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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by NATIONAL SOCIETY TO PREVENT BLINDNESS.

Totals

Total revenue
$244,425
Total expenses
$268,414
Contributions and grants received
$229,499
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$14,926
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$358,206
Total liabilities, end of year
$36,272
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$321,934
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$214,730
Management and general expenses
$24,158
Fundraising expenses
$29,526
Program service expenses (Part III)
$214,730

Program services were 80.0% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $1,500

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $53,227

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $95,500

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $79,272

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $13,923 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $13,923

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $1,003

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $1,003

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $1,003 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $1,003

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $5,636

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $53,227

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $5,636

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $109,006 · program services $87,205 · management and general $9,810 · fundraising $11,991

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $54,180 · program services $43,344 · management and general $4,876 · fundraising $5,960

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $3,521 · program services $2,817 · management and general $317 · fundraising $387

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $17,319 · program services $13,855 · management and general $1,559 · fundraising $1,905

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $10,174 · program services $8,139 · management and general $916 · fundraising $1,119

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $4,000 · program services $3,200 · management and general $360 · fundraising $440

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $10,500 · program services $8,400 · management and general $945 · fundraising $1,155

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $855 · program services $684 · management and general $77 · fundraising $94

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $2,612 · program services $2,090 · management and general $235 · fundraising $287

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $6,288 · program services $5,029 · management and general $567 · fundraising $692

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $2,362 · program services $1,890 · management and general $212 · fundraising $260

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $12,888 · program services $10,310 · management and general $1,160 · fundraising $1,418

  • 17 · Travel

    total $6,784 · program services $5,427 · management and general $611 · fundraising $746

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $19,491 · program services $15,593 · management and general $1,754 · fundraising $2,144

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $1,939 · program services $1,552 · management and general $174 · fundraising $213

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $2,900 · program services $2,320 · management and general $261 · fundraising $319

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $3,595 · program services $2,875 · management and general $324 · fundraising $396

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $29,360 · end of year $52,618

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $21,323 · end of year $5,600

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $5,900 · end of year $7,624

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $103,225

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $98,378

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $6,786 · end of year $4,847

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $299,550 · end of year $277,480

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $9,899 · end of year $10,037

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $24,302 · end of year $28,172

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $8,100

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $348,516 · end of year $321,934

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

to prevent blindness and preserve sight

  • Public Education-informing the general public about the basic facts of eye care, health and safety, and motivating them to appropriate action; conducted through mass media such as television, radio, newspapers, and social media, through the distribution of Prevent Blindness publications and through responses to inquiries from the public. Thousands of Iowans participated in health education programs and received information and referral services. In addition we reached a potential audience of almost 1 million Iowans through social networking and media impressions.

    Expenses $80,523

  • Community Service-Sponsoring and promoting screening programs for the early detection of signs of eye trouble among preschool children, school age children, and adults, particularly amblyopia in children. Screenings were provided to nearly 20,000 individuals last year. Patient Services, eye glass and eye exam programs were provided to over 60 Iowans.

    Expenses $107,366

  • Professional Education-Serving as an authoritative source of information on the latest developments in vision and eye care so that eye care professionals, nurses, scientists, teachers, social workers, and others in the field of blindness prevention can better serve their respective clients. Vision screening training was provided to almost 100 individuals.

    Expenses $26,841

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Kelli Herrlinger

    Chair of the Board

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Phil Blumberg

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Nancy Strasburg

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Scott Reister

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Kinsey Bodensteiner

    Board member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Allison Kerndt

    Board member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Amanda Price

    Board member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Katie Seda

    Board member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jeanne Burmeister

    Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $109,006
    From this org
    $85,680
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $23,326
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
2 February 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202630379349301108

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