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National Braille Press Inc.

990 • Fiscal year 2019 • EIN 04-2104740

Apr 01, 2018 to Mar 31, 2019 • Filed on Nov 12, 2019

Organization ProfileWWW.NBP.ORG

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88 St Stephen StreetBoston, MA 02115

(617) 266-6160

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

Liabilities / Assets

31st percentile

0.04x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 31% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • 501(c)3 • $5M-$10M nonprofits • Source year 2019

Liabilities / Revenue

27th percentile

0.06x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 27% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • 501(c)3 • $5M-$10M nonprofits • Source year 2019

Net Margin

79th percentile

22%

Higher net margin than 79% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • 501(c)3 • $5M-$10M nonprofits • Source year 2019

Top Officer Pay

76th percentile

$201,113

Higher top officer pay than 76% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 3.5% of source-year revenue.

2019 filings • 501(c)3 • $5M-$10M nonprofits • Source year 2019

Asset Growth

72nd percentile

12%

Faster asset growth than 72% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • 501(c)3 • $5M-$10M nonprofits • Annualized from 2018 to 2019

Revenue Growth

82nd percentile

26%

Faster revenue growth than 82% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • 501(c)3 • $5M-$10M nonprofits • Annualized from 2018 to 2019

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets31st percentile

Assets

Up

$8,132,552

Up $861,462 (+12%) from 2018

Net Assets

Up

$7,786,438

Up $1,033,501 (+15%) from 2018

Liabilities

Down

$346,114

Down $172,039 (-33%) from 2018

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue27th percentileNet Margin79th percentile

Revenue

Up

$5,719,032

Up $1,186,771 (+26%) from 2018

Expenses

Up

$4,440,327

Up $384,473 (+9.5%) from 2018

Net Income

Up

$1,278,705

Up $802,298 (+168%) from 2018

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth72nd percentile

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

$15M$10M$5.0M$0Assets 2011: $6,474,382Liabilities 2011: $274,904Net Assets 2011: $6,199,4782011Assets 2012: $6,653,305Liabilities 2012: $422,116Net Assets 2012: $6,231,1892012Assets 2013: $6,635,638Liabilities 2013: $585,369Net Assets 2013: $6,050,2692013Assets 2014: $6,580,091Liabilities 2014: $513,635Net Assets 2014: $6,066,4562014Assets 2015: $7,066,437Liabilities 2015: $698,805Net Assets 2015: $6,367,6322015Assets 2016: $6,639,109Liabilities 2016: $725,298Net Assets 2016: $5,913,8112016Assets 2017: $6,868,114Liabilities 2017: $758,348Net Assets 2017: $6,109,7662017Assets 2018: $7,271,090Liabilities 2018: $518,153Net Assets 2018: $6,752,9372018Assets 2019: $8,132,552Liabilities 2019: $346,114Net Assets 2019: $7,786,4382019Assets 2020: $7,828,765Liabilities 2020: $244,592Net Assets 2020: $7,584,1732020Assets 2021: $10,240,796Liabilities 2021: $311,458Net Assets 2021: $9,929,3382021Assets 2022: $10,542,006Liabilities 2022: $272,555Net Assets 2022: $10,269,4512022Assets 2023: $9,847,154Liabilities 2023: $302,707Net Assets 2023: $9,544,4472023Assets 2024: $10,120,735Liabilities 2024: $248,577Net Assets 2024: $9,872,1582024Assets 2025: $10,013,177Liabilities 2025: $311,379Net Assets 2025: $9,701,7982025

Highlighted filing

2019

Assets$8,132,552
Liabilities$346,114
Net Assets$7,786,438
Open 2019 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth82nd percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

$6.0M$4.0M$2.0M$0-$2.0MExpenses 2011: $4,018,4422011Revenue 2012: $4,254,038Expenses 2012: $4,145,007Net Income 2012: $109,0312012Revenue 2013: $4,079,438Expenses 2013: $4,367,100Net Income 2013: -$287,6622013Revenue 2014: $3,948,796Expenses 2014: $3,936,515Net Income 2014: $12,2812014Revenue 2015: $4,475,599Expenses 2015: $4,039,239Net Income 2015: $436,3602015Revenue 2016: $3,755,010Expenses 2016: $3,880,334Net Income 2016: -$125,3242016Revenue 2017: $3,956,926Expenses 2017: $4,095,295Net Income 2017: -$138,3692017Revenue 2018: $4,532,261Expenses 2018: $4,055,854Net Income 2018: $476,4072018Revenue 2019: $5,719,032Expenses 2019: $4,440,327Net Income 2019: $1,278,7052019Revenue 2020: $5,015,309Expenses 2020: $4,534,546Net Income 2020: $480,7632020Revenue 2021: $5,368,211Expenses 2021: $4,358,253Net Income 2021: $1,009,9582021Revenue 2022: $5,176,920Expenses 2022: $4,599,720Net Income 2022: $577,2002022Revenue 2023: $4,414,152Expenses 2023: $4,480,074Net Income 2023: -$65,9222023Revenue 2024: $4,233,053Expenses 2024: $4,478,378Net Income 2024: -$245,3252024Revenue 2025: $4,259,650Expenses 2025: $4,310,567Net Income 2025: -$50,9172025

Highlighted filing

2019

Revenue$5,719,032
Expenses$4,440,327
Net Income$1,278,705
Open 2019 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Apr 1, 2018 to Mar 31, 2019
Signed
Nov 12, 2019
Return Version
2018v3.1
Gross Receipts
$5,898,384
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

The 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.

Balance Sheet Detail
LineBeginningEndChange
Assets
Investments in Publicly Traded Securities$5,011,060$5,185,920▲ $174,860
Accounts Receivable$672,773$1,316,192▲ $643,419
Land, Buildings, and Equipment, Net$815,844$784,892▼ $30,952
Inventories for Sale or Use$394,758$368,022▼ $26,736
Savings and Temporary Cash Investments$158,784$288,273▲ $129,489
Pledges and Grants Receivable$157,527$85,045▼ $72,482
Cash and Non-Interest-Bearing Accounts$3,205$71,477▲ $68,272
Prepaid Expenses and Deferred Charges$35,803$30,898▼ $4,905
Total Assets$7,271,090$8,132,552▲ $861,462
Other Assets Total$21,336$1,833▼ $19,503
Liabilities
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses$180,777$215,631▲ $34,854
Mortgage Notes Payable Secured by Investment Property$300,000$100,000▼ $200,000
Deferred Revenue$23,261$18,959▼ $4,302
Other Liabilities$14,115$11,524▼ $2,591
Total Liabilities$518,153$346,114▼ $172,039
Net Assets / Fund Balance
Unrestricted Net Assets$6,423,475$7,514,101▲ $1,090,626
Temporarily Rstr Net Assets$329,462$272,337▼ $57,125
Total Net Assets Fund Balance$6,752,937$7,786,438▲ $1,033,501
Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance$7,271,090$8,132,552▲ $861,462

Asset Categories

AssetBook ValueDepreciationBasis
Leasehold Improvements$546,475$831,469$1,377,944
Equipment$204,467$821,955$1,026,422
Land$33,950-$33,950

Endowment Activity

PeriodBeginningContrib.Gain/LossOther UsesEnd
2018$5,347,214$345,987▲ $194,559$423,849$5,416,189
2017$4,874,759$399,793▲ $534,780$415,138$5,347,214
2016$4,724,951$222,476▲ $496,110$525,225$4,874,759
2015$4,884,592$373,213▼ $47,807$444,594$4,724,951
2014$4,638,471$616,378▲ $350,283$682,718$4,884,592
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay76th percentile

Employees

NameTitleBaseOtherTotal
Brian MacdonaldPresident$174,923$26,190$201,113

Board Members and Trustees

NameTitle
Julie PierogChairperson
SHELLY O'NEILLVice-chair
BRENDAN O'BRIENTrustee
Barbara SalisburyTrustee
Chrisopher CavalleranoTrustee
Clifford WatkinTrustee
Daniel HirceTrustee
David Antoine AtallahTrustee
David KennedyTrustee
Francis WestTrustee
Ian CrossTrustee
Janet LabreckTrustee
Janet Ulwick-saccaTrustee
Jim BarrowTrustee
Kate CrohanTrustee
Lisamaria MartinezTrustee
Mark SadeckiTrustee
Matthew RichardsonTrustee
Matthew SullivanTrustee
Mike BrownTrustee
Neal RosenTrustee
Nicholas S RacheotesTrustee
Paul ParravanoTrustee
Paul SchroederTrustee
Sue AmmeterTrustee
William RaedarTrustee
Tara Charest GearhartClerk
Joseph AbelyTreasurer
Revenue and Support

Revenue Composition

Contributions and Grants
$1,015,837
Program Service Revenue
$4,260,268
Investment Income
$442,927
Other Revenue
$0
All Other Contributions
$732,732
Change in Net Assets
$1,278,705

Audited Revenue Reconciliation

Revenue per Audited Statements
$5,719,032
Revenue Not Reported on Form 990
$-245,204
Total Revenue per Audited Statements
$5,473,828
Total Revenue per Form 990
$5,719,032
Expenses and Functional Allocation

Major Expense Lines

Line ItemAmount
Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits$2,818,464
Other Expenses$1,621,863
Total Fundraising Expense$410,580
Grants and Similar Amounts Paid$0
Professional Fundraising Fees$0

Functional Expense Allocation

Line ItemProgramManagementFundraisingTotal
Other Salaries and Wages$1,647,951$367,800$279,827$2,295,578
All Other Expenses$133,569$152,014$18,988$304,571
Other Employee Benefits$191,489$17,055$21,991$230,535
Payroll Taxes$137,918$30,156$23,535$191,609
Pension Plan Contributions$66,983$20,218$13,541$100,742
Depreciation Depletion$50,721$43,092-$93,813
Occupancy$9,000$75,449-$84,449
Travel$43,758$12,138$4,860$60,756
Other Expenses$49,574$13,660$170$49,574
Advertising$40,370$966-$41,336
Interest$9,547$2,808-$12,355
Total Functional Expenses$3,242,070$787,677$410,580$4,440,327

Audited Expense Reconciliation

Line ItemAmount
Expenses per Audited Statements$4,440,327
Total Expenses per Audited Statements$4,440,327
Total Expenses per Form 990$4,440,327
Fundraising, Events, and Gaming
Fundraising activities
Yes
Gaming activities
No
Professional fundraiser used
No

Fundraising and Gaming Totals

Line ItemAmount
Fundraising Direct Expenses$179,352
Fundraising Gross Income$179,352
Professional Fundraising Fees$0

Fundraising Events

EventGross ReceiptsGross RevenueDirect ExpensesNet Income
Gala Event$462,457$179,352$179,352$0
Total Events$462,457$179,352$179,352-
Political and Lobbying Activity
Political campaign activity
No
Lobbying activity
No
Subject to proxy tax
No
Debt and Bond Financing

Other Reported Liabilities

LiabilityAmount
Gift Annuity Liability$11,524
Governance and Compliance

Governance Checklist

Compiled or reviewed by an accountant
No
Annual disclosure for covered persons
Yes
Audit committee
Yes
Backup withholding compliance
Yes
Business relationship with family members
No
Business relationship with organization members
No
Material changes to governing documents
No
Compensation from other sources disclosed
No
CEO compensation reviewed
Yes
Other officer compensation reviewed
Yes
Conflict-of-interest policy
Yes
Audited financial statements prepared
No
Key decisions subject to board approval
Yes
Management duties delegated
No

Governance Explanations

Form 990, Page 6, Part VI, Line 6

“Yes, trustees can elect members and officers.”

Form 990, Page 6, Part VI, Line 7A

“Yes, trustees can elect members and officers.”

Form 990, Page 6, Part VI, Line 7B

“YES, BY TRUSTEE VOTE.”

Form 990, Page 6, Part VI, Line 11B

“A copy of form 990 is provided to the president and controller of the organization. The 990 is also provided to and reviewed by all trustees of the organization for approval before the return is filed, including the audit committee.”

Form 990, Page 6, Part VI, Line 12C

“Organization requires trustees and staff members to complete annual acknowledgment form confirming receipt and that any required disclosures have been or will be made.”

Form 990, Page 6, Part VI, Line 15A

“Trustees review salaries of the executive director and key employees, and use comparable salary ranges from non-profit industry sources.”

Form 990, Page 6, Part VI, Line 15B

“Trustees review salaries of the executive director and key employees, and use comparable salary ranges from non-profit industry sources.”

Form 990, Page 6, Part VI, Line 19

“Through attorney general's website for the commonwealth of massachusetts and upon request.”

Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
National Braille Press Inc
EIN
04-2104740
Phone
6172666160
Address
88 ST STEPHEN STREET, BOSTON, MA 02115

Signing Officer

Name
Brian Macdonald
Title
President
Phone
6172666160
Signed
2019-11-12
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Organization Details

Principal Officer
Brian Macdonald
Formed
1929
Legal Domicile
Ma
Voting Board Members
27
Independent Board Members
27
Employees
60
Volunteers
350

Preparer

Firm
Mocera Hamlin Associates Cpas Llp
Address
184 PLEASANT VALLEY ST STE 2-204A, METHUEN, MA 01844-5853
Preparer
James J Mocera CPA
Phone
9782918500
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990, Page 2, Part III, Line 4D

“Promote awareness and provide information concerning the visually impaired.”

Financial Statement Notes

Schedule D, Page 3, Part X

“The financial accounting standards board (fasb) issued asc topic 740, "income taxes" (asc 740). Asc 740 clarifies the accounting for income taxes by prescribing a minimum probability threshold that a tax position must meet before a financial statement benefit is recognized. The minimum threshold is defined in asc 740 as a tax position that is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by the applicable tax authority, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefit to be recognized is measured as the largest amount of benefit that is greater than fifty percent likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement. As of march 31, 2019 and 2018,the organization had no material unrecognized tax benefits and no adjustments to liabilities or operations were required under asc 740. The organization's practice was and continues to be to recognize interest and penalty expenses related to uncertain tax positions in income tax expense, which were zero for the year ended march 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Typically, the organization's three preceding tax years are subject to examination by federal and state taxing authorities. There are no income tax examinations currently in process. The organization evaluates its uncertain tax positions using the provisions of the accounting standards codification 450, "contingencies". Accordingly, a loss contingency is recognized when it is probable that a liability has been incurred as of the date of the financial statements and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. The amount recognized is subject to estimate and management judgment with respect to the likely outcome of each uncertain tax position. The amount that is ultimately sustained for an individual uncertain tax position or for all uncertain tax position in the aggregate could differ from the amount recognized.”

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2019 • Form 990Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$8,132,552
Liabilities
$346,114
Net assets
$7,786,438
Revenue
$5,719,032
Expenses
$4,440,327
Net income
$1,278,705
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2025Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$10.0$0.31$9.70$4.26$4.31$0.05
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$10.1$0.25$9.87$4.23$4.48$0.25
2023Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$9.85$0.30$9.54$4.41$4.48$0.07
2022Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$10.5$0.27$10.3$5.18$4.60$0.58
2021XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$10.2$0.31$9.93$5.37$4.36$1.01
2020XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$7.83$0.24$7.58$5.02$4.53$0.48
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$8.13$0.35$7.79$5.72$4.44$1.28
2018XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$7.27$0.52$6.75$4.53$4.06$0.48
2017Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$6.87$0.76$6.11$3.96$4.10$0.14
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$6.64$0.73$5.91$3.76$3.88$0.13
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$7.07$0.70$6.37$4.48$4.04$0.44
2014Import issue. A filing source exists for this year, but detailed import did not complete cleanly.$6.58$0.51$6.07$3.95$3.94$0.01
2013Import issue. A filing source exists for this year, but detailed import did not complete cleanly.$6.64$0.59$6.05$4.08$4.37$0.29
2012Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$6.65$0.42$6.23$4.25$4.15$0.11
2011Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$6.47$0.27$6.20$4.02