Public Charity

THE NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND

THE NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND is a nonprofit organization categorized as Public Charity based in BALTIMORE, MD. Its most recent IRS filing (2025) reports revenue of $24.4M, expenses of $18.5M, total assets of $42.6M. Imperigo tracks 120 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $4.6M.

EIN: 020259978 BALTIMORE, MD Eye Diseases, Blindness & Vision Impairments NTEE: G41 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$24.4M
Total Expenses$18.5M
Total Assets$42.6M
Grant Records120
Funding Total$4.6M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

INTEGRATING THE BLIND INTO SOCIETY

Officers & Directors

EXECUTIVE DIR OF BLINDNESS INITIATIVES Anil Lewis
SECRETARY Barbara Manuel
BOARD MEMBER Ben Dallin
BOARD MEMBER Donald Porterfield
SECOND VICE PRESIDENT Everette Bacon
BOARD MEMBER Graciela Pires

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Top Grant Purposes

BLINDNESS PROJECTS
$1,413,496 6 grants
Blindness Projects
$623,136 5 grants
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$464,352 9 grants
Operating Support/Annual Fund
$280,000 1 grant
HEALTH CARE
$195,948 3 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $24.4M $18.5M $42.6M
2024 $21.5M $19.6M $35.7M
2023 $17.6M $19.5M $32.7M
2022 $19.4M $17.4M $32.1M
2021 $21.0M $19.1M $35.0M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $21.0M to $24.4M (+16%), with total assets most recently reported at $42.6M.

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