Vision Resources of Central Pennsylvania
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
ASSIST INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED TO FLOURISH WITHIN OUR COMMUNITIES AND PREVENT BLINDNESS.
- Income
- $2.3 million
- Spending
- $1.9 million
- Spent on programs
- 73%
- Reserves
- 93.9 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- investment income, 38%
- Employees
- 129
- Volunteers
- 117
- Highest pay
- $99,606, ceo
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: 90 out of 100. Higher than 69% of charities in its peer group (diseases, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 93.9 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 1% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 14% of income.
Income trend
5 of 15Income fell 24% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1573% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 32 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: 100 out of 100. Higher than 61% of charities in its peer group (diseases, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 2518 of 18 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
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
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 (7)
- $893,866 spent. BUSINESS 2 BUSINESS/PRODUCTION FACILITY:PROVIDES MEANINGFUL EMPLOYMENT AND ON-THE-JOB TRAINING FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH VISUAL, PHYSICAL AND MENTAL DISABILITIES. EMPLOYED 90 PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES IN THE AREAS OF PEN PRODUCTION, MAILING AND FULFILLMENT SERVICES, PHOTO ID CENTERS, CARPET, AND JANITORIAL. PROVIDES ALMOST 70% OF THE AGENCY'S REVENUE.
- $172,940 spent. SOCIAL SERVICESTRANSPORTATION/ESCORT, IN-HOME SERVICES AND GROUP EDUCATION & SUPPORT ARE PROVIDED TO BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED PERSONS IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA; CLIENTS RECEIVED 1074 HOURS OF SUPPORT SERVICES. WE PROVIDED 300 NON-CLIENTS WHO ARE BLIND OR HAVE LOW VISION WITH CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES INCLUDING REFERRALS TO SERVICES AS WELL AS RESOURCES. FIFTEEN INDIVIDUALS WERE ACCEPTED AS NEW CLIENTS IN FY24-25. VARIOUS ACTIVITIES ARE PROVIDED THROUGH MONTHLY SUPPORT GROUP MEETINGS HELD AT VROCP'S HOME OFFICE IN HARRISBURG, AS WELL AS IN CHAMBERSBURG. ORIENTATION & MOBILITY (O&M) HAS CONTINUED TO BE PROVIDED ON AN AS-NEEDED BASIS.
- $136,557 spent. LOW VISION REHAB CENTERTHE VISION REHAB CENTER PROVIDES FULL ON-SITE LOW VISION CARE RANGING FROM LOW VISION EXAMS AND EVALUATIONS TO REHABILITATION AND ADAPTIVE TRAINING AND EQUIPMENT. THE STAFF LOW VISION OPTOMETRIST PROVIDED 123 LOW VISION EVALUATIONS IN FY24-25. ALL LOW VISION CLIENTS CAN ACCESS THE NECESSITIES STORE FOR CONVENIENCE ITEMS AS WELL AS OTHER VROCP SERVICES. AN ON-STAFF LOW VISION SPECIALTY LICENSED OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST PROVIDED SPECIALIZED TRAINING AND MAGNIFICATION EQUIPMENT TO 222 CLIENTS DURING THIS FISCAL YEAR. 396 SESSIONS WERE PROVIDED AT AN AVERAGE OF 60 MINUTES PER SESSION.
- $48,145 spent. PREVENTION OF BLINDNESSFREE VISION SCREENINGS FOR PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN AGED 2-6 ARE CONDUCTED IN DAUPHIN, CUMBERLAND, PERRY, AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES. THERE WERE 2,669 SCREENINGS PERFORMED IN FY24-25 AT 91 SITES, WITH 206 REFERRALS FOR FOLLOW-UP. EYE HEALTH & SAFETY EDUCATION PROGRAMS ARE ALSO OFFERED TO THE SAME AGE GROUP OF CHILDREN IN THE FOUR COUNTIES SERVED ON A MUCH SMALLER SCALE. A HIGHLIGHT OF THE DEPARTMENT IS AN ANNUAL WEEK-LONG SUMMER CAMP, HELD IN JULY, FOR 6-8 CHILDREN WHO ARE LEGALLY BLIND/VISUALLY IMPAIRED.
- $65,006 spent. AUDIO SERVICESVROCP OPERATES AN AUDIO STREAM PROVIDING NEWS, INFORMATION AND ENTERTAINMENT, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK AND TWENTY-FOUR HOURS A DAY. THE STREAM MAY BE ACCESSED WITH ANY WI-FI CAPABLE DEVICE. NEWSPAPERS, MAGAZINES, BOOKS, GROCERY, AND PHARMACY ADS ARE READ AND RECORDED DAILY BY VROCP VOLUNTEERS. IN FY 2024-2025 AUDIO VOLUNTEERS DONATED 2,569 HOURS OF THEIR TIME TO THE SERVICE. OTHER PROGRAM OFFERS INCLUDE PENN LIVE NEWS READ LIVE EACH WEEKDAY MORNING FROM NINE UNTIL TEN A.M., THE SPARK, AN ORIGINAL PROGRAM FROM WITF PUBLIC MEDIA, AND INSIGHT INTERVIEWS, AN ORIGINAL PROGRAM OFFER OF VROCP. DAILY OBITUARIES ARE RECORDED BY VOLUNTEERS IN THEIR ENTIRETY AND ARE HEARD BY HUNDREDS OF LISTENERS ON A DEDICATED AUDIO SERVICES TELEPHONE LINE. WORLD FOLK MUSIC, A FEATURE OF THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTE FOLKWAYS LABEL, CAN ALSO BE ENJOYED.
- $36,891 spent. EYE CLINICPROVIDES NO-COST COMPREHENSIVE EYE EXAMS AND BASIC NEEDS EYEGLASSES TO INDIVIDUALS OF ALL AGES WHO ARE UNINSURED OR UNDERINSURED AND MEET THE QUALIFICATIONS OF THE ELIGIBILITY SCREENING. THE CLINIC OPERATES WITH FUNDING ASSISTANCE FROM COMMUNITY PARTNERS, PA VISION FOUNDATION AND UNITED WAY OF THE CAPITAL REGION CONTACT TO CARE PROGRAMS. IN FY24-25, THE CLINIC WAS OPEN 11 DAYS AND PROVIDED 51 FREE EXAMS AND 15 FREE PAIRS OF EYEGLASSES. IN ADDITION, 137 QUALIFIED CLIENTS WERE REFERRED TO PARTICIPATING PROVIDERS IN THEIR COMMUNITY FOR THESE SAME SERVICES UNDER OUR PROGRAM. LANGUAGE TRANSLATION SERVICES WERE PROVIDED TO 30% OF THESE CLIENTS.
- $77,216 spent. ACCESS TECHNOLOGYTHE AT DEPARTMENT OFFERS HIGH-QUALITY TRAINING IN THE USE OF COMPUTERS, MOBILE DEVICES, AND ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY EQUIPMENT FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE BLIND OR VISUALLY IMPAIRED. TRAINING IS INDIVIDUALIZED TO EACH PERSON AND INCLUDES APPLICATIONS SUCH AS WORD PROCESSING, SPREADSHEETS, DOWLOADING APPLICATIONS, AND USING THE INTERNET. 28 CLIENTS WERE SERVED INDIVIDUALLY. 30,807 PAGES OF BRAILLE/LARGE PRINT PRODUCTION WERE PRODUCED FOR VARIOUS STATE AND PRIVATE CUSTOMERS.
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 October 13, 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 September 1951.
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 October 21, 2026.
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