Public Charity

BLIND SERVICE ASSOCIATION INC

BLIND SERVICE ASSOCIATION INC is a Public Charity headquartered in CHICAGO, IL. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $2.0M revenue, $1.6M expenses, $14.5M total assets. 17 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $1.3M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 362240484 CHICAGO, IL Blind & Visually Impaired Centers NTEE: P86 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$2.0M
Total Expenses$1.6M
Total Assets$14.5M
Grant Records17
Funding Total$1.3M
Filing Years2020–2024

Mission

THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES VARIOUS SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE TO THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED IN THE CHICAGO AREA. IT PROVIDES READING AND RECORDING SERVICES FREE OF CHARGE TO ITS CLIENTS, IN ADDITION TO A NUMBER OF OTHER SUCCESSFUL AND POPULAR EDUCATION, RECREATIONAL AND SUPPORT GROUPS.

Where $100 goes at Blind Service Association Inc

How Blind Service Association Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 6 years.

$52 Programs the work itself
$38 Management running the organization
$10 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $52 for programs

$17
Pathways (youth program):the purpose of the program is to provide visually impaired and blind students with mentoring, academic track coaching, college readiness, computer training, a quarterly newsletter and…
32% of program spending
$12
Reading and recording:the purpose of the program is to provide one-on-one reading and recording of material so that blind and visually impaired people are able to maintain their…
23% of program spending
$9
Social and cultural activities
17% of program spending

Plus 3 more programs. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Sample Grants Received

$119,531
$182,110
2024
General support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes
$13,862
$183,550
2023
General support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes
$14,741

Showing up to 5 of 17 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Anthony Thomas
DIRECTOR Christina Mcgleam
SECRETARY Christine Tepper
DIRECTOR Diana Hoffman
DIRECTOR Jennifer Reis
DIRECTOR John P Casey

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$1,339,865 17 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $2.0M $1.6M $14.5M
2023 $392K $721K $12.5M
2022 $819K $665K $12.0M
2021 $933K $521K $13.1M
2020 $917K $582K $10.4M

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $917K to $2.0M (+113%), with total assets most recently reported at $14.5M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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