← THE DELTA GAMMA ANCHOR CENTER FOR BLIND CHILDREN

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by THE DELTA GAMMA ANCHOR CENTER FOR BLIND CHILDREN.

Totals

Total revenue: $3,000,185
Total expenses: $2,562,836
Contributions and grants received: $2,252,990
Grants paid: $0
Program service revenue: $156,093
Investment income: $574,559
Other revenue: $16,543
Total assets, end of year: $17,852,527
Total liabilities, end of year: $306,470
Net assets or fund balances, end of year: $17,546,057
Program services expenses (Part IX): $2,182,260
Management and general expenses: $154,951
Fundraising expenses: $225,625
Program service expenses (Part III): $2,182,260

Program services were 85.2% 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

$460,876
1e · Government grants (contributions)

$61,000
1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

$1,731,114
1g · Noncash contributions included above

$134,560
2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM SERVICE REVENUES

total $156,093 · excluded $156,093
3 · Investment income

total $381,156 · excluded $381,156
7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

securities $1,138,184
7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

securities $944,781
7c · Gain or loss

securities $193,403
7d · Net gain or loss

total $193,403 · related or exempt $193,403
8a · Fundraising events: gross income

$353,182
8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

$460,876
8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

$358,275
8c · Net income from fundraising events

total -$5,093 · excluded -$5,093
11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

total $21,636 · excluded $21,636
11e · Other revenue, total

$21,636

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

total $137,043 · program services $82,226 · management and general $13,704 · fundraising $41,113
7 · Other salaries and wages

total $1,420,818 · program services $1,223,262 · management and general $84,441 · fundraising $113,115
9 · Other employee benefits

total $115,095 · program services $96,725 · management and general $7,144 · fundraising $11,226
10 · Payroll taxes

total $105,275 · program services $88,221 · management and general $6,632 · fundraising $10,422
11g · Fees: other

total $62,280 · program services $47,425 · management and general $13,285 · fundraising $1,570
13 · Office expenses

total $21,077 · program services $14,659 · management and general $1,514 · fundraising $4,904
16 · Occupancy

total $340,433 · program services $228,571 · management and general $14,183 · fundraising $97,679
17 · Travel

total $15,495 · program services $15,495
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

total $300,584 · program services $279,543 · management and general $9,018 · fundraising $12,023
24a · Other expenses: SUPPLIES

total $351,892 · program services $74,564 · management and general $2,860 · fundraising $274,468
24b · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

total $88,096 · program services $20,101 · management and general $51,744 · fundraising $16,251
24c · Other expenses: EQUIP RENT, REPAIR, COST

total $11,384 · program services $9,687 · management and general $566 · fundraising $1,131
24d · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS

total $1,781 · program services $1,781
24e · All other expenses

total -$408,417 · management and general -$50,140 · fundraising -$358,277

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

beginning of year $138,683 · end of year $1,486,883
2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

beginning of year $1,422,853 · end of year $153,363
3 · Pledges and grants receivable

beginning of year $15,497 · end of year $8,003
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

beginning of year $40,194 · end of year $63,291
10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

$8,819,331
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

$4,441,569
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

beginning of year $4,314,612 · end of year $4,377,762
11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

beginning of year $10,604,831 · end of year $11,763,225
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

beginning of year $112,572 · end of year $291,706
19 · Deferred revenue

beginning of year $32,085 · end of year $14,764
27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

beginning of year $11,763,561 · end of year $12,727,719
28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

beginning of year $4,628,452 · end of year $4,818,338

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

PART I AND PART III, LINE 1: ANCHOR CENTER FOR BLIND CHILDREN IS A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED LEADER IN TEACHING CHILDREN WITH VISION, CORTICAL VISUAL, DUAL SENSORY (VISION AND HEARING), AND CO-OCCURRING DISABILITIES DURING THEIR MOST FORMATIVE YEARS OF DEVELOPMENT - BIRTH TO AGE FIVE. LOCATED IN DENVER SINCE 1982, WE ARE THE ONLY PEDIATRIC BLINDNESS ORGANIZATION IN COLORADO - AND ONE OF JUST A HANDFUL IN THE U.S. - THAT OFFERS THE FULL RANGE OF CENTER-BASED, HOME VISITATION, AND VIRTUAL/HYBRID SERVICES SPECIALIZING IN: (1) EARLY INTERVENTION, SPECIAL EDUCATION, AND THERAPY (PHYSICAL, OCCUPATIONAL, SPEECH-LANGUAGE, HORTICULTURAL, AND MUSIC THERAPIES); (2) FAMILY COACHING AND SUPPORT; (3) VISION SCREENING, CARE, AND ASSESSMENT; AND (4) GROUNDBREAKING RESEARCH.

Activities or mission (Part I)

ANCHOR CENTER FOR BLIND CHILDREN IS A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED LEADER IN TEACHING CHILDREN WITH VISION, CORTICAL VISUAL, DUAL SENSORY (VISION AND HEARING), AND CO-OCCURRING DISABILITIES DURING THEIR MOST FORMATIVE YEARS OF DEVELOPMENT - BIRTH TO AGE FIVE. LOCATED IN DENVER SINCE 1982, WE ARE THE ONLY PEDIATRIC BLINDNESS ORGANIZATION IN COLORADO - AND ONE OF JUST A HANDFUL IN THE U.S. - THAT OFFERS THE FULL RANGE OF CENTER-BASED, HOME VISITATION, AND VIRTUAL/HYBRID SERVICES SPECIALIZING IN: (1) EARLY INTERVENTION, SPECIAL EDUCATION, AND THERAPY (PHYSICAL, OCCUPATIONAL, SPEECH-LANGUAGE, HORTICULTURAL, AND MUSIC THERAPIES); (2) FAMILY COACHING AND SUPPORT; (3) VISION SCREENING, CARE, AND ASSESSMENT; AND (4) GROUNDBREAKING RESEARCH.

ANCHOR CENTER FOR BLIND CHILDREN IS COLORADO'S ONLY NONPROFIT CENTER FOR YOUNG CHILDREN, BIRTH TO AGE 5, WHERE CHILDREN WHO ARE BLIND OR HAVE SIGNIFICANT VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS RECEIVE THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF EXPERT CARE, INTERVENTION, TRAINING AND EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION. OUR MULTI- DISCIPLINARY SPECIALIZED STAFF INCLUDE TEACHERS OF THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED, EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS, PHYSICAL, OCCUPATIONAL, SPEECH/LANGUAGE, RECREATIONAL AND MUSIC THERAPISTS, ORIENTATION & MOBILITY SPECIALISTS, FAMILY SERVICE PROFESSIONALS AND OPHTHALMOLOGISTS. WORKING AS A TEAM, THE ANCHOR STAFF GIVE NEWBORNS, INFANTS, TODDLERS AND PRESCHOOLERS, AS WELL AS THEIR PARENTS, CAREGIVERS, AND SIBLINGS, SUPPORT, TOOLS AND EDUCATION TO BUILD THE FOUNDATION FOR LIFE LONG DEVELOPMENT, RECREATION AND EDUCATION. SINCE OUR FOUNDING BY THE DELTA GAMMA FRATERNITY IN 1982, ANCHOR CENTER FOR BLIND CHILDREN HAS PREPARED THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN FOR KINDERGARTEN AND INFUSED A DESIRE FOR THE CHILD AND HIS/HER FAMILY TO LIVE LIFE FULLY -- DESPITE THE CHALLENGES ASSOCIATED WITH THEIR VISUAL, OR VISUAL/AUDITORY, IMPAIRMENTS. ANCHOR CENTER GRADUATES GROW UP TO BECOME TEACHERS, ARTISTS, PROFESSORS, ATHLETES, MUSICIANS AND SCIENTISTS. ANCHOR CENTER FOR BLIND CHILDREN OPERATES IN A STATE-OF-THE-ART SCHOOL ARCHITECTURALLY DESIGNED AS A TEACHING TOOL FOR YOUNG CHILDREN WHO ARE BLIND AND/OR HAVE MULTIPLE SPECIAL NEEDS. CHILDREN ARRIVE TO ANCHOR CENTER AS BABIES OR YOUNG TODDLERS -- OFTEN IN THE ARMS OF THEIR WORRIED AND HEARTBROKEN PARENTS OVERWHELMED WITH THE THOUGHT OF THEIR CHILD HAVING SERIOUS VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS. BEGINNING WITH THE WELCOMING ARMS OF THE ANCHOR TEAM AND FELLOW PARENTS -- AND TO THE INITIAL ASSESSMENTS WHICH IDENTIFY THEIR CHILD'S UNIQUE VISION NEEDS -- EACH CHILD AND FAMILYRECEIVES THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF COMPASSIONATE, PROFESSIONAL, AND EXPERT CARE. WORKING HAND-IN-HAND WITH EACH CHILD'S PARENT(S), ANCHOR CENTER'S TEACHERS, DOCTORS, THERAPISTS AND VOLUNTEERS NURTURE THE DEVELOPMENT OF EACH CHILD -- CELEBRATING EVERY STEP THEY TAKE TOWARD INDEPENDENCE AND, EVENTUALLY, GRADUATION. ANCHOR CENTER FOR BLIND CHILDREN IS SUPPORTED NEARLY IN FULL (OVER 93%) BY DONATIONS, CONTRIBUTIONS, AND SPECIAL EVENTS. BECAUSE OF THE GENEROSITY AND COMPASSION OF OUR COMMUNITY OF DONORS AND FRIENDS, WE ARE ABLE TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO ANY FAMILY WHO DEMOSTRATES NEED, IN ORDER TO MAKE OUR SERVICES ACCESSIBLE. IN FISCAL YEAR 2024/2025 (JULY 1, 2024 - JUNE 30, 2025), ANCHOR CENTER SERVED OVER 450 CHILDREN, PARENTS/CAREGIVERS AND SIBLINGS IN OUR PROGRAMMING INCLUDING INFANT, TODDLER, PRESCHOOL, RESPITE, SUMMER CAMP AND FAMILY EDUCATION PROGRAMS, RECEIVED 119 NEW REFERRALS, PROVIDED 171 EYE EXAMS, 64 FUNCTIONAL VISION AND 41 CORTICAL VISUAL IMPAIRMENT ASSESSMENTS, PROVIDED 579 HOME VISITS, AND 37 OTHER ASSESSMENTS AND SCREENINGS. ANCHOR CENTER'S EXCEPTIONAL PROGRAMS ARE TAILORED TO THE NEEDS AND STRENGTHS OF THE MORE THAN 400 CHILDREN AND FAMILY MEMBERS WE SERVE EACH YEAR. MOST CHILDREN WITH VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS ALSO HAVE SERIOUS, CO-OCCURRING HEALTH CONDITIONS AND DISABILITIES, WHICH NECESSITATES AN ADEPT, INDIVIDUALIZED, AND STRENGTHS-BASED APPROACH TO EACH CHILD'S EDUCATION AND THERAPY. OUR YOUNG STUDENTS RECEIVE NEARLY 1:1 CARE AND INSTRUCTION BY LEADING EXPERTS IN PEDIATRIC BLINDNESS, CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT, EARLY INTERVENTION, SPECIAL EDUCATION, AND FAMILY SUPPORT. NOTABLY, WE ARE ALSO LEADING THE WAY IN PROGRAMMING AND INNOVATIVE RESEARCH AND INTERVENTIONS FOR CHILDREN WITH CORTICAL VISUAL IMPAIRMENT (CVI) - A NEUROLOGICAL CONDITION AFFECTING THE BRAIN'S ABILITY TO ACCURATELY INTERPRET VISUAL STIMULI, AND THE LEADING INDIVIDUAL CAUSE OF BLINDNESS AMONG CHILDREN LIVING IN BOTH LOW-INCOME AND DEVELOPED COUNTRIES. TO LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR UNPARALLELED SERVICES FOR PEDIATRIC VISUAL IMPAIRMENT VISIT WWW.ANCHORCENTER.ORG.

Expenses $2,182,260

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

Meghan S KlassenMEGHAN S KLASSEN

EXECUTIVE DI

Total calculated

$137,043

From this org

$137,043

From related orgs

$0

Other

$0

Hours/week

40
David BahrDAVID BAHR

MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Shauna CallahanSHAUNA CALLAHAN

MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Wendee CrowleyWENDEE CROWLEY

MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Flora Njionou DjofanFLORA NJIONOU DJOFAN

MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Matt HarringtonMATT HARRINGTON

MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Jill HollingsworthJILL HOLLINGSWORTH

2ND VICE PRE

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Suzanne HooverSUZANNE HOOVER

SECRETARY

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Maria KunzMARIA KUNZ

MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Andrea LaserANDREA LASER

MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Matt MorrisMATT MORRIS

MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Charles NaumerCHARLES NAUMER

PRESIDENT

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

4
Jenae NeimanJENAE NEIMAN

MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Robert OlsonROBERT OLSON

TREASURER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

3
Anna SteeleANNA STEELE

MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Doug WeissDOUG WEISS

1ST VICE PRE

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

3
Susie WindersSUSIE WINDERS

MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2

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: 2024
Filed: 31 October 2025
IRS schema version: 2024v5.0
Source object: 202523149349304047

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