAS: ORIENTATION & MOBILITY - TRAINING IN SAFE AND INDEPENDENT TRAVEL; INDEPENDENT LIVING SKILLS - TECHNIQUES FOR MONEY MANAGEMENT, HOUSEHOLD MAINTENANCE, PERSONAL GROOMING, RECORD KEEPING, ORGANIZATION, AND MEDICATION MANAGEMENT; ACCESS TECHNOLOGY - COMPUTERS AND OTHER TECHNOLOGY THAT MAKE THINGS ACCESSIBLE TO THE BLIND INCLUDING WORD PROCESSING, E-MAIL, AND THE INTERNET.

    Expenses $170,242 · Revenue $184,913

  • VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION PROGRAM - PROVIDES INSTRUCTION TO BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED INDIVIDUALS WHO DESIRE TO BECOME OR REMAIN EMPLOYED. INSTRUCTION INCLUDES: EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS INCLUDING RESUME WRITING; INTERVIEWING TECHNIQUES; JOB SEARCH METHODS; ORIENTATION AND MOBILITY SKILLS, COMPUTERS AND TECHNOLOGY AND ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING.

    Expenses $137,404 · Revenue $57,941

  • TRANSITION PROGRAM - A PROGRAM FOR YOUTH AGES 14 THROUGH 21 THAT IS OFFERED YEAR-ROUND AFTER SCHOOL AND ON WEEKENDS PLUS AS AN INTENSIVE SUMMER PROGRAM FOR PLANNING POST-HIGH SCHOOL LIFE. TRAINING INCLUDES: COLLEGE PREPARATION AND/OR JOB READINESS SKILLS; SAFE INDOOR AND OUTDOOR TRAVEL SKILLS; COOKING AND SELF-CARE TECHNIQUES; USE OF VARIOUS ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY INCLUDING THE USE OF COMPUTERS AND OTHER DEVICES; POLITE SOCIAL INTERACTION AND SELF-ADVOCACY; GUIDANCE IN UNDERSTANDING VOCATIONAL INTERESTS AND VALUES, AND ACTUAL ON-THE-JOB EXPERIENCES.

    Expenses $172,228 · Revenue $135,429

  • ADULT PROGRAM ACTIVITIES

    Expenses $92,939

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Mike Arbouet

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Barbara MacNeil

    VICE PRESIDE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Glenn Barbee

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Kelly St Meyer

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Melissa Penniman

    EX OFFICIO

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Stacy Keller-Williams

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Rhonda Dorfman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Frederick Longmire

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Clay Whittaker

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • John Sadler

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Raven Holloway

    EXECUTIVE DI

    Total calculated
    $74,880
    From this org
    $74,880
    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
2023
Filed
6 August 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202512269349300131

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