VISIONLINK: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization
VISIONLINK (EIN 23-1370508)
Tax period
2023-07-01 to 2024-06-30
Filed
2025-04-15
IRS object ID
202521059349300847
Schema version
2023v6.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2025-04-15T12:55:18-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN231980475PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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Business Name Line1Kreischer MillerBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1100 Witmer Road Suite 350AddressLine1Txt
CityHorshamCityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP190442369ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2023-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN231370508EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1VisionLinkBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlVISIBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone4454652800PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1123 S Broad Street 2135AddressLine1Txt
CityPhiladelphiaCityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP19109ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonKarla S McCaneyPersonNm
Person TitlePresident & CEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone4454652800PhoneNum
Signature2025-03-28SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonBrad FrederickPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00686625PTIN
Phone2154414600PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2023TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Doing Business As Name DoingBusinessAsName

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Business Name Line1Assoc Services for the BlindBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerKarla S McCaneyPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1123 S Broad Street 2135AddressLine1Txt
CityPhiladelphiaCityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP19109ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$5,503,395GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website Addresswww.visionlinkphl.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1947FormationYr
Legal Domicile StatePALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionHuman services organization that provides direct education and access to resources to those in the Philadelphia region facing vision loss. The organization fosters connections among the region's many diverse resources. The organization supports personal independence by assisting clients in setting and working toward individual goals focused on personal autonomy and community engagement.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body8VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent8VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee18TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers8TotalVolunteersCnt
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Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$2,631,943PYContributionsGrantsAmt
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CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$63,364PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$134,712CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$57,001PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$77,085CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$2,752,308PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$5,036,807CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$8,690PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$19,152CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$1,284,317PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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PY Total Expenses$2,394,442PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$2,392,406CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$357,866PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$2,644,401CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$5,070,399TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$305,782TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$1,055,807TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$1,836,738NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$4,014,592NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionOur MissionIs dedicated to assisting all who are living with vision loss to achieve greater independence through excellence in education and wrap-around support services that advance necessary skills and establish meaningful community connections. The organization is committed to collaborating with local, regional, and national partners to broaden access to resources and opportunities that enable those we serve to live their lives to the fullest.Our Vision Seeks to inspire all who are living with vision loss to thrive.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$1,315,128ExpenseAmt
Grant$19,152GrantAmt
DescHuman Services: VisionLink provides education, training, community resource connections, and community-based enrichment opportunities. Educational programs included home management skills, internet and personal computer skills and mobility and orientation skills. VisionLink programs are provided remotely and in select community locations in FY24. Starting in November 2024, VisionLink began offering in person services at their new office in Philadelphia.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$1,315,128TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsYes (1)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional FundraisingYes (1)ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document17IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee18EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
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Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
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Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldPAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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CityPhiladelphiaCityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (12 entries)

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Thomas J Wlodkowski
Director0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Dr Ranjoo Prasad
Director0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
William JD Jordan Deceased
Director0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jacqueline Candido
1st Vice Chairperson0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
Thomas Teesdale
Secretary0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
Kevin E Brown
Chairperson0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
Sarah Glick-Johnson
Treasurer0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
Stephanie Markunas
Director0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Regina Mullen
Director0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Karla S McCaney
President & CEO40.00$245,346$0$11,980Yes (X)
Beth Deering
Chief Programming Officer40.00$110,909$0$12,827Yes (X)
Alyssa Richman
Chief Administrative and Financial Officer40.00$136,869$0$3,728Yes (X)
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Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$28,535TotalOtherCompensationAmt
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Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

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Total$19,152TotalAmt
Program Services$19,152ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

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Program Services$355,153ProgramServicesAmt
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Fundraising$86,044FundraisingAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$654,533TotalAmt
Program Services$471,402ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$68,924ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$114,207FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

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Total$104,327TotalAmt
Program Services$75,137ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$10,986ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$18,204FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

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Total$84,574TotalAmt
Program Services$60,911ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,906ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$14,757FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$70,035TotalAmt
Management And General$70,035ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$18,539TotalAmt
Management And General$18,539ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

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Total$57,055TotalAmt
Program Services$57,055ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

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Total$663,136TotalAmt
Program Services$150,409ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$292,653ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$220,074FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Total$43,533TotalAmt
Program Services$33,785ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,002ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,746FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Total$28,459TotalAmt
Program Services$20,893ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,566ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

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Total$30,099TotalAmt
Program Services$2,727ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$26,859ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$513FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

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Total$45,196TotalAmt
Program Services$28,971ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$11,118ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,107FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

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Equipment rental$18,273$15,338$1,313$1,622

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,392,406TotalAmt
Program Services$1,315,128ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$589,639ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$487,639FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,377,932BOYAmt
EOY$3,893,093EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

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BOY$118,185BOYAmt
EOY$222,045EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$143,717LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$38,555LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$135,261BOYAmt
EOY$105,162EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$466,631BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$44,511BOYAmt
EOY$850,099EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

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BOY$2,142,520BOYAmt
EOY$5,070,399EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

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BOY$251,271BOYAmt
EOY$205,708EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

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BOY$10,000BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$44,511BOYAmt
EOY$850,099EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$305,782BOYAmt
EOY$1,055,807EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY-$3,895,411BOYAmt
EOY$3,818,589EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,732,149BOYAmt
EOY$196,003EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,836,738BOYAmt
EOY$4,014,592EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,142,520BOYAmt
EOY$5,070,399EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$2,644,401ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$84NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$466,631OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$754,962CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,245,815CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$910,761CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,631,943CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,825,010CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$11,368,491TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,245,815CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$910,761CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,631,943CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,825,010CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$11,368,491TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$11,368,491PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$437,966CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$621,448CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$51,655CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$134,669CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,875,540TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$16,428CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$15,956CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,161CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$57,001CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$77,085CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$171,631TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$13,415,662TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$869,802GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.84740PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.74280PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$57,055FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$57,055FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$1,258,073FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$1,315,128FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$206,513FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$51,628FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$242,539CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$192,794CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$190,707CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$206,513CurrentYearAmt
Total$832,553TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$1,248,830LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$49,519CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$46,750CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$61,469CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$57,055CurrentYearAmt
Total$214,793TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$60,635CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$48,199CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$47,677CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$51,628CurrentYearAmt
Total$208,139TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$312,209GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$5,611,147BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$611,686InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$261,272GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance$5,961,561EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$5,029,189BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$92,044ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$489,914InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$5,611,147EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$6,220,687BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$132,981ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$1,324,479InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$5,029,189EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$3,838,411BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$1,034,751ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,347,525InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$6,220,687EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$3,926,847BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$88,436InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$3,838,411EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY1.00000PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related OrgYes (1)EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd
Related Org List Sch RYes (1)RelatedOrgListSchRInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$4,380OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$4,380BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$21,300OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$10,567DepreciationAmt
Book Value$10,733BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$118,037OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$27,988DepreciationAmt
Book Value$90,049BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$105,162TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescRight-Of-Use AssetDesc
Book Value$850,099BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$850,099TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescLease LiabilityDesc
Amt$850,099Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$850,099TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$5,036,891TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$84NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported$84RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$5,036,807RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$5,036,807TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,392,406TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$2,392,406ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$2,392,406TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part V, Line 4:Endowment income will be used to further Visionlink's mission and tax-exempt purposes at the discretion of its Board of Directors
Part X, Line 2:The Organization is a not-for-profit corporation under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. As such, the Organization will not incur any liability for federal income taxes on exempt activities; unrelated business activities were not significant during the fiscal years ended June 30, 2024 and 2023. The Organization files Federal Form 990. With few exceptions, the Organization is no longer subject to U.S. federal or state and local income tax examinations by tax authorities for years before 2021. It is difficult to predict the final timing and resolution of any particular uncertain tax position. Management does not currently anticipate significant changes in its uncertain tax positions over the next 12 months.
Part XII, Line 4b - Other Adjustments:Investment Fees

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Mail SolicitationsYes (X)MailSolicitationsInd
Email SolicitationsYes (X)EmailSolicitationsInd
Phone SolicitationsYes (X)PhoneSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt GrantsYes (X)SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Special Fundraising EventsYes (X)SpecialFundraisingEventsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising ActyYes (1)AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdActivityActivityTxtFundraiser Control Of FundsFundraiserControlOfFundsIndGross ReceiptsGrossReceiptsAmtRetained By ContractorRetainedByContractorAmtNet To OrganizationNetToOrganizationAmt
Schultz and Williams
One Penn Center 1617 John F KennedPhiladelphiaPA19103fundraising/grant writing0$190,528$153,000$37,528
Fairmount Ventures
Two Penn Center 1500 JFK Blvd SuiPhiladelphiaPA19102fundraising/grant writing0$17,694$21,000$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts$208,222TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Retained By Contractors$174,000TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization$37,528TotalNetToOrganizationAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeAdaptive AidsGrantTypeTxt
Recipient66RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$19,152CashGrantAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationPurchases adaptive aids for visually impaired individuals to advance their independence and quality of life. All requests must be approved following the procedures set by the Lighthouse Committee prior to purchase.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonKarla S McCaneyPersonNm
TitlePresident & CEOTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$213,107BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$32,239BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$11,980DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$0NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$257,326TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bThe Board of Directors has approved the following procedure for the preparation, review and approval of the organization's IRS 990 Tax Form at its meeting. - The IRS 990 Tax document is prepared by the organization's Audit Firm with the assistance from the organization's Chief Financial and Administrative Officer - The organization's Chief Financial and Administrative Officer will work with the organization's Development / Fundraising Department as well as with agency Program Directors to draft / review all narrative documentation that is to be presented on the IRS 990 Form - Once the draft of the form has been completed and undergone review by the Audit Firm, a copy is forwarded to the organization's Chief Financial and Administrative Officer for review. Both the President & CEO and Chief Financial and Administrative Officer will draft any recommended changes / corrections and discuss with the Audit Firm - A copy of the revised draft will be forwarded to the Chief Financial and Administrative Officer for review to assure that all changes / corrections have been completed. After review, a copy of the drafted document will be forwarded to all Audit Committee Members and the Board Chairman for review and approval. (If there are any changes / corrections; the CEO & President / Chief Financial and Administrative Officer will be notified to contact the Audit Firm to make the necessary changes.) - CEO & President will officially sign off on one copy of the IRS 990 along with Form 8879-EO IRS e-file Signature Authorization for an Exempt Organization. - Chief Financial and Administrative Officer will return the Form 8879-EO to the organization's Auditors so that the organization's 990 can be filed electronically with the IRS. A copy will be forwarded to the board chair and board treasurer (Copies are available upon request.)
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cConflict of Interest Statements are provided to board members on an annual basis. Updated statements are required from board members annually. New board members are provided with a Conflict-of-Interest Statement in their welcome packet and are required to submit their statements prior to the next scheduled board meeting.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15A. The organization's CEO, Executive Director, or top management official The Executive Committee of the Board determines the compensation of the organization's President & CEO on an annual basis. To make an informed decision, the committee may gather information encompassing both financial and organizational matters in which the President & CEO plays a key role. Once a decision is made, the Board Chairman meets with the President & CEO to relay the outcome and then sends an official letter with a copy to Human Resources for further processing. B. Other officers or key employees of the organization - Performance appraisals are conducted at least once annually.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19All organizational governing documents and financial statements are available to the public upon request. VisionLink's IRS 990 Form can be found online at Guidestar.com and on Charity Navigator. It is also available upon request.
Form 990, Part IX, line 11gProfessional fees: Program service expenses 150,409. Management and general expenses 292,653. Fundraising expenses 220,074. Total expenses 663,136.
Form 990, Part XI, line 9:Transfer of Assets to Affiliate -466,631.
Part XII Line 2CNo Changes

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1VisionLink FoundationBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1123 S Broad Street Suite 2135AddressLine1Txt
CityPhiladelphiaCityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP19109ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN863536181EIN
Primary ActivitiesAffiliate OrganizationPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StatePALegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501(c)(3)ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity StatusLine 12a, IPublicCharityStatusTxt
Controlled Organization0ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities0SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing0PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

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