Nonprofit · EIN 23-1352260
SIGHTS FOR HOPE
Also known as LEHIGH COUNTY BRANCH
Tax-exempt · ALLENTOWN, PA 18103
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $1,466,667 | $1,413,034 | $53,633 | $1,908,920 | $97,371 | $1,811,549 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $1,320,774 | $1,602,911 | -$282,137 | $1,865,466 | $134,827 | $1,730,639 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $1,636,198 | $1,468,437 | $167,761 | $2,060,468 | $92,586 | $1,967,882 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $977,719
- Program service revenue
- $433,286
- Investment income
- -$760
- Net gain from sales of assets
- -$833
- Net income from fundraising events
- $47,762
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $8,660
- Other revenue
- $56,422
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $81,815
- Other salaries and wages
- $672,552
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $890,507
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $70,400
- Occupancy
- $90,170
- Travel
- $37,647
- Depreciation
- $57,120
- Program services (functional)
- $1,086,754
- Management and general (functional)
- $193,472
- Fundraising (functional)
- $132,808
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,865,466
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,908,920
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $97,371
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,811,549
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $774,401
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,033,915
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $777,634
- Gross receipts
- $1,592,433
- Employees
- 32
- Volunteers
- 64
- Year formed
- 1950
- State of legal domicile
- PA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DENNIS W ZEHNER | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CEO Officer | 40 | $77,945 | $9,112 |
| LINWOOD GEHRIS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KATE RAYMOND | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL LOMBARDO | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DEVIN DARBY | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL MILLER | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GARY DVORSHAK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| FRED FOLLAND | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARTIN LANG | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LUCILLE PIGGOT-PRAWL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| H ROSS RAMALEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL SAVAGE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVEN SAVINO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| NICOLE WILLIAMS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TONEY HORST | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
2 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| WALTER ROLAND IV | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DENISE SHAFFER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 14 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DENNIS W ZEHNER | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CEO Officer | 40 | $76,958 | $9,370 |
| KATHLEEN DUELLEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KATE RAYMOND | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL LOMBARDO | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DEVIN DARBY | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL MILLER | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GARY DVORSHAK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| FRED FOLLAND | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARTIN LANG | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LUCILLE PIGGOT-PRAWL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| H ROSS RAMALEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL SAVAGE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVEN SAVINO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| NICOLE WILLIAMS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 17 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DENNIS W ZEHNER | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CEO Officer | 40 | $72,805 | $7,863 |
| LINWOOD GEHRIS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL WAMBAUGH | PRESIDENT/BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| FRED FOLLAND | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DEVIN DARBY | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL MILLER | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBORAH LILLEGARD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL LOMBARDO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARTIN LANG | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LUCILLE PIGGOT-PRAWL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DAWAYNE CLECKLEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| H ROSS RAMALEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KATE RAYMOND | VICE PRESIDENT/PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVEN SAVINO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JANET SALEK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL SAVAGE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GARY DVORSHAK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 845 W WYOMING ST, ALLENTOWN, PA 18103-3991
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- DENNIS W ZEHNER, 845 W WYOMING STREET, ALLENTOWN, PA 18103
- Signed the 990
- DENNIS W ZEHNER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CEO
- Phone
- (610) 433-6018
- Return prepared by
- CAMPBELL RAPPOLD & YURASITS LLP
Mission
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
Program accomplishments
- 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.Expenses $983,175 · revenue $432,453
- 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.Expenses $103,579
- 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
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 23-1352260
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1951
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Human services (P860)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,908,920
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,592,433
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $1,636,198 | $1,468,437 | $2,060,468 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2022 | $1,212,995 | $1,209,531 | $1,892,780 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS publishes only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years appear here as 990.tax collects the monthly files. 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS.
Questions about SIGHTS FOR HOPE
- What is the EIN of SIGHTS FOR HOPE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of SIGHTS FOR HOPE is 23-1352260.
- Is SIGHTS FOR HOPE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1951.
- Are donations to SIGHTS FOR HOPE tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does SIGHTS FOR HOPE file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of SIGHTS FOR HOPE due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did SIGHTS FOR HOPE last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of SIGHTS FOR HOPE?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names DENNIS W ZEHNER.
- Who are the officers and directors of SIGHTS FOR HOPE?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 17 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $77,945 (DENNIS W ZEHNER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CEO).
- How much revenue does SIGHTS FOR HOPE have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,466,667, expenses of $1,413,034 and total assets of $1,908,920 at year end.
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