BLIND AND VISION REHABILITATION SERVICES OF PITTSBURGH
EIN 25-1803195 PITTSBURGH, PA
- Revenue 2024
- $6,199,409
- Expenses 2024
- $6,254,085
Program services were 64.5% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
As filed
- Subsection
- 03
- NTEE code
- P860
- Classification
- 1000
- Street
- 1816 LOCUST ST
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 · 2024
Mission
PROVIDE INNOVATIVE TRAINING AND TOOLS FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR VISUALLY IMPAIRED TO HELP THEM ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS AND DREAMS
Activities or mission (Part I)
THE MISSION OF VISABILITY IS TO CHANGE THE LIVES OF PERSONS WITH VISION LOSS AND OTHER DISABILITIES BY FOSTERING INDEPENDENCE AND INDIVIDUAL CHOICE.
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REHABILITATION AND INDUSTRIES PROGRAMS - RESIDENTAL AND COMMUNITY-BASED PERSONAL ADJUSTMENT SERVICES THAT ENABLE PEOPLE TO LEARN HOW TO USE THEIR OTHER SENSES ALONG WITH SPECIALIZED EQUIPMENT AND PROCEDURES TO PERFORM THE USUAL ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING. COMPREHENSIVE, INTERDISCIPLINARY LOW VISION SERVICES THAT ENABLE PEOPLE WITH VISION IMPAIRMENTS TO LEARN HOW TO EFFECTIVELY USE THEIR VISION IN THEIR DAILY ACTIVITIES. PROVIDING ACCESS TECHNOLOGY SERVICES AND COMPETITIVE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH VISION LOSS.
Expenses $2,664,354 · Revenue $1,346,937
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VOCATIONAL SERVICES - VOCATIONAL ASSESSMENT, TRAINING, PLACEMENT AND EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT WHICH PERMIT PEOPLE WITH VISION IMPAIRMENTS TO WORK SUCCESSFULLY IN THE COMMUNITY OR IN SPECIALIZED WORK PROGRAMS WITHIN THE FACILITY.
Expenses $1,024,050 · Revenue $1,224,083
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COMMUNITY AND SUPPORT PROGRAM - COORDINATED AND COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION AND REFERRAL AND CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES WHICH ENABLE PEOPLE TO IDENTIFY, CONSIDER, AND SELECT SERVICES WHICH THEY FEEL WILL BE OF GREATEST ASSISTANCE TO THEM. INFORMATION AND SCREENING SERVICES DESIGNED TO PREVENT LOSS OF VISION.
Expenses $348,278
As filed on the 2024 return.
Officers and directors · 2024
As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.
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DREW BESKET
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0 + 1 related
-
CRAIG BINGHAM
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0 + 1 related
-
GLENN BREISINGER
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0 + 1 related
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GENA HARPER
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0 + 1 related
-
A MURAT KAYNAR
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0 + 1 related
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BRUCE KNEPPER
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0 + 1 related
-
MICHEAL MAY
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0 + 1 related
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BRITTANY MCDONALD
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0 + 1 related
-
PATRICIA ORRINGER
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0 + 1 related
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JOSEPH PAUL III
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0 + 1 related
-
TERRI PATAK
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0 + 1 related
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PAMELA RATH
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0 + 1 related
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JAMES SCHMITT
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0 + 1 related
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CHRISTOPHER ZOMP
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0 + 1 related
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ERIKA PETACH
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $308,414
- From this org
- $281,418
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $26,996
- Hours/week
- 40 + 1 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $281,418
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $26,996
- Filer's total
- $308,414
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PAM LEZARK THRU 82024
CFO
- Total calculated
- $49,941
- From this org
- $46,792
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $3,149
- Hours/week
- 40 + 1 related
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MATTHEW D'AMICO
CFO
- Total calculated
- $14,801
- From this org
- $13,740
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $1,061
- Hours/week
- 40 + 1 related
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VALERIE FAETH
CHAIRPERSON
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0 + 1 related
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JOHN MCINERY
VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0 + 1 related
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CARLA FROST
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0 + 1 related
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ANGEL LONGO
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0 + 1 related
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LESLIE MONTGOMERY
VP OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
- Total calculated
- $175,809
- From this org
- $163,286
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $12,523
- Hours/week
- 40 + 1 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $163,286
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $12,523
- Filer's total
- $175,809
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KIMBERLY FAZIO
OPTOMETRIST
- Total calculated
- $163,350
- From this org
- $143,844
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $19,506
- Hours/week
- 40 + 1 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $143,844
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $19,506
- Filer's total
- $163,350
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
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2024
- Revenue
- $6,199,409
- Expenses
- $6,254,085
- Contributions
- $2,941,062
- Grants paid
- $0
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2023
- Revenue
- $5,017,989
- Expenses
- $5,915,912
- Contributions
- $1,813,529
- Grants paid
- $0
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2022
- Revenue
- $4,533,191
- Expenses
- $5,360,296
- Contributions
- $1,817,727
- Grants paid
- $0
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
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2024 · 990-T
- Revenue
- not reported
- Expenses
- not reported
- Assets (EOY)
- not reported
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2023 · 990-T
- Revenue
- not reported
- Expenses
- not reported
- Assets (EOY)
- not reported
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2021 · 990
- Revenue
- $6,285,945
- Expenses
- $4,859,094
- Assets (EOY)
- $25,679,147
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2020 · 990
- Revenue
- $3,587,455
- Expenses
- $4,840,448
- Assets (EOY)
- $38,133,664
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2019 · 990
- Revenue
- $4,646,588
- Expenses
- $5,447,071
- Assets (EOY)
- $36,025,928
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2018 · 990
- Revenue
- $5,142,732
- Expenses
- $5,809,409
- Assets (EOY)
- $38,294,893
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2017 · 990
- Revenue
- $5,247,828
- Expenses
- $5,603,392
- Assets (EOY)
- $38,423,923
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2016 · 990
- Revenue
- $4,343,384
- Expenses
- $5,321,810
- Assets (EOY)
- $38,746,295
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2015 · 990
- Revenue
- $5,425,973
- Expenses
- $4,886,276
- Assets (EOY)
- $39,079,008
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2014 · 990
- Revenue
- $7,211,339
- Expenses
- $4,510,783
- Assets (EOY)
- $38,133,502
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
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$199,907
2023 BLIND AND VISIUALLY IMPAIRED CENTERS
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$183,937
2024 BLIND AND VISIUALLY IMPAIRED CENTERS
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$181,039
2022 BLIND AND VISIUALLY IMPAIRED CENTERS
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$152,000
2022 CONTRIBUTION
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SAINT LUCYS AUXILIARY TO THE BLIND
$126,791
2023 OPERATIONS
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SAINT LUCYS AUXILIARY TO THE BLIND
$120,000
2022 OPERATIONS
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$120,000
2023 CONTRIBUTION
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$112,500
2024 CONTRIBUTION
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$102,000
2023 ADVANCED SERVICES FOR SENIORS AND BLIND OR VISION IMPAIRED INDIVIDUALS
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2024 OPERATIONS
The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.
Related organizations
From Schedule R Part II, where a filer lists the tax-exempt organizations it is related to by control. It does not record shared board members or money.
Declared on its 2024 return
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501(C)(3) · PROVIDE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES TO THOSE WITH DISABILITIES · PA · controlled entity
Declared as related by
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On its 2024 return
Taxable family
From Schedule R Parts I, III and IV: entities that legally are the filer, and taxable partnerships, corporations and trusts it is related to. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money.
Related corporations and trusts on its 2024 return
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C · TEXTILES · PA · 100% owned · controlled entity
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 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.