NATIONAL BRAILLE PRESS INC: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
NATIONAL BRAILLE PRESS INC (EIN 04-2104740)
Tax period
2024-04-01 to 2025-03-31
Filed
2025-12-01
IRS object ID
202513359349300506
Schema version
2024v5.2
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)
Return2025-12-01T08:26:56-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-03-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN475208450PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1NASH CPAS LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1501 PROVIDENCE HWYAddressLine1Txt
CityNORWOODCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02062ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-04-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN042104740EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1NATIONAL BRAILLE PRESS INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlNATIBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6174252430PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line188 ST STEPHEN STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityBOSTONCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02115ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonBRIAN MACDONALDPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone6172666160PhoneNum
Signature2025-11-25SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr0IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonRAECHEL GRADYPreparerPersonNm
PTINP02395010PTIN
Phone7812861320PhoneNum
Preparation2025-11-25PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerBRIAN MACDONALDPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line188 ST STEPHEN STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityBOSTONCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02115ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$5,783,608GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.NBP.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1929FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTHE GUIDING PURPOSES ARE TO PROMOTE THE LITERACY OF BLIND CHILDREN THROUGH BRAILLE AND TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO INFORMATION THAT EMPOWERS BLIND PEOPLE TO ACTIVELY ENGAGE IN WORK, FAMILY, AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body29VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent29VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee52TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers403TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$575,257PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$896,556CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$3,055,228PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$2,652,660CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$382,249PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$491,852CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$220,319PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$218,582CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$4,233,053PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$4,259,650CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$2,317,121PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$3,047,179CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$455,189CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$2,161,257PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$1,263,388CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$4,478,378PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$4,310,567CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$245,325PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$50,917CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$10,120,735TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$10,013,177TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$248,577TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$311,379TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$9,872,158NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$9,701,798NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE GUIDING PURPOSES ARE TO PROMOTE THE LITERACY OF BLIND CHILDREN THROUGH BRAILLE AND TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO INFORMATION THAT EMPOWERS BLIND PEOPLE TO ACTIVELY ENGAGE IN WORK, FAMILY, AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$98,547ExpenseAmt
DescPROMOTES LITERACY FOR YOUNG BLIND CHILDREN THROUGH THE READBOOKS PROGRAMS.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$584,927ExpenseAmt
Revenue$1,355,049RevenueAmt
DescPRODUCES TESTS AND TEXTBOOKS FOR USE IN SCHOOLS SO VISUALLY IMPAIRED STUDENTS CAN HAVE THE SAME MATERIALS AS ALL OTHER STUDENTS.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$528,587ExpenseAmt
Revenue$244,216RevenueAmt
DescPRODUCES PUBLICATIONS AND BOOKS IN BRAILLE TO BENEFIT VISUALLY IMPAIRED INDIVIDUALS WHO RELY ON THESE PUBLICATIONS TO KEEP ABREAST OF CURRENT EVENTS AND OTHER INFORMATION.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$2,072,848ExpenseAmt
Revenue$1,053,395RevenueAmt
DescPROMOTES LITERACY FOR YOUNG BLIND CHILDREN THROUGH THE CHILDRENS BRAILLE BOOK CLUB PROGRAM.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense$2,072,848TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue$1,053,395TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$3,284,909TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsYes (1)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
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
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent0BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document18IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee52EmployeeCnt
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 ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members29GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member29IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To ApprovaYes (1)DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
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
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldMAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE ORGANIZATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone6174252430PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line188 ST STEPHEN STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityBOSTONCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02115ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (32 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeIndIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd
BRIAN MACDONALD
PRESIDENT/CEO/CLERK40.00Yes (X)$256,346$0$37,321
KAREN LEWIS
TREASURER/CFO40.00Yes (X)$155,404$0$20,963
JOSEPH QUINTANILLA
VP OF DEVELOPMENT40.00$120,442$0$24,647Yes (X)
DANNY HIRCE
CHAIRPERSON1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
CHERI HUTCHERSON
VICE CHAIRPERSON1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
JOE ABELY
DIRECTOR1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
SALLY BERNSTEIN
DIRECTOR1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
MARK BLOCKER
DIRECTOR1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
GINGER BRENNAN
DIRECTOR1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
KATIE CARVALHO
DIRECTOR1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
CHRIS CAVALLERANO
DIRECTOR1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
JENNY COHANE
DIRECTOR1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
ERIN CONNORS
DIRECTOR1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
SARAH COUTU
DIRECTOR1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
JAMIE CRANE
DIRECTOR1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
IAN CROSS
DIRECTOR1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
CINDY DOE
DIRECTOR1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
MARY FRANCES BARRY
DIRECTOR1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
TARA GEARHART
DIRECTOR1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
JULIE KERNER
DIRECTOR1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
JEREMY KREAM
DIRECTOR1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
LISAMARIA MARTINEZ
DIRECTOR1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
PAUL MCLAUGHLIN
DIRECTOR1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
JILL NOBLE
DIRECTOR1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
JULIE PIEROG
DIRECTOR1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
BILL RAEDER
DIRECTOR1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
NEAL ROSEN
DIRECTOR1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
MARK SADECKI
DIRECTOR1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
PAUL SCHROEDER
DIRECTOR1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
LAURA SLAVIS
DIRECTOR1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
ANDREA TRAVIS
DIRECTOR1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
JANET ULWICK-SACCA
DIRECTOR1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$532,192TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$82,931TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K3IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$896,556AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$896,556TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescPUBLICATIONS, EDUCATIONAL SERVICEDesc
Business513130BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$2,652,660TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$2,652,660RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$2,652,660TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$185,036TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$185,036ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$1,701,515SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$1,394,699SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$306,816SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$306,816TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$306,816ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$341,502FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$129,259FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$212,243TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$212,243ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOTHER INCOMEDesc
Business900999BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$6,339TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$6,339ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$6,339OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$4,259,650TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$2,652,660RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$710,434ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$415,808TotalAmt
Program Services$326,065ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$37,210ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$52,533FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,993,777TotalAmt
Program Services$1,563,463ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$178,419ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$251,895FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$470,443TotalAmt
Program Services$361,589ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$54,076ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$54,778FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$167,151TotalAmt
Program Services$128,475ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$19,213ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$19,463FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$250TotalAmt
Management And General$250ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$21,000TotalAmt
Management And General$21,000ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$57,899TotalAmt
Management And General$57,899ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,274TotalAmt
Management And General$4,274ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$52,472TotalAmt
Program Services$43,415ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$9,057FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$158,286TotalAmt
Program Services$138,612ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$19,674FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$45,216TotalAmt
Program Services$35,630ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,770ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,816FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$107,067TotalAmt
Program Services$55,451ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$51,616ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$21,250TotalAmt
Management And General$21,250ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
DIRECT LABOR COST OF GO$404,282$396,891$7,391
BRAILLE PRODUCTION AND$140,499$137,957$245$2,297
RENTAL AND MAINTENANCE$67,674$18,188$49,486
SHIPPING AND RELATED CO$58,689$57,866$823

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$124,530TotalAmt
Program Services$21,307ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$69,709ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$33,514FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,310,567TotalAmt
Program Services$3,284,909ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$570,469ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$455,189FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,016,160BOYAmt
EOY$1,103,845EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$262,249BOYAmt
EOY$268,579EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$65,480BOYAmt
EOY$61,074EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$592,717BOYAmt
EOY$313,511EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$427,607BOYAmt
EOY$405,342EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$65,834BOYAmt
EOY$79,817EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$3,474,258LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$2,145,560LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,349,754BOYAmt
EOY$1,328,698EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,340,934BOYAmt
EOY$6,452,311EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,120,735BOYAmt
EOY$10,013,177EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$240,562BOYAmt
EOY$303,720EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,015BOYAmt
EOY$7,659EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$248,577BOYAmt
EOY$311,379EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,502,726BOYAmt
EOY$9,291,149EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$369,432BOYAmt
EOY$410,649EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,872,158BOYAmt
EOY$9,701,798EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,120,735BOYAmt
EOY$10,013,177EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$50,917ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$119,443NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
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 Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,493,341CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,054,443CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$992,463CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$795,576CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$896,556CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$5,232,379TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,692,117CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,571,776CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,216,521CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,055,228CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,652,660CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$16,188,302TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$5,185,458CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,626,219CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,208,984CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,850,804CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,549,216CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$21,420,681TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$21,420,681PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$100,978CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$136,522CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$157,703CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$8,126CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$185,036CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$588,365TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$100,978CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$136,522CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$157,703CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$8,126CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$185,036CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$588,365TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year$6,339CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$6,339TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$5,286,436CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,762,741CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,366,687CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,858,930CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,740,591CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$22,015,385TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.97300PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.97710PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.02670InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.02290InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE A, PART III, LINE 12, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationOTHER INCOME - 2024 AMOUNT: $ 6,339.ExplanationTxt

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

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$6,236,425BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$100,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$312,922InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$303,294OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$6,346,053EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$5,859,752BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$880,073InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$503,400OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$6,236,425EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$6,623,495BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$2,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$502,679InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$263,064OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$5,859,752EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$6,475,154BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$80,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$250,178InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$181,837OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$6,623,495EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$4,946,402BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$347,463ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,576,785InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$343,573OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$51,923AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$6,475,154EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$33,950OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$33,950BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,771,441OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,140,304DepreciationAmt
Book Value$631,137BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,668,867OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,005,256DepreciationAmt
Book Value$663,611BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$1,328,698TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$4,082,308TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$119,443NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$119,443RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$4,201,751RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$57,899InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$57,899RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$4,259,650TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$4,252,668TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$4,252,668ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$57,899InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$57,899ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$4,310,567TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE ORGANIZATION QUALIFIES AS AN ORGANIZATION FORMED FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (IRC) AND IS GENERALLY NOT SUBJECT TO INCOME TAX. HOWEVER, INCOME FROM CERTAIN ACTIVITIES NOT DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE ORGANIZATION'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE IS SUBJECT TO TAXATION AS UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME. IN ADDITION, THE ORGANIZATION IS NOT A PRIVATE FOUNDATION UNDER SECTION 509(A)(1) OF THE IRC. MANAGEMENT HAS ANALYZED THE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN BY THE ORGANIZATION AND HAS CONCLUDED THAT, AS OF MARCH 31, 2025 AND 2024, THERE ARE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION OF A LIABILITY (OR ASSET) OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. ACCORDINGLY, THESE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS DO NOT REFLECT A PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES AND THE ORGANIZATION HAS NO OTHER TAX POSITIONS WHICH MUCH BE CONSIDERED FOR DISCLOSURE.ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1GALA EVENTEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$323,490GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$323,490GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$117,465OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Other Events Total2OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events$18,012GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events$18,012GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events$11,794OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$341,502GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$341,502GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$129,259OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$129,259DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$212,243NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
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 (2 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
BRIAN MACDONALD
PRESIDENT/CEO/CLERK$256,346$0$0$0$0$0$15,381$0$21,940$0$293,667$0$0$0
KAREN LEWIS
TREASURER/CFO$155,404$0$0$0$0$0$9,324$0$11,639$0$176,367$0$0$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7ATHE ORGANIZATION ALLOWS TRUSTEES TO ELECT MEMBERS AND OFFICERS
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7BBY TRUSTEE VOTE
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BA COPY OF FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE PRESIDENT AND CONTROLLER OF THE ORGANIZATION. THE 990 IS REVIEWED IN DETAIL BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. A DRAFT OF THE FORM 990 IS DISTRIBUTED TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES PRIOR TO BEING FILED WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE ORGANIZATION REQUIRES TRUSTEES AND STAFF MEMBERS TO COMPLETE AN ANNUAL ACKNOWLEDGMENT FORM CONFIRMING RECEIPT AND ANY REQUIRED DISCLOSURES HAVE BEEN OR WILL BE MADE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE TRUSTEES REVIEW SALARIES OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND KEY EMPLOYEES, AND USE COMPARABLE SALARY RANGES FROM NON-PROFIT INDUSTRY STANDARDS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE THROUGH THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S WEBSITE FOR THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS AND UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE THROUGH THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S WEBSITE FOR THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS AND UPON REQUEST.

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