Liabilities / Assets
59th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
EIN 20-5017052 • 501(c)3 • Melville, NY
Profile
Established in 2006 by the shapiro family, inspiration foundation provides assistance to those in the blind and visually impaired community overcome the daily challenges, financial strains, and lack of resources needed to live an independent life. Inspiration foundation is your resource when other state, federal, and non-profits are not able to provide direct assistance to obtain assistive technology, tools and support in southern california and arizona. We would like to help those individuals who are in the greatest need of this technology and have been denied services from other organizations. The foundations objective of creating technology centers for the blind and visually impaired. These centers will provide adaptive technology, counseling, mentoring and long-term financial and professional support for individuals to lead more productive, independent lives.
Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.
Liabilities / Assets
59th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Liabilities / Revenue
61st percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Net Margin
36th percentile
Higher net margin than 36% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
84th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 84% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
42nd percentile
Faster asset growth than 42% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
82nd percentile
Faster revenue growth than 82% of similar nonprofits.
Assets
Down$9,868
Down $735 (-6.9%) from 2022
Liabilities
Flat$0
Flat from 2022
Net Assets
-
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Revenue
Up$14,789
Up $4,269 (+41%) from 2022
Expenses
Up$15,524
Up $7,616 (+96%) from 2022
Net Income
Down-$735
Down $3,347 (-128%) from 2022
Most recent year
2023 • Form 990EZSummary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.
The latest 2023 filing currently has summary financial data only. Showing the latest detailed filing from 2022 below.
Established in 2006 by the shapiro family, inspiration foundation provides assistance to those in the blind and visually impaired community overcome the daily challenges, financial strains, and lack of resources needed to live an independent life. Inspiration foundation is your resource when other state, federal, and non-profits are not able to provide direct assistance to obtain assistive technology, tools and support in southern california and arizona. We would like to help those individuals who are in the greatest need of this technology and have been denied services from other organizations. The foundations objective of creating technology centers for the blind and visually impaired. These centers will provide adaptive technology, counseling, mentoring and long-term financial and professional support for individuals to lead more productive, independent lives.
Established in 2006 by the shapiro family, inspiration foundation provides assistance to those in the blind and visually impaired community overcome the daily challenges, financial strains, and lack of resources needed to live an independent life. Inspiration foundation is your resource when other state, federal, and non-profits are not able to provide direct assistance to obtain assistive technology, tools and support in southern california and arizona. We would like to help those individuals who are in the greatest need of this technology and have been denied services from other organizations. The foundation's objective of creating technology centers for the blind and visually impaired. These centers will provide adaptive technology, counseling, mentoring and long-term financial and professional support for individuals to lead more productive, independent lives.
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|---|---|---|
| SEE SCHEDULE O | $0 | $0 |
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ISAAC SHAPIRO | Trustee | PT | $0 | - | - |
“Activity classification: donation. Grantee name: valley center for the blind. Grantee address: 3417 w shaw avenue fresno, ca 93722. Grantee relationship: independent. Property description: funds - cash. Method used to determine book value: gave usd - funds. Method used to determine fmv: gave usd - funds. Date of gift: 03/17/22. Amount given: 2,000.”
“Activity classification: donation. Grantee name: wisconsin council for the blind. Grantee address: 754 williamson street madison, wi 53703. Grantee relationship: independent. Property description: funds - cash. Method used to determine book value: gave usd - funds. Method used to determine fmv: gave usd - funds. Date of gift: 03/24/22. Amount given: 1,800.”
“Activity classification: donation. Grantee name: florida center for the blind. Grantee address: 1411 ne 22nd avenue ocala, fl 34470. Grantee relationship: independent. Property description: funds - cash. Method used to determine book value: gave usd - funds. Method used to determine fmv: gave usd - funds. Date of gift: 06/02/22. Amount given: 1,500. Total included on form 990-ez, line 10: 5,300.”
“Description: telephone . Amount: 252. Description: service charges. Amount: 16. Description: dues and subscriptions. Amount: 2,330. Description: filing fee. Amount: 10. Total to form 990-ez, line 16: 2,608.”
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| IRS990EZ/PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt | 0 | ESTABLISHED IN 2006 BY THE SHAPIRO FAMILY, INSPIRATION FOUNDATION PROVIDES ASSISTANCE TO THOSE IN THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED COMMUNITY OVERCOME THE DAILY CHALLENGES, FINANCIAL STRAINS, AND LACK OF RESOURCES NEEDED TO LIVE AN INDEPENDENT LIFE. INSPIRATION FOUNDATION IS YOUR RESOURCE WHEN OTHER STATE, FEDERAL, AND NON-PROFITS ARE NOT ABLE TO PROVIDE DIRECT ASSISTANCE TO OBTAIN ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY, TOOLS AND SUPPORT IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND ARIZONA. WE WOULD LIKE TO HELP THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE IN THE GREATEST NEED OF THIS TECHNOLOGY AND HAVE BEEN DENIED SERVICES FROM OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. THE FOUNDATION'S OBJECTIVE OF CREATING TECHNOLOGY CENTERS FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED. THESE CENTERS WILL PROVIDE ADAPTIVE TECHNOLOGY, COUNSELING, MENTORING AND LONG-TERM FINANCIAL AND PROFESSIONAL SUPPORT FOR INDIVIDUALS TO LEAD MORE PRODUCTIVE, INDEPENDENT LIVES. |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | ACTIVITY CLASSIFICATION: DONATION. GRANTEE NAME: VALLEY CENTER FOR THE BLIND. GRANTEE ADDRESS: 3417 W SHAW AVENUE FRESNO, CA 93722. GRANTEE RELATIONSHIP: INDEPENDENT. PROPERTY DESCRIPTION: FUNDS - CASH. METHOD USED TO DETERMINE BOOK VALUE: GAVE USD - FUNDS. METHOD USED TO DETERMINE FMV: GAVE USD - FUNDS. DATE OF GIFT: 03/17/22. AMOUNT GIVEN: 2,000. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 1 | ACTIVITY CLASSIFICATION: DONATION. GRANTEE NAME: WISCONSIN COUNCIL FOR THE BLIND. GRANTEE ADDRESS: 754 WILLIAMSON STREET MADISON, WI 53703. GRANTEE RELATIONSHIP: INDEPENDENT. PROPERTY DESCRIPTION: FUNDS - CASH. METHOD USED TO DETERMINE BOOK VALUE: GAVE USD - FUNDS. METHOD USED TO DETERMINE FMV: GAVE USD - FUNDS. DATE OF GIFT: 03/24/22. AMOUNT GIVEN: 1,800. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 2 | ACTIVITY CLASSIFICATION: DONATION. GRANTEE NAME: FLORIDA CENTER FOR THE BLIND. GRANTEE ADDRESS: 1411 NE 22ND AVENUE OCALA, FL 34470. GRANTEE RELATIONSHIP: INDEPENDENT. PROPERTY DESCRIPTION: FUNDS - CASH. METHOD USED TO DETERMINE BOOK VALUE: GAVE USD - FUNDS. METHOD USED TO DETERMINE FMV: GAVE USD - FUNDS. DATE OF GIFT: 06/02/22. AMOUNT GIVEN: 1,500. TOTAL INCLUDED ON FORM 990-EZ, LINE 10: 5,300. |
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