Envision Foundation Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE AND PROVIDE INSPIRATION AND OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED THROUGH EMPLOYMENT, OUTREACH, REHABILITATION, EDUCATION AND RESEARCH.
- Income
- $2.6 million
- Spending
- $967,228
- Spent on programs
- 80%
- Reserves
- 40 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 53%
- Employees
- 20
- Volunteers
- 500
- Highest pay
- $754,748, ceo/director/officer
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 90% of charities in its peer group (human services, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 40.0 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 2% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 62% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 40% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1580% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 5 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 95 out of 100. Higher than 60% of charities in its peer group (human services, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 254 of 6 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
0 of 5Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (2)
- $745,521 spent. THE FOUNDATION PROVIDES FUNDING FOR A NUMBER OF PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT BENEFIT BLIND AND LOW VISION INDIVIDUALS. THESE INCLUDE: HEATHER'S CAMP, AT CAMP, VARIOUS ART PROGRAMS, A MUSIC PROGRAM, EYES 4 OTHERS AND VARIOUS SUPPORT GROUP ACTIVITIES FOR ADULTS, SENIORS, TEENS AND PRE-TEENS. ALL SERVICES ARE PROVIDED REGARDLESS OF ABILITY TO PAY. NO FUNDS RAISED BY THE FOUNDATION STAFF GO TOWARD EXECUTIVE OR ADMINISTRATIVE SALARIED STAFF OF ENVISION, INC. ALL DOLLARS RAISED GO DIRECTLY TO SUPPORT PROGRAMS. ENVISION YOUTH CLUB SUPPORT GROUPS: MONTHLY SUPPORT GROUPS ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF YOUTHS & TEENS WITH VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS. YOUTH CLUB IS A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT BETWEEN ENVISION & THE WOMEN OF THE DELTA GAMMA FRATERNITY AT WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY. YOUTH CLUB HELPS OUR VISUALLY IMPAIRED YOUTHS WITH SOCIAL & EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT, EDUCATIONAL INSTRUCTION IN IMPROVING SKILLS, & NEW TECHNOLOGY & ACCESSING VISION REHABILITATION SERVICES. PARTICIPATION IN KIDS CLUB EMPOWERS YOUTH EXPERIENCING VISION LOSS TO BOND & BUILD PEER SUPPORT THROUGH INTERACTING WITH OTHER CHILDREN WITH VISION LOSS. THIS EMPOWERMENT & SUPPORT NETWORK HAS SHOWN DIRECT BENEFITS IN HELPING COPE WITH VISION LOSS & INTEGRATING WITH THEIR NON-DISABLED PEERS. MONTHLY ACTIVITIES LET KIDS BE KIDS WITHOUT THE STIGMA OF A VISUAL IMPAIRMENT, WHILE ALSO ALLOWING ENVISION STAFF TO MONITOR THE PROGRESS & NEEDS OF EACH INDIVIDUAL CHILD. ECDC: SERVING VISUALLY IMPAIRED & TYPICALLY DEVELOPING CHILDREN IN AN INTEGRATED SETTING, THE GOAL OF THE ENVISION CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER IS TO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES FOR CHILDREN BIRTH THROUGH AGE FIVE. A STATE-OF-THE-ART CHILDCARE FACILITY & PRESCHOOL, THE ENVISION CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER OFFERS A QUALITY EDUCATION WITH THE GOAL OF MAXIMIZING EACH CHILD'S POTENTIAL. THE ENVISION CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER IS SUPPORTED BY LICENSED & CERTIFIED PROFESSIONALS WITH EXPERTISE IN PHYSICAL & OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIES, IENTATION & MOBILITY (O&M) & BRAILLE. ALL TEACHERS MEET OR EXCEED THE REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH BY THE KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & ENVIRONMENT BUREAU OF CHILD CARE & HEALTH FACILITIES. EVRC: ENVISION VISION REHABILITATION CENTER OFFERS COMPREHENSIVE, STATE-OF-THE-ART SERVICES IN ONE CONVENIENT LOCATION. LICENSED & CERTIFIED SPECIALISTS WORK DIRECTLY WITH INDIVIDUALS & THEIR FAMILIES, BUILDING INDEPENDENCE & INSPIRING HOPE, REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY. ENVISION VISION REHABILITATION CENTER IS A CLINIC WITH ONE GOAL; TO HELP OUR PATIENTS REALIZE THEIR BEST POSSIBLE FUNCTIONAL VISION. WE ACHIEVE THIS BY COMBINING A COMPREHENSIVE VISION REHABILITATION PROGRAM WITH ADAPTIVE AIDS, TRAINING & RESOURCES. WE OFFER A WIDE VARIETY OF VISION REHABILITATION SERVICES & RESOURCES TO HELP PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR LOW VISION BECOME MORE INDEPENDENT. SAFELY NAVIGATING THE STREETS, COOKING A MEAL & HANDLING FINANCES ARE JUST SOME OF THE DAILY CHALLENGES WITH WHICH INDIVIDUALS WITH VISION IMPAIRMENTS STRUGGLE. MUSIC PROGRAM: MUSIC HAS THE POWER TO REACH EVERYONE REGARDLESS OF DISABILITY. RESEARCH INDICATES THAT CHILDREN WITH VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS OFTEN EXCEL AT RHYTHMIC WORK, MUSICAL PATTERNS & MUSICAL PLAY WHICH CAN BE A VALUABLE TOOL IN ASSISTING OTHER AREAS OF DEVELOPMENT SUCH AS BEHAVIOR; MOVEMENT & MOBILITY; LANGUAGE; MEMORY & CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT; MATHEMATICS & LOGIC; LITERACY; & SOCIAL INTERACTION. THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPERIENCE MUSIC IS ESSENTIAL IN THE EARLY YEARS. IN FACT, ACCORDING TO "MUSIC EDUCATION: NOT JUST A FRILL" BY THE NATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF PARENTS OF BLIND CHILDREN, THE EDUCATION CONSEQUENCES OF WEAK MUSICAL FUNDAMENTALS FOR A VISUALLY IMPAIRED CHILD CAN BE AS DEVASTATING AS THE INABILITY TO READ OR WRITE. THE ENVISION MUSIC PROGRAM IS A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT INVOLVING COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS & MUSIC PROFESSIONALS. PRESCHOOL THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL CHILDREN GAIN MUSIC AWARENESS AT THEIR OWN RATE &/OR AS A CHILD'S INSTRUCTION IS CORRELATED WITH WHAT THEY ARE WORKING ON IN THEIR SCHOOL MUSIC CLASS. ART PROGRAM: ART CAN GIVE A VISUALLY IMPAIRED CHILD A TANGIBLE WAY TO "MAP OUT" A SENSE OF THE WORLD. ART IS CULTIVATED FROM WITHIN, BUILDS CONFIDENCE & INCREASES SELF-CONCEPT WHILE ENRICHING HEARTS & MINDS. IN ORDER TO REVEAL THAT A PERSON WITHOUT SIGHT CAN STILL ENCOMPASS A CREATIVE VISION, THE ENVISION CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER OFFERS AN ACCESSIBLE ART EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN WITH VISION LOSS. IN COLLABORATION WITH COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS & ARTS PROFESSIONALS, ENVISION'S ART PROGRAM SUPPORTS A VITAL EXPERIENCE FOR VISUALLY IMPAIRED CHILDREN & TEENS WHOM MIGHT NOT OTHERWISE HAVE THIS EXPOSURE. PROVIDING ACCESS TO THE ARTS FOR THE BLIND & VISUALLY IMPAIRED IS OUR CORE PRINCIPLE, WHILE OUR PHILOSOPHY EXPRESSES THE BELIEF THAT INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE VISUALLY IMPAIRED CAN EQUALLY ENGAGE IN CREATIVE ARTS THROUGH EXPLORATION & DISCOVERY, COUPLED WITH A BROAD VIEW THAT EMBRACES THE DIFFERENCES WITHIN ALL INDIVIDUALS. THE ENVISION ARTS PROGRAM ALSO INCLUDES ADULTS WHO ARE BLIND OR VISUALLY IMPAIRED TWO TIMES PER WEEK, SEVERAL OF WHOM WERE STRUGGLING WITH MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES AND WERE REFERRED FROM THE ENVISION REHABILITATION CENTER. SEVERAL PARTICIPANTS IN ENVISION'S DAY SUPPORT PROGRAM FOR THOSE WHO ARE BLIND OR VISUALLY IMPAIRED AND WHO HAVE AN INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY PARTICIPATE IN THE ENVISION ARTS PROGRAM ONCE A WEEK. IN JANUARY OF 2022, ENVISION OPENED THE "ENVISION ART GALLERY & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT CENTER" IN THE HEART OF DOWNTOWN WICHITA. IT IS THE ONLY GALLERY IN THE COUNTRY FOR BLIND OR VISUALLY IMPAIRED AND OTHER DIFFERENTLY ABLED ARTISTS TO EXHIBIT THEIR WORK. ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY CAMP (LEVEL UP PROGRAM): TODAY'S SOCIETY IS DRIVEN BY COMPUTERS; IT IS DIFFICULT TO IMAGINE ANY STUDENT ENGAGING IN SOCIETY WITHOUT ADEQUATE TECHNOLOGICAL SKILLS. STILL, MANY VISUALLY IMPAIRED YOUTHS BELIEVE THAT COMPUTERS, HIGHER EDUCATION & MANY CAREERS ARE "OUT OF REACH". THE ENVISION ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY CAMP IS A WEEK-LONG EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE FOR KANSAS STUDENTS FROM ALL 105 COUNTIES NOMINATED FOR PARTICI
- $31,313 spent. THE FOUNDATION PROVIDES FUNDRAISING SUPPORT FOR A MULTITUDE OF DIRECT MISSION SERVICES AND PROGRAMS FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR VISUALLY IMPAIRED, INCLUDING: EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION (INFANT THROUGH PRE-KINDERGARTEN), PROGRAMS FOR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS (MONTHLY MEETINGS VIRTUALLY & WEEKLONG SUMMER CONFERENCES TO LEARN ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY AND GET COACHING TO PREPARE THEM FOR CAREERS OR COLLEGE), AN OUTDOOR SUMMER CAMP WITH ONE-ON-ONE MENTORS, ADULT SUPPORT GROUP, ART PROGRAMS FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES WHO ARE BLIND OR VISUALLY IMPAIRED, AND REHABILITATION SERVICES TO ENABLE THOSE WHO HAVE LOST OR ARE LOSING SIGHT MAINTAIN INDEPENDENCE. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR CONTINUATION.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since June 2006.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.
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