2025-07-29T08:09:43-05:00 2024-09-30 882730877 CHERRY BEKAERT ADVISORY LLC 1850 TOWERS CRESCENT PLAZA SUITE 200 TYSONS CORNER VA 22182 990 2023-10-01 465157149 EMPIRE STATE EMPLOYMENT RESOURCES FOR THE BLIND INC EMPI 5186210628 136 STATE ST 2ND FL ALBANY NY 12207 CHRISTOPHER T BURKE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 5186210628 2025-07-21 1 1 MELANIE MCPEAK P01346034 7035064440 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z NYSPSP (SEE SCHEDULE O) CHRISTOPHER T BURKE 136 STATE ST 2ND FL ALBANY NY 12207 2187087 0 X WWW.NYSPSP.ORG X 2014 NY CREATING DIVERSE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND UPWARD MOBILITY FOR NEW YORKERS WHO ARE BLIND. 9 8 15 9 0 0 0 0 2058541 2187087 0 0 0 0 2058541 2187087 0 0 0 0 1811682 1639923 0 0 0 415048 283326 2226730 1923249 -168189 263838 9097990 8646142 7172452 6456766 1925538 2189376 CREATING EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND UPWARD MOBILITY FOR NEW YORKERS WHO ARE BLIND. 0 0 1853544 2187087 THE NEW YORK STATE PREFERRED SOURCE PROGRAM FOR NEW YORKERS WHO ARE BLIND (NYSPSP) IS A STATE-MANDATED INITIATIVE DESIGNED TO CREATE AND SUSTAIN MEANINGFUL EMPLOYMENT FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE BLIND. THROUGH A NETWORK OF NINE AFFILIATED NONPROFIT AGENCIES, THE PROGRAM CURRENTLY EMPLOYS 431 BLIND OR VISUALLY IMPAIRED NEW YORKERS. IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE PROCUREMENT LAW, STATE AND LOCAL AGENCIES ARE REQUIRED TO PURCHASE DESIGNATED PRODUCTS AND SERVICES PROVIDED BY THESE NONPROFITS. IN 2024, FIVE INDIVIDUALS EMPLOYED THROUGH THE PROGRAM WERE PROMOTED, AND 50 NEW PROJECTS WERE ADDED TO THE NYSPSP PORTFOLIO, EXPANDING ITS REACH AND IMPACT. 1853544 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 9 8 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 NY X CHRISTOPHER T BURKE 5186210628 136 STATE ST 2ND FL ALBANY NY 12207 X LISA A DAMIANI CHAIR 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 SUSAN C ROBINSON VICE CHAIR 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 KENNY J FERNALD SECRETARY 1.00 40.00 X X 0 0 0 DANIEL SPENCE TREASURER 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 PETER SLATIN DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN J CALABRESE DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JENNIFER LAKE DIRECTOR 1.00 40.00 X 0 0 0 KEVIN A LYNCH DIRECTOR THRU APR 2024 1.00 40.00 X 0 484004 43676 SORAYA CORREA DIRECTOR FROM MAR 2024 1.00 40.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTOPHER T BURKE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 0.00 X 176002 0 40276 TIMOTHY FIORI SENIOR DIRECTOR 40.00 0.00 X 171667 0 41674 LAWRENCER MIRRO SENIOR STATE ACCT MANAGER 40.00 0.00 X 105854 0 12250 COLLEEN FRANCHINI PROGRAM DIRECTOR, ADMIN THRU SEP 2023 40.00 0.00 X 119751 0 9817 573274 484004 147693 4 1 1 0 0 NYSPSP PROGRAM FEES 900099 2043425 2043425 143662 143662 2187087 2187087 2187087 0 0 241015 241015 1123160 1017860 105300 75673 75673 116908 116908 83167 83167 12891 12891 8040 8040 25000 25000 36000 36000 31707 31707 94887 94887 26849 26576 273 22512 21522 990 58815 58815 2400 2400 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 11295 11295 TRAINING 2323 1000 1323 -49393 8123 -57516 1923249 1853544 69705 0 2332568 2197484 6416572 5366745 7848 631699 191752 223538 439947 125312 634118 9097990 8646142 7035967 5812941 136485 643825 7172452 6456766 X 1925538 2189376 1925538 2189376 9097990 8646142 263838 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X X 1 NATIONAL INDUSTRIES FOR THE BLIND 135596799 10 1 2187087 0 1 2187087 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 25000 0 0 25000 0 PART II-B, LINE 1: IN FY2024, EMPIRE STATE EMPLOYMENT RESOURCES FOR THE BLIND PUBLIC POLICY INITIATIVES INCLUDED EDUCATING MEMBERS OF THE NEW YORK STATE LEGISLATURE AND THEIR STAFFERS ON THE NEW YORK STATE PREFERRED SOURCE PROGRAM AND OTHER ISSUES SURROUNDING EMPLOYMENT FOR NEW YORKERS WHO ARE BLIND. 31601 5500 26101 34577 34577 0 565521 151675 413846 439947 RIGHT OF USE ASSET 634118 634118 LEASE LIABILITY 643825 643825 X PART X, LINE 2: FOR THE YEARS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2024 AND 2023, NIB (ESERB'S PARENT COMPANY) HAS DOCUMENTED ITS CONSIDERATION OF FASB ASC 740-10, INCOME TAXES, THAT PROVIDES GUIDANCE FOR REPORTING UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES AND HAS DETERMINED THAT NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS QUALIFY FOR EITHER RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. X X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 KEVIN A LYNCH DIRECTOR THRU APR 2024 0 473204 0 0 0 10800 0 36300 0 7376 0 527680 0 0 CHRISTOPHER T BURKE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 172502 0 3500 0 0 0 20597 0 19679 0 216278 0 0 0 TIMOTHY FIORI SENIOR DIRECTOR 160107 0 11560 0 0 0 19672 0 22002 0 213341 0 0 0 COLLEEN FRANCHINI PROGRAM DIRECTOR, ADMIN THRU SEP 202 119751 0 0 0 0 0 9817 0 0 0 129568 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 7 PERFORMANCE INCENTIVES ARE DETERMINED BY THE ESERB BOARD FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. FOR OTHER STAFF, THE INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE INCENTIVE IS AN ACHIEVEMENT OF ORGANIZATIONAL GOALS AS SPECIFIED IN THE ANNUAL PERFORMANCE PERCENTAGE OF SALARY BASED ON PERSONAL PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES PLUS THE PLAN. FORM 990, HEADING, DOING BUSINESS AS: NYSPSP FOR NEW YORKERS WHO ARE BLIND FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 THE ORGANIZATION'S SOLE MEMBER IS NATIONAL INDUSTRIES FOR THE BLIND. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A THE PRESIDENT OF NATIONAL INDUSTRIES FOR THE BLIND HAS THE POWER TO DESIGNATE ONE EX-OFFICIO VOTING DIRECTOR. TWO DIRECTORS SHALL CONSIST OF THE CHIEF ADMINISTRATORS OF AGENCIES WHICH SHALL BE CURRENTLY PARTICIPATING IN THE NEW YORK STATE PREFERRED SOURCE PROGRAM AND IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S POLICY ON GOOD STANDING. THE BLIND EMPLOYMENT NETWORK OF NEW YORK SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO RECOMMEND INDIVIDUALS TO FILL THESE DIRECTOR POSITIONS SUBJECT TO APPROVAL FROM THE NATIONAL INDUSTRIES FOR THE BLIND ("NIB") BOARD. ALL REMAINING DIRECTORS ARE ELECTED BY ESERB. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B THE BYLAWS OF THE ORGANIZATION MAY ONLY BE AMENDED BY NATIONAL INDUSTRIES FOR THE BLIND. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE 990 WAS PREPARED BY THE OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANTS AND REVIEWED IN DETAIL BY SENIOR MANAGEMENT. THE NIB AUDIT AND ETHICS COMMITTEE, A SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE NIB BOARD, THEN REVIEWED THE 990 ON BEHALF OF THE NYSPSP BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FINALLY, NYSPSP PROVIDED THE FINAL 990 TO ALL OF ITS DIRECTORS BEFORE IT WAS FILED WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ANNUALLY, EACH EMPLOYEE AND DIRECTOR IS REQUIRED TO REVIEW THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND CERTIFY THAT HE/SHE UNDERSTANDS THE POLICY AND IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH IT. EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS ARE REQUIRED TO REPORT ANY ALLEGED CRIMINAL CONDUCT OR VIOLATIONS OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY TO NYSPSP'S COMPLIANCE OFFICER OR TO THE EXTERNAL NYSPSP COMPLIANCE SERVICE PROVIDER. ANY PERSON WHO SUBMITS A CONCERN TO THE NYSPSP COMPLIANCE OFFICER OR TO THE EXTERNAL NYSPSP COMPLIANCE SERVICE PROVIDER HAS THE OPTION OF REMAINING ANONYMOUS. THE COMPLIANCE OFFICER CONDUCTS INTERNAL INVESTIGATIONS, INVOLVING THE NYSPSP BOARD EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AS APPROPRIATE. THE COMPLIANCE OFFICER HAS THE AUTHORITY TO TRIGGER LAW ENFORCEMENT OR OTHER REGULATORY INQUIRIES AS APPROPRIATE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF NYSPSP SETS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION BASED ON: 1) INFORMATION PROVIDED BY PERIODIC COMPENSATION SURVEYS CONDUCTED BY OUTSIDE CONSULTANTS; 2) OTHER PUBLISHED COMPENSATION DATA; AND 3) GUIDANCE FROM NYSPSP'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS. ALL THE INFORMATION IS DOCUMENTED IN BOARD MINUTES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 NYSPSP MAKES ITS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART VII, SECTION A, RELATED ORGANIZATION COMPENSATION: KEVIN A. LYNCH RECEIVED COMPENSATION FROM NIB, A RELATED ENTITY, FOR SERVICES RENDERED AS PRESIDENT/CEO. NONE OF THIS COMPENSATION WAS PAID BY NYSPSP. NATIONAL INDUSTRIES FOR THE BLIND 3000 POTOMAC AVE ALEXANDRIA VA 22305 135596799 ENHANCE OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDEPENDENCE OF PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND NY 501(C)(3) LINE 10 N/A 0 CORE CAREER 3000 POTOMAC AVE ALEXANDRIA VA 22305 873001143 PROVIDING EMPLOYMENT RELATED SERVICES TO UNDERSERVED VA 501(C)(3) LINE 10 NATIONAL INDUSTRIES FOR THE BLIND 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0