2024-09-06T09:36:57-07:00 2023-12-31 990EZ 2023-01-01 510136079 NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND OF MICHIGAN NATI 2692168640 503 S Westtnedge Avenue Apt 1 Kalamazoo MI 49007 Robert Parsons President 4106599314 2024-09-06 1 2023 2024-08-08 14:25:15Z X X X 42025 X 38324 0 177 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3524 636 2888 0 41389 13183 0 0 2446 0 0 36627 52256 -10867 171720 0 160853 171720 160853 0 0 0 0 171720 160853 0 0 171720 160853 self-help for the blind Program A: Education, Civil Rights, and Self-Organization: Operated community outreach offices to provide information to the public about blindness and how to help blind people and to locate blind persons in need of assistance. Provided assistance to blind people to attend seminars and workshops designed to assist the blind in learning methods and techniques of organizing local groups of blind people for self-help and in learning about library services, rehabilitation services, new technology, aids, devices, and other resources and materials. Developed, produced, or distributed in print, Braille, and/or recorded media materials relating to blindness. Provided information to individuals, employers, governmental agencies, and the public through written, telephone, personal, and media contacts. Developed and strengthened state and local organizations of the blind (self-help and support groups) and provided legal assistance, encouragement, information, or advocacy assistance to blind persons. Worked to educate government officials and the public on accessible voting for blind people. Worked to improve services of governmental and private agencies established to give services to the blind through consumer input, technical assistance, and monitoring. It is estimated that educational activities in one way or another impact upon at least one million individuals in this state annually. Such services are available to and benefit all of the blind of this state. Additionally, since improvements for blind persons in this state affect all blind persons in the country, these activities potentially benefit more than half-a-million blind people. 0 1838 Program B: Specialized Programs and Services: Provided scholarships to blind students. Provided direct assistance to individual blind persons to meet specific needs. Sponsored seminars and other activities to assist parents of blind children. Sponsored seminars and other activities to create better employment opportunities for blind persons. Helped to make available specialized aids, devices, tools, and materials for the blind-Braille writing equipment, measuring devices, white canes, clocks, watches, talking calculators, etc. Operated NEWSLINE for the Blind(R), a free digital talking newspaper service available by telephone for the blind. Provided Braille materials to the blind. Assisted blind people who encountered inaccessible voting systems; worked to promote accessible voting for all disabled people. Made grants to provide services of the kind described herein and to improve educational, vocational, and cultural opportunities for the blind. The activities described herein potentially benefit all blind persons in this state, and improvements in opportunities here expand opportunities for the half million blind persons in the country as well as creating more opportunities for the blind adults of tomorrow. 13183 49813 51651 Robert Parsons President 10 0 0 0 JJ Meddaugh First Vice President 2 0 0 0 Sabrina Simmons Second Vice President 2 0 0 0 Rachel Newland Secretary 2 0 0 0 Mark Eagle Treasurer 10 0 0 0 Tara Morgan Board Member 2 0 0 0 Mike Powell Board Member 2 0 0 0 Daryl Rice Board Member 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MI Mark Eagle 1417 Corbett Street Lansing MI 48910 5173944548 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 79944 201600 25734 34714 38501 380493 1850 2500 581 4110 3524 12565 81794 204100 26315 38824 42025 393058 393058 81794 204100 26315 38824 42025 393058 1 1 0 0 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 10 $600 to Jacobus tenBroek Memorial Fund, 1800 Johnson Street, Baltimore, MD21230 - to support blindness programs, $12,583 to local chapters and Michigan residents for special needs and programs. Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 Supplies $2,705.69; Postage & Shipping $142.10; Travel $5,908.06; Conference, Convention, & Meetings $27,026.88; Information Technology $643.99; Other Expenses $200.03