Empire State Employment Resources for the Blind Inc
Donations deductibleEmpire State Employment Resources for the Blind Inc's network
9 people4 organisationsi9 people and 4 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (9). Violet dotted lines (4) 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
9 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, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lisa A Damiani Chair | Chair | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Daniel Spence | Treasurer | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Jennifer Lake | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| John J Calabrese | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Kenny J Fernald | Company secretary | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Kevin A Lynch (also filed as Kevin Lynch) | Director Thru Apr 2024 | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Peter Slatin | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Soraya Correa | Director From Mar 2024 | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Susan C Robinson | Vice Chair | 2018 | 8 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
9 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Carolyn Laney | Executive Director (Through 4/21) | since 2018 |
| Christopher T Burke | Executive Director | since 2022 |
| Colleen Franchini | Program Director, Administration | since 2019 |
| Kristoffer Visconti | Senior Sales Manager | since 2020 |
| Lawrence Mirro | Sales Manager | since 2019 |
| Lawrencer Mirro | Senior State Acct Manager | since 2023 |
| Richard Olivo | State Account Manager | 2018 |
| Shyla Ingram | Sales Manager | since 2022 |
| Timothy Fiori | Senior Director | since 2018 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 September 2025iFrom 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher T Burke | Executive Director | 40 | $198k | $42k | |
| Timothy Fiori | Senior Director | 40 | $177k | $42k | |
| Andrew H Placito III | Director, Operations and Accounting | 40 | $106k | $25k | |
| Lawrence Mirro | Sales Manager | 40 | $104k | $12k | |
| Susan C Robinson | Vice Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| Kenny J Fernald | Secretary | 1 | $0 | ||
| Daniel Spence | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Peter Slatin | Chair (As of 12/2024) | 1 | $0 | ||
| John J Calabrese | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jennifer Lake | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Soraya Correa | Director | 1 | $0 | $358k | |
| Jason Eckert | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Lisa Rafalson | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Maria Dimeglio | Director | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Empire State Employment Resources for the Blind Inc
- EIN
- 465157149
- Address
- 136 State St Ste 2, Albany, NY, 12207-1628
- State
- New York
- Mission
- Creating employment opportunities and upward mobility for new yorkers who are blind. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- P20 Human services
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Human Services
- Size band
- 7 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2014
- Principal officer
- Christopher T Burke (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 December 2014
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Related organisations (Schedule R)
RelatedENHANCE OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDEPENDENCE OF PEOPLE WHO ARE BLINDNational Industries for the BlindRelatedPROVIDING EMPLOYMENT RELATED SERVICES TO UNDERSERVEDCore Career
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsLisa A Damiani
≥8years on the filingsSusan C Robinson
≥6years on the filingsPeter Slatin
≥5years on the filingsKenny J Fernald
Latest return
year to 30 September 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 September 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $10m
- Total liabilities
- $7.6m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $2.4m
- Contributions and grants received
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $2.4m
- Employees
- 14
- Volunteers
- 11
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $2.2m | $1.9m | $264k |
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.Empire State Employment Resources For The Blind, 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: New York Department of State, active corporations (data.ny.gov n9v6-gdp6). Licence: New York open data terms of use. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- New York
- Entity type
- Domestic Not-For-Profit Corporation
- Status
- Active
- Formed
- 24 February 2014
- Registered agent
- Not stated