Nonprofit · EIN 20-3288751
NEW VISION FOR INDEPENDENCE INC
Tax-exempt · LEESBURG, FL 34748
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | 990 | $820,949 | $813,111 | $7,838 | $613,319 | $148,646 | $464,673 |
| September 30, 2024 | 990 | $760,417 | $649,692 | $110,725 | $606,035 | $161,000 | $445,035 |
| September 30, 2023 | 990 | $630,040 | $600,647 | $29,393 | $344,489 | $31,004 | $313,485 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $756,384
- of which government grants
- $620,062
- Program service revenue
- $55,164
- Investment income
- $31
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $7,559
- Other revenue
- $9,370
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $73,826
- Other salaries and wages
- $421,300
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $589,144
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $16,025
- Occupancy
- $76,495
- Travel
- $19,482
- Depreciation
- $12,515
- Program services (functional)
- $711,838
- Management and general (functional)
- $62,584
- Fundraising (functional)
- $38,689
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $606,035
- Total assets, end of year
- $613,319
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $148,646
- Net assets, end of year
- $464,673
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $46,931
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $464,673
- Gross receipts
- $850,456
- Employees
- 16
- Volunteers
- 20
- Year formed
- 2005
- State of legal domicile
- FL
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 September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHANTEL BUCK | PRESIDENT/CEO Officer | 40 | $68,769 | $5,056 |
| NATALIE WERNER | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| COLLEEN KOLLMANN | BOARD VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SARAH PAYNE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT MACK | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WILFURD BROWN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TARA BAIRD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 7 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHANTEL BUCK | PRESIDENT/CEO Officer | 40 | $67,358 | $4,574 |
| NATALIE WERNER | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| COLLEEN KOLLMANN | BOARD VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SARAH PAYNE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT MACK | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WILFURD BROWN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TARA BAIRD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 8 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHANTEL BUCK | PRESIDENT/CEO Officer | 40 | $65,414 |
| SCOTT MACK | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JOYCE WALTERS | BOARD VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JOANIE PERCIBALLI | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| NATALIE WERNER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| SARAH PAYNE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| COLLEEN KOLLMANN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TYLER BRANDEBURG | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 901 W MAIN ST, LEESBURG, FL 34748-5130
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- CHANTEL BUCK, 901 W MAIN STREET, LEESBURG, FL 34748
- Signed the 990
- CHANTEL BUCK, PRESIDENT/CEO
- Phone
- (352) 607-7607
- Website
- WWW.NEWVISIONFL.ORG
- Return prepared by
- SCHAFER TSCHOPP & MITCHELL LLLP
Mission
NEW VISION FOR INDEPENDENCE, INC. (NEW VISION) IS A NATIONALLY ACCREDITED 501(C)(3) TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION PROVIDING REHABILITATION, COMMUNITY EDUCATION, AND SUPPORT SERVICES FOR PEOPLE WITH LOW VISION OR BLINDNESS, AND THEIR FAMILIES TO PROMOTE INDEPENDENCE, ACCEPTANCE, AND SELF-CONFIDENCE. NEW VISION WAS INCORPORATED ON JULY 18, 2005.NEW VISION PROVIDES UNIQUE TRAINING TO PERSONS EXPERIENCING SEVERE BILATERAL VISION LOSS THAT IS AFFECTING THEIR DAILY FUNCTIONING IN DAILY LIVING, VOCATIONAL, OR ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES. NEW VISION SERVES ADULTS AND CHILDREN FROM BIRTH THROUGH AGE SIX AND THOSE IN HIGH SCHOOL WHO RESIDE IN LAKE, SUMTER AND THE VILLAGES. NEW VISION IS THE ONLY PROVIDER OF THESE VITAL SERVICES FOR THIS POPULATION IN THIS GEOGRAPHIC AREA.
Program accomplishments
- NEW VISION FOR INDEPENDENCE, INC. (NEW VISION), A NATIONALLY ACCREDITED 501(C)(3) TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION, ELIMINATES BARRIERS TO INDEPENDENCE FOR PEOPLE WITH VISION LOSS THROUGH REHABILITATION, COMMUNITY EDUCATION, ADVOCACY, AND SUPPORT SERVICES. REHABILITATION SERVICES INCLUDE TRAINING IN ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING, ORIENTATION AND MOBILITY, ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY, BRAILLE, AND MORE FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES IN LAKE, SUMTER, AND THE VILLAGES. SUPPORT SERVICES INCLUDE BY-PHONE EXERCISE CLASSES, SUPPORT GROUPS, AND WELLNESS PROGRAMMING, AS WELL AS IN-PERSON OUTINGS AND ACTIVITIES, OPEN TO ANYONE ANYWHERE WITH A VISUAL IMPAIRMENT. APPROXIMATELY 250 INDIVIDUALS WITH VISION LOSS WERE SERVED THIS YEAR.Expenses $711,838 · revenue $62,723
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 September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | September 30, 2026 | February 16, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | September 30, 2025 | February 17, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | September 30, 2024 | February 18, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 20-3288751
- 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
- 2006
- Accounting year ends
- September
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Human services (P86)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $613,319
- Income (IRS master file)
- $850,456
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | September 2025 | $820,949 | $813,111 | $613,319 | XML |
| 990 | September 2024 | $760,417 | $649,692 | $606,035 | XML |
| 990 | September 2023 | $630,040 | $600,647 | $344,489 | XML |
| 990 | September 2022 | $534,085 | $586,425 | $294,497 | IRS |
| 990 | September 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2018 | – | – | – | 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 20-3288751).
Questions about NEW VISION FOR INDEPENDENCE INC
- What is the EIN of NEW VISION FOR INDEPENDENCE INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of NEW VISION FOR INDEPENDENCE INC is 20-3288751.
- Is NEW VISION FOR INDEPENDENCE INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2006.
- Are donations to NEW VISION FOR INDEPENDENCE INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does NEW VISION FOR INDEPENDENCE INC 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 NEW VISION FOR INDEPENDENCE INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 16, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did NEW VISION FOR INDEPENDENCE INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of NEW VISION FOR INDEPENDENCE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names CHANTEL BUCK.
- Who are the officers and directors of NEW VISION FOR INDEPENDENCE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 7 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $68,769 (CHANTEL BUCK, PRESIDENT/CEO).
- How much revenue does NEW VISION FOR INDEPENDENCE INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $820,949, expenses of $813,111 and total assets of $613,319 at year end.
Other nonprofits in LEESBURG
- SUNRISEARC INC EIN 59-1930274 · last filed 990 for 2025
- HAVEN OF LAKE AND SUMTER COUNTIES INC EIN 59-1258427 · last filed 990 for 2025
- CHRISTIAN CARE CENTER INC EIN 59-2790823 · last filed 990 for 2025
- AMAC FOUNDATION INC EIN 32-0312372 · last filed 990 for 2025
- GLACC INC EIN 46-1486059 · last filed 990 for 2024
- DEAF SERVICE CENTER OF LAKE COUNTY EIN 59-3037695 · last filed 990 for 2024
- FLORIDA PRESBYTERIAN DISASTER ASSISTANCE NETWORK EIN 46-3156998 · last filed 990-EZ for 2024
- RESTORATION RANCH THERAPEUTIC RIDING INC EIN 82-4942746 · last filed 990-EZ for 2024