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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by FOUNDATION FIGHTING BLINDNESS INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$36,615,169
Total expenses
$49,532,382
Contributions and grants received
$31,063,702
Grants paid
$22,880,201
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$37,365,626
Management and general expenses
$3,154,757
Fundraising expenses
$9,011,999
Program service expenses (Part III)
$37,365,626

Program services were 75.4% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Listed in Part VII

  • ADRIENNE GRAVES PHD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $12,500
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $12,500
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • KAREN PETROU

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10 + 1 related

  • JASON MORRIS

    EXECUTIVE VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • HAYNES LEA

    BOARD SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • STEVEN ALPER

    CHAIR, DEVELOPMENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JEFFREY FREED

    CHAIR, AUDIT & RISK

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • DAVID NIXON

    CHAIR, FINANCE & INVESTMENT; TREAS.

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JONATHAN STEINBERG MD

    CHAIR, SCIENCE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • MARYROSE SYLVESTER

    CHAIR, AT LARGE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • WARREN THALER

    CHAIR, NOMINATING & GOVERNANCE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • GORDON GUND

    DIRECTOR - CHAIRMAN EMERITUS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • DAVID BRINT

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • SCOTT BURT

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • DARREN DEVOUE

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • LAURA FIETTA

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ROBERT HEIDENBERG

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • SUBER HUANG MD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MARSHA LINK PHD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • LAURA MANFRE

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • BRADFORD MANNING

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JANINE MARKS NIXON

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • EVAN MITTMAN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • GEORGE PEINADO

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MARTHA STEELE

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JOSHUA STEINBERG

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JASON D MENZO

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $723,931
    From this org
    $504,560
    From related orgs
    $126,140
    Other
    $93,231
    Hours/week
    32 + 8 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $352,711 + $88,178 related
    Bonus
    $78,580 + $19,645 related
    Other
    $73,270 + $18,317 related
    Deferred
    $28,430 + $7,107 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $46,155 + $11,539 related
    Filer's total
    $579,145 + $144,786 related

  • PETER L GINSBERG

    COO

    Total calculated
    $540,342
    From this org
    $364,025
    From related orgs
    $91,006
    Other
    $85,311
    Hours/week
    32 + 8 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $263,793 + $65,948 related
    Bonus
    $35,664 + $8,916 related
    Other
    $64,569 + $16,142 related
    Deferred
    $27,635 + $6,909 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $40,614 + $10,153 related
    Filer's total
    $432,274 + $108,068 related

  • AMY M PALMER LASTER

    CHIEF SCIENTIFIC OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $308,683
    From this org
    $281,622
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $27,061
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $220,154
    Bonus
    $19,052
    Other
    $42,416
    Deferred
    $22,422
    Nontaxable benefits
    $4,640
    Filer's total
    $308,683

  • RUSSELL W KELLEY

    MANAGING DIRECTOR, RD FUND

    Total calculated
    $533,294
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $447,300
    Other
    $85,994
    Hours/week
    0 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $326,079 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $42,765 related
    Other
    $0 + $78,456 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $32,428 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $53,566 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $533,294 related

  • TODD A DURHAM

    SVP CLINICAL & OUTCOMES RESEARCH

    Total calculated
    $404,440
    From this org
    $324,179
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $80,261
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $248,037
    Bonus
    $22,742
    Other
    $53,400
    Deferred
    $27,692
    Nontaxable benefits
    $52,569
    Filer's total
    $404,439

  • JEFFREY D KLAAS

    CHIEF OF STRATEGY AND INNOVATION

    Total calculated
    $378,450
    From this org
    $344,934
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $33,516
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $319,177
    Bonus
    $25,205
    Other
    $552
    Deferred
    $29,681
    Nontaxable benefits
    $3,834
    Filer's total
    $378,450

  • RICHELE DONAT

    CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $369,963
    From this org
    $324,700
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $45,263
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $241,332
    Bonus
    $36,336
    Other
    $47,032
    Deferred
    $24,982
    Nontaxable benefits
    $20,281
    Filer's total
    $369,964

  • JUDY TAYLOR

    SVP/CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $365,135
    From this org
    $290,836
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $74,299
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $225,276
    Bonus
    $19,713
    Other
    $45,848
    Deferred
    $21,949
    Nontaxable benefits
    $52,351
    Filer's total
    $365,136

  • CHRISTOPHER S ADAMS

    VP, COMMUNICATIONS & MARKETING

    Total calculated
    $301,648
    From this org
    $237,414
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $64,234
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $180,257
    Bonus
    $17,047
    Other
    $40,110
    Deferred
    $9,013
    Nontaxable benefits
    $55,221
    Filer's total
    $301,648

  • MICHELE DIVINCENZO

    VP, SCIENTIFIC & ED. CONFERENCES

    Total calculated
    $300,758
    From this org
    $239,787
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $60,971
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $183,567
    Bonus
    $16,865
    Other
    $39,355
    Deferred
    $21,313
    Nontaxable benefits
    $39,657
    Filer's total
    $300,758

  • JEFFRY COLLINS

    VP, DATABASE SYSTEMS & TECHNOLOGY

    Total calculated
    $288,016
    From this org
    $234,136
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $53,880
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $178,394
    Bonus
    $16,316
    Other
    $39,427
    Deferred
    $20,656
    Nontaxable benefits
    $33,224
    Filer's total
    $288,016

  • ANNA WAGNER

    VP, FINANCE

    Total calculated
    $261,808
    From this org
    $239,697
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,111
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $192,892
    Bonus
    $15,982
    Other
    $30,823
    Deferred
    $19,034
    Nontaxable benefits
    $3,077
    Filer's total
    $261,808

  • CHAD R JACKSON - SR DIR

    PRE-CLINICAL TRANSITIONAL PROG.

    Total calculated
    $225,004
    From this org
    $207,565
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,439
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $183,086
    Bonus
    $24,318
    Other
    $161
    Deferred
    $11,064
    Nontaxable benefits
    $6,375
    Filer's total
    $225,004

  • CLAIRE M GELFMAN

    FORMER CSO (THRU 6/24)

    Total calculated
    $373,020
    From this org
    $341,844
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $31,176
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $197,419
    Bonus
    $47,837
    Other
    $96,587
    Deferred
    $5,399
    Nontaxable benefits
    $25,778
    Filer's total
    $373,020

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 — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 1a · Tax indemnification and gross-up payments
  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

Answered no

  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 1A
SPOT BONUSES FOR EXTRAORDINARY WORK MIGHT BE PROVIDED TO EMPLOYEES AND ARE GROSSED UP. THESE SPOT BONUSES AND GROSS UPS ARE INCLUDED IN TAXABLE COMPENSATION.
PART I, LINES 4A-B
SCHEDULE J, PART I, LINE 4A: SEVERANCE PAYMENT IN CALENDAR YEAR 2024, CLAIRE GELFMAN RECEIVED A SEVERANCE PAYMENT OF $20,000 WHICH IS REPORTED AS TAXABLE INCOME ON SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN (B)(III). SCHEDULE J, PART I, LINE 4B: SUPPLEMENTAL NONQUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLAN FFB OFFERS A LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN (LTIP) TO CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT TEAM. THE PLAN OPERATES ON A THREE-YEAR CYCLE WHEREIN INCENTIVE PAYMENTS ARE ACCRUED ANNUALLY BASED UPON ACHIEVEMENT OF PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES AND PAID OUT AT THE END OF THE THREE-YEAR PERIOD. THE LAST CYCLE COVERED FISCAL YEARS 2022, 2023, AND 2024, AND WAS PAID OUT IN THE FALL OF 2024. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE FOLLOWING AMOUNTS ARE INCLUDED AS TAXABLE COMPENSATION IN SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN (B)(III): - JASON D. MENZO: $91,227 - PETER L. GINSBERG: $79,679 - CLAIRE M. GELFMAN: $75,729 - AMY M. PALMER LASTER: $41,945 - RUSSELL W. KELLEY: $77,904 - TODD A. DURHAM: $52,848 - RICHELE DONAT: $46,038 - JUDY TAYLOR: $44,388 - CHRISTOPHER S. ADAMS: $39,717 - MICHELE DIVINCENZO: $38,625 - JEFFRY COLLINS: $38,358 - ANNA WAGNER: $30,670 A NEW LTIP THREE-YEAR CYCLE COMMENCED JULY 1, 2024, AND WILL COVER FISCAL YEARS 2025, 2026, AND 2027. THE FOLLOWING AMOUNTS WERE ACCRUED IN CALENDAR YEAR 2024 AND ARE THEREFORE INCLUDED AS DEFERRED COMPENSATION IN SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN (C): - JASON D. MENZO: $15,531 - PETER L. GINSBERG: $11,589 - AMY M. PALMER LASTER: $7,956 - RUSSELL W. KELLEY: $11,367 - JEFFREY D. KLAAS: $10,707 - TODD A. DURHAM: $8,704 - RICHELE DONAT: $8,265 - JUDY TAYLOR: $7,848 - CHRISTOPHER S. ADAMS: $6,521 - MICHELE DIVINCENZO: $6,485 - JEFFRY COLLINS: $6,264 - ANNA WAGNER: $6,526
PART I, LINE 7
FFB EMPLOYEES PARTICIPATE IN AN ANNUAL INCENTIVE PLAN (AIP). THE PLAN PROVIDES AN ANNUAL CASH BONUS, DEPENDING UPON THE ACHIEVEMENT OF PRE-DETERMINED ORGANIZATION AND INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE CRITERIA. CERTAIN SENIOR LEADERSHIP EMPLOYEES PARTICIPATE IN A LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN (LTIP), WHICH PROVIDES A CASH BONUS EVERY THREE YEARS. ELIGIBILITY FOR THE BONUS IS CONTINGENT UPON CONTINUED EMPLOYMENT AND THE ATTAINMENT OF SPECIFIC ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE GOALS ESTABLISHED IN ADVANCE. BOTH AIP AND LTIP PAYMENTS ARE APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

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
3 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202503079349303810

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