2020-02-12T10:10:37-06:00 2019-09-30 EISNERAMPER LLP 111 WOOD AVE SO STE 600 ISELIN NJ 088302700 990 2018-10-01 221539721 THE SEEING EYE INC % ROBERT PUDLAK SEEI 9735394425 PO BOX 375 MORRISTOWN NJ 079630375 ROBERT PUDLAK Asst. Treasurer 9734394425 2020-01-31 true MICHAEL SOMER P00094591 7322437000 64.238.150.4 20870020200435000005 2020-02-12 P 06D26FB3F539E9BE652AB5C883AB7E7AF88A5B7F 6452EFC4BB5BB9E0432A44BB4207153FFDA58A72 2018 2020-04-17 16:48:07Z ROBERT PUDLAK PO BOX 375 MORRISTOWN NJ 079630375 76121809 false X www.seeingeye.org X 1929 NJ HELP BLIND PEOPLE ACHIEVE GREATER INDEPENDENCE THROUGH SEEING EYE DOGS. 25 23 231 700 -14996 21674094 17911837 94965 98915 13809558 10026951 131254 222481 35709871 28260184 0 0 0 0 15510270 15403979 140850 146319 3579659 11215255 11571399 26866375 27121697 8843496 1138487 359820135 359542214 58342087 65104451 301478048 294437763 X THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION IS TO ENHANCE THE INDEPENDENCE, DIGNITY AND SELF-CONFIDENCE OF PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR VISUALLY IMPAIRED THROUGH THE USE OF SEEING EYE(R) DOGS. IN PURSUIT OF THIS MISSION, THE ORGANIZATION BREEDS AND RAISES PUPPIES TO BECOME SEEING EYE DOGS (OR OBTAINS THEM OCCASIONALLY BY PURCHASE OR EXCHANGE); TEACHES INSTRUCTORS THE SCIENCE AND TECHNIQUE OF TRAINING SEEING EYE DOGS AS GUIDES FOR BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED PEOPLE, INSTRUCTS BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED PEOPLE IN THE PROPER USE AND HANDLING OF THE DOGS; CONDUCTS AND SUPPORTS REASEARCH ON CANINE HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT; AND INFORMS THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE ROLE OF GUIDE DOGS AND THE CAPABILITIES OF BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED PEOPLE TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY. false false 20932850 98915 Providing Seeing Eye dogs to blind and visually impaired students: This program includes: breeding and whelping of appropriate sized and type of dog at our breeding facility; approximately fourteen months socialization of the puppies at homes of volunteer puppy raisers; maintenance of a veterinary hospital and kennels; support of research, training and development projects related to prolonging and improving the working life of guide dogs; four-month training of dogs by professional instructors; screening, selection of applicants; arranging for the round trip travel of our students from their homes in the united states and canada to and from our training facility; provision of lodging, food and counseling services to our students during their 18 to 25 days of training in the proper use of their Seeing Eye dog; and after-care support for the life of the Student/Seeing Eye dog partnership. 930443 Public and Information Services: Through this program we disseminate information to promote greater public understanding and wider acceptance in society for blind individuals accompanied by trained guide dogs, through the use of social media, television, radio, films, exhibits, books, magazines, seminars and newspapers. These program services also include the distribution of information helpful to people who are blind or visually impaired. 21863293 true true false false false false true false false true true true false true true true true false true false true false false true true false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false true true false false false false false false false false true X 20 0 true 231 true true false false false false false true true true false false false false false X 25 23 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false AL AK AR CA CO CT DC FL GA HI IL KS KY ME MD MA MI MN MS MT NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC TN UT VA WA WV WI X X ROBERT PUDLAK 9735394425 PO BOX 375 MORRISTOWN NJ 079630375 X JAMES A KUTSCH JR PRESIDENT & CEO(thru 09/29/19) 50.0 0.0 X X 591406 0 81983 JULIE H CARROLL ESQ SECRETARY (Thru 12/18) 0.6 0.0 X X 0 0 0 LEWIS M CHAKRIN PHD BOARD OF TRUSTEES (Thru 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MPH FAAO BOARD OF TRUSTEES 0.6 0.0 X 0 0 0 Vikram Agarwal ESQ BOARD OF TRUSTEES 0.7 0.0 X 0 0 0 Richard Boulger BOARD OF TRUSTEES 0.5 0.0 X 0 0 0 David Hertz BOARD OF TRUSTEE 0.4 0.0 X 0 0 0 Karen Keninger BOARD OF TRUSTEES 0.5 0.0 X 0 0 0 Susan pomerantz PHD BOARD OF TRUSTEE 0.5 0.0 X 0 0 0 Michael W ranger TRUSTEE EMERITUS 0.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Michael J Amoruso Esq Board of Trustees 0.5 0.0 X 0 0 0 Ira Fuchs Board of Trustees 0.5 0.0 X 0 0 0 John W Gogarty Board of Trustees 0.5 0.0 X 0 0 0 Glenn Hoagland President & CFO (eff 09/30/19) 50.0 0.0 X X 0 0 0 ROBERT A PUDLAK ASST TREAS/DIR ADMIN & FIN 50.0 0.0 X 191751 0 52599 DAVID JOHNSON ASST SEC/DIR INSTRUCTION 50.0 0.0 X 133114 0 51454 JENNIFER LIEBERMAN ASST SECRETARY/EXEC ASSISTANT 40.0 0.0 X 67832 0 41755 DOLORES M HOLLE VMD DIRECTOR, CANINE MEDICINE 50.0 0.0 X 173406 0 48607 RANDALL E IVENS DIRECTOR, HUMAN RESOURCES 50.0 0.0 X 147073 0 60406 Deborah Morrone-Colella DIR DONOR PUBLIC RELATIONS 50.0 0.0 X 176119 0 60744 Glenn Cianci 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35314006 34571280 301478048 294437763 359820135 359542214 X 1138487 1457397 30581 -9666750 X X false true X true false X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X X X 3 100.30 1 true 100.00 500 false 278828000 34000 11286000 14477000 275671000 264466000 12000 24209000 9859000 278828000 244566000 13000 28760000 8873000 264466000 228937000 6000 21195000 5572000 244566000 238934000 30000 -2378000 7649000 228937000 0.97710 0.02190 0.00100 false false 3684994 3684994 72539845 33075165 39464680 2874445 1028984 1845461 5954409 4753862 1200547 4720545 2851449 1869096 48064778 LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS 86975334 F 86975334 BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN TRUSTS 33112919 33112919 0 CHARITABLE GIFT ANNUITY RESERV 1066619 RETIREMENT 23703877 24770496 X 30981665 30581 12646593 12677174 18304491 126724 9828969 9955693 28260184 27084147 30581 58593 89174 26994973 126724 126724 27121697 Part II, Line 9: The Conservation easements that limit and restrict certain land management practices on portions of the property owned by The Seeing Eye have been granted to the State of New Jersey in connection with public programs to ensure proper management of natural and open lands. The Seeing Eye is a grantor of these restrictions to the State of New Jersey, and performs land management monitoring and protection activities in compliance with the guidelines imposed by the State of New Jersey as grantee and holder of the restrictions. The Seeing Eye does not have a regular program of acquiring conservation easements and land conservation is not a primary purpose of the organization. As such the conservation easements that burden a portion of The Seeing Eye's property are negative less-than-fee restrictions that comply with public programs of land conservation, and are not carried as assets on The Seeing Eye's balance sheet. part v, line 4: The organization's return objectives, risk parameters and strategies employed for achieving the objectives of its various endowments are: certain Donor-restricted funds are invested in u.s. government securities pursuant to stipulations of the donor. the organization has adopted investment and spending practices that seeks to provide for its remaining donor-restricted endowment assets a predictable stream of funding to programs supported by the endowment, while seeking to preserve the original value of the gift. Board-designated funds: the board-designated funds consist of (a) investments that have been board-designated for long-term investment purposes and (b) investments segregated for use in meeting the organization's obligations under charitable gift annuity contracts. The board of trustees has adopted investment objectives and policies for the board-designated long-term endowment fund, and has delegated oversight authority over this fund to the trustee's finance and investment committee (the "committee"). the overall objective of this fund is to provide a reliable, recurring level of financial support of the organization's programs, consistent with maintaining the fund's purchasing power over time and sufficient to ensure the organization's prudent ability to plan strategically for the long-term continued success of its mission. The primary objective of the committee is to seek stable total real returns over the long-term, while ensuring adequate current liquidity and cash flow to meet operating needs and with an emphasis on preservation of the fund's principal. the committtee has the discretion to determine the portfolio composition and asset allocations of the fund, both by asset class and within each class. As of September 30, 2019, the assets of this fund were invested in stock and stock mutual funds and collective investment trusts (58%), fixed income and short-term investments(8%), commodity exchange traded funds (3%)and limited partnerships (31%). part x, line 2: WE HAVE BEEN RECOGNIZED BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE (THE "IRS") AS A TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. WE ARE ANNUALLY REQUIRED TO FILE A RETURN OF ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX (FORM 990) WITH THE IRS. IN ADDITION, WE ARE SUBJECT TO INCOME TAX ON NET INCOME THAT IS DERIVED FROM BUSINESS ACTIVITIES THAT ARE UNRELATED TO OUR EXEMPT PURPOSE, AND WE ANNUALLY FILE AN EXEMPT ORGANIZATION BUSINESS INCOME TAX RETURN (FORM-990-T) WITH THE IRS TO REPORT OUR UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME. GAAP REQUIRES AN ENTITY TO RECORD A TAX BENEFIT OR LIABILITY ASSOCIATED WITH A TAX POSITION TAKEN ON A TAX RETURN WHEN IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THE POSITION WOULD BE SUSTAINED UPON AUDIT BY A TAXING AUTHORITY. WE DO NOT BELIEVE WE HAVE TAKEN, OR EXPECT TO TAKE, ANY MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS ON OUR TAX RETURNS THAT WOULD REQUIRE US TO RECORD A TAX LIABILITY, INTEREST OR PENALTIES OR A TAX BENEFIT AS OF SEPTEMBER 30,2019 AND 2018. . part XI, line 2d, other adjustment: Rental Expenses(form 990, Part VIII, Line 6b) 2,285 Direct Expenses of fundraising events(Part VIII, line 8b) 39,477 Cost of goods sold 16,831 INVESTMENT ASSETS APPROPRIATED FOR OPERATIONS 12,588,000 Total to schedule D, part XI, line 2d 12,646,593 part XI, line 4b, other adjustments: realized gains of sales of investments, net 6,006,900 INVESTMENT INCOME, NET 3,822,069 Total to Schedule D, Part XI, Line 4B 9,828,969 part XII, line 2d, other adjustments: Rental Expenses(form 990, Part VIII, Line 6b) 2,285 Direct Expenses of fundraising events(Part VIII, line 8b) 39,477 cost of goods sold(part viii, line 10b) 16,831 Total to Schedule D, Part XII, Line 2D 58,593 true true false true true true true false false false false false false false false false false true Part I, Line 3: In lieu of the use of newspaper or broadcast media, we publicize our racially nondiscriminatory policy via our website, our quarterly guide magazine, and in our annual report. Central America and the Caribbean Investments None 11974000 Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland) Investments None 12253000 24227000 24227000 true false false true true false X X X X X X true BKV MARKETING 1 east 22nd St Lombard IL 60148 Direct Mail false 129436 -129436 Mindset Direct 12110 Sunset Hills Rd Reston VA 20190 Direct Mall false 10827 -10827 Professional Direct POBox 8318 Delray Beach FL 33444 Direct Mall false 6056 -6056 146319 -146319 All States Online Auction 96576 79442 17134 12102 Dinner Event 282977 44300 238677 20831 6544 0 379553 123742 255811 20831 18646 39477 216334 X X X X false true false false false false false false false JAMES A KUTSCH JR PRESIDENT & CEO(thru 09/29/19) 562715 28691 48125 33858 673389 149512 ROBERT A PUDLAK ASST TREAS/DIR ADMIN & FIN 164110 27641 34130 18469 244350 DAVID JOHNSON ASST SEC/DIR INSTRUCTION 124231 8883 19990 31464 184568 DOLORES M HOLLE VMD DIRECTOR, CANINE MEDICINE 146642 26764 30827 17780 222013 RANDALL E IVENS DIRECTOR, HUMAN RESOURCES 121354 25719 26892 33514 207479 Deborah Morrone-Colella DIR DONOR PUBLIC RELATIONS 149609 26510 32090 28654 236863 Glenn Cianci DIRECTOR, FACILITIES 114873 15552 24577 30932 185934 Margaret Gibbon DIRECTOR CANINE DEVELOPMENT 118369 8980 21073 31194 179616 PART II, COLUMN D NON-TAXABLE BENEFITS FOR INDIVIDUALS INCLUDE MEDICAL, DENTAL AND VISION PAID FOR BY THE ORGANIZATION AND POSTRETIRMENT MEDICAL BENEFITS EARNED DURING THE YEAR. Part I, Line 4B James A. Kutsch participated in an Executive Deferred Compensation Plan. Included in the amount shown in Schedule J, Part II, Column (B) is a distribution of $231,754 from the plan A NEW JERSEY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 222045817 64577HRH6 2015-03-04 17222997 CURR REFUNDING BONDS ISSUED 2005 false false false B NJ ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY 222045817 64577HSC6 2017-12-05 21984844 CURR REFUNDING BONDS ISSUED 2012 false false false A 0 0 17222997 0 0 16878537 344460 0 0 0 0 0 true false true true B 0 0 21984844 0 0 21545147 439697 0 0 0 0 0 true false true true A false false false false 0 false false false false B false false false false 0 false false false false A false true false false false false 0 false 0 false true B false true false false false false 0 false 0 false true A true B true Susan E Gnall See Below Schedule L, Part IV- business transaction involving interested persons: (A) Name of person: Susan E. GNALL Susan E. GNALL IS A SENIOR vice president WITH MORGAN STANLEY. (B) Relationship between interested person and organization: Trustee (C) Amount of Transaction: $122,000 (D) Description of Transaction: Management fees paid to Morgan Stanley For Investments by the Organization in limited partnerships managed by Morgan Stanley (E) Sharing of Organization Revenues?: NO X 21 348452 Selling Price false true false Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11: The organization has engaged the services of its independent accounting firm to assist management in the preparation and review of a draft of the Form 990. The Board of Trustees has delegated its audit committee the responsibility to review and approve the Form 990 prior to filing. Subsequent to the approval of the audit committee, and prior to filing, a copy of the Form 990 is forwarded to all members of the Board of Trustees for their review. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c: All officers, key employees and members of the Board of Trustees have been forwarded a copy of the organization's conflict of interest policy. On an annual basis, all officers, key employees and members of the Board of Trustees are provided a copy of such policy, and are required to complete a disclosure form to confirm they have reviewed and agreed to abide by such policy, and are to report any conflicts of interest to the organization. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15: President: The compensation committee of the Board of Trustees (which is comprised of trustees who are independent members of the Board of Trustees)is responsible for reviewing the performance of the organization's President/CEO at least annually. This review is done in accordance with the organization's Executive Compensation Policy, which requires the review of benchmark compensation data and documented substantiation of compensation recommendations. Compensation recommendations from the compensation committee are reviewed and approved by the board of trustees. Officers or key employees: Pursuant to the organization's Executive Compensation Policy, the President/CEO is responsible to conduct performance reviews, compare salary benchmarks and make compensation recommendations to the compensation committee. All such compensation recommendations require the approval of the compensation committee. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19: The organization's governing documents, conflicts of interest policy, and financial statements are made available to the public upon request. The organization's audited financial statements and Form 990 are also available through the organization's website. Form 990, Part XI, Line 9, Changes in Net Assets: PENSION & POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS - CHANGES OTHER THAN NET PERIODIC COSTS - (8,597,558) DECREASE IN VALUE OF SPLIT-INTEREST AGREEMENT - (224,224) DONATED SERVICES - (30,581) Change in value of perpetual trusts - (961,306) Net Periodic Pension & Postretirement change other than service cost- 146,919 TOTAL TO FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 - (9,666,750) Form 990, Part XII, Line 2C, Oversight of audit changes in procedures: The organization has not changed its procedures regarding the oversight of the audit of its financial statements and selection of an independent accountant since the prior year. Form 990, Part VI Line 1B Susan Gnall and Glenn Hoagland are not independent voting members of the board. Form 990, Part V, Line 3b The Organization has filed an extension for Form 990-T and will file the return before the extension due date. Form 990, Part VII, Section A Hugh A. D'Andrade, Esq. and Michael W. Ranger are non-voting members of the board.