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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by NATIONAL INDUSTRIES FOR THE BLIND.

Totals

Total revenue
$39,996,060
Total expenses
$35,969,764
Contributions and grants received
$2,464,791
Grants paid
$515,196
Program service revenue
$34,550,594
Investment income
$840,139
Other revenue
$2,140,536
Total assets, end of year
$102,214,790
Total liabilities, end of year
$57,267,237
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$44,947,553
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$30,149,729
Management and general expenses
$5,820,035
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$30,149,729

Program services were 83.8% 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)

    $2,464,791

  • 2a · Program service revenue: ABILITYONE PROGRAM FEE

    total $32,695,615 · related or exempt $32,695,615

  • 2b · Program service revenue: DISTRIBUTION SVCS FEES

    total $1,738,835 · related or exempt $1,738,835

  • 2c · Program service revenue: INTEREST FROM PROGRAM

    total $116,144 · related or exempt $116,144

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $473,721 · excluded $473,721

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $26,500 · related or exempt $26,500

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $2,754,517

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $2,441,250

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $313,267

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $313,267 · unrelated business $37,392 · excluded $275,875

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $1,495,000

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

    securities $1,128,582

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $366,418

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $366,418 · excluded $366,418

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $99,881,619

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $98,082,042

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $1,799,577 · related or exempt $1,799,577

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER REVENUE

    total $1,192 · excluded $1,192

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $1,192

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $515,196 · program services $515,196

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,293,737 · program services $1,200,522 · management and general $93,215

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $16,268,168 · program services $13,209,559 · management and general $3,058,609

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $1,690,167 · program services $1,368,276 · management and general $321,891

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $2,061,319 · program services $1,728,714 · management and general $332,605

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $1,285,797 · program services $1,049,831 · management and general $235,966

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $124,429 · program services $105,765 · management and general $18,664

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $255,701 · program services $72,659 · management and general $183,042

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $75,000 · program services $75,000

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $66,082 · management and general $66,082

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,238,230 · program services $1,221,382 · management and general $16,848

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $1,882,981 · program services $1,882,981

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $555,376 · program services $454,935 · management and general $100,441

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $850,232 · program services $722,697 · management and general $127,535

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $980,859 · program services $822,030 · management and general $158,829

  • 17 · Travel

    total $469,314 · program services $441,202 · management and general $28,112

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $1,240,037 · program services $1,085,541 · management and general $154,496

  • 20 · Interest

    total $944,026 · program services $802,422 · management and general $141,604

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $1,823,472 · program services $1,549,951 · management and general $273,521

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $175,975 · program services $149,579 · management and general $26,396

  • 24a · Other expenses: SERVICE BUREAU

    total $804,313 · program services $687,086 · management and general $117,227

  • 24b · Other expenses: DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $381,464 · program services $63,962 · management and general $317,502

  • 24c · Other expenses: TRAINING

    total $260,015 · program services $226,802 · management and general $33,213

  • 24d · Other expenses: INVENTORY OBSOLESCENCE

    total $254,446 · program services $254,446

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $473,428 · program services $459,191 · management and general $14,237

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $2,696,499 · end of year $7,513,464

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,598 · end of year $2,733

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $145,270 · end of year $152,942

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $17,608,790 · end of year $18,953,593

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $1,206,781 · end of year $1,193,065

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $972,799 · end of year $528,987

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

    $74,969,378

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

    $19,742,607

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $56,869,067 · end of year $55,226,771

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $14,398,170 · end of year $15,853,381

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $2,798,215 · end of year $2,789,854

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $20,480,435 · end of year $21,266,005

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $92,591 · end of year $145,483

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $25,634,834 · end of year $25,043,659

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $10,923,257 · end of year $10,455,203

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $236,632 · end of year $356,887

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $39,184,170 · end of year $44,794,612

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $145,270 · end of year $152,941

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

TO ENHANCE THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE ECONOMIC AND PERSONAL INDEPENDENCE OF PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND, PRIMARILY THROUGH CREATING, SUSTAINING, AND IMPROVING EMPLOYMENT.

  • IN FISCAL YEAR 2024, NIB AND ITS ASSOCIATED NONPROFIT AGENCIES EMPLOYED OVER 5,100 AMERICANS WHO ARE BLIND, LOW VISION, OR VISUALLY IMPAIRED, INCLUDING VETERANS, AND GENERATED 268 NEW JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND THROUGH U.S. BASED PRODUCT MANUFACTURING AND SERVICE DELIVERY. NIB CONTINUES TO INVEST IN CAREER OPPORTUNITIES IN THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FIELDS. IN FISCAL 2024, 439 PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND, LOW VISION, OR VISUALLY IMPAIRED WERE PROMOTED, OBTAINED COMPETITIVE POSITIONS, OR WERE PLACED INTO SUPPORTED POSITIONS WITHIN NIB ASSOCIATED AGENCIES OR THEIR COMMUNITIES AS A RESULT OF TRAINING AND REHABILITATION SERVICES.

    Expenses $30,149,729 · Grants $515,196 · Revenue $36,376,671

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Paul M Healy

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kristin K French

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $228
    From this org
    $228
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Leslie Pine

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Richard T Ginman

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Cynthia Bryant

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • David D'Arcangelo

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $279
    From this org
    $279
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Zach Klipa

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Carl McRae

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Fredrik C Palm

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • J Anthony Poleo

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $358
    From this org
    $358
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jonathan Yuen

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Shellena Heber

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kyle E Johnson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Matthew H Koch

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Teri J Shirk

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dennis L Steiner

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • Edward P Welsh

    DIRECTOR

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

  • Kevin A Lynch

    PRESIDENT & CEO THRU APR 2024

    Total calculated
    $527,680
    From this org
    $484,004
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $43,676
    Hours/week
    40 + 1 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $473,204
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $10,800
    Deferred
    $36,300
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,376
    Filer's total
    $527,680

  • Angela M Hartley

    EXEC VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $401,115
    From this org
    $364,095
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $37,020
    Hours/week
    40 + 1 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $364,095
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $36,300
    Nontaxable benefits
    $720
    Filer's total
    $401,115

  • Steven T Brice

    VICE PRESIDENT/CFO THRU DEC 2023

    Total calculated
    $354,248
    From this org
    $306,914
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $47,334
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $306,914
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $33,857
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,477
    Filer's total
    $354,248

  • Soraya Correa

    PRESIDENT & CEO FROM MAR 2024

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Andrew B Mueck

    VICE PRESIDENT THRU OCT 2023

    Total calculated
    $253,336
    From this org
    $227,286
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $26,050
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $227,286
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $24,855
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,195
    Filer's total
    $253,336

  • Richard A Webster

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $260,301
    From this org
    $216,082
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $44,219
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $216,082
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $24,541
    Nontaxable benefits
    $19,678
    Filer's total
    $260,301

  • Thomas K Lehrich

    VICE PRESIDENT THRU MAY 2024

    Total calculated
    $223,827
    From this org
    $207,335
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,492
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $207,335
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $16,492
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $223,827

  • Matthew R Wieseler

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $221,031
    From this org
    $177,804
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $43,227
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $177,804
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $21,225
    Nontaxable benefits
    $22,002
    Filer's total
    $221,031

  • Kevin R Campbell

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $215,039
    From this org
    $187,113
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $27,926
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $187,113
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $20,551
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,375
    Filer's total
    $215,039

  • Nirmala Sivakumar

    SENIOR DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $221,007
    From this org
    $178,402
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $42,605
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $178,402
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $20,603
    Nontaxable benefits
    $22,002
    Filer's total
    $221,007

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

  • 1a · Travel for companions
  • 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
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

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
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 1A
NIB OFFERS EACH DIRECTOR A REIMBURSEMENT OF UP TO $500 PER CALENDAR YEAR FOR THE COSTS OF HAVING HIS/HER SPOUSE ACCOMPANY HIM/HER TO A MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. COMPANION PAYMENTS OF $1,365 WERE MADE TO FOUR DIRECTORS DURING THE CURRENT YEAR AND TREATED AS A TAXABLE BENEFIT.
PART I, LINE 7
PERFORMANCE INCENTIVES ARE DETERMINED BY THE NIB BOARD FOR THE CEO. FOR OTHER STAFF, THE INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE INCENTIVE IS A PERCENTAGE OF SALARY BASED ON THE ACHIEVEMENT OF PERSONAL PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES PLUS THE ACHIEVEMENT OF ORGANIZATIONAL GOALS AS SPECIFIED IN THE ANNUAL PERFORMANCE PLAN. DURING THE TAX YEAR, NO PERFORMANCE INCENTIVES WERE AWARDED.

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.

  • EMPIRE STATE EMPLOYMENT RESOURCES FOR THE BLIND

    501(C)(3) · FACILITATE PREFERRED SOURCE PROGRAM IN NEW YORK STATE · NY · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by NATIONAL INDUSTRIES FOR THE BLIND

  • CORE CAREER

    501(C)(3) · PROVIDING EMPLOYMENT RELATED SERVICES TO UNDERSERVED · VA · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by NATIONAL INDUSTRIES FOR THE BLIND

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.

  • PAEGR PROPERTIES LLC

    RENTAL REAL ESTATE · VA · income $1,834,650 · assets $50,256,691

    Directly controlled by NATIONAL INDUSTRIES FOR THE BLIND

  • PAEGR2 LLC

    RENTAL REAL ESTATE · VA · income $0 · assets $1,954,255

    Directly controlled by NATIONAL INDUSTRIES FOR THE BLIND

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
21 July 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202522189349300912

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