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LIGHTHOUSE FOR THE BLIND IN NEW ORLEANS: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
LIGHTHOUSE FOR THE BLIND IN NEW ORLEANS (EIN 72-0408941)
Tax period
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2016-08-08
IRS object ID
201642219349301924
Schema version
2015v2.1
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)
Return2016-08-08T16:43:18-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN720136870PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BOURGEOIS BENNETT LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1111 VETERANS BLVD 17TH FLOORAddressLine1Txt
CityMETAIRIECityNm
State AbbreviationLAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP70005ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN720408941EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE LIGHTHOUSE FOR THE BLIND INBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2NEW ORLEANS INCBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlLIGHBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone5048994501PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1123 STATE STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW ORLEANSCityNm
State AbbreviationLAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP70118ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonRENEE VIDRINEPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone5048994501PhoneNum
Signature2016-08-08SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonPAUL PECHONPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01073556PTIN
Phone5048314949PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2015TaxYr
Build TS2016-12-15 16:53:06ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerRENEE VIDRINEPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1123 STATE STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW ORLEANSCityNm
State AbbreviationLAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP70118ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$8,915,879GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.LIGHTHOUSELOUISIANA.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1915FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateLALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO SERVE THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED PEOPLE OF THE REGION BY PROVIDING JOB TRAINING, EMPLOYMENT, AND SERVICES.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body31VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent31VotingMembersIndependentCnt
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Total Volunteers21TotalVolunteersCnt
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PY Investment Income$153,854PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$89,854CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$157,182PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$264,563CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$7,337,282PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$8,752,616CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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CY Other Expenses$4,066,727CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$9,041,493PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$9,542,676CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$1,704,211PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$790,060CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Liabilities EOY$2,840,016TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$17,901,155NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionTO SERVICE THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED PEOPLE OF THE REGION BY PROVIDING JOB TRAINING, EMPLOYMENT AND SERVICES.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$905,378ExpenseAmt
Revenue$547,041RevenueAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecYes (1)ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
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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Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document40IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee190EmployeeCnt
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
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Independent Voting Member31IndependentVotingMemberCnt
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
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
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
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1JOEL NELSONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone5048994501PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1123 STATE STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW ORLEANSCityNm
State AbbreviationLAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP70118ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (32 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerInd
ALAN M ROBSON
DIRECTOR0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
DR ALEJANDRO LEON
DIRECTOR0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALEX GLASER
DIRECTOR0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANDY ROMERO
DIRECTOR0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRIAN J CAPITELLI
DIRECTOR0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRIS CASEY
DIRECTOR0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
CURTIS EUSTIS
CHAIRPERSON0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
DAVID BEACH
DIRECTOR0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
W GAINES SEAMAN III
DIRECTOR0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
PASTOR GREGORY MANNING
DIRECTOR0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
H ELDER GWIN
DIRECTOR0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES PERRIER
DIRECTOR0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES REISS
DIRECTOR0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
JANE HEIDINGSFELDER
DIRECTOR0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOESPH S MANN JR
DIRECTOR0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
LAMAR VILLERE
DIRECTOR0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
DR MARIE D ACIERNO
DIRECTOR0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
MATT ROGER
DIRECTOR0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL LEBOURGEOIS
DIRECTOR0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
PATRICIA RAMSEY HALL
DIRECTOR0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
DR PATRICK SEAN O'SULLIVAN
DIRECTOR0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
PAUL MASINTER
CHAIRPERSON ELECT0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
A PEYTON BUSH IV
TREASURER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
QUIN BRELAND
DIRECTOR0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICK CONWAY
DIRECTOR0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
TABATHA GEORGE
SECRETARY0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
LOUELLIA RENEE VIDRINE
PRESIDENT40.00Yes (X)$161,235$0$31,756Yes (X)
SUSAN PEREIRA
DIRECTOR0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
MCKENZIE LOVELACE COCO
DIRECTOR0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
CARLI FRIED
DIRECTOR0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
MR GORDON KOLB
DIRECTOR0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES SLATON
DIRECTOR0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
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Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K1IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$522,323GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$1,090,918AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$1,613,241TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescWORKSHOP DEPARTMENT, NDesc
Business310000BusinessCd
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Related Or Exempt Func Income$6,784,958RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$6,784,958TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$53,502TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$53,502ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$8,288TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$8,288ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$13,588RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$0RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$13,588RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$13,588TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$13,588ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$178,376SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$142,024SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$36,352SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$36,352TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$36,352ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$210,876FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$21,239FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$189,637TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$189,637ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOTHERDesc
Business310000BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$53,050TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$53,050RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$53,050OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$8,752,616TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$6,838,008RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$301,367ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$170,723TotalAmt
Program Services$139,993ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$25,608ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,122FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,383,653TotalAmt
Program Services$3,584,453ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$646,471ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$152,729FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$138,056TotalAmt
Program Services$105,313ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$29,758ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,985FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$390,699TotalAmt
Program Services$317,388ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$56,715ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$16,596FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$392,818TotalAmt
Program Services$332,991ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$48,284ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$11,543FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,767TotalAmt
Management And General$9,767ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$46,956TotalAmt
Management And General$46,956ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$200,048TotalAmt
Program Services$124,856ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$60,530ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$14,662FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$18,886TotalAmt
Program Services$3,142ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,680ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$14,064FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$253,034TotalAmt
Program Services$215,261ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$30,619ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,154FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,800TotalAmt
Management And General$4,800ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$178,931TotalAmt
Program Services$137,527ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$33,904ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,500FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$31,003TotalAmt
Management And General$31,003ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,119,510TotalAmt
Program Services$818,985ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$300,385ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$140FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$192,832TotalAmt
Program Services$137,144ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$55,515ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$173FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
COMMISSIONS$579,230$579,040$190
FREIGHT$563,486$563,486
UTILITIES$280,352$228,576$51,752$24
COMPUTER SERVICES$122,362$11,212$104,248$6,902

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$465,530TotalAmt
Program Services$245,451ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$180,022ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$40,057FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,542,676TotalAmt
Program Services$7,544,818ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,718,207ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$279,651FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,294,606BOYAmt
EOY$1,072,215EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$407,640BOYAmt
EOY$398,437EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,329,912BOYAmt
EOY$1,427,756EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,307,343BOYAmt
EOY$2,768,999EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$220,857BOYAmt
EOY$168,074EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$21,468,608LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$9,243,956LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,450,064BOYAmt
EOY$12,224,652EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,662,716BOYAmt
EOY$2,672,453EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,019BOYAmt
EOY$8,585EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$20,685,157BOYAmt
EOY$20,741,171EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,142,303BOYAmt
EOY$2,256,683EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$776,191BOYAmt
EOY$583,333EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,918,494BOYAmt
EOY$2,840,016EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$18,546,635BOYAmt
EOY$17,699,688EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$220,028BOYAmt
EOY$201,467EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$18,766,663BOYAmt
EOY$17,901,155EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$20,685,157BOYAmt
EOY$20,741,171EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$790,060ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$75,448NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredYes (1)FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit PerformedYes (1)FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

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$3,899,581CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,353,449CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,257,061CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,617,169CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,802,878CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$11,930,138TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,899,581CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,353,449CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,257,061CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,617,169CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,802,878CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$11,930,138TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$11,930,138PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$78,508CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$84,880CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$111,883CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$122,251CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$75,378CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$472,900TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$16,309CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,546CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$53,360CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$14,539CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$53,050CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$139,804TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$12,542,842TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$97,698,870GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.95120PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.95240PublicSupportPY170Pct
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 D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$639,948OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$639,948BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$9,896,338OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,502,908DepreciationAmt
Book Value$7,393,430BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$10,269,337OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$6,741,048DepreciationAmt
Book Value$3,528,289BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$662,985OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$662,985BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$12,224,652TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
OTHER REAL ESTATE - VACANT LAND$62,961C
PUBLICLY TRADED SECURITIES$2,609,492F
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$2,672,453TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$8,677,168TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$75,448NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$75,448RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$8,752,616RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$8,752,616TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$9,542,676TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$9,542,676ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$9,542,676TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationACCOUNTING STANDARDS PROVIDE DETAILED GUIDANCE FOR FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION, MEASUREMENT, AND DISCLOSURE OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS RECOGNIZED IN AN ENTITY'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. IT REQUIRES AN ENTITY TO RECOGNIZE THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT IMPACT OF A TAX POSITION WHEN IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THAT THE POSITION WILL BE SUSTAINED ON EXAMINATION. THE ORGANIZATION IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO TAX EXAMINATIONS BY TAXING AUTHORITIES FOR YEARS ENDED BEFORE 2012. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2015 AND 2014, THE ORGANIZATION HAD NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT QUALIFY FOR EITHER RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1SPRING BENEFITEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$210,876GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$210,876GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$21,239OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$210,876GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$210,876GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$21,239OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$21,239DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$189,637NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
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)
PersonLOUELLIA RENEE VIDRINEPersonNm
TitlePRESIDENTTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$161,235BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$31,756DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$0NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$192,991TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11AFTER THE 990 IS COMPLETED, EACH MEMBER OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE IS PROVIDED A COPY FOR THEIR REVIEW. THE FINANCE COMMITTEE THEN COMMUNICATES APPROVAL TO THE BOARD AND PRESIDENT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND QUESTIONNAIRE IS DISTRIBUTED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS ANNUALLY. EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MUST REVIEW, SIGN, AND LIST ANY CONFLICTS. KEY STAFF MEMBERS ARE AWARE AND UNDERSTAND THE POLICY AND THROUGHOUT THE YEAR NOTIFY THE BOARD AND/OR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE PROCESS FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND OTHER KEY EMPLOYEES INCLUDES RESEARCH OF COMPENSATION PROVIDED IN OTHER LIKE ORGANIZATIONS FOR EMPLOYEES WITH COMPARABLE RESPONSIBILITIES, FOR EXAMPLE, GUIDESTAR'S ANNUAL NON-PROFIT COMPENSATION SURVEY. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FOR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ALSO CONSIDERS INFORMATION PROVIDED BY NATIONAL INDUSTRIES FOR THE BLIND AND OUR BOARD MEMBERS' KNOWLEDGE OF LOCAL COMPENSATION LEVELS. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION IS A NEGOTIATED 3 YEAR CONTRACT. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR KEEPS AN ANNUAL SCHEDULE OF THE COMPENSATION LEVELS OF KEY EMPLOYEES WHICH IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED, ALONG WITH HIS RECOMMENDATION FOR CHANGES TO COMPENSATION, BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE EACH YEAR.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, WHISTLEBLOWER POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 2CTHE DRAFT FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE REVIEWED BY THE VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE, THE PRESIDENT, AND BOARD TREASURER PRIOR TO FINALIZATION. THE SELECTION OF THE AUDITORS IS MADE BY THE VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE AND PRESIDENT WITH BOARD APPROVAL ON AN ANNUAL BASIS.