You can go to the Seeing Eye web site and download their annual report.
The most recent available is from September 30, 2015.
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Statements of Financial Position
ASSETS
September 30, 2015 September 30, 2014
Cash and cash equivalents
$ 1,817,000 $ 1,732,000
Prepaids and other assets
398,000 291,000
Unconditional promises to give, net
851,000 1,300,000
Investments
228,937,000 238,934,000
Beneficial interests in perpetual trusts held by others 22,109,000
21,323,000
Beneficial interests in other charitable trusts
929,000 966,000
Cash - NJEDA bond funds held by trustee
- 1,921,000
Land, buildings and equipment, net
47,595,000 49,414,000
$ 302,636,000 $ 315,881,000
LIABILITIES
Accounts payable and accrued expenses $
3,171,000 $ 3,330,000
Accrued pension and postretirement benefits 19,160,000
18,239,000
Interest payable
378,000 625,000
Capital lease obligation
2,458,000 2,476,000
Bonds payable
37,096,000 37,919,000
62,263,000 62,589,000
NET ASSETS
Unrestricted
209,537,000 222,663,000
Temporarily restricted
2,768,000 3,377,000
Permanently restricted
28,068,000 27,252,000
Total net assets
240,373,000 253,292,000
$ 302,636,000 $ 315,881,000
Reproduced from the September 30, 2015, financial statements audited by
EisnerAmper LLP.
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From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of
Nimer Jaber
Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2017 6:53 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: GPS Apps
Hello,
How are you able to get it to reliably announce, say, intersections? How well
does it do at providing timely directions when walking or in a vehicle? My
concern is mostly usability, not as much who funds it, also I would disagree
with the statement the Seeing Eye is "wealthy?.
Thanks.
On Tue, May 16, 2017 at 8:38 PM Sieghard Weitzel
<[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
It is my understanding that Sendero has received and continues to receive
funding from the Seeing Eye school which in itself is rather wealthy and I
think can afford to fund Sendero’s development efforts. I think the Seeing Eye
app works rather well, what one finds cluttered or not depends to some degree
on one’s personal preferences.I also heard that Nearby Explorer’s interface is
cluttered and not very intuitive. As for how well it works I experienced a
situation once in Calgary quite far in the southeast where Blindsquare had no
map data at all, but the Seeing Eye app gave me accurate instructions.
Regards,
Sieghard
From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>
[mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>] On Behalf Of
Andy Baracco
Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2017 1:50 PM
To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>
Subject: Re: GPS Apps
One of my concerns about this app is the possible shaky funding situation. when
folks would ask about adding features, they were often told that they would
need to secure more funding.
Andy
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From: Nimer Jaber<mailto:[email protected]>
To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2017 7:29 AM
Subject: Re: GPS Apps
Hello,
I tried out Seeing Eye GPS today, and experienced some issues that make me not
want to purchase this app. Here is what I noticed, and if there are
work-arounds, please let me know:
* Lack of Customization: This app seems to not allow me to choose what I
want announced when... it allows me to view information, but the interface is
busy and unnecessarily clunky in my opinion.
* The announcements don't happen when the device is in my pocket as the app
says they should... I do have background setting turned on. Even when the
device is unlocked, on a bus the app missed every other street or more at
times. And when walking around, results were not much better. I did like
intersection descriptions though...
* The frequency of updates was every 15 seconds. My phone got warm, and I
often did not hear information... this is similar to the above, but 15 seconds
can be a long time to walk if you are a fast walker before you receive accurate
information.
* Lack of information: I don't see where I can get lat/long.
* Inaccessible map: This app is for the blind, and has Seeing Eye's name on
it. It is a complete and utter shame that the devs of this app did not see fit
to make the maps accessible, or at the very least to provide an alternative to
the inaccessible maps.
* Terrible button descriptions: One of them just says menu... While I can
explore and press things until I figure out what they do, who is this app for?
Was it designed for the techy that doesn't care about button descriptions and
labels?
* Finally, the price... The map data this app uses, so far as I can tell,
is free. There may be an up-front cost to provide this to the user, I am not
sure... but I believe there is not. What is the user being charged for exactly?
If it is for app improvements, then I am really appalled that, in all the time
this app has been on the appstore, this is the best the devs can do.
I am critical of this app, but I am hoping someone can set me straight or tell
me what I am missing here. I am glad they offer a free trial, otherwise I would
be requesting a refund. I cannot recommend anybody serious about independent
navigation use this app. Intersection descriptions are about the best thing
this app does right. While that is useful, I am not sure that that is worth
paying a recurring subscription or $299.
On Tue, May 16, 2017 at 8:54 AM Giller, Anna
<[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
I like Seeing Eye GPS although its subscription is $70 a year.
From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>
[mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>] On Behalf Of
Feliciano Godoy
Sent: Monday, May 15, 2017 11:37 PM
To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>
Subject: Re: GPS Apps
On iOS, I recommend blindsquare simultaneously with Google maps. Nearby
explorer did not meet my standards. Although blindsquare and nearby explorer
was said to use foursquare for its maps, blindsquare was superior. I don't care
much for the intersection analysis as i use my auditory senses for that.
BlindSquare provided more accurate information and more points of interest.
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On May 15, 2017, at 8:20 PM, Sieghard Weitzel
<[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
I don’t have Nearby Explorer, but definitely prefer the Seeing Eye app over
Blindsquare because of the detailed intersection information I get as well as
because Blindsquare uses Open Street Maps which I have in several instances
found to be less reliable than Google Maps which I believe is what the Seeing
Eye app uses and I think also Nearby Explorer.
Regards,
Sieghard
From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Richard Turner
Sent: Monday, May 15, 2017 6:03 PM
To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>
Subject: Re: GPS Apps
Well, if you would consider buying Seeing Eye GPS, you may as well just buy the
iOS version of Nearby Explorer since it is significantly less expensive.
Or, a combination of Blind Square with Google Maps is almost as good as Nearby
Explorer.
I don't know about the latitude/longitude option with any of the apps since I
do not use it.
I hope you find a good combination.
Richard
On May 15, 2017, at 2:20 PM, Marie
<[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
I find that a combination of Blind Square and either Apple maps or Google maps
does everything I need because Blind Square continues to run and give you
points of interest and intersections while the other app gives you turn by turn.
Marie
From: Nimer Jaber
Sent: Monday, May 15, 2017 1:15 PM
To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>
Subject: GPS Apps
Hello,
On Android, I used Nearby Explorer. I contacted the dev to see if they would
offer some sort of a discount as I already purchased their app once, however
was told I would need to pay for the app. On Android, I found it quite good as
I could choose what I wanted to be announced, and I could choose whether to use
onboard or online maps. It had features that no other app used. I am
considering purchasing the app on iOS, however I am interested in others'
experiences with navigation apps. I am looking for an app which will announce
intersections accurately as I approach them, as well as points of interest. It
would be good if it offered turn-by-turn navigation, although I would mostly
use Google Maps for that. Getting heading is good. Rarely, lat/long is good as
well, as I do enjoy getting out to geocache from time to time.
So, any thoughts? It's fine if it is more than one app... Will BlindSquare meet
my needs? Should I consider the Seeing Eye GPS? Any other apps that I should
have on my list?
Thanks all.
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