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Vision Beyond Sight Foundation Inc.

990EZ • Fiscal year 2019 • EIN 56-2355762

Dec 01, 2018 to Nov 30, 2019 • Filed on Mar 22, 2020

PO Box 524Lancaster, NY 14086-0524

(716) 683-3548

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-assets requires both liabilities and assets on this filing.

Source year 2019

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on this filing.

Source year 2019

Net Margin

18th percentile

-18%

Higher net margin than 18% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • NTEE G • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2019

Top Officer Pay

83rd percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 83% of similar nonprofits.

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

2019 filings • NTEE G • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2019

Asset Growth

35th percentile

-3.9%

Faster asset growth than 35% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • NTEE G • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2018 to 2019

Revenue Growth

90th percentile

118%

Faster revenue growth than 90% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • NTEE G • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2018 to 2019

Assets

Down

$100,874

Down $4,052 (-3.9%) from 2018

Net Assets

Down

$100,874

Down $4,052 (-3.9%) from 2018

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Revenue

Up

$22,564

Up $12,190 (+118%) from 2018

Expenses

Up

$26,616

Up $5,003 (+23%) from 2018

Net Income

Up

-$4,052

Up $7,187 (+64%) from 2018

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

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

$150K$100K$50K$0Assets 2010: $43,944Liabilities 2010: $22,695Net Assets 2010: $21,2492010Assets 2011: $47,380Net Assets 2011: $47,3802011Assets 2012: $37,914Net Assets 2012: $37,9142012Assets 2013: $24,541Net Assets 2013: $24,5412013Assets 2014: $99,268Liabilities 2014: $10,000Net Assets 2014: $89,2682014Assets 2015: $108,542Net Assets 2015: $108,5422015Assets 2016: $120,184Net Assets 2016: $120,1842016Assets 2017: $116,165Net Assets 2017: $116,1652017Assets 2018: $104,926Net Assets 2018: $104,9262018Assets 2019: $100,874Net Assets 2019: $100,8742019Assets 2020: $104,438Net Assets 2020: $104,4382020Assets 2021: $89,751Liabilities 2021: $02021Assets 2022: $126,807Net Assets 2022: $126,8072022Assets 2023: $125,145Liabilities 2023: $02023Assets 2024: $126,070Net Assets 2024: $126,0702024

Highlighted filing

2019

Assets$100,874
Liabilities-
Net Assets$100,874

Operations Trend

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

$200K$100K$0-$100KRevenue 2010: $82,041Expenses 2010: $134,956Net Income 2010: -$52,9152010Revenue 2011: $50,950Expenses 2011: $24,819Net Income 2011: $26,1312011Revenue 2012: $19,644Expenses 2012: $29,110Net Income 2012: -$9,4662012Revenue 2013: $14,636Expenses 2013: $28,009Net Income 2013: -$13,3732013Revenue 2014: $165,344Expenses 2014: $100,617Net Income 2014: $64,7272014Revenue 2015: $19,555Expenses 2015: $281Net Income 2015: $19,2742015Revenue 2016: $25,314Expenses 2016: $13,672Net Income 2016: $11,6422016Revenue 2017: $10,202Expenses 2017: $14,221Net Income 2017: -$4,0192017Revenue 2018: $10,374Expenses 2018: $21,613Net Income 2018: -$11,2392018Revenue 2019: $22,564Expenses 2019: $26,616Net Income 2019: -$4,0522019Revenue 2020: $10,135Expenses 2020: $6,571Net Income 2020: $3,5642020Revenue 2021: $4,538Expenses 2021: $19,225Net Income 2021: -$14,6872021Revenue 2022: $40,784Expenses 2022: $3,728Net Income 2022: $37,0562022Revenue 2023: $11,461Expenses 2023: $13,123Net Income 2023: -$1,6622023Revenue 2024: $16,711Expenses 2024: $15,786Net Income 2024: $9252024

Highlighted filing

2019

Revenue$22,564
Expenses$26,616
Net Income-$4,052
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Dec 1, 2018 to Nov 30, 2019
Signed
Mar 22, 2020
Return Version
2018v3.1
Gross Receipts
$22,564
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

To promote and support the understanding, treatment and prevention of blindness

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
ROSS EYE INSTITUTE- TO PROMOTE PRIMARY PURPOSE$0$26,616
Compensation and Service Providers

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
ROGER J LIS JRDirectorPT$0--
MATTHEW KAPANEKChairmanPT$0--
MICHAEL SHAVERTreasurerPT$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Vision Beyond Sight Foundation Inc
EIN
56-2355762
Phone
7166833548
Address
PO BOX 524, LANCASTER, NY 14086-0524

Signing Officer

Name
Matthew Kapanek
Title
Chairman
Phone
7166833548
Signed
2020-03-22
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
R A Mercer & Co PC
Address
290 Center Road, West Seneca, NY 14224
Preparer
Roger J Lis Jr CPA
Phone
7166754270
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

NYS FILING FEE 50.

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

MISCELLANEOUS 1467.

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

IRA Ross Contribution 19576.

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

Humanitarian expenses 4431.

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

Kids sight expenses 1017.

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

ADVERTISING 55.

Form 990EZ, Part II, Line 26

Due to Buffalo Club

Raw XML Appendix178 raw XML fields

This appendix keeps the raw XML leaves available for debugging and edge-case review. The human report above is the primary experience.

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Filings

Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$1.26$1.26$0.17$0.16$0.01
2023Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$1.25$0.00$0.11$0.13$0.02
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.27$1.27$0.41$0.04$0.37
2021Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.90$0.00$0.05$0.19$0.15
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.04$1.04$0.10$0.07$0.04
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.01$1.01$0.23$0.27$0.04
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.05$1.05$0.10$0.22$0.11
2017XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$1.16$1.16$0.10$0.14$0.04
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.20$1.20$0.25$0.14$0.12
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.09$1.09$0.20$0.00$0.19
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.99$0.10$0.89$1.65$1.01$0.65
2013Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.25$0.25$0.15$0.28$0.13
2012Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.38$0.38$0.20$0.29$0.09
2011Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.47$0.47$0.51$0.25$0.26
2010Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.44$0.23$0.21$0.82$1.35$0.53
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