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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR THE BLIND INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$9,771,132
Total expenses
$6,001,271
Contributions and grants received
$7,986,903
Grants paid
$105,100
Program service revenue
$232,095
Investment income
$1,573,525
Other revenue
-$21,391
Total assets, end of year
$40,853,071
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,071,769
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$39,781,302
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$4,087,369
Management and general expenses
$1,066,367
Fundraising expenses
$847,535
Program service expenses (Part III)
$4,087,369

Program services were 68.1% 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

    $0

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $0

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $187,770

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $270,000

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $0

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $7,529,133

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $36,969

  • 2a · Program service revenue: FEES FOR SERVICES

    total $232,095 · related or exempt $232,095 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2b · Program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2c · Program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2d · Program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2e · Program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1,180,585 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $1,180,585

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $32,691 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $32,691

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $15,046,340 · other assets $15,000

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

    securities $14,668,400 · other assets $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $377,940 · other assets $15,000

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $392,940 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $392,940

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $16,266

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

    $187,770

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $111,169

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$94,903 · unrelated business $0 · excluded -$94,903

  • 9a · Gaming: gross income

    $0

  • 9b · Gaming: direct expenses

    $0

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $0

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11a · Other revenue: ARCHIVE PERMISSION LIBRARY

    total $1,175 · related or exempt $1,175 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11b · Other revenue: REGISTRATION FEES INCOME

    total $53,454 · related or exempt $53,454 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11c · Other revenue: GAIN LOSS ON RETIREMENT PLAN

    total -$16,971 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded -$16,971

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $3,163 · related or exempt $2,863 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $300

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $40,821

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $69,500 · program services $69,500

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $35,600 · program services $35,600

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,584,598 · program services $861,087 · management and general $504,315 · fundraising $219,196

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $2,022,738 · program services $1,638,145 · management and general $172,665 · fundraising $211,928

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $16,598 · program services $11,956 · management and general $0 · fundraising $4,642

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $440,338 · program services $355,404 · management and general $41,244 · fundraising $43,690

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $251,074 · program services $178,866 · management and general $43,184 · fundraising $29,024

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $18,273 · program services $9,285 · management and general $5,533 · fundraising $3,455

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $34,711 · program services $0 · management and general $34,711 · fundraising $0

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $65,591 · fundraising $65,591

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $77,792 · program services $0 · management and general $77,792 · fundraising $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $348,231 · program services $224,494 · management and general $61,274 · fundraising $62,463

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $10,013 · program services $5,049 · management and general $228 · fundraising $4,736

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $37,633 · program services $21,368 · management and general $3,807 · fundraising $12,458

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $162,233 · program services $92,389 · management and general $46,602 · fundraising $23,242

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $63,309 · program services $46,330 · management and general $12,256 · fundraising $4,723

  • 17 · Travel

    total $175,681 · program services $107,336 · management and general $42,406 · fundraising $25,939

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $264,000 · program services $249,343 · management and general $1,042 · fundraising $13,615

  • 20 · Interest

    total $22,141 · program services $17,671 · management and general $93 · fundraising $4,377

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $42,969 · program services $26,890 · management and general $16,079 · fundraising $0

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $82,558 · program services $60,229 · management and general $15,778 · fundraising $6,551

  • 24a · Other expenses: BAD DEBT

    total -$21,592 · program services $0 · management and general -$21,592 · fundraising $0

  • 24b · Other expenses: BOOKS & SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $15,875 · program services $9,520 · management and general $4,439 · fundraising $1,916

  • 24c · Other expenses: MEMBERSHIPS

    total $10,953 · program services $8,742 · management and general $46 · fundraising $2,165

  • 24d · Other expenses: STATE LICENSING FEES

    total $16,619 · program services $13,263 · management and general $70 · fundraising $3,286

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $153,835 · program services $44,902 · management and general $4,395 · fundraising $104,538

  • 26 · Joint costs (an allocation of the lines above)

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $536,103 · end of year $2,241,225

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $55,034 · end of year $55,852

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $165,388 · end of year $94,658

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $118,419 · end of year $78,857

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $191,746 · end of year $218,563

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

    $351,792

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

    $335,347

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $59,412 · end of year $16,445

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $32,313,532 · end of year $36,411,868

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $1,135,089 · end of year $1,146,441

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $539,710 · end of year $589,162

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $425,110 · end of year $382,380

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $137,974 · end of year $180,547

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $455,468 · end of year $508,842

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $13,813,948 · end of year $18,241,909

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $20,281,933 · end of year $21,539,393

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE MISSION OF THE AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR THE BLIND AFB IS TO CREATE EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES AND EXPAND POSSIBILITIES THROUGH ADVOCACY THOUGHT LEADERSHIP AND STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

CREATE EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES & EXPAND POSSIBILITIES THRU ADVOCACY THOUGHT LEADERSHIP PARTNERSHIPS.

  • EDUCATION AND TRAINING - FOR 25 YEARS ACCESSWORLD HAS SERVED AS A VITAL SOURCE FOR CONSUMERS AND DEVELOPERS ON VALUABLE INSIGHT AND INFORMATION ENCOMPASSING ACCESSIBLE TECHNOLOGY FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR HAVE LOW VISION. THE FREE QUARTERLY ONLINE MAGAZINE AND MONTHLY PODCAST PUBLISHES RELEVANT CONTENT AT THE INTERSECTION OF DISABILITY AND TECHNOLOGY WITH THE AIM TO MAKE THE WORLD MORE ACCESSIBLE FOR ALL. THE AFB TALENT LAB CONTINUED TO PROVIDE ACCESSIBILITY CONSULTING SERVICES TO ENTITIES RANGING FROM NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO FORTUNE 500 COMPANIES WITH SERVICES RANGING FROM WEB AND MOBILE ACCESSIBILITY AUDITS REMEDIATION ADVISORY BEST PRACTICES AND TRAINING IN DISABILITY INCLUSION. THE AFB TALENT LAB ALSO CONTINUED TO CLOSE THE INDUSTRYWIDE ACCESSIBILITY SKILLS GAP BY TRAINING PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES THROUGH A REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT WITH AN ACCESSIBILITY AND DIGITAL INCLUSION SPECIALTY. ADDITIONALLY THE AFB TALENT LAB WORKED WITH COMDPUTER SCIENCE STUDENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY THROUGH A MULTI-PHASED STUDENT INTERNSHIP PROGRAM IN DIGITAL INCLUSION.

    Expenses $1,430,245 · Grants $29,500 · Revenue $137,149

  • KNOWLEDGE BUILDING & INFORMATION DISSEMINATION - THROUGH RESEARCH AND DATA WE UNDERSTAND COMPLEX PROBLEMS AND IDENTIFY APPROPRIATE SOLUTIONS. PRIORITIZING A CONSUMER-CENTERED APPROACH WITH SCALABLE IMPACT AFB IS PURSUING AND CATALYZING FORWARD-LOOKING KNOWLEDGE GENERATION ON KEY ISSUES FACING PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR HAVE LOW VISION BY FOSTERING COLLABORATIONS WITH INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND OTHER RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS AND BY CONDUCTING INDEPENDENT RESEARCH. PRIORITY ISSUE AREAS MAY INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO POLICY RESEARCH AND APPLIED RESEARCH IN EDUCATION; MEANINGFUL EMPLOYMENT AND SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC MOBILITY; REHABILITATION SERVICES; AGING AND VISION LOSS; DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS; AND TECHNOLOGY. IN FY2025 AFB PUBLISHED A WHITE PAPER HIGHLIGHTING FINDINGS FROM AN EXPERT CONSENSUS STUDY ON HOW AI IS LIKELY TO IMPACT THE LIVES OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES. THE WHITE PAPER INCLUDED A SET OF GUIDING PRINCIPLES FOR MORE DISABILITY-INCLUSIVE AI. WE BEGAN DESIGNING A SURVEY ASSESSING HOW AMERICANS WITH AND WITHOUT DISABILITIES ARE USING AI AND HOW AI IS IMPACTING THEIR LIVES. FINALLY WE HOSTED THREE RESEARCH WEBINARS TO EDUCATE PEOPLE ABOUT OUR RESEARCH AND HOW THEY CAN APPLY IT IN ADVOCACY AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.

    Expenses $1,457,195 · Grants $40,000 · Revenue $82,020

  • RESEARCH ADVOCACY AND PUBLIC SUPPORT - AFB IS WORKING TO ENSURE THAT POLICYMAKERS BUSINESS LEADERS PROFESSIONAL COMMUNITIES AND PUBLIC INTEREST ADVOCATES UNDERSTAND THE KEY TRENDS CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FACING PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR HAVE LOW VISION FOR THE PURPOSES OF CHANGING ATTITUDES AND TRANSFORMING INSTITUTIONAL PRACTICE. THE AFB PUBLIC POLICY AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE PPRI COLLABORATES WITH POLICYMAKERS IN CONGRESS AND THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH AS WELL AS CORPORATE PARTNERS TO ENSURE AMERICANS WHO ARE BLIND OR HAVE LOW VISION HAVE EQUAL RIGHTS AND OPPORTUNITIES TO FULLY PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY. AFBS ADVOCACY STRATEGY IS BACKED BY RESEARCHERS AND EXPERTS WITH PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL LIVED EXPERIENCE WITH BLINDNESS. IN FY 2025 AFB FOCUSED ON ADVOCACY TO MAKE TECHNOLOGY AND TRANSPORTATION MORE ACCESSIBLE AND USABLE. WORKING CLOSELY WITH COALITION PARTNERS IN THE TRANSPORTATION SPACE PPRI RAISED CONCERNS ABOUT AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE ACCESSIBILITY AND PEDESTRIAN ACCESS AND PARTICIPATED IN EFFORTS TO PRODUCE ACCESSIBLE GUIDELINES AND DATA COLLECTION. PPRI CONTINUED TO ADVOCATE FOR TECHNOLOGY AND DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS ACCESSIBILITY THROUGH LEGISLATION AND RESPONDING TO FEDERAL RULEMAKING. PPRI ALSO SHARED PRINCIPLES ON INCLUSIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE WITH POLICYMAKERS AND TECH COMPANIES. AFBS RESEARCH ON WEB AND APPLICATION ACCESSIBILITY ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND EXPERIENCES DURING THE PANDEMIC CONTINUED TO INFORM AFBS ADVOCACY PRIORITIES. AFBS JOURNAL OF VISUAL IMPAIRMENT & BLINDNESS JVIB THE INTERNATIONAL PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL OF RECORD IN THE BLINDNESS FIELD WHICH HAS BEEN IN CONTINUOUS PUBLICATION SINCE 1907 DELIVERS PEER-REVIEWED RESEARCH AND PEER-REVIEWED BEST PRACTICE INFORMATION AND ANALYSIS. THE JOURNAL ALSO FEATURES LETTERS TO THE EDITOR AND COMMENTARIES FROM AUTHORITATIVE EXPERTS ON CRITICAL TOPICS AS WELL AS BOOK REVIEWS OF CURRENT TITLES OF INTEREST TO THE BLINDNESS FIELD. IN 2025 VOLUME 119 THE FINAL ISSUE OF THE YEAR FEATURED PART ONE OF A TWO-PART SPECIAL ISSUE ON ADVANCEMENTS AND INNOVATIONS IN TECHNOLOGY FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS.THE PUBLISHED ISSUE INCLUDED NUMEROUS PEER-REVIEWED RESEARCH ARTICLES AND PRACTICE PIECES FROM UNITED STATES AND AROUND THE WORLD AS WELL AS BOOK REVIEWS AND COMMENTARIES FROM EXPERTS IN THE FIELD INCLUDING INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE BLIND OR HAVE LOW VISION. THE ISSUE WAS GUEST EDITED BY STACY M. KELLY ED.D. TVI COMS CATIS PROFESSOR NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY.

    Expenses $1,199,929 · Revenue $70,418

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Eric Bridges

    PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $316,950
    From this org
    $257,322
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $59,628
    Hours/week
    35 + 1 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $257,322
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $34,625
    Nontaxable benefits
    $25,003
    Filer's total
    $316,950

  • Sonya Shiflet

    CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $274,741
    From this org
    $209,103
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $65,638
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $209,103
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $51,851
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,787
    Filer's total
    $274,741

  • Matthew Janusauskas

    CHIEF TECHNOLOGY AND PROGRAMS OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $251,117
    From this org
    $198,370
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $52,747
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $198,370
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $43,008
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,739
    Filer's total
    $251,117

  • Stephanie Enyart

    CHIEF PUBLIC POLICY AND RESEARCH OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $240,447
    From this org
    $197,720
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $42,727
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $197,720
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $42,727
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $240,447

  • Patsy Carvache

    VP FINANCE AND BUSINESS SERVICES

    Total calculated
    $209,061
    From this org
    $160,396
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $48,665
    Hours/week
    35 + 1 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $160,396
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $34,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,665
    Filer's total
    $209,061

  • Anthony Stephens

    ASSISTANT VP COMMUNICATIONS

    Total calculated
    $161,293
    From this org
    $127,775
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $33,518
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $127,775
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $14,173
    Nontaxable benefits
    $19,345
    Filer's total
    $161,293

  • Ronak Patel

    DIRECTOR DIGITAL INCLUSION INNOVATION

    Total calculated
    $139,158
    From this org
    $132,553
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,605
    Hours/week
    35

  • Dr Arielle Silverman

    DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH

    Total calculated
    $135,413
    From this org
    $117,863
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,550
    Hours/week
    35

  • Pamela McGonigle

    CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $45,875
    From this org
    $45,875
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    35

  • John Lilly

    DIRECTOR DIGITAL INCLUSION INNOVATION

    Total calculated
    $12,754
    From this org
    $12,132
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $622
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $12,132
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $622
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $12,754

  • Sarah Herrlinger

    TRUSTEE - VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • Melissa Weisse

    TRUSTEE - VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jon Chesshire

    TRUSTEE - TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • Katie Frederick

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Tony Coelho

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jamie Dean

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Diane Fazzi

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • Louis Fox

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Theodore Francavilla

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Sharon Giovinazzo

    TRUSTEE - THROUGH MARCH 2025

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • James Hands

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Melanie Lockwood Herman

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • Kiran Kaja

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • Dan Kelly

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Macy Lamb

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Janni Lehrer Stein

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Matthew Sherwood

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Harshil Ved

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • Victoria Watts

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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. 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

  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 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
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

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

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.

  • AFB SPECIAL FUND INC

    501(C)(3) · VISUAL SUPPORT · NJ · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR THE BLIND INC

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Disregarded entities

Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.

  • HELEN KELLER S DARING ADVENTURE LLC

    FUNDRAISING · DE · income $0 · assets $11,636

    Directly controlled by AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR THE BLIND INC

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
10 April 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.1
Source object
202621009349300802

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