Blindsight Delaware Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
510064304
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2023
Forms available
Form 990 2023
Location
Wilmington, DE, USA
Phone
3029985913
Rating
79
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Eye Diseases, Blindness and Vision Impairments

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$227,070
Expenses
$420,798
Assets
$2,879,128
Liabilities
$35,797

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • LEWIS K ROLPH JR (PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • LORETTA HARPER-BROWN (EXECUTIVE DI): $104,705 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Provide services for the visually impaired. The mission of blindsight Delaware, inc is to improve the quality of life for the blind and visually impaired children and adults in Delaware through a variety of education, counseling and recreational programs. The services of blindsight Delaware are available to all residents of Delaware who are legally blind or severely visually impaired.

What it reported doing in 2023

Peer support - trained visually impaired volunteers assist other adults in adjusting to their vision loss on a one-to-one basis, primarily through telephone contacts as well as support groups. This program is available statewide and is partially funded by a grant from the division for the visually impaired. Expenses: 47,166 grants of: 0 revenue: 0 sunnybrook pool - membership to our olympic-size pool which is located at our camp facility and is available to blind or visually impaired delawareans and their immediate family members (spouses and children). Picnic facilities are available and a pavilion can be rented for picnics and parties during the summer months. Expenses: 3,628 grants of: 0 revenue: 0 financial assistance - various special funds are available for financial emergencies, special adapted equipment and guide dog expenses. Financial assistance is only available to legally blind individuals. Expenses: 3,628 grants of: 0 revenue: 0

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 84
  • Transparency & Controls: 83
  • Accountability: 95
  • Sustainability: 33
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 86.4%; rating input score 86
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 92.3%; rating input score 92; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 7 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 88
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -85.3%; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 6.84; rating input score 85; 85th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 46; 46th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 24.9%; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -5.5% per year; rating input score 0; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -9% per year; rating input score 0; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -3.9% per year; rating input score 0; 13th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 86.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 2 of 2 board members independent · 7 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $364K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $105K · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 29 of 30 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2009 to 2023
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 3/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Form 990 shared with the board not reported.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 14/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 46/100.