2013-02-11T15:08:41-06:00 2012-06-30 231980475 Kreischer Miller 100 Witmer Road Suite 350 Horsham PA 190442369 990 2011-07-01 231370508 Associated Services for the Blind Inc ASSO 2156270600 919 Walnut Street Philadelphia PA 19107 Patricia C Johnson 2156270600 2013-02-04 1 Brad Frederick P00686625 2154414600 2011 2016-02-25 16:41:14Z Patricia C Johnson 919 Walnut Street Philadelphia PA 19107 6340326 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 70 105 0 0 1424337 919993 1379611 1488219 299725 231992 466811 538899 3570484 3179103 5486 6239 0 0 2304679 2282171 0 0 301403 1114282 1203684 3424447 3492094 146037 -312991 15041929 14230335 273946 275544 14767983 13954791 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. 0 0 711181 95225 Human Services Division: Since 1983, ASB's Human Services Division has provided services to more than 50,000 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 2012, 14 students were enrolled in ASB's PABT One-on-One Training Program., which emphasis personal and interpersonal communication skills, activities of daily living, and Orientation & Mobility Training - techniques of safe and independent travel. More than 50 standardized and adapted tests were administered to help individuals make academic and career choices. There were 29 active clients participating in ASB's English-as-a-Second Language (ESL) classes. Twenty-five students received special individualized training through ASB's Computer Technology Center. 1444219 1370384 Production & Custom Braille: For more than seventy-five years, ASB's Braille Division has been providing qualitybraille 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 74,000 master braille pages and pressed, collated, and bound over 13,000,000 braille pages. Projects included a total of 100 book titles and 4 magazines under its contract with the National Library Service for the Blind, 181 student text books for elementary, secondary, and college level students throughout the United States, and over 780 raised line graphics were produced by braille transcribers for insertion into textbooks and tests. The division also brailled 78 student tests under contracts with various testing institutions; and other items such as cookbooks, brochures, newsletters, signs, and health & recreational materials. A total of 740 braille and 2,532 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. 422905 Specialized Social Services (Grant Program) - ASB's Specialized Services Division served over 450 blind and visually impaired clients during fiscal year 2012. 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 Senior-Link ASB also provides supportive services such as assistance with grocery shopping, reading mail, paying bills, handling correspondence, assisting 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. With grant funding provided through the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (ARRA), ASB provided its Isolation Prevention Program (ISO) for adults 55 years of age and older. This Isolation Prevention Program was initiated to help adults 55+ break through and overcome the barriers of isolation brought on by vision loss or impairment by providing education, outreach, support, and assistive technology training within their homes. Through this program participants will be able to increase their ability to be self-sufficient in the home and community-at-large, as well as increasing their confidence, self-esteem and independence. During fiscal year 2012, through outreach activities provided with funding under the ARRA Grant, ASB was able to serve and/or provide information to 609 individuals. 26582 22610 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 are which are recorded for various banks and utility companies on behalf of their consumers as well as books, periodicals, or scholastic media. 26582 22610 2604887 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 17 0 1 70 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 15 15 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 PA X Joyce Robertson 2156270600 919 Walnut Street Philadelphia PA 19107 Kevin E Brown 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Dr Roy G Fitzgerald 0.00 X 0 0 0 Frank Gable 0.00 X 0 0 0 Francis R Grebe Esq 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Joanne Malatesta-Davidoff 0.00 X 0 0 0 Patrick McGuigan 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Brent Roehrs 0.00 X 0 0 0 Arthur Seidner Esq 0.00 X 0 0 0 R Thomas Unkefer 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Robert Winthrop CPA 0.00 X 0 0 0 Leonard Wolberg 0.00 X 0 0 0 Ronald E Bowlan 0.00 X 0 0 0 Michael J Smedley 0.00 X 0 0 0 George Foley 0.00 X 0 0 0 Joseph McManus 0.00 X 0 0 0 Patricia C Johnson 35.00 X 142040 0 15774 142040 0 15774 1 0 1 0 Goldhorn Electrical Construction 436 N Springfield Road Clifton Heights PA 19018 Electrical Construction 206200 1 422905 497088 919993 Braille Production 323100 1370384 1370384 Fees for Services 561000 95225 95225 Custom Audio 515100 22610 22610 1488219 217118 217118 1028573 615814 412759 412759 412759 2520190 2505316 14874 14874 14874 140913 40093 100820 100820 Miscellaneous other 900099 25320 25320 25320 3179103 1488219 0 770891 6239 6239 157814 78907 78907 1579844 1298947 149186 131711 72862 62442 6861 3559 297939 263250 23911 10778 173712 122164 39914 11634 50324 50324 25850 4500 21350 37411 37411 41133 41133 13065 11065 2000 14536 5712 100 8724 90007 64151 14621 11235 223704 180036 39708 3960 28676 28065 338 273 10964 3989 6953 22 81735 57738 16382 7615 10519 4500 6019 Braille Production 259461 259461 Equipment 71703 28997 20278 22428 Contracted Services 71636 68651 2490 495 Miscellaneous 68427 7151 34882 26394 104533 59987 21382 23164 3492094 2604887 585804 301403 528823 632728 365724 262608 85763 97421 58190 68951 6510232 5393668 1091585 1116564 12911844 12052063 15041929 14230335 273946 275544 273946 275544 X 11735988 11059164 90164 134245 2941831 2761382 14767983 13954791 15041929 14230335 X -312991 -500201 X X 0 1 1 X 0 X 986180 964851 1139116 1424337 919993 5434477 986180 964851 1139116 1424337 919993 5434477 5434477 718583 612440 586625 1266446 1245691 4429785 13527 32249 10167 13260 25320 94523 9958785 7413050 0.54570 0.69790 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 37411 37411 3454683 3492094 324605 81151 0 0 321608 312133 321222 324605 1279568 1919352 66926 50007 37945 37411 192289 80402 78033 80306 81151 319892 479838 2941831 1440 -178939 2950 2761382 2455137 1000 488507 2813 2941831 2272751 1095 183904 2613 2455137 2927356 -654605 2272751 1.00000 0 0 350000 350000 408110 408110 0 4923098 4284850 638248 821698 694238 127460 7326 6470 856 1116564 Stocks 2408910 F Government Securities 4018684 F Mutual Funds 5317976 F Cash Equivalents 306493 F 12052063 3179103 3492094 -312991 -500201 -500201 -813192 3294716 -500201 615814 115613 3179103 0 3179103 4107908 615814 615814 3492094 0 3492094 Description of Uncertain Tax Positions Under FIN 48: Part X: 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, 2012 and 2011. The Organization filed 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 2009. It is difficult to predict the final timing and resolution of any particular uncertain tax position. Management does not currently anticipate significant changes in its uncertain tax positions over the next 12 months. Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments: Form 990, Part VIII, Line 6d - Rental expenses Part XIII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments: Form 990, Part VIII, Line 6d - Rental expenses Louis Braille Awards 105995 105995 18225 Vision Cup (Golf) 33565 33565 15375 2 1353 1353 6493 140913 140913 40093 40093 100820 1 Philadelphia Lighthouse for the Blind 140 6759 Actual Cost of Item(s) Adaptive Aids & Equipment for Blind or Visually Impaired Persons Procedure for Monitoring Grants in the U.S.: Part I, Line 2: Schedule I, Part I, Line 2: The Philadelphia Lighthouse of the Blind (PLOTB), is a division of Associated Services for the Blind (ASB), is an Endowment Fund, which was founded in 1945, to provide social, cultural, and educational opportunities for individuals who are blind or visually impaired. Through this program, ASB is able to provide limited funding to persons who are blind or visually impaired to help fulfill specific personal needs such as, aquiring adaptive aids, medical devices, software and computer systems, or offsetting costs associated with certain recreational activities. A committee meets on a bi-monthly basis and reviews all requests for funding that were received. At these meetings, requests are reviewed and either approved or denied. The Philadelphia Lighthouse Committee does its best in trying to determine those greatest in need of assistance. Though we would like to help all that apply, our funds are very limited; therefore, we must be selective when granting requests. A notification letter is sent to the applicant to let them know if their request has been approved or denied. At this point, they will be given information and instructions on how to obtain the item requested, whether it will be sent to them directly or if the item needs to be picked up at ASB. X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Patricia C Johnson 132040 0 10000 0 0 0 6602 0 9172 0 157814 0 0 0 X 2 53341 Mean Value-Date of Gift 0 0 1 Third Party Use: Part I, Line 32b: Securities donated are transferred by the donor's broker to ASB's Investment Management firm. Donations of securities are then either sold, with proceeds being forwarded to ASB, or added to ASB's Investment Portfolio, depending upon the donor's intent for the gift. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 4 Associated Services for the Blind changed its By-laws on June 21, 2012. Article 1 - Directors wording was changed to reflect that the membership of the Board shall consist of Directors of the Coporation whose number shall consist of at least 12 persons, but not more that 21. 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 discus 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. Changes in Net Assets or Fund Balances: Form 990, Part XI, line 5: Net unrealized losses on investments: -500,201. form 990, page 11, part xi, line 2c No change from prior year Form 990, Page 5, part V, line 7G & 7H: Not applicable.