Nonprofit · EIN 46-0367494
LIFESIGHT
Tax-exempt · RAPID CITY, SD 57701
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $259,141 | $361,000 | -$101,859 | $2,745,748 | $87,574 | $2,658,174 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $150,856 | $330,036 | -$179,180 | $2,851,004 | $106,332 | $2,744,672 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $81,266
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $191,632
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $111,129
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$14,012
- Other revenue
- -$13,757
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $12,648
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $91,813
- Other salaries and wages
- $103,820
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $226,221
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $15,947
- Occupancy
- $30,895
- Travel
- $1,428
- Depreciation
- $2,180
- Program services (functional)
- $158,662
- Management and general (functional)
- $131,470
- Fundraising (functional)
- $70,870
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $2,851,004
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,745,748
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $87,574
- Net assets, end of year
- $2,658,174
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $4,224
- Publicly traded securities
- $2,208,517
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $409,938
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $2,248,236
- Gross receipts
- $1,090,684
- Employees
- 4
- Volunteers
- 55
- Year formed
- 1982
- State of legal domicile
- SD
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 December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronda Gusinsky | Executive Director Key employee | 40 | $91,813 | $6,369 |
| Rebecca Linquist | Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
| John Walker | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 3.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Jackie Vesely | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Linda Boland | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Colin Brown | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Kurt Solay | Director Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Brian Iverson | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Tenise Chapman | Director Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 |
| Susan Kelts | Director Trustee or director | 1.75 | $0 | $0 |
| Sarah Kuipers | Director Trustee or director | 1.75 | $0 | $0 |
| Renae Welke | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Taylor Slingsby | Director Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Melanie Hamiel | Director Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| Barry Jones | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronda Gusinsky | Executive Director Key employee | 40 | $91,813 | $6,345 |
| Rebecca Linquist | Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
| John Walker | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 3.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Jackie Vesely | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Linda Boland | Director Trustee or director | 1.75 | $0 | $0 |
| Colin Brown | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Tenise Chapman | Director Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| Brian Iverson | Director Trustee or director | 1.25 | $0 | $0 |
| Jack Kaup | Director Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| Susan Kelts | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Sarah Kuipers | Director Trustee or director | 1.75 | $0 | $0 |
| Renae Welke | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Taylor Slingsby | Director Trustee or director | 1.75 | $0 | $0 |
| Melanie Hamiel | Director Trustee or director | 1.25 | $0 | $0 |
| Barry Jones | Director Trustee or director | 1.75 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 402 SAINT JOSEPH ST STE 1, RAPID CITY, SD 57701-3081
- In care of
- % RONDA GUSINSKY
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Ronda Gusinsky, 402 SAINT JOSEPH ST STE 1, RAPID CITY, SD 577013081
- Signed the 990
- Carolyn Ness, Associated Director Finance
- Phone
- (605) 716-6733
- Website
- Lifesightsd.org
Mission
To protect and preserve vision restore sight and support eye related research to promote eye health for all.
Program accomplishments
- Kids are unaware of how they should see and do not know if they have poor vision - and often parents are unaware their child is having difficulty seeing. Thus many childrens vision problems go undetected. LifeSights KidsFIRST free vision screening program identifies vision problems by providing free on-site vision screenings to children age 6 months to 5th grade in schools childcare centers and family-friendly community events. LifeSights trained team uses state-of-the-art equipment called SPOT vision screeners to detect common vision problems such as nearsightedness farsightedness astigmatism and risk factors for amblyopia-the leading cause of vision loss in U.S children. The screenings are quick and non-invasive. Parents receive follow-up reports and children who require further evaluation are referred to local eye care providers for comprehensive eye exams. LifeSight presently administers 7,500 KidsFIRST free vision screenings yearly and the number continues to grow. Since inception in 2012 LifeSight has administered over 65,000 free childrens vision screenings in the Rapid City and Black Hills region of South Dakota. Nearly 15% of children screened - over 9,500 to date - are found to have risk factors that may inhibit proper visual development. Left untreated vision issues impact learning behavior and self-esteem. By identifying vision issues early in life LifeSight helps ensure every child has the visual tools they need to succeed in the classroom and beyond.Expenses $62,881
- Gift of Sight a charitable program launched in 2008 as Christmas Gift of Sight awards sight-saving surgery to individuals without the financial means to afford the necessary care. In 2015 LifeSight expanded its Christmas Gift of Sight program from annual to semi-annual surgery awards and due to this in 2017 renamed the program "Gift of Sight". In 2018 the Gift of Sight service area was expanded from eye care clinics and their patients in the Black Hills of South Dakota to include eye care clinics and their patients located east of Rapid City in the Mobridge Pierre Winner all in South Dakota and Chadron Nebraska communities. Since its inception LifeSight and its program partners have provided 109 sight-saving surgeries through Gift of Sight helping those underserved in our community regain their vision and most importantly independence mobility and quality of life.Expenses $40,849 · grants $8,898
- Much of vision loss can be prevented and treated through routine comprehensive eye exams and a simple pair of prescription glasses. For someone with uncorrected vision daily tasks like reading signs while driving completing work assignments or navigating a store can become daunting or even dangerous. But due to lack of resources many medically underserved adults in our community have limited-to-no access to any type of vision care services. To close this gap at the end of 2019 LifeSight launched VisionCARE to provide no-cost eye exams and glasses to low-income adults by way of collaboration with LifeSight program partner Complete Health formerly Community Health Center of the Black Hills. Services for eye exams and glasses are delivered through a trusted network of VisionCARE provider optometrists. LifeSight underwrites the costs for VisionCARE eye exams and glasses at negotiated reimbursement rates with 200 individuals having received essential VisionCARE services to date - providing a simple but powerful path to helping people see better to live better.Expenses $29,848 · grants $1,750
- A. Medical student volunteers from the University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine have conducted research much of it in conjunction with KidsFIRST Free Vision Screenings resulting in the following published manuscripts: 1. Results of a Pediatric Vision Screening Program in Western South Dakota published March 2015 in South Dakota Medicine; 2. Childhood Vision Screening in Western South Dakota; Examining Barriers to Post Vision Screening Followup Referral published January 2017 in South Dakota Medicine; 3. An Evaluation of SPOT Screening Efficacy for Children in South Dakota published May 2018 in South Dakota Medicine; 4.A Review of Childhood Vision Screening Laws and Programs Across the United States published July 2019 in South Dakota Medicine; 5.Multi clinic Evaluation of the SPOT Photoscreeners Efficacy for Detecting Amblyopia Risk Factors as Compared to Same Day Optometrists Examinations in 305 Western South Dakota Children published July 2021 in Aesculapius Journal Health Sciences and Medicine; 6.A Survey of Eye Care Needs Among Community Health Center Patients in Western South Dakota published October 2022 in South Dakota Medicine; 7. Poverty and Vision: The Effect of Title 1 Status on Vision Screening Referral Rates in School Aged Children in Western South Dakota published August 2024 in Ophthalmic Epidemiology. B. LifeSight Dr. Paul L. Zimmerman Memorial Scholarship Endowment established with the University of South Dakota Foundation awards a scholarship to a fourth year University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine student with expressed interest in ophthalmology. C. Sponsorship of eye care professional Continuing Education at Black Hills Regional Eye Institute. D. South Dakota Optometric Society exhibit. E. Newsletter. F. Resource center for eye related information and needs.Expenses $25,084 · grants $2,000
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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 46-0367494
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1983
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Voluntary health associations and medical disciplines (G41Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $2,745,748
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,090,684
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $259,141 | $361,000 | $2,745,748 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $150,856 | $330,036 | $2,851,004 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $137,118 | $349,975 | $2,731,448 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 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 (search EIN 46-0367494).
Questions about LIFESIGHT
- What is the EIN of LIFESIGHT?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of LIFESIGHT is 46-0367494.
- Is LIFESIGHT tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1983.
- Are donations to LIFESIGHT tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does LIFESIGHT 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 LIFESIGHT due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did LIFESIGHT last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of LIFESIGHT?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names Ronda Gusinsky.
- Who are the officers and directors of LIFESIGHT?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 15 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $91,813 (Ronda Gusinsky, Executive Director).
- How much revenue does LIFESIGHT have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $259,141, expenses of $361,000 and total assets of $2,745,748 at year end.
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