New York · Nonprofit
GOODWILL VISION ENTERPRISES INC
GOODWILL VISION ENTERPRISES INC (New York) receives grants from 15 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,495,356 to it, the largest being UNITED WAY OF GREATER ROCHESTER AND THE FINGER LAKES INC ($554,014). 7 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 67% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2025
- $19M
- Funders on record
- 15
- Grants received
- $1.5M
- Net assets
- $18M
What Goodwill Vision Enterprises Inc does
Mission
The mission of gve is to prepare and empower people with barriers toindependence to be self-sufficient and contribute to their familiesand communities.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Under the abilityone program the manufacturing department produces andsells a large variety of office products, safety solutions, andchemicals through distribution channels to the federal government.significant long-standing partnerships with industry have created jobsfor individuals who are blind and visually impaired. Manufacturing hassewn uniforms for the military, the blind and visually impaired peoplework in an integrated setting as they sew alongside operators who aresighted. Manufacturing has contributed revenue to support communityprograms for the organization and job training is always available forindividuals who are blind or visually impaired.
$11,704,819 spent$13,140,463 earned by the program84% of program spendingUnder the ability one program gve's contact center provides employmentopportunities and has consistently demonstrated overall and ongoingexcellence in operations, technology, training, contract procurement,corporate and community partnerships and, most importantly, in offeringchallenging and rewarding career opportunities for people who are blindor visually impaired. Contact center employees who are blind andvisually impaired work alongside those who are sighted to deliver ahigh-quality service and meet stringent government standards. Thischallenging work and focused commitment to stellar customer service hasdistinguished gve's contacter center as the nyspsp nys preferred sourcefor new york state telecommunication contracts.
$1,180,199 spent$1,684,330 earned by the program8% of program spendingGve vision rehabilitation provides low vision services, includingexamination and evaluation. Training in orientation and mobilityteaches people who are blind or visually impaired to travel safely intheir home and community. Vision rehab therapy teaches individuals withvision loss to adapt to everyday activities. Training is provided usingadaptive technology and computers. Social work services and casemanagement provides information, services and referrals. Pre-vocationaltraining for young adults prepares them to fufill educational andcareer goals. Youth and families are provided year round programming toenhance vital skills. Project eye care and early vision screeningpartners with schools to connect families with medical professionalsfor early intervention.
$1,091,805 spent$834,553 earned by the program8% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2023 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $13,976,823.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2020 to 2021, from $47M to $34M (−27%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2022 4% · 2023 1%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Jennifer Lake
President and CEO
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 2 funders to 8 funders, grant income rose $82k → $301k.
6 of 15 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 67% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of GOODWILL VISION ENTERPRISES INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
GOODWILL VISION ENTERPRISES INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 37% of grant income and the top three 85%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
74% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund GOODWILL VISION ENTERPRISES INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 91% · 2018 100% · 2019 58% · 2020 67% · 2021 74% · 2022 71% · 2023 72% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
22% of GOODWILL VISION ENTERPRISES INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 47% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
67% of GOODWILL VISION ENTERPRISES INC's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $492k that is directly attributable, 76% of it comes from New York funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $1.0M arriving through sponsors registered in 3 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Government funding GOODWILL VISION ENTERPRISES INC receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $17.9M on record.
- Environmental Protection Agency$14.6M
- Department of Homeland Security$3.0M
- Department of Commerce$187k
- Department of Defense$154k
Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.
Organizations like GOODWILL VISION ENTERPRISES INC
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In New York
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
79% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
93%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Part of a family of 4 related entities
- Goodwill of the Finger Lakes Inc · exempt
- Goodwill of Upstate New York Inc · exempt
- Seneca Place LLC · partnership
- Abvi-Goodwill Residential Resources Inc · corp_trust
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Questions and answers
- Who funds GOODWILL VISION ENTERPRISES INC?
- GOODWILL VISION ENTERPRISES INC (New York) receives grants from 15 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,495,356 to it, the largest being UNITED WAY OF GREATER ROCHESTER AND THE FINGER LAKES INC ($554,014). 7 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 67% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does GOODWILL VISION ENTERPRISES INC have?
- IRS filings report 15 organizations giving $1,495,356 in grants to GOODWILL VISION ENTERPRISES INC, 7 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of GOODWILL VISION ENTERPRISES INC?
- UNITED WAY OF GREATER ROCHESTER AND THE FINGER LAKES INC is the largest funder on record, with $554,014 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like GOODWILL VISION ENTERPRISES INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in New York. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 15 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing