TRI-State Independent Blind Society Inc
Donations deductibleRevenue
$328k
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$393k
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$2.4m
$432k liabilities
Net assets
$2m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
5
6.8 years on average
Staff
14
12 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
11
named in Part VII
TRI-State Independent Blind Society Inc's network
5 people2 organisationsi5 people and 2 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (5). Violet dotted lines (2) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
5 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 9 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI; we list 5 in Part VII (Part VII does not always name every voting member).| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antonio Hayes | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Cathy Sauser | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Julie Hoffmann | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Lori Vargas | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Ron Herrig | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
11 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Amanda Meiers | Treasurer | since 2018 |
| Carol Steckel | Company secretary | since 2018 |
| Debra Gagne | President | since 2018 |
| Donald Gagne | Executive Director | since 2018 |
| Gregory Jaeger | Treasurer | since 2021 |
| Linda Manders | Vice President | since 2018 |
| Mike Gagne | Treasurer | 2024 |
| Pamela Gagne | Secretary & Treasurer | 2018 |
| Sandra Johnson | Company secretary | since 2019 |
| Thomas Bartell-Witter | Company secretary | 2021 |
| Violet Haverland | Vice President | since 2021 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debra Gagne | President | 40 | $33k | ||
| Amanda Meiers | Secretary/Treasurer | 40 | $25k | ||
| Julie Hoffmann | Director | 0.4 | $0 | ||
| Ron Herrig | Director | 0.6 | $0 | ||
| Lori Vargas | Director | 0.4 | $0 | ||
| Cathy Sauser | Director | 0.4 | $0 | ||
| Antonio Hayes | Director | 0.4 | $0 | ||
| Violet Haverland | Vice President | 0.4 | $0 | ||
| Mike Gagne | Treasurer | 0.4 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Tri-State Independent Blind Society Inc
- EIN
- 426189594
- Address
- 1068 Cedar Cross Rd, Dubuque, IA, 52003-7745
- State
- Iowa
- Mission
- To improve the quality of life for the visually impaired and help them live independently. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- P82Z Human services
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Human Services
- Size band
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1975
- Principal officer
- Debra Gagne (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 October 1975
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsCathy Sauser
≥8years on the filingsRon Herrig
≥6years on the filingsJulie Hoffmann
≥6years on the filingsLori Vargas
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $2.4m
- Total liabilities
- $432k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $2m
- Contributions and grants received
- $7k
- Program service revenue
- $4k
- Employees
- 14
- Volunteers
- 12
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $328k | $393k | Deficit $65k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.Tri-State Independent Blind Society, Inc. likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: Iowa Secretary of State, active business entities (data.iowa.gov ez5t-3qay). Licence: CC BY 4.0. Attribution: Iowa Secretary of State. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- Iowa
- Entity type
- Revised Domestic Non-Profit
- Status
- Active
- Formed
- 27 February 1973
- Registered agent
- Deborah Gagne (city and state not held)