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Rhode Island Lions Sight Foundation Inc

990EZ • Fiscal year 2015 • EIN 05-0317477

Jul 01, 2014 to Jun 30, 2015 • Filed on Jul 21, 2015

Organization Profilelions4sight.org
84 Beech AvenueCranston, RI 02910-5505

(401) 781-2682

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

55th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

2015 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2015

Liabilities / Revenue

55th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

2015 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2015

Net Margin

89th percentile

42%

Higher net margin than 89% of similar nonprofits.

2015 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2015

Top Officer Pay

75th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 75% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

2015 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2015

Asset Growth

64th percentile

11%

Faster asset growth than 64% of similar nonprofits.

2015 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2014 to 2015

Revenue Growth

90th percentile

73%

Faster revenue growth than 90% of similar nonprofits.

2015 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2014 to 2015

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets55th percentile

Assets

Up

$133,838

Up $13,503 (+11%) from 2014

Net Assets

Up

$133,838

Up $13,503 (+11%) from 2014

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2014

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue55th percentileNet Margin89th percentile

Revenue

Up

$32,290

Up $13,633 (+73%) from 2014

Expenses

Up

$18,787

Up $9,403 (+100%) from 2014

Net Income

Up

$13,503

Up $4,230 (+46%) from 2014

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth64th percentile

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

$400K$300K$200K$100K$0Assets 2010: $63,362Net Assets 2010: $63,3622010Assets 2011: $76,726Net Assets 2011: $76,7262011Assets 2012: $92,861Net Assets 2012: $92,8612012Assets 2013: $111,062Liabilities 2013: $0Net Assets 2013: $111,0622013Assets 2014: $120,335Liabilities 2014: $0Net Assets 2014: $120,3352014Assets 2015: $133,838Liabilities 2015: $0Net Assets 2015: $133,8382015Assets 2016: $107,726Liabilities 2016: $0Net Assets 2016: $107,7262016Assets 2018: $119,555Liabilities 2018: $02018Assets 2019: $379,841Liabilities 2019: $0Net Assets 2019: $379,8412019Assets 2020: $347,942Liabilities 2020: $0Net Assets 2020: $347,9422020Assets 2021: $341,444Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $341,4442021Assets 2022: $339,957Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $339,9572022Assets 2023: $343,287Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $343,2872023Assets 2024: $331,567Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $331,5672024Assets 2025: $339,651Liabilities 2025: $0Net Assets 2025: $339,6512025

Highlighted filing

2015

Assets$133,838
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$133,838
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Operations Trend

Revenue Growth90th percentile

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

$400K$300K$200K$100K$0-$100KRevenue 2010: $10,869Expenses 2010: $8,877Net Income 2010: $1,9922010Revenue 2011: $16,435Expenses 2011: $3,071Net Income 2011: $13,3642011Revenue 2012: $21,943Expenses 2012: $5,808Net Income 2012: $16,1352012Revenue 2013: $34,966Expenses 2013: $16,765Net Income 2013: $18,2012013Revenue 2014: $18,657Expenses 2014: $9,384Net Income 2014: $9,2732014Revenue 2015: $32,290Expenses 2015: $18,787Net Income 2015: $13,5032015Revenue 2016: -$5,081Expenses 2016: $21,031Net Income 2016: -$26,1122016Revenue 2018: $97,358Expenses 2018: $65,477Net Income 2018: $31,8812018Revenue 2019: $367,214Expenses 2019: $106,929Net Income 2019: $260,2852019Revenue 2020: $52,544Expenses 2020: $84,443Net Income 2020: -$31,8992020Revenue 2021: $30,100Expenses 2021: $36,598Net Income 2021: -$6,4982021Revenue 2022: $57,012Expenses 2022: $58,499Net Income 2022: -$1,4872022Revenue 2023: $58,294Expenses 2023: $54,964Net Income 2023: $3,3302023Revenue 2024: $71,168Expenses 2024: $82,888Net Income 2024: -$11,7202024Revenue 2025: $89,006Expenses 2025: $80,922Net Income 2025: $8,0842025

Highlighted filing

2015

Revenue$32,290
Expenses$18,787
Net Income$13,503
Open 2015 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jul 1, 2014 to Jun 30, 2015
Signed
Jul 21, 2015
Return Version
2014v5.0
Gross Receipts
$62,302
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

To provide assistance to the visually impaired persons in our communities by partnering with the ri lion clubs and by filling in the gaps where no local club is present.

Support & assistance to vision impaired children and adults

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
The Organization sponsors a summer and winter camp for visually impaired children as well as a fishing trip for visually impaired adults.-$30,012
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay75th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
JAY WARDTreasurer-$0--
STEVEN KREIGERPresidentPT$0--
WILLIAM POOLEVice-President-$0--
LINDA HUGHESSecretary-$0--
PAUL ISENBERGVision Co-Ordinator-$0--
JAMES L CLARKECamp Dev.-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Rhode Island Lions Sight Foundation
EIN
05-0317477
Phone
4017812682
Address
84 Beech Avenue, Cranston, RI 02910-5505

Signing Officer

Name
Jay Ward
Title
Treasurer
Phone
4017812682
Signed
2015-07-21
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
William R Scott CPA
Address
94 Stony Brook Lane, Portsmouth, RI 02871
Preparer
William R Scott
Phone
4012930975
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 10

“General support charitable nc lions vip fishing assoc. None 250. In memory of deceased member contribution dana farber cancer institute none 500. In memory of deceased members contribution ri lions cancer in children none 1000. Expand activities of blind veterans contribution veterans rowing association none 5000.”

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“Office expense & form 990 150. Rhode island annual report 20. Bank charges 79. Vision screening equipment 5870. Vision screening fees & glasses 4338. Vision school expenses 1500.”

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Filings

Displayed year

2015 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$133,838
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$133,838
Revenue
$32,290
Expenses
$18,787
Net income
$13,503
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2025Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$3.40$0.00$3.40$0.89$0.81$0.08
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$3.32$0.00$3.32$0.71$0.83$0.12
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$3.43$0.00$3.43$0.58$0.55$0.03
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$3.40$0.00$3.40$0.57$0.58$0.01
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$3.41$0.00$3.41$0.30$0.37$0.06
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$3.48$0.00$3.48$0.53$0.84$0.32
2019Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$3.80$0.00$3.80$3.67$1.07$2.60
2018Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$1.20$0.00$0.97$0.65$0.32
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.08$0.00$1.08$0.05$0.21$0.26
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.34$0.00$1.34$0.32$0.19$0.14
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.20$0.00$1.20$0.19$0.09$0.09
2013Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$1.11$0.00$1.11$0.35$0.17$0.18
2012Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.93$0.93$0.22$0.06$0.16
2011Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.77$0.77$0.16$0.03$0.13
2010Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.63$0.63$0.11$0.09$0.02