2014-11-13T13:12:49-06:00 2014-06-30 231980475 Kreischer Miller 100 Witmer Road Suite 350 Horsham PA 190442369 990 2013-07-01 231370508 Associated Services for the Blind Inc ASSO 2156270600 919 Walnut Street Philadelphia PA 19107 Patricia C Johnson CEO/President 2156270600 2014-11-12 1 Brad Frederick P00686625 2154414600 2013 2015-11-30 17:44:51Z Patricia C Johnson 919 Walnut Street Philadelphia PA 19107 22555527 0 X www.asb.org X 1984 PA Associated Services for the Blind provides support through education, training and resources, as well as community action and public education, for people who are blind or visually impaired. 15 15 60 105 0 0 658593 650209 1686658 1284833 13133550 2491071 375518 77477 15854319 4503590 4757 8044 0 0 2403098 2392741 0 0 251015 1480422 1304423 3888277 3705208 11966042 798382 26449010 29220249 299929 393187 26149081 28827062 X Associated Services for the Blind & Visually Impaired (ASB), a private non-profit organization, promotes self-esteem, independence and self-determination in people who are blind or visually impaired. ASB accomplishes this by providing support through education, training and resources, as well as through community action and public education, serving as a voice and advocate for the rights of all people who are blind or visually impaired. ASB produces documents, forms, books, magazines, reports and various other materials to support and educate the blind community. ASB endeavors to support the scientific community involved in relevant research projects by identifying client candidate volunteers, client preparation and client adjustment training. 0 1 701116 45606 Human Services Division:Since 1983, ASB's Human Services Division has provided services to more than 55,800 individuals through personal adjustment to blindness training (PABT), educational / vocational testing and assessment, orientation & mobility training, recreational programs, phone-a-friend, case management, gardening program, English-as-a-Second Language Programs, Latino Outreach, and Computer Technology Training. With its mission as its driving force, ASB has been able to continue proving vital quality services to a population that is often underserved and truly overlooked. During FY 2013 - 2014, 11 students were enrolled in ASB's Personal Adjustment to Blindness Training Program (PABT), which through one-on-one training, emphasis personal and interpersonal communication skills, activities of daily living, and Orientation & Mobility Training techniques of safe and independent travel. In addition, through a grant from NY Bank Mellon 81 individuals received in-home/in-community vision rehabilitation training that helped them to develop skills that will allow them to lead more independent lives. Forty standardized and adapted tests were administered by ASB Psychologist which focused on helping individuals make academic and career choices. Eighteen students received individualized training through ASB's Computer Technology Center which focuses on assisting individuals develop computer competency which is necessary to either prevent job loss, expand skills that will assist them in learning a new field so that employment is again possible, or just to develop competency so that entering the workforce for the first time would be more achievable.Community Satellite locations give ASB the opportunity to provide weekly or monthly specialized services such as Life Skills and Low Vision Support Groups to blind and/or visually impaired adults within their own communities. Currently, ASB has established partnerships with four local community organizations and/or senior centers to provide services at their locations and is looking to continue its expansion of Satellite Office locations by developing new partnerships. 1625959 1236808 Production & Custom Braille: For more than seventy-five years, ASB's Braille Division has been providing quality braille and large print materials for individuals who are blind or visually impaired, in an effort to support independence and self-determination. During the past fiscal year, the division brailled and proof-read over 60,000 master braille pages and pressed, collated, and bound over 16,000,000 braille pages. Projects included a total of 65 book titles and 11 magazines under its contract with the National Library Service for the Blind, 52 student text books for elementary, secondary, and college level students throughout the United States, and over 600 raised line graphics were produced by braille transcribers for insertion into textbooks and tests. The division also brailled 75 student tests under contracts with various testing institutions; and other items such as cookbooks, brochures, newsletters, signs, and health & recreational materials. A total of 700 braille and 2,300 large print statements were produced for banks and utility services. ASB currently has 910 braille books available in twenty (20) different categories. ASB makes braille and large print available to everyone. Customers include not only individuals who are blind or visually impaired, but corporations, non-profit organizations, schools at every level, the Library of Congress, and other governmental agencies. 339509 Specialized Social Services (Grant Program) ASB's Specialized Services Division served over 411 blind and visually impaired clients during fiscal year 2013-2014. Through its comprehensive curriculum, individuals are provided with the necessary life skills to function independently at home, in the workplace, and in the community. ASB currently provides various levels of Life Skills Education Classes in both English and Spanish, to help participants learn skills designed to compensate for blindness and visual impairments and to allow them to remain independent. Support Groups offered in both English and Spanish include Assertiveness Training, Men's and Women's Low Vision Group, Young Adults Group, Diabetes Information and Support, and Northeast Low Vision Support Group. There were 31 active clients participating in ASB's English-as-a-Second Language (ESL) classes which address the need of a population that not only is dealing with vision loss, but also has challenges in communicating with the non-Spanish speaking world around them. ASB also provides supportive services such as assistance with grocery shopping, reading mail, paying bills, handling correspondence, assistance with completion of applications for benefits, and information and referral. These services provide clients with a safe place to share their challenges, successes and frustrations; and help them to be independent allowing them to become more active in the communities where they live and work. 38353 2419 Custom Audio:In an effort to modernize our recorded services, ASB created the Custom Audio Department in late 2009. By reorganizing this service area, ASB has been able to strengthen its connection to the community and offer state-of-the-art audio production to individuals, businesses, and organizations in need of audio content. We accomplish this by converting new and existing analog audio content into digitally-formatted files to be used in Digital Accessible Information System (DAISY), which revolutionizes the reading experience for the blind community as well as users with reading disabilities by making all produced materials more easily accessible and user friendly. We are also streaming content online via our website www.asb.org. Unique in its function, subscribers can access local grocery store ads, community activities, AARP health and entertainment articles, local public transportation information, adaptive technology news, and inspirational interviews with individuals who have disabilities and were able to overcome their obstacles. New content is added on a regular basis. The Custom Audio Department also provides local grocery ads to the National Federation for the Blind's (NFB) Newsline, a free national telephone service for the blind and visually impaired. Traditional recording services for individuals and businesses alike, both locally and nationally, are provided upon request. Other examples of our audio production include printed copies of transportation schedules and route changes which are recorded for SEPTA consumers, employer health and benefits manuals and policy materials, bank statements and utility bills which are recorded for various banks and utility companies on behalf of their consumers as well as books, periodicals, or scholastic media. 38353 2419 2704937 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 31 0 1 60 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 15 15 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 PA X Joyce Robertson 2156270600 919 Walnut Street Philadelphia PA 19107 Kevin E Brown 1st Vice Chairman 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Dr Roy G Fitzgerald Director 0.00 X 0 0 0 Arthur Seidner Esq Director 0.00 X 0 0 0 R Thomas Unkefer Board Treasurer 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Robert Winthrop CPA Director 0.00 X 0 0 0 Patricia C Johnson CEO & President 35.00 X X 206754 0 21084 Ronald E Bowlan 2nd Vice Chairman 0.00 X X 0 0 0 George Foley Director 0.00 X 0 0 0 Joseph McManus Director 0.00 X 0 0 0 Dr Anjan Chatterjee Director 0.00 X 0 0 0 Constance Moore Director 0.00 X 0 0 0 Leonard Sayles Director 0.00 X 0 0 0 Thomas J Wlodkowski Director 0.00 X 0 0 0 Thomas Teesdale Director 0.00 X 0 0 0 Joanne Malatesta-Davidoff Director 0.00 X 0 0 0 Francis R Grebe Esq Board Chairman 0.00 X X 0 0 0 206754 0 21084 1 0 1 0 0 339509 310700 3076 650209 Braille Production 323100 1236808 1236808 Fees for Services 561000 45606 45606 Custom Audio 515100 2419 2419 1284833 512649 512649 854 0 854 854 854 19993839 18015417 1978422 1978422 1978422 102650 36520 66130 66130 Miscellaneous other 900099 10493 10493 10493 4503590 1284833 0 2568548 8044 8044 227838 113919 113919 1550915 1266405 176247 108263 67944 57241 5528 5175 378579 318739 35233 24607 167465 117355 40932 9178 8942 8942 26550 1097 25453 86283 86283 48474 6026 42448 1936 221 250 1465 33820 17180 9289 7351 379813 223741 151886 4186 39973 39631 178 164 10655 4382 6268 5 8180 8180 74268 74023 245 27448 1945 25503 Braille Production 260023 260023 Contracted Services 75382 75207 175 Freight and Shipping Su 63519 57812 5707 Equipment rental 54257 24375 8099 21783 104900 35417 43093 26390 3705208 2704937 749256 251015 343090 218281 427411 322292 136752 185660 58231 54342 932246 766714 74025 165532 25409501 28274142 26449010 29220249 299929 393187 299929 393187 X 22940431 25177398 163299 132597 3045351 3517067 26149081 28827062 26449010 29220249 798382 1606289 273310 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1139116 1424337 919993 658593 650209 4792248 1139116 1424337 919993 658593 650209 4792248 4792248 586625 1266446 1245691 902944 786813 4788519 10167 13260 25320 25025 10493 84265 9665032 7747422 0.49580 0.51970 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 40448 40448 3664760 3705208 335260 83815 0 0 321222 324605 344414 335260 1325501 1988252 37945 37411 37591 40448 153395 80306 81151 86104 83815 331376 497064 3045351 50 474523 2857 3517067 2761382 1600 285276 2907 3045351 2941831 1440 -178939 2950 2761382 2455137 1000 488507 2813 2941831 2272751 1095 183904 2613 2455137 1.00000 0 0 927550 762018 165532 4696 4696 0 165532 Stocks 5127579 F Government Securities 7397722 F Mutual Funds 15036528 F Cash Equivalents 712313 F 28274142 X 6383189 1606289 273310 1879599 4503590 0 4503590 3705208 0 3705208 0 3705208 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 conducted during the fiscal years ended June 30, 2014 and 2013. 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 2011. 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. Louis Braille Awards 83170 83170 3159 1061 16432 1531 Vision Cup (Golf) 19480 19480 1805 5180 2871 812 1 3669 102650 102650 4964 6241 19303 6012 36520 66130 1 Adaptive aids 105 8044 Fair market value Items included talking watches, money identifiers, alarm clocks, talking blood pressure monitors, casette recorders, scanners, home computers, and other various adaptive aids. X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Patricia C Johnson CEO & President 156754 0 50000 0 0 0 10393 0 10691 0 227838 0 0 0 Form 990, Part III, line 3 Expansion of Satellite Office locations from two to four making services readily available and more convenient to clients living outside of the Center City Philadelphia area and beyond. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 4 The By-Laws of the organization were revised during the year. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11 The Board of Directors of Associated Service for the Blind (ASB) has approved the following procedure for the preparation, review and approval of the organization's IRS 990 Tax Form at its meeting on June 18, 2009. - The IRS 990 Tax document is prepared by the organization's Audit Firm with the assistance from ASB's Controller. - ASB's Controller will work with the organization's Development / Public Relations 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 ASB's Controller for review. The Controller will draft any recommended changes / corrections and discuss with the Audit Firm. - A copy of the revised draft will be forwarded to the Controller for review to assure that all changes / corrections have been completed. - After the Controller has reviewed and approved all necessary changes, a copy of the drafted document will be forwarded to the organization's CEO & President for review and approval. (If there are any changes / corrections, the CEO & President will ask the Controller to contact the Audit Firm.) - The drafted document will then be forwarded to all Audit Committee Members and the Board Chairman for review and approval. (If there are any changes / corrections, the CEO & President will be notified to have the Controller contact the Audit Firm.) - After the review and final approval of the drafted document by the Board Chairman and Audit Committee Members, the Controller will contact the Audit Firm and authorize them to "finalize" the document and forward an "original" and copy of the IRS 990 to the attention of the CEO & President for signing. - The CEO & President will officially sign off on both copies of the IRS 990 and forward to the Controller for processing. - The Controller will prepare and mail the original signed copy to the IRS. A copy of the Form is kept in the Controller's office. (Copies are available upon request.) Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c Conflict of Interest Statements are provided to board members on an annual basis at the Annual Board Meeting in October each year. Updated statements are required from board members only if their existing information on file has changed. 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 15 a. The organizations CEO, Executive Director, or top management official - Each year, the process for determining the compensation of the organization's President & CEO is carried out by a committee consisting of several board members, which are selected by the Board Chairman. Members of the committee differ from year to year. In order to make an informed decision, the committee gathers information encompassing both financial and organizational matters in which the President & CEO plays a key role. The committee holds a meeting to discuss their findings and determines the appropriate compensation. 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 the Human Services Manager for further processing. b. Other officers or key employees of the organization - Performance appraisals are conducted before the end of the evaluation period and at least once annually, to set goals for the coming year, and to help determine an employee's future compensation. The performance appraisal consists of a discussion between supervisor and employee regarding areas of improvement, setting goals for the coming year, and to help determine employee's future employment with ASB. The result is a written report by the supervisor evaluating the employee's performance based on the job description. The supervisor and employee must sign this performance appraisal and a copy is given to the employee. The employee's signature does not signify agreement or disagreement, only receipt of the report. If the employee does not concur with the appraisal, he/she may submit a written exception to the appraisal within five (5) working days of having received the appraisal, and this written exception will be attached to the appraisal. If an employee's job performance is judged unsatisfactory by the supervisor at any given time, an additional performance appraisal shall be given for three months in order to improve performance. All employees receive a copy of their job descriptions and their evaluation forms with their signature. A copy is also placed in their Personnel Files. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 All organizational governing documents and financial statements are available to the public upon request. ASB's IRS 990 Form can be found online at Guidestar.com and on Charity Navigator. It is also available upon request. Form 990, Part XI, Line 2C No change from the prior year. Form 990, Part V, Lines 7G & 7H Not applicable.