Mission
TO DRIVE THE RESEARCH THAT WILL PROVIDE PREVENTIONS, TREATMENTS AND CURES, FOR PEOPLE AFFECTED BY RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA, MACULAR DEGENERATION, USHER SYNDROME, AND THE SPECTRUM OF RETINAL DEGENERATIVE DISEASES.
Public Charity
THE FOUNDATION FIGHTING BLINDNESS INC
THE FOUNDATION FIGHTING BLINDNESS INC, of COLUMBIA, MD, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $36.6M in revenue, $49.5M in expenses, $110.9M in total assets. 276 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $27.7M, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 237135845
COLUMBIA, MD
Eye Diseases, Blindness & Vision Impairments Research
NTEE: H41
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$36.6M
Total Expenses$49.5M
Total Assets$110.9M
Grant Records276
Funding Total$27.7M
Filing Years2020–2025
Where $100 goes at The Foundation Fighting Blindness Inc
How The Foundation Fighting Blindness Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.
$77
Programs
the work itself
$6
Management
running the organization
$17
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $77 for programs
$66
Research
$8
Public health education
$3
My retina tracker registry
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
$200,000
TO HELP ORGANIZATION MEET ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$40,000
GENERAL SUPPORT
$20,877
MEDICAL
$8,500
$6,300
Showing up to 5 of 276 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
DIRECTOR
Adrienne Graves Phd
CHIEF SCIENTIFIC OFFICER
Amy M Palmer Laster
VP, FINANCE
Anna Wagner
DIRECTOR
Bradford Manning
PRE-CLINICAL TRANSITIONAL PROG.
Chad R Jackson - Sr Dir
VP, COMMUNICATIONS & MARKETING
Christopher S Adams
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $36.6M | $49.5M | $110.9M |
| 2024 | $35.7M | $48.2M | $124.0M |
| 2023 | $30.4M | $51.3M | $130.9M |
| 2021 | $29.8M | $40.7M | $155.6M |
| 2020 | $35.4M | $41.1M | $159.6M |
Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $35.4M to $36.6M (+4%), with total assets most recently reported at $110.9M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.