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Nonprofit · EIN 36-3667121

NATIONAL SOCIETY TO PREVENT BLINDNESS

Also known as PREVENT BLINDNESS

Tax-exempt · CHICAGO, IL 60606

Financials

$5.2M$4.9M2023$14.7M$5.8M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of NATIONAL SOCIETY TO PREVENT BLINDNESS by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
March 31, 2025990$14,719,404$5,820,297$8,899,107$29,173,241$1,536,629$27,636,612
March 31, 2024990$5,161,803$4,857,267$304,536$20,329,707$1,697,097$18,632,610
Financial details: 990 for the year ended March 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$13,100,933
of which government grants
$49,471
Program service revenue
$939,267
Investment income
$620,441
Net gain from sales of assets
$186,503
Net income from fundraising events
$21,910
Other revenue
$58,763

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$283,250
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$806,557
Other salaries and wages
$1,896,967
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$3,267,306
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$1,691
Accounting fees
$72,149
Occupancy
$213,946
Travel
$137,290
Depreciation
$37,917
Program services (functional)
$4,429,695
Management and general (functional)
$1,006,974
Fundraising (functional)
$383,628

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$20,329,707
Total assets, end of year
$29,173,241
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,536,629
Net assets, end of year
$27,636,612
Land, buildings and equipment
$82,284
Publicly traded securities
$20,119,784
Net assets without donor restrictions
$16,846,237
Net assets with donor restrictions
$10,790,375
Gross receipts
$16,335,183
Employees
133
Volunteers
250
Year formed
1909
State of legal domicile
IL

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended March 31, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
JEFFREY TODDPRESIDENT & CEO
Officer
40$347,516$41,322
KAREN MILLER HARTMANVP & CFO
Officer
40$172,212$29,171
KIRA N BALDONADOEXECUTIVE VP
Key employee
40$158,958$27,212
CHARLES WESTVP DIGITAL CONTENT
Highest-paid employee
40$131,512$26,259
SARAH RUTH HECKERVP MARKETING
Highest-paid employee
40$125,673$25,840
KATE DESULISDIRECTOR, DEVELOPMENT
Highest-paid employee
40$124,086$25,719
SARA BROWNSR DIRECTOR, GOVT AFFAIRS
Highest-paid employee
40$119,227$25,522
NITA PATEL SINHASR DIRECTOR,PUBLIC HEALTH
Highest-paid employee
40$113,532$24,866
JIM MCGRANNBOARD CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
MARY BLANKENSHIP POINTERTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
JACQUELINE HERDSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
ALAN GUNNERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DEAN A VANNASDALEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ED BUFFINGTONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JIM BROCATOBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
15 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
JOAN WAHLMANBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
KAREN ALLISONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
KIM SCHUY GREENBERGBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
MATT MACDONALDBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
MICHELLE SKINNERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
MITCHELL BRINKSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
PAUL HUFFBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
PETE LOTHESBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
RV PAUL CHANBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
RUTH SHOGEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
STEPHANIE MARIONEAUXBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
SUE DOWNESBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
SUSAN PRIMOBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
SUSAN STONEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
WANDA MONTALVOBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended March 31, 2024: 32 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
JEFFREY TODDPRESIDENT & CEO
Officer
40$299,875$36,073
KAREN HARTMANV.P. & CFO
Officer
40$165,381$28,162
KIRA N BALDONADOVP PUBLIC HEALTH & POLICY
Key employee
40$150,892$25,472
CHARLES K WESTSR. DIRECTOR, MARKETING CO
Highest-paid employee
40$127,743$26,252
SARAH RUTH HECKERSR. DIRECTOR, MARKETING
Highest-paid employee
40$121,661$25,997
KATHRYN DESULISDIRECTOR, DEVELOPMENT
Highest-paid employee
40$120,973$21,892
SARA D BROWNDIRECTOR, GOVT AFFAIRS
Highest-paid employee
40$117,639$24,843
ELYSE FINEMANISPB/IL OPERATIONS DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
40$108,620$24,513
JIM MCGRANNBOARD CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
JAMES ANDERSONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MITCHELL BRINKSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JIM BROCATOBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RV PAUL CHANBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LINDA CHOUSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PATRICIA L DAVISBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PAUL DELATOREBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ALAN GUNNERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JACQUELINE HERDSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
PAUL G HOWESBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PAUL HUFFBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JEFF MCCLELLANBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARCUS J MOLEABOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ADEOLA ODUWOLEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SUSAN PRIMOBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RAJEEV RAMCHANDRANBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MICHELLE SKINNERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SUSAN STONEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PETE LOTHESBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MATT MACDONALDBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
WANDA MONTALVOBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARY BLANKENSHIP POINTERTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
RUTH SHOGEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
225 W WACKER DR STE 400, CHICAGO, IL 60606-1321
In care of
% KAREN HARTMAN
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
JEFF TODD, 225 WACKER DRIVE 400, CHICAGO, IL 60606
Signed the 990
KAREN HARTMAN, VP & CFO
Phone
(312) 363-6013
Return prepared by
SASSETTI LLC

Mission

WE PREVENT BLINDNESS AND PRESERVE SIGHT ACROSS ALL AGE SPECTRUMS AND MULTIPLE EYE CONDITIONS. WE FOCUS ON IMPROVING THE NATION'S VISION AND EYE HEALTH BY EDUCATING THE AMERICAN PUBLIC ON THE IMPORTANCE OF TAKING CARE OF THEIR EYES AND VISION, BY PROMOTING ADVANCES IN PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEMS OF CARE THAT SUPPORT EYE HEALTH NEEDS, AND BY ADVOCATING FOR PUBLIC POLICY THAT EMPHASIZES EARLY DETECTION AND ACCESS TO APPROPRIATE EYE CARE.

990 for the year ended March 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • PUBLIC EDUCATION/AWARENESS - PREVENT BLINDNESS INCREASES AWARENESS AND EDUCATES THE PUBLIC ON THE IMPORTANCE OF TAKING CARE OF THEIR EYES THROUGH BROCHURES, FACT SHEETS, PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS, NEWSLETTERS, MEDIA CAMPAIGNS, SPECIAL EVENTS, MONTHLY OBSERVANCE CALENDAR, OUR WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA. EACH YEAR MILLIONS OF PEOPLE READ, HEAR OR SEE OUR MESSAGES ABOUT EARLY DETECTION OF EYE DISEASE AND PREVENTION OF ACCIDENTS THAT CAN CAUSE PERMANENT LOSS OF SIGHT. SOCIAL MEDIA AND NEWS OUTLET PLACEMENTS IMPRESSIONS TOTALED OVER 2 BILLION LAST YEAR.
    Expenses $1,093,206 · grants $46,875 · revenue $244,350
  • COMMUNITY SERVICE/PATIENT SUPPORT - PREVENT BLINDNESS ADVOCATES FOR PUBLIC POLICIES THAT IMPROVE HEALTH SYSTEMS NATIONWIDE AND RESOURCES THAT ENSURE EVERYONE HAS AFFORDABLE, ACCESSIBLE, AND QUALITY EYE CARE OPTIONS. CURRENT EFFORTS INCLUDE ADVOCATING FOR INCREASED SURVEILLANCE OF VISION PROBLEMS, PUBLIC HEALTH AND PREVENTION PROGRAMMING, INVESTMENTS IN RESEARCH, ACCESS TO EYE HEALTH CARE, SAFETY IN AND ACCESS TO EFFECTIVE TREATMENTS, A STRENGTHENED EYE HEALTH PROFESSIONAL WORKFORCE, AND FAIR OUT-OF-POCKET COSTS. WE PROVIDE PATIENT SUPPORT THROUGH EDUCATION AND AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS, FREE/LOW-COST EYE CARE ASSISTANCE THROUGH INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIPS, AND ADVOCACY AND SUPPORT PROGRAMS THAT EMPOWER INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH VISION CHALLENGES AND THEIR CAREGIVERS. IN ADDITION, OUR AFFILIATE SYSTEM SCREENED OVER 1 MILLION CHILDREN AND ADULTS NATIONWIDE FOR EARLY DETECTION OF VISION DISORDERS.
    Expenses $991,119 · grants $22,375
  • HEALTH EDUCATION & TRAINING - PREVENT BLINDNESS SERVES AS AN EDUCATION AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE RESOURCE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH PROFESSIONALS ON AREAS RELATED TO EYE HEALTH THROUGH DIRECT VISION PROGRAM REVIEW AND GUIDANCE, AN ANNUAL NATIONAL EYE HEALTH SUMMIT, WEBINARS, ALLIED HEALTH EDUCATION, SURVEILLANCE EFFORTS, ONLINE TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS, RESEARCH GRANTS, AND PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION AWARDS. THESE ACTIVITIES ARE TARGETED TOWARDS EYE CARE PROFESSIONALS, HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS, TEACHERS, COMMUNITY SERVICE PROVIDERS, AND SOCIAL WORKERS ALONG WITH OTHERS WORKING IN THE FIELD OF BLINDNESS PREVENTION. WE EDUCATED, TRAINED OR CERTIFIED OVER 700,000 PROFESSIONALS AND ORGANIZATIONS LAST YEAR.
    Expenses $1,906,248 · grants $207,750 · revenue $80,057
  • RESEARCH - TO SUPPORT IMPORTANT ADVANCEMENTS IN THE UNDERSTANDING OF VISION AND EYE HEALTH, PREVENT BLINDNESS MOBILIZES GRASSROOTS SUPPORT FOR PROTECTING AND INCREASING FUNDING FOR VISION AND EYE HEALTH RESEARCH THROUGH THE NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE AND THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION. PREVENT BLINDNESS MADE MORE THAN 5,000 CONTACTS TO KEY POLICYMAKERS LAST YEAR TO SUPPORT VISION AND EYE HEALTH. THE PREVENT BLINDNESS JOANNE ANGLE INVESTIGATOR AWARD PROVIDES FUNDING FOR RESEARCH INVESTIGATING PUBLIC HEALTH RELATED TO EYE HEALTH AND SAFETY. THIS RESEARCH GRANT PROMOTES THE CORE MISSION OF PREVENT BLINDNESS - PREVENTING BLINDNESS AND PRESERVING SIGHT.
    Expenses $439,122 · grants $6,250 · revenue $614,860

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in March, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025March 31, 2026August 17, 2026Not on file
2024March 31, 2025August 15, 2025990 on file
2023March 31, 2024August 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
36-3667121
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Group exemption
Exempt since
1990
Accounting year ends
March
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Group exemption
9425 (6 member organizations)
Assets (IRS master file)
$29,173,241
Income (IRS master file)
$16,335,183

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990March 2025$14,719,404$5,820,297$29,173,241XML
990March 2024$5,161,803$4,857,267$20,329,707XML
990March 2023$5,068,074$4,199,418$18,176,110IRS
990March 2022–––IRS
990March 2021–––IRS
990March 2019–––IRS
990March 2018–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 36-3667121).

Questions about NATIONAL SOCIETY TO PREVENT BLINDNESS

What is the EIN of NATIONAL SOCIETY TO PREVENT BLINDNESS?
The employer identification number (EIN) of NATIONAL SOCIETY TO PREVENT BLINDNESS is 36-3667121.
Is NATIONAL SOCIETY TO PREVENT BLINDNESS tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1990.
Are donations to NATIONAL SOCIETY TO PREVENT BLINDNESS tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Group exemption).
Which annual return does NATIONAL SOCIETY TO PREVENT BLINDNESS file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of NATIONAL SOCIETY TO PREVENT BLINDNESS due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending March 31, 2026) is due August 17, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did NATIONAL SOCIETY TO PREVENT BLINDNESS last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended March 2025.
Who is the principal officer of NATIONAL SOCIETY TO PREVENT BLINDNESS?
The 990 for the year ended March 31, 2025 names JEFF TODD.
Who are the officers and directors of NATIONAL SOCIETY TO PREVENT BLINDNESS?
The 990 for the year ended March 31, 2025 lists 30 people; 8 received compensation from the organization, the highest $347,516 (JEFFREY TODD, PRESIDENT & CEO).
How much revenue does NATIONAL SOCIETY TO PREVENT BLINDNESS have?
On its 990 for the year ended March 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $14,719,404, expenses of $5,820,297 and total assets of $29,173,241 at year end.

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