Envision Blind Sports

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
814960623
IRS 990 coverage
2022–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2021
Location
Mercer, PA, USA
Phone
7249930382
Rating
81
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Blind/Visually Impaired Centers

Reported finances

Revenue
$215,138
Expenses
$295,837
Assets
$79,344
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • FAGAN WENDY (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • FAGAN WENDY (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $77,790 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Provide physical activity for individuals who are blind or visually impaired.

What it reported doing in 2024

Provided one day events to school aged children who are blind or visually impaired. Events included: robotic blind education - erie, paobjective: discuss possible inventions/ modifications for blind skiing. 10 students.pitt public - tvi/ o&m education - pittsburgh, paobjective: educate local tvis and o&ms on blind sports and envision programs 11 participants.grove city college educational support - grove city, paobjective: introduce students to blind sports and understand adaptations 30 students.goalball demo @ brashear high school - pittsburgh, paobjective: provide a goalball demo and opportunity to participate to pittsburgh public students who are blind or visually impaired. 18 athletes, 5 tvis.robotic blind education - cranberry twp., paobjective: evaluate the nifty ninja robotics club's designs to assist rock climbers who are blind. 8 students.ryla @ westminster college - new wilmington, paobjective: promote understanding and awareness of blind sports, community programming and advocacy to high school students attending a leadership conference. 180 attendees.blind sports day w/ bgcwpa - pittsburgh, paobjective: educate campers of the boys & girls club of western pa about blind sports and allow them to experience what it's like to be an athlete with a vision impairment or blindness 35 campers.grove city college entrepreneurship class - grove city, paobjective: discuss challenges and rewards of developing a non-profit. 20 students.transition conference - schaumburg, ilobjective: present to students who are bvi and their tvis/o&ms about blind sports, envision camps and programs, and sport adaptations. 40 students.blind sports education @ clairton elementary - clairton, paobjective: introduce and try out the basics of blind sports to elementary students and pe, increase understanding of their classmate with a vision loss teachers. 27 students.pe & classroom support @ walter payton high school - chicago, ilobjective: discuss how to better serve and support students who are bvi in pe class pe. 6teachers and 2 tvisblind sports education @ new wilmington elementary - new wilmington, paobjective: introduce and try out the basics of blind sports to elementary students, pe teachers, and support staff, increase understanding of their classmate with a vision loss teachers. 15 students, 1 pe teacher. 3 support staff.blind sports education @ william penn elementary - monongahela, paobjective: introduce and try out the basics of blind sports to elementary students and pe teachers, increase understanding of their classmate with a vision loss teachers. 30 students, 1 pe teacher, 1 tvis.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 87% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
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.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 88
  • Transparency & Controls: 85
  • Accountability: 74
  • Sustainability: 17
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 82%; rating input score 82
  • Fundraising efficiency: $15.1 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 50; 50th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 90.9%; rating input score 91; 13th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 3 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 38
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Fail
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -37.5%; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.27; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: Limited

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 49.7% per year; rating input score 100; 95th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 20.6% per year; rating input score 100; 88th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 10.8% per year; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 82% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 5 of 5 board members independent · 3 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $242K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $78K · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 19 of 20 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2022 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Accountability: Governance controls: 5 of 8 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 7/100.
  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 50/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 14/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.