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COUNCIL OF SCHOOLS FOR THE BLIND

EIN 71-0725317 KANSAS CITY, KS

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Revenue 2024
$81,389
Expenses 2024
$82,207

Program services were 89.3% of total expenses calculated — Part III's total program service expenses over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
P20
Classification
1000
Street
1100 STATE AVE

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Other organizations at this address

2 other organizations in the IRS Business Master File list the same street address. matched by us

We match the street line and ZIP code as the IRS gives them, ignoring case and outer spaces and nothing else, so "AVE" and "AVENUE" count as different streets and this list can miss some. A shared address can mean related organizations or a shared office, but it can also be a registered agent, a mail drop or a service provider holding mail for unrelated clients. It is not, by itself, evidence that two organizations are connected.

Mission and programs · 2024

Primary exempt purpose

The Council of Schools for the Blind is a vital membership organization that serves schools catering to visually impaired students nationwide. It plays a crucial role in providing essential resources such as information staff development training and networking opportunities to support school personnel in their mission to deliver quality education and support services. Through this platform professionals in the field can access valuable advice guidance and collaborative opportunities to enhance their effectiveness in serving visually impaired students.

  • The annual membership banquet serves as a vital platform for visually impaired students and professionals nationwide to connect share knowledge and build valuable relationships. This event plays a pivotal role in fostering a supportive community facilitating mentorship opportunities and promoting professional development among individuals with visual impairments. By bringing together a diverse range of participants the banquet enhances inclusivity collaboration and empowerment within the visually impaired community.

    Expenses $73,428

As filed on the 2024 return.

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • Rob Hair

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Joy Harris

    Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $41,734
    Compensation
    $41,734
    Benefit plans
    $0
    Expense account
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Jon Harding

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Gina Ouellette

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Peggy Sinclair-Morris

    Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Emily Coleman

    Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Brian Darcy

    Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Aimee Veeth

    Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • James Michaels

    Member

    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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $81,389
    Expenses
    $82,207
    Contributions
    not reported
    Grants paid
    $21,844
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $225,618
    Expenses
    $251,676
    Contributions
    $181,480
    Grants paid
    $120,350
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $158,716
    Expenses
    $165,650
    Contributions
    $81,400
    Grants paid
    not reported

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2021 · 990-EZ

    Revenue
    $123,700
    Expenses
    $123,709
    Assets (EOY)
    $72,003
  • 2020 · 990-EZ

    Revenue
    $53,026
    Expenses
    $61,443
    Assets (EOY)
    $72,012
  • 2019 · 990-EZ

    Revenue
    $60,991
    Expenses
    $76,514
    Assets (EOY)
    $80,429
  • 2018 · 990-EZ

    Revenue
    $68,610
    Expenses
    $56,339
    Assets (EOY)
    $95,952
  • 2017 · 990-EZ

    Revenue
    $83,244
    Expenses
    $91,375
    Assets (EOY)
    $83,681
  • 2016 · 990-EZ

    Revenue
    $64,029
    Expenses
    $58,586
    Assets (EOY)
    $91,812
  • 2015 · 990-EZ

    Revenue
    $39,716
    Expenses
    $47,435
    Assets (EOY)
    $86,369
  • 2014 · 990-EZ

    Revenue
    $64,891
    Expenses
    $59,322
    Assets (EOY)
    $94,088
  • 2013 · 990-EZ

    Revenue
    $77,877
    Expenses
    $56,658
    Assets (EOY)
    $88,519

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all.

Grants made

Where these grants went next →

Grants received

No itemized grant names this organization as a recipient. Only grants over $5,000 are itemized, and only by filers of the full Form 990.

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

  • Exemption revoked 15 March 2014.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 1 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.