2024-04-01T07:41:42-05:00 2023-09-30 010463013 Purdy Powers & Company 130 Middle Street Portland ME 04101 990 2022-10-01 010196359 The Iris Network IRIS 2077746273 189 Park Avenue Portland ME 04102 David Barnwell Executive Director 2077746273 2024-03-29 1 David Barnwell XXX-XX-XXXX 1 Maria Happnie CPA P01793776 2077753496 2024-03-29 2 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z David Barnwell 189 Park Avenue Portland ME 04102 2915902 0 X www.theiris.org X 1905 ME To help people who are visually impaired or blind attain independence and community integration. 13 13 43 16 0 0 5230736 478417 1724437 1830982 64655 131304 129768 156091 7149596 2596794 0 0 0 0 1694974 1837778 0 0 183019 528435 562161 2223409 2399939 4926187 196855 9166873 9430770 1782251 1819398 7384622 7611372 X The Iris Network helps people who are visually impaired or blind attain independence and community integration. 0 0 1188383 1325723 Community-based vision rehabilitation services: the community-based rehabilitation services program evaluates consumer needs based upon functional vision loss and develops a program of individualized services provided by nationally certified professional vision rehabilitation therapists. These services allow individual consumers who may be transition-age youth, working-age adults, or senior citizens to carry on the functions necessary to maintain the level of independence they desire. Program services are delivered in the consumer's community throughout the State of Maine on an itinerant basis and include vision rehabilitation therapy and counseling in the area of adjustment to blindness. Services may also be provided virtually when in-person meetings are not feasible. 356344 311278 Resident support services program: The Iris Network provides ongoing resident support services to certain visually impaired or blind residents of Iris Park Apartments who have additional disabilities. Iris Park Apartments features (30) one and two bedroom independent living apartments which are owned by The Iris Network. Visually impaired or blind tenants with multiple disabilities are able to live as independently as they desire, schedule their own activities, and create a personal plan for assisted living services. The Iris Network offers vision rehabilitation therapy to provide tenants support in all areas of independent living. The resident support services program at Iris Park Apartments is different from the rest of the programs offered by The Iris Network in that these services are offered on an ongoing basis, rather than as instruction or teaching designed to allow clients to learn new skills and use those skills independently after services have been received. 289358 194751 Rehab training center: The campus-based vision rehabilitation training center provides an individualized, intensive vocational development program. Coursework addresses multiple areas of learning including vocational development, accessible technology, orientation and mobility, braille, independent living skills, and manual arts. Students live in a dormitory apartment within the Iris Park Apartments residence close to the training center and downtown Portland. The group living environment includes a shared kitchen, and living room, as well as shared yard and laundry and four private bedrooms. Students can participate in after-hours recreational activities organized several times a week with opportunities to explore Portland and Southern Maine. 13445 155321 Low Vision Center: The Iris Network's Low Vision Center provides optical aids and equipment such as video magnifiers and light-filtered lenses to help individuals experiencing vision loss maximize the use of their remaining vision. The Low Vision Center generated a net loss of $12,754.Iris Park Apartments: The Iris Network's 30-unit rental housing program generated net income of $271,707 after rental expenses. 13445 155321 1847530 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 1 43 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 X Heather Peters 2077746273 189 Park Avenue Portland ME 04102 Robert Wakefield Director 0.50 X 0 0 0 Doris Ann Dennee Treasurer 2.00 X X 0 0 0 Holly Knight McCarthy Vice Chair 2.00 X X 0 0 0 David J Stuchiner Director 0.50 X 0 0 0 Johnathan G Nathans Director 0.50 X 0 0 0 Nicholas Giudice Director 0.50 X 0 0 0 Adam Sise Director 0.50 X 0 0 0 Andrew B MacLean Secretary 2.00 X X 0 0 0 Merrill E Barter Director 0.50 X 0 0 0 Pauline Lamontagne Chair 2.00 X X 0 0 0 Mara Pressman Director 0.50 X 0 0 0 Todd McKee Director 0.50 X 0 0 0 Jane Eberle Director 0.50 X 0 0 0 David Barnwell President/Executive Direct 40.00 X 169813 0 1158 169813 0 1158 1 0 1 0 0 20227 458190 190 478417 Government Fees 623990 1830982 1830982 1830982 130965 130965 439782 271707 168075 168075 168075 7375 7036 339 339 339 295 20227 295 0 27316 40070 -12754 -12754 Other Income 623990 770 770 770 2596794 1987073 0 131304 169813 129742 27003 13068 1389826 1061868 221002 106956 22774 17400 3621 1753 122938 93928 19549 9461 132427 101537 20577 10313 31671 21429 8726 1516 49912 41985 2208 5719 53275 45315 5804 2156 86642 74165 12477 4015 57 3958 109010 86048 18962 4000 35680 29364 4078 2238 Miscellaneous 49733 35659 4546 9528 Food 35047 35047 Repairs & Maintenance 28707 21724 5254 1729 Equipment Purchases 28687 26031 1658 998 49782 26231 9967 13584 2399939 1847530 369390 183019 602333 400776 307848 0 4005660 49016 497392 167651 10526 7795 58101 46644 5512318 2068764 3082385 3443554 388527 5023644 214101 291690 9166873 9430770 164007 201339 711 1599817 1598636 18427 18712 1782251 1819398 X 6854262 7317514 530360 293858 7384622 7611372 9166873 9430770 196855 38702 -8807 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 269658 391314 826678 5230736 478417 7196803 269658 391314 826678 5230736 478417 7196803 411645 6785158 92164 57057 71560 592613 570747 1384141 36363 21334 28573 86270 8667214 0.78290 0.82230 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Part II-A, Line 1: The Organization made a 501(h) election in a prior year. There are no current year lobbying expenditures. 192813 23365 7375 208803 248335 -43122 12400 192813 209613 38722 248335 252774 15801 58962 209613 246969 5805 252774 0.08540 0.91460 1 0 176074 176074 4557644 1447169 3110475 671782 614045 57737 106818 7550 99268 3443554 Security Deposits 18712 18712 X 2940393 38702 313704 352406 2587987 8807 8807 2596794 2713643 313704 313704 2399939 0 2399939 Part V, Line 4: Income generated is used to fund operations. Part X, Line 2: The organization does not believe they are subject to unrelated business income tax during the current year or previous years; therefore, they have not filed unrelated business income tax returns. Part XI, Line 2d - Other Adjustments: Cost of Goods Sold Netted with Revenue 40,070. Fundraising Expenses Netted with Revenue 295. Rental Expense Netted with Revenue 273,339. Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments: Cost of Goods Sold Netted with Revenue 40,070. Fundraising Expenses Netted with Revenue 295. Rental Expense Netted with Revenue 273,339. White Cane Walk 20522 20227 295 295 20522 20227 295 295 295 0 X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 David Barnwell President/Executive Direct 159813 0 10000 0 0 0 1853 0 0 0 171666 0 0 0 Part I, Line 3 Compensation arrangements are approved in advance and based on information about compensation paid by similarly situated taxable or tax-exempt organizations for similar services, current compensation surveys compiled by independent firms, or actual written offers from similarly situated organizations. The date and terms of the approved compensation arrangements shall be documented in writing. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b The 990 is prepared with information from the Organization's finance director by the agency's audit firm, and a draft is reviewed and discussed by the finance director and the executive director. Once approved by management, the draft 990 is circulated for review and comment by the finance committee and the full board of directors. Any changes to the return resulting from this review are incorporated in the 990 before filing. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c At the first regular directors' meeting following the annual meeting of the board of directors, the conflict of interest policy is reviewed by the board of directors and each director is asked to disclose any interest giving rise to a conflict of interest within the meaning of the conflict of interest policy. Each director is requested to sign a form disclosing any conflicts of interest or disclosing that there are no conflicts of interest. Directors not in attendance are asked to complete this form by e-mail. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15 Compensation arrangements are approved in advance and based on information about compensation paid by similarly situated taxable or tax-exempt organizations for similar services, current compensation surveys compiled by independent firms, or actual written offers from similarly situated organizations. The date and terms of the approved compensation arrangements shall be documented in writing. If compensation will exceed $90,000 annually, or if the compensated person is an officer, director, or a person who has contributed more than $5,000 to the corporation and the amount of said contribution exceeds 2% of the total contributions ever received by the corporation, then the following practices shall be observed in all cases. The decision of each director who voted on any compensation arrangement shall be recorded in the minutes of the meeting where such action was taken and the minutes of meetings at which compensation arrangements are approved shall identify both the information upon which the board of directors relied to base its decision and the source of that information. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 All governing documents including the bylaws of the organization, the conflict of interest policy, and the audited financial statements are made available to the public upon request. Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c: The process for independent auditor selection and oversight of the audit did not change from the prior year.