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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$21,510,593
Total expenses
$19,570,355
Contributions and grants received
$19,949,755
Grants paid
$739,025
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$1,313,944
Other revenue
$246,894
Total assets, end of year
$35,738,133
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,174,531
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$34,563,602
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$17,644,421
Management and general expenses
$780,568
Fundraising expenses
$1,145,366
Program service expenses (Part III)
$17,644,421

Program services were 90.2% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $1,490,484

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $18,459,271

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $163,233

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $442,243 · excluded $442,243

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $7,427,970

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

    securities $6,556,269

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $871,701

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $871,701 · excluded $871,701

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $246,894

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $246,894 · related or exempt $246,894

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $484,958 · program services $484,958

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $239,057 · program services $239,057

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $15,010 · program services $15,010

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $5,102,824 · program services $4,694,598 · management and general $357,198 · fundraising $51,028

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $32,615 · program services $30,006 · management and general $2,283 · fundraising $326

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $525,987 · program services $483,908 · management and general $36,819 · fundraising $5,260

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $418,984 · program services $385,465 · management and general $29,329 · fundraising $4,190

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $1,504,818 · program services $1,504,818

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $127,919 · program services $11,600 · management and general $116,193 · fundraising $126

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $2,239,384 · program services $2,231,385 · management and general $7,015 · fundraising $984

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $4,858,896 · program services $3,765,546 · management and general $20,027 · fundraising $1,073,323

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $1,887,883 · program services $1,853,328 · management and general $33,280 · fundraising $1,275

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $820,974 · program services $782,129 · management and general $30,635 · fundraising $8,210

  • 17 · Travel

    total $497,556 · program services $481,858 · management and general $15,397 · fundraising $301

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $522,425 · program services $518,081 · management and general $4,298 · fundraising $46

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $29,743 · program services $29,148 · management and general $298 · fundraising $297

  • 24a · Other expenses: DATA PROCESSING

    total $245,826 · program services $122,913 · management and general $122,913

  • 24b · Other expenses: IBTC EQUIPMENT

    total $10,613 · program services $10,613

  • 24c · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $4,883 · management and general $4,883

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

    total $2,101,031 · program services $1,029,505 · management and general $0 · fundraising $1,071,526

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $2,614,477 · end of year $4,594,095

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $37,575 · end of year $53,059

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $958,884 · end of year $1,209,397

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $534,217 · end of year $1,014,341

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

    $1,912,385

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

    $1,753,582

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $127,201 · end of year $158,803

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $25,399,447 · end of year $25,309,692

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $8,307 · end of year $8,307

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $3,065,113 · end of year $3,390,439

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,099,619 · end of year $903,318

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $275,333 · end of year $243,083

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $28,130 · end of year $28,130

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $27,034,950 · end of year $29,685,378

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $4,307,189 · end of year $4,878,224

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

INTEGRATING THE BLIND INTO SOCIETY

  • BLINDNESS INTEGRATION - SEEK TO INTEGRATE THE BLIND INTO SOCIETY ON A BASIS OF EQUALITY THROUGH BROAD BASED INTERACTION WITH BLIND PERSONS, THEIR FAMILIES AND MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC UTILIZING MULTIPLE VENUES, MEDIA AND ACTIVITIES. ALL BLIND PERSONS AND PERSONS WITH VISUAL DISABILITIES IN THE UNITED STATES (APPROXIMATELY 7 MILLION AS REPORTED BY THE UNITED STATES CENSUS DEPARTMENT) ARE POTENTIALLY BENEFITED BY THESE ACTIVITIES (SEE SCHEDULE O).

    Expenses $5,802,386 · Grants $13,603

  • Withheld by Nonprofiteer: this text may name a private individual.

    Expenses $7,021,355 · Grants $275,599

  • NONVISUAL ACCESS SYSTEMS - DEVELOP, PROMOTE, EVALUATE AND DISTRIBUTE NONVISUAL ACCESS TECHNOLOGY, DEVICES, METHODS AND SYSTEMS THAT REMOVE VISION BASED BARRIERS PREVENTING FULL PARTICIPATION BY THE BLIND IN SOCIETY. ALL BLIND PERSONS AND PERSONS WITH VISUAL DISABILITIES IN THE UNITED STATES (APPROXIMATELY 7 MILLION AS REPORTED BY THE UNITED STATES CENSUS DEPARTMENT) ARE POTENTIALLY BENEFITED BY THESE ACTIVITIES (SEE SCHEDULE O).

    Expenses $4,820,680 · Grants $449,823

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here. A text marked withheld matched a screen for wording that may name a private individual, such as an honorific or "in memory of". Most of what it withholds names no one; it is withheld so that what does is never shown.

Listed in Part VII

  • Mark A Riccobono

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Pamela Allen

    FIRST VICE PRESIDENT/CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ben Dallin

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Everette Bacon

    SECOND VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Norma Crosby

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jessica Beecham

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Shawn Callaway

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Marci Carpenter

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Marilyn Green

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Barbara Manuel

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jim Marks

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Graciela Pires

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Donald Porterfield

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Tracy Soforenko

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Tom Page

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jamie Richey

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Sheila Wright

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • John G Pare Jr

    EXECUTIVE DIR OF ADVOCACY & POLICY

    Total calculated
    $162,325
    From this org
    $152,881
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,444
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $152,881
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,444
    Filer's total
    $162,325

  • John Berggren

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS

    Total calculated
    $156,537
    From this org
    $147,093
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,444
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $147,093
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,444
    Filer's total
    $156,537

  • Patti S Gregory

    DIRECTOR OF OUTREACH

    Total calculated
    $132,559
    From this org
    $132,559
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    50

  • Anil Lewis

    EXEC DIR OF BLINDNESS INITIATIVES

    Total calculated
    $130,038
    From this org
    $120,594
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,444
    Hours/week
    50

  • Bridgid M Burke

    EXECUTIVE DIR OF FISCAL SERVICES

    Total calculated
    $128,355
    From this org
    $118,911
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,444
    Hours/week
    50

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 survey or study

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

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
21 April 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.1
Source object
202531129349300133

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