VISIONLINK: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
VISIONLINK (EIN 23-1370508)
Tax period
2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30
Filed
2026-05-15
IRS object ID
202621359349302327
Schema version
2024v5.5
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)
Return2026-05-15T07:56:07-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN231980475PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Kreischer MillerBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1100 Witmer Road Suite 350AddressLine1Txt
CityHorshamCityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP190442369ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN231370508EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1VisionLinkBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlVISIBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone4454652800PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1123 S Broad Street 2135AddressLine1Txt
CityPhiladelphiaCityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP19109ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonKarla S McCaneyPersonNm
Person TitlePresident & CEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone4454652800PhoneNum
Signature2026-05-14SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonKatie O GalaskaPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01211168PTIN
Phone2154414600PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Doing Business As Name DoingBusinessAsName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Assoc Services for the BlindBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerKarla S McCaneyPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1123 S Broad Street 2135AddressLine1Txt
CityPhiladelphiaCityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP19109ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$2,155,817GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website Addresswww.visionlinkphl.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1947FormationYr
Legal Domicile StatePALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionHuman services organization that provides direct education and access to resources to those in the Philadelphia region facing vision loss. The organization fosters connections among the region's many diverse resources. The organization supports personal independence by assisting clients in setting and working toward individual goals focused on personal autonomy and community engagement.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body8VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent8VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee18TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers8TotalVolunteersCnt
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Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$4,825,010PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$2,001,982CYContributionsGrantsAmt
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CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$134,712PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$151,682CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$77,085PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$2,153CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$5,036,807PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$2,155,817CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$19,152PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$36,595CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$1,336,558PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
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PY Other Expenses$1,036,696PYOtherExpensesAmt
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PY Total Expenses$2,392,406PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$2,587,681CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$2,644,401PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$431,864CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$5,070,399TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$6,770,839TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$1,055,807TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$1,116,125TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$4,014,592NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$5,654,714NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionOur MissionIs dedicated to assisting all who are living with vision loss to achieve greater independence through excellence in education and wrap-around support services that advance necessary skills and establish meaningful community connections. The organization is committed to collaborating with local, regional, and national partners to broaden access to resources and opportunities that enable those we serve to live their lives to the fullest.Our Vision Seeks to inspire all who are living with vision loss to thrive.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$1,402,784ExpenseAmt
Grant$36,595GrantAmt
DescVisionLink provides education, skills training, community resource navigation, and community-based engagement opportunities for individuals with vision loss, as well as their families, caregivers, and the broader community. Services include instruction in vision rehabilitation, orientation and mobility, and assistive technology, supporting independent living through skills such as home management, communication, technology use, and safe navigation. Programs are delivered in person at VisionLink's site, in community-based settings, and remotely.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$1,402,784TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
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 AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional FundraisingYes (1)ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
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Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document9IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee18EmployeeCnt
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
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
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Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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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 Body0Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
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 FldPAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1123 S Broad Street Suite 2135AddressLine1Txt
CityPhiladelphiaCityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP19109ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (11 entries)

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Director0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
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Kevin E Brown
Chairperson0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
Sarah Glick-Johnson
Treasurer0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
Stephanie Markunas
Director0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Regina Mullen
Secretary0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
Carrie Robinson
Director0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Karla S McCaney
President & CEO40.00$252,188$0$13,435Yes (X)
Beth Deering
Chief Programming Officer40.00$133,366$0$13,452Yes (X)
Alyssa Richman
Chief Administrative and F40.00$160,558$0$8,028Yes (X)
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Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$2,153OtherRevenueTotalAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

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Total$36,595TotalAmt
Program Services$36,595ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

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Total$581,028TotalAmt
Program Services$425,724ProgramServicesAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$593,282TotalAmt
Program Services$434,702ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$91,108ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$67,472FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

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Total$135,765TotalAmt
Program Services$99,476ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$20,849ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$15,440FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$62,282ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$13,054ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$9,667FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$55,505TotalAmt
Management And General$55,505ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$40,034TotalAmt
Management And General$40,034ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$55,447TotalAmt
Program Services$55,447ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$629,751TotalAmt
Program Services$121,713ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$344,788ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$163,250FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$76,768TotalAmt
Program Services$61,544ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$15,224ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Total$67,678TotalAmt
Program Services$37,640ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$30,038ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$43,828TotalAmt
Program Services$3,959ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$39,356ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$513FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$47,762TotalAmt
Program Services$33,911ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$13,851ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
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Equipment rental$28,592$15,512$13,080$0

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

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Total$2,587,681TotalAmt
Program Services$1,402,784ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$820,225ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$364,672FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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BOY$3,893,093BOYAmt
EOY$3,743,439EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$222,045BOYAmt
EOY$164,289EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$240,910LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$82,383LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$105,162BOYAmt
EOY$158,527EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$850,099BOYAmt
EOY$2,704,584EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,070,399BOYAmt
EOY$6,770,839EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$205,708BOYAmt
EOY$317,397EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$850,099BOYAmt
EOY$798,728EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,055,807BOYAmt
EOY$1,116,125EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,818,589BOYAmt
EOY$3,671,088EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$196,003BOYAmt
EOY$1,983,626EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,014,592BOYAmt
EOY$5,654,714EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,070,399BOYAmt
EOY$6,770,839EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$431,864ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$6NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Prior Period Adjustments$1,866,116PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$205,864OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

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$2,245,815CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$910,761CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,631,943CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,825,010CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,168,106CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$12,781,635TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$910,761CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,631,943CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,825,010CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,168,106CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$12,781,635TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$4,825,585SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$7,956,050PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$437,966CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$621,448CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$51,655CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$134,669CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$151,682CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,397,420TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$15,956CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,161CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$57,001CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$77,085CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,153CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$157,356TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$14,336,411TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$156,519GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.55500PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.84740PublicSupportPY170Pct
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 C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$55,447FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$55,447FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$1,347,337FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$1,402,784FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$215,278FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$53,820FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$192,794CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$190,707CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$206,513CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$215,278CurrentYearAmt
Total$805,292TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$1,207,938LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$46,750CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$61,469CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$57,055CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$55,447CurrentYearAmt
Total$220,721TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$48,199CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$47,677CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$51,628CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$53,820CurrentYearAmt
Total$201,324TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$301,986GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$5,961,561BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$615,146InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$215,613GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance$6,361,094EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$5,611,147BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$611,686InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$261,272GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance$5,961,561EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$5,029,189BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$92,044ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$489,914InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$5,611,147EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$6,220,687BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$132,981ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$1,324,479InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$5,029,189EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$3,838,411BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$1,034,751ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,347,525InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$6,220,687EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY1.00000PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related OrgYes (1)EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd
Related Org List Sch RYes (1)RelatedOrgListSchRInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$17,868OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,565DepreciationAmt
Book Value$15,303BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$45,720OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$20,862DepreciationAmt
Book Value$24,858BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$177,322OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$58,956DepreciationAmt
Book Value$118,366BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$158,527TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
Right-Of-Use Asset$798,728
Beneficial interest in perpetual trusts$1,905,856
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$2,704,584TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescLease LiabilityDesc
Amt$798,728Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$798,728TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,155,823TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$6NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported$6RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$2,155,817RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$2,155,817TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,587,681TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$2,587,681ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$2,587,681TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part V, Line 4:Endowment income will be used to further Visionlink's mission and tax-exempt purposes at the discretion of its Board of Directors
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 significant during the fiscal years ended June 30, 2025 and 2024. 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 2021. 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.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Mail SolicitationsYes (X)MailSolicitationsInd
Email SolicitationsYes (X)EmailSolicitationsInd
Phone SolicitationsYes (X)PhoneSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt GrantsYes (X)SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Special Fundraising EventsYes (X)SpecialFundraisingEventsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising ActyYes (1)AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp

Organization Business Name OrganizationBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Schultz and WilliamsBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1One Penn Center 1617 John F KennedAddressLine1Txt
CityPhiladelphiaCityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP19103ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Activityfundraising/grant writingActivityTxt
Fundraiser Control Of Funds0FundraiserControlOfFundsInd
Gross Receipts$154,306GrossReceiptsAmt
Retained By Contractor$136,000RetainedByContractorAmt
Net To Organization$18,306NetToOrganizationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts$154,306TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Retained By Contractors$136,000TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization$18,306TotalNetToOrganizationAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeAdaptive AidsGrantTypeTxt
Recipient91RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$36,595CashGrantAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationPurchases adaptive aids for visually impaired individuals to advance their independence and quality of life. All requests must be approved following the procedures set by the Lighthouse Committee prior to purchase.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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
Karla S McCaney
President & CEO$219,949$0$32,239$0$0$0$11,887$0$1,548$0$265,623$0$0$0
Alyssa Richman
Chief Administrative and F$160,558$0$0$0$0$0$8,028$0$0$0$168,586$0$0$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bThe Board of Directors has approved the following procedure for the preparation, review and approval of the organization's IRS 990 Tax Form at its meeting. - The IRS 990 Tax document is prepared by the organization's Audit Firm with the assistance from the organization's Chief Financial and Administrative Officer - The organization's Chief Financial and Administrative Officer will work with the organization's Development / Fundraising 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 the organization's Chief Financial and Administrative Officer for review. Both the President & CEO and Chief Financial and Administrative Officer will draft any recommended changes / corrections and discuss with the Audit Firm - A copy of the revised draft will be forwarded to the Chief Financial and Administrative Officer for review to assure that all changes / corrections have been completed. After review, a copy of the drafted document will be forwarded to all Audit Committee Members and the Board Chairman for review and approval. (If there are any changes / corrections; the CEO & President / Chief Financial and Administrative Officer will be notified to contact the Audit Firm to make the necessary changes.) - CEO & President will officially sign off on one copy of the IRS 990 along with Form 8879-EO IRS e-file Signature Authorization for an Exempt Organization. - Chief Financial and Administrative Officer will return the Form 8879-EO to the organization's Auditors so that the organization's 990 can be filed electronically with the IRS. A copy will be forwarded to the board chair and board treasurer (Copies are available upon request.)
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cConflict of Interest Statements are provided to board members on an annual basis. Updated statements are required from board members annually. 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 15A. The organization's CEO, Executive Director, or top management official The Executive Committee of the Board determines the compensation of the organization's President & CEO on an annual basis. To make an informed decision, the committee may gather information encompassing both financial and organizational matters in which the President & CEO plays a key role. 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 Human Resources for further processing. B. Other officers or key employees of the organization - Performance appraisals are conducted at least once annually.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19All organizational governing documents and financial statements are available to the public upon request. VisionLink's IRS 990 Form can be found online at Guidestar.com and on Charity Navigator. It is also available upon request.
Form 990, Part IX, line 11gProfessional fees: Program service expenses 121,713. Management and general expenses 344,788. Fundraising expenses 163,250. Total expenses 629,751.
Form 990, Part XI, line 9:CHANGE IN BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN PERPETUAL TRUSTS 205,864.
Part XII Line 2CNo Changes

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1VisionLink FoundationBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1123 S Broad Street Suite 2135AddressLine1Txt
CityPhiladelphiaCityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP19109ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN863536181EIN
Primary ActivitiesAffiliate OrganizationPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StatePALegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501(c)(3)ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity StatusLine 12a, IPublicCharityStatusTxt
Controlled Organization0ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth OrgYes (1)GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities0SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing0PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp

Other Organization Name OtherOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1VisionLink FoundationBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transaction TypeCTransactionTypeTxt
Involved$1,279,769InvolvedAmt

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