Pennsylvania · Nonprofit
THE SIGHT CENTER OF NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA
THE SIGHT CENTER OF NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA (Pennsylvania) receives grants from 12 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,542,176 to it, the largest being ERIE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ($573,530). 8 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $1.2M
- Funders on record
- 12
- Grants received
- $1.5M
- Net assets
- $3.7M
What The Sight Center of Northwest Pennsylvania does
Mission
The mission of the sight center is to prevent blindness and promote independence for those with vision loss and those who are blind.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Prevention of blindness: research confirms that 25% of children enter kindergarten with a visual condition that impedes learning. As part of our mission to prevent blindness, the center provided 1,576 pediatric vision screenings and 923 youth were educated in pre-schools, child-care centers and kindergarten registration events in our seven-county service area from july 1, 2024 through june 30, 2025. Roughly 8% of children screened failed the screenings and were referred for follow-up with an eye care professional. Parents/guardians of all children who failed screenings were contacted with a call and a referral letter and then again at 30,60 and 90 days to support eye health literacy for parents and post-screening to ensure care was provided to the child. This sight center referral rate matches the national benchmarks of 6-8%.in support of its mission to prevent blindness, in 2017 the sight center implemented the national diabetes prevention program (ndpp) created and sponsored by the national centers for disease control and prevention (cdc). Diabetes is the leading cause of severe and permanent vision loss in working-age adults. By preventing or delaying the on-set of type 2…
$285,890 spent$3,119 earned by the program37% of program spendingVision rehabilitation: the goal of vision rehabilitation is to improve quality of life in people living with vision loss. The center provides low vision examinations and professional follow-up to adults and children with reduced vision to maintain independence. Research states that 1 out of 3 older adults are diagnosed with a progressive eye disease which affects their vision and makes it difficult to complete activities of daily living independently. Recruitment efforts for a low vision optometrist have led us to a new partnership with our sister pab agency, visability. This has enabled the center to have limited access to a low vision specialist and begin to see patients again and provide access to assistive technology to help improve the quality of life for those with low vision in our community. We hope to grow this partnership to provide additional support for this much needed service at our facility.
$59,923 spent$17,027 earned by the program8% of program spendingBlindness services and social support: in support of its mission to promote independence in fy2025, the sight center provided 1190 hours of life skills education, which continues to increase year over year. We delivered 306 hours of support services and 3,007 hours of transportation services. Our client census has grown to 226 individuals who receive ongoing supportive services. Blind and low vision youngsters participate in envision sports camp, a week-long experience with 80+ blind and low vision youth. It is a highlight for the kids and the sight center staff, who are onsite to volunteer and cheer them on. The center provides modest financial support for the program.our wednesday club continues to engage members in social, education, and well-being related activities. Enthusiasm has significantly increased as bonds of friendship are built, as well as engaging in relevant topics, speakers, and fun. Our speaker's series continues to expand and is very well attended. The year's topics included eye health and low-cost technology, both promoting independence and quality of life. Sight center drivers and social service providers continue to visit and assist our older blind and…
$426,274 spent$34,571 earned by the program55% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $772,087.
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. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2019 to 2020, from $4.0M to $3.6M (−11%).
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: 2017 27% · 2018 23% · 2019 19% · 2020 33% · 2021 30% · 2022 18% · 2023 29% · 2024 22% · 2025 25%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
83% of THE SIGHT CENTER OF NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (81% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 6 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
Linda Moore
CEO
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
The chief executive listed changed between the FY2018 and FY2019 filings.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 2 funders to 5 funders, grant income fell $290k → $139k.
3 of 12 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 42% 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 THE SIGHT CENTER OF NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA’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
THE SIGHT CENTER OF NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA leans on a few funders — its largest provides 37% of grant income and the top three 67%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
63% 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 THE SIGHT CENTER OF NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 57% · 2018 55% · 2019 45% · 2020 42% · 2021 46% · 2022 29% · 2023 51% — 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
75% of THE SIGHT CENTER OF NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 67% 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
81% of THE SIGHT CENTER OF NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA's grant income comes from Pennsylvania funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $648k 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.
Against its field
THE SIGHT CENTER OF NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA runs a healthier operating margin than half of the 6,891 human services nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 6,891 human services nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2025
Organizations like THE SIGHT CENTER OF NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA
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 Pennsylvania
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
69% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
94%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
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A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for THE SIGHT CENTER OF NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds THE SIGHT CENTER OF NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA?
- THE SIGHT CENTER OF NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA (Pennsylvania) receives grants from 12 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,542,176 to it, the largest being ERIE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ($573,530). 8 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does THE SIGHT CENTER OF NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA have?
- IRS filings report 12 organizations giving $1,542,176 in grants to THE SIGHT CENTER OF NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA, 8 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of THE SIGHT CENTER OF NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA?
- ERIE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $573,530 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like THE SIGHT CENTER OF NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Pennsylvania. 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 12 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