2026-03-12T12:55:46-05:00 2025-06-30 231386942 CAMPBELL RAPPOLD & YURASITS LLP 1033 S CEDAR CREST BLVD ALLENTOWN PA 181035443 990 2024-07-01 231352260 SIGHTS FOR HOPE SIGH 6104336018 845 W WYOMING STREET ALLENTOWN PA 18103 DENNIS W ZEHNER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CEO 6104336018 2026-03-11 1 0 MELISSA A GRUBE CPA P00102173 6104357489 2026-03-03 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z DENNIS W ZEHNER 845 W WYOMING STREET ALLENTOWN PA 18103 1592433 0 X WWW.SIGHTSFORHOPE.ORG X 1950 PA SIGHTS FOR HOPE EMPOWERS PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR LIVING WITH VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS TO BUILD THE HEALTHY, CAPABLE, AND FULFILLING LIVES EVERYONE DESERVES. IT ALSO PROMOTES HEALTHY EYESIGHT AND SCHOOL SUCCESS FOR PRE-K CHILDREN THROUGH VISION SCREENINGS AND EARLY-INTERVENTION SERVICES 16 16 32 64 0 0 764380 977719 408224 433286 4353 -760 143817 56422 1320774 1466667 0 0 0 0 1007352 890507 0 0 132808 595559 522527 1602911 1413034 -282137 53633 1865466 1908920 134827 97371 1730639 1811549 X SIGHTS FOR HOPE EMPOWERS PEOPLE IN PENNSYLVANIA'S LEHIGH VALLEY AND MONROE COUNTY TO SUCCEED NO MATTER HOW THEY SEE THE WORLD.SIGHTS FOR HOPE PROVIDES ADAPTIVE SKILLS TRAINING FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE BLIND OR LIVING WITH VISION LOSS TO BUILD CONFIDENCE, INCREASE 0 0 983175 432453 CLIENT AND PATIENT SERVICES: SERVICES FOR PEOPLE INDIVIDUALS WHOSE ABILITIES TO CONDUCT DAILY ACTIVITIES ARE AFFECTED BY VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS OR BLINDNESS THAT CANNOT BE CORRECTED. MORE THAN 49% OF SIGHTS FOR HOPE'S CLIENTS HAVE INCOMES BELOW OR NEAR THE FEDERAL POVERTY THRESHOLD AND 63% OF CLIENTS ARE AGES 65 AND UP. SERVICES INCLUDE GROUP AND ONE-ON-ONE LIFE SKILLS EDUCATION PROGRAMS; CASEWORKER SUPPORT; GUIDED TRANSPORT SERVICES THAT INCREASE THEIR ACCESS TO MEDICAL CARE, FOOD, AND OTHER ESSENTIALS; PEER SUPPORT GROUPS; PERSONAL COUNSELING; SOCIAL AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES; PUBLIC SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES; FUNCTIONAL LOW VISION EXAMS BY A PROFESSIONAL OPTOMETRIST; AND INDIVIDUALIZED CONSULTATIONS PERFORMED TO MATCH CLIENTS AND PATIENTS WITH THE ASSISTIVE DEVICES THAT BEST MEET THEIR NEEDS. 103579 PREVENTION SERVICES: COMMUNITY-BASED VISION PREVENTION SERVICES WITH AN EMPHASIS ON PRE-KINDERGARTEN CHILDREN AGES 0-6. FREE VISION SCREENINGS THAT IDENTIFY COMMON VISION CONDITIONS, INCLUDING NEARSIGHTEDNESS, FARSIGHTEDNESS, ASTIGMATISM, STRABISMUS, AND AMBLYOPIA, IN CHILDREN AS YOUNG AS SIX MONTHS. FAMILY REFERRAL SERVICES THAT CONNECT CHILDREN TO EYE EXAMS, EYEGLASSES, AND OTHER NECESSARY TREATMENTS AT LITTLE OR NO COST IN PARTNERSHIP WITH HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. OUTCOMES AND IMPACTS: 98% OF PARTICIPATING CLIENTS IMPROVE THEIR ABILITY TO PERFORM DAILY ACTIVITIES; MORE THAN 96% GAIN GREATER ACCESS TO MEDICAL CARE, FOOD, AND OTHER ESSENTIAL RESOURCES; 99% MAKE BETTER USE OF THEIR EXISTING EYESIGHT, AND 95% IMPROVE THEIR ACCEPTANCE OF THEIR CIRCUMSTANCES. 6,241 PRE-KINDERGARTEN CHILDREN SCREENED IN 2024-2025; 839 WERE REFERRED FOR CLINICAL CARE; AND AT LEAST 125 RECEIVED EYE EXAMS 1086754 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 8 0 1 32 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 PA X X X DENNIS W ZEHNER 6104336018 845 W WYOMING STREET ALLENTOWN PA 18103 LINWOOD GEHRIS BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 KATE RAYMOND PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 DANIEL LOMBARDO TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 DEVIN DARBY SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 PAUL MILLER VICE PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 GARY DVORSHAK BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 FRED FOLLAND BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 MARTIN LANG BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 LUCILLE PIGGOT-PRAWL BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 H ROSS RAMALEY BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL SAVAGE BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 STEVEN SAVINO BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 NICOLE WILLIAMS BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 TONEY HORST BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 WALTER ROLAND IV BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 DENISE SHAFFER BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 DENNIS W ZEHNER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CEO 40.00 X 77945 0 9112 77945 0 9112 0 0 0 0 0 59610 19525 375000 523584 5202 977719 GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS 634310 387062 387062 PROGRAM FEES 624310 46224 46224 433286 73 73 833 -833 -833 -833 59635 19525 11873 47762 47762 121720 113060 8660 8660 1466667 432453 0 56495 81815 5138 58702 17975 672552 622631 2207 47714 73719 57810 7002 8907 62421 51624 3597 7200 1895 1895 70400 70400 62260 49608 12652 17195 17195 90170 74840 9017 6313 37647 37647 5353 2588 2547 218 57120 47410 5712 3998 59875 48315 7485 4075 TELEPHONE/INTERNET/WEBS 52042 33049 3591 15402 SUPPIES 34128 29955 2455 1718 EQUIPMENT RENTAL & MAIN 12755 10586 1276 893 POSTAGE AND PRINTING 6644 5561 97 986 15043 9992 4837 214 1413034 1086754 193472 132808 174176 301983 120791 51092 31719 31654 1078 1006 1834060 1059659 804647 774401 679859 707136 53196 41648 1865466 1908920 132637 88665 3 5623 2187 3083 134827 97371 X 1024516 1033915 706123 777634 1730639 1811549 1865466 1908920 X 53633 27277 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 657718 498946 533560 414380 583194 2687798 657718 498946 533560 414380 583194 2687798 513569 2174229 29426 24639 -2488 4353 73 56003 2743801 2202397 0.79240 0.81120 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 1 2969655 16920 312354 375000 1814 2922115 2813435 190394 315841 350000 15 2969655 2947076 554 266963 400000 1158 2813435 3266843 433158 -390303 360000 2622 2947076 2659028 133293 714175 237500 2153 3266843 0.93400 0.06600 0 1 1 82500 82500 1344090 719567 624523 262704 228307 34397 144766 111785 32981 774401 OUTSIDE PERPETUAL TRUSTS 707136 F 707136 X PART V, LINE 4: SUPPORT THE OPERATIONAL ACTIVITIES OF THE ORGANIZATION PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE 501(C)(3). THE ACCOUNTING STANDARD FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES ADDRESSES THE DETERMINATION OF WHETHER TAX BENEFITS CLAIMED OR EXPECTED TO BE CLAIMED ON A TAX RETURN SHOULD BE RECORDED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. UNDER THAT GUIDANCE, THE ORGANIZATION MAY RECOGNIZE THE TAX BENEFITS FROM AN UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION ONLY IF IT IS MORE LIKELY-THAN-NOT THAT THE TAX POSITION WILL BE SUSTAINED ON EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES BASED ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITION. EXAMPLES OF TAX POSITIONS INCLUDE THE TAX-EXEMPT STATUS OF THE ORGANIZATION AND VARIOUS POSITIONS RELATED TO THE POTENTIAL SOURCES OF UNRELATED BUSINESS TAXABLE INCOME (UBIT). THE TAX BENEFITS RECOGNIZED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FROM SUCH A POSITION ARE MEASURED BASED ON THE LARGEST BENEFIT THAT HAS A GREATER THAN 50% LIKELIHOOD OF BEING REALIZED UPON ULTIMATE SETTLEMENT. THERE WERE NO UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS IDENTIFIED OR RECORDED AS LIABILITIES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025. THE ORGANIZATION FILES ITS 990 WITH THE UNITED STATES INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. THE ORGANIZATION IS GENERALLY NO LONGER SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE FOR YEARS BEFORE 2023. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SUPPLIES-STORE SALES TITAN OF HOPE 31010 19525 11485 8278 1809 LIONS BREAKFAST 48150 48150 1786 79160 19525 59635 10064 1809 11873 47762 PART III, LINE 1 CONTINUATION INDEPENDENCE, EXPAND ACCESS TO ESSENTIAL SERVICES, AND OBTAIN ASSISTIVE DEVICES. SIGHTS FOR HOPE ALSO WORKS TO PREVENT VISION LOSS AND IMPROVE SCHOOL READINESS BY PROMOTING HEALTHY VISION HABITS AND CONNECTING PRE-KINDERGARTEN CHILDREN WITH PROFESSIONAL EYE CARE. MOST PROGRAMS AND SERVICES ARE PROVIDED AT NO COST TO PARTICIPANTS. FOUNDED IN RESPONSE TO A CHALLENGE ISSUED BY HELEN KELLER, SIGHTS FOR HOPE HAS SERVED THE LEHIGH VALLEY REGION SINCE 1928 AND MONROE COUNTY SINCE 2003. THE BROADER IMPACTS OF SIGHTS FOR HOPE'S WORK INCLUDE REDUCED FINANCIAL STRAIN RELATED TO ASSISTIVE LIVING; DECREASED RELIANCE ON GOVERNMENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS, MEDICARE, AND PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; INCREASED ECONOMIC PARTICIPATION BY INDIVIDUALS WITH VISION LOSS; AND IMPROVED LITERACY AND EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES FOR CHILDREN. SIGHTS FOR HOPE IS AN INDEPENDENT MEMBER OF THE PENNSYLVANIA ASSOCIATION FOR THE BLIND (PAB) AND THE VISIONSERVE ALLIANCE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B A PRESENTATION OF THE 990 IS MADE TO THE BOARD BY THE BOARD TREASURER, WHO IS THE CHAIR OF THE FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C A MEMBER OF THE BOARD IS AN ATTORNEY WHO PROVIDES PRO BONO LEGAL SERVICES TO THE ORGANIZATION. A MEMBER OF THE BOARD IS A SIGHTS FOR HOPE CLIENT. THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD AS OF JULY 2025 IS A FORMER CLIENT OF THE ORGANIZATION WHEN IT HAD A DIFFERENT NAME. A BOARD MEMBER ELECTED IN SEPTEMBER 2025 IS A MEMBER OF THE BOROUGH COUNCIL OF MOUNT POCONO, PENNSYLVANIA. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S (ED) SALARY IS DETERMINED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE USING COMPARISON TO THE ED SALARIES OF COMPARABLE AGENCIES, CONSIDERATION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL RESOURCES, AND THE COMMITTEE'S EVALUATION OF THE ED'S PERFORMANCE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS FORM 990 AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST, ON THEIR WEBSITE AND ALSO ON THE GUIDESTAR WEBSITE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: UNREALIZED GAIN/LOSS ON OUTSIDE PERPETUAL TRUSTS 27,277. SIGHTS FOR HOPE ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION 845 W WYOMING ST ALLENTOWN PA 18103 232129736 SUPPORT THE OPERATIONS AND ACTIVITIES OF SIGHTS FOR HOPE PA 501(C)(3) 170(B)(1) (A)(VI) N/A 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 SIGHTS FOR HOPE ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION C 375000 CASH SIGHTS FOR HOPE ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION B 16510 CASH