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VISION FORWARD ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED

EIN 39-0808506 WEST ALLIS, WI

Revenue 2025
$4,610,037
Expenses 2025
$3,814,970

Program services were 69.4% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
G41Z
Classification
1000
Street
10150 W NATIONAL AVE STE 100

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

EMPOWER, EDUCATE, AND ENHANCE THE LIVES OF IDIVIDUALS IMPACTED BY VISION LOSS THROUGH ALL OF LIFE'S TRANSITIONS.

  • CHILDREN'S PROGRAM: VISION FORWARD SERVED 203 CHILDREN AND YOUTH AGES 021 DURING THE YEAR, INCLUDING 154 CHILDREN AGES 06. THE PROGRAM SERVED CHILDREN FROM ACROSS THE REGION, WITH 37% RESIDING OUTSIDE THE FOUR-COUNTY AREA AND 60% IDENTIFYING AS CHILDREN OF COLOR. AMONG CHILDREN AGES 06, 37% OF FAMILIES REPORTED HOUSEHOLD INCOMES BELOW $25,000. SPECIALLY TRAINED STAFF WORK WITH BABIES, TODDLERS, CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES TO HELP YOUNG LEARNERS USE THEIR REMAINING VISION AND COMPENSATE FOR VISION LOSS THROUGH OTHER SENSES. SERVICES INCLUDE TEACHERS OF THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED AND OCCUPATIONAL, PHYSICAL, SPEECH-LANGUAGE AND MUSIC THERAPY, AS WELL AS ORIENTATION AND MOBILITY TRAINING, INCLUDING WHITE-CANE SKILLS AND SAFE NAVIGATION. SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN PARTICIPATE IN BRAILLE, ADAPTED RECREATION AND TECHNOLOGY ACTIVITIES THAT BUILD INDEPENDENCE AND PREPARE THEM FOR ADULTHOOD. DURING THE YEAR, VISION FORWARD DEVELOPED AND LAUNCHED IMPLEMENTATION OF ITS NEUROLOGICAL AND VISUAL IMPAIRMENT (NAVI) PROGRAM AND SUCCESSFULLY TRANSITIONED TO A NEW EARLY EDUCATION PROGRAM STRUCTURE. THE PROGRAM DELIVERED 7,415 HOURS OF SERVICE, INCLUDING 4,200 HOURS OF PRESCHOOL SERVICES, 1,507 HOURS OF THERAPY AND 1,708 HOURS OF VISION SERVICES AND RELATED TRAVEL. OUTCOMES DEMONSTRATED MEANINGFUL IMPACT: 93% OF FAMILIES REPORTED RECEIVING THE SERVICES THEY NEEDED TO BETTER CARE FOR THE CHILD, AND 99% OF CHILDREN DEMONSTRATED DEVELOPMENTAL IMPROVEMENT IN BOTH SOCIAL AND MOTOR SKILLS.

    Expenses $1,135,667 · Grants $5,000 · Revenue $336,231

  • VISION REHABILITATION: VISION FORWARD PROVIDED ADULT VISION REHABILITATION SERVICES TO 990 INDIVIDUALS, WITH 3,005 HOURS OF DIRECT SERVICE ACROSS LOW VISION, TECHNOLOGY, ORIENTATION AND MOBILITY, DAILY LIVING, SUPPORT AND BRAILLE. THE PROGRAM SERVED ADULTS ACROSS 149 UNIQUE ZIP CODES, WITH 42% AGE 75 OR OLDER, INCLUDING 23% AGE 85 OR OLDER. IN ADDITION, 35% REPORTED HOUSEHOLD INCOMES BELOW $25,000, HIGHLIGHTING THE SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF OLDER AND ECONOMICALLY VULNERABLE ADULTS SERVED BY VISION FORWARD. LOW VISION SERVICES, OUR LARGEST PROGRAM, REACHED 597 INDIVIDUALS, INCLUDING 480 NEW LOW VISION EXAMINATIONS, 1,449 VISITS AND 95 HOME VISITS. TECHNOLOGY SERVICES INCLUDED 830 HOURS OF ONE-ON-ONE TRAINING, 52 TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENTS AND 782 TRAINING APPOINTMENTS. THE ORGANIZATION PRODUCED 67 TECH CONNECT VIDEOS THAT GENERATED MORE THAN 160,000 VIEWS, EXTENDING PRACTICAL TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION BEYOND IN-PERSON SERVICES. SOCIAL WORK STAFF PROVIDED FOLLOW-UP PHONE CALLS OR IN-PERSON SESSIONS FOR 176 CLIENTS. TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INCLUDED 478 ROUND-TRIP RIDES COVERING MORE THAN 8,000 MILES, HELPING REDUCE ACCESS BARRIERS. TOGETHER, THESE SERVICES HELP PEOPLE EXPERIENCING VISION LOSS DEVELOP SKILLS AND ACCESS TOOLS THAT SUPPORT INDEPENDENCE, SAFE TRAVEL, DAILY LIVING AND CONTINUED PARTICIPATION IN THEIR HOMES AND COMMUNITIES.

    Expenses $1,293,663 · Revenue $385,892

  • VISION FORWARD STORE: THE VISION FORWARD STORE PROVIDES RECOMMENDATIONS AND ADAPTIVE PRODUCTS THAT HELP PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR HAVE LOW VISION REMAIN INDEPENDENT AND IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE. OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, THE STORE IS OFTEN A FIRST POINT OF ENTRY TO VISION FORWARD, WHERE INDIVIDUALS CAN LEARN ABOUT REHABILITATION SERVICES AND OTHER RESOURCES. STAFF PROVIDE INDIVIDUALIZED, HANDS-ON ASSISTANCE TO HELP CUSTOMERS IDENTIFY PRODUCTS AND TECHNOLOGY SUITED TO THEIR NEEDS. DURING THE YEAR, 1,250 UNIQUE CUSTOMERS SHOPPED IN THE STORE OR ONLINE. TOP-SELLING PRODUCTS INCLUDED THE VISION FORWARD BOLD LINE PEN, BUMP DOTS, TACTILE MARKERS THAT HELP IDENTIFY CONTROLS BY TOUCH, AND HANDHELD MAGNIFIERS FOR READING LABELS AND OTHER EVERYDAY MATERIALS. THE STORE ALSO OFFERS HIGH-TECH ELECTRONIC MAGNIFICATION IN PORTABLE AND DESKTOP FORMATS, WHICH CAN GREATLY ENLARGE AND ENHANCE PRINTED MATERIALS TO MAKE TASKS SUCH AS READING MAIL AND COMPLETING FORMS MORE ACCESSIBLE. THE STORE ALSO PROVIDES DEMONSTRATIONS AND GUIDANCE ON ADAPTIVE TECHNOLOGIES, HELPING INDIVIDUALS IDENTIFY SOLUTIONS THAT CAN SUPPORT GREATER INDEPENDENCE AS THEIR VISION CHANGES.

    Expenses $199,605 · Revenue $129,654

  • ENRICHMENT: ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES ARE OFFERED TO PROVIDE RECREATION, PEER SUPPORT, AND COMMUNITY FOR PEOPLE LIVING WITH VISION LOSS.

    Expenses $17,775

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2025

As listed in Part VII of the 2025 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • CROCKER STEPHENSON

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.25

  • SHELBY ELIAS

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • JEAN FREUCK

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • DAVID R STRETLITZ

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • ANISIO COREIA

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • JAMES D DOBRINSKA CLU CIC

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • TYLER DONAHUE

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • PEDRO A GUERRERO

    DIRECTOR AS OF JANUARY 2026

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • KAREN PECK KATZ

    DIRECTOR AS OF JANUARY 2026

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • LISA KONKEL

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • KEVIN MEYERS

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • JOSEPH SKOTARZAK

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • NICHOLAS H TOSI MD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • MARY VAN VOLKINBURG

    DIRECTOR AS OF JANUARY 2026

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • SONJA WILLIAMS

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • SANDI SIEGEL

    DIRECTOR AS OF JANUARY 2026

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • CJ LANGE

    DIRECTOR THROUGH OCTOBER 2025

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • DAN LOCOCO

    DIRECTOR THROUGH DECEMBER 2025

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • JACLYN BORCHARDT

    CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $162,240
    From this org
    $156,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,240
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $156,000
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,240
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $162,240

  • HEATHER HINSON

    OPTOMETRIST

    Total calculated
    $172,769
    From this org
    $137,599
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $35,170
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $137,599
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,292
    Nontaxable benefits
    $28,878
    Filer's total
    $172,769

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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2025
    Revenue
    $4,610,037
    Expenses
    $3,814,970
    Contributions
    $3,370,983
    Grants paid
    $5,000
  • 2024
    Revenue
    $2,972,815
    Expenses
    $3,306,424
    Contributions
    $1,704,808
    Grants paid
    $5,750
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $3,019,436
    Expenses
    $3,068,419
    Contributions
    $1,642,759
    Grants paid
    $4,350
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $2,381,863
    Expenses
    $2,981,389
    Contributions
    $1,656,290
    Grants paid
    $4,600

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,817,896
    Expenses
    $2,774,940
    Assets (EOY)
    $6,770,094

  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,102,503
    Expenses
    $2,511,682
    Assets (EOY)
    $7,238,120

  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $3,211,296
    Expenses
    $3,210,815
    Assets (EOY)
    $496,814

  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,682,125
    Expenses
    $3,093,600
    Assets (EOY)
    $505,911

  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,501,707
    Expenses
    $3,217,379
    Assets (EOY)
    $998,706

  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,955,104
    Expenses
    $3,234,307
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,709,150

  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $3,119,787
    Expenses
    $3,166,363
    Assets (EOY)
    $3,240,578

  • 2014 · 990

    Revenue
    $3,285,463
    Expenses
    $3,540,352
    Assets (EOY)
    $3,418,128

  • 2013 · 990

    Revenue
    $3,436,061
    Expenses
    $3,230,931
    Assets (EOY)
    $3,614,548

  • 2012 · 990

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    $3,019,360
    Assets (EOY)
    $3,407,835

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 26 October 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2025, the newest we have parsed for this organization.