Public Charity

HORIZONS FOR THE BLIND

Based in CRYSTAL LAKE, IL, HORIZONS FOR THE BLIND operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $3.1M in revenue, $1.9M in expenses, $7.2M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 3 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $113K.

EIN: 362915239 CRYSTAL LAKE, IL Eye Diseases, Blindness & Vision Impairments NTEE: G41 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$3.1M
Total Expenses$1.9M
Total Assets$7.2M
Grant Records3
Funding Total$113K
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

ASSISTANCE TO VISUALLY HANDICAPPED PERSONS, INCREASING ACCESSIBILITY BY PROVIDING BRAILLE AND LARGE PRINT TRANSCRIPTION AND LOCAL GROUP ACTIVITIES.SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES INCLUDE ASSISTANCE TO VISUALLY HANDICAPPED PERSONS, INCREASING ACCESSIBILITY, BY PROVIDING BRAILLE AND LARGE PRINT TRANSCRIPTION, AND LOCAL GROUP ACTIVITIES.

Where $100 goes at Horizons for the Blind

How Horizons for the Blind divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$92 Programs the work itself
$7 Management running the organization
$1 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $92 for programs

$92
Transcription program-provide braille and large print transcriptions to and for visually handicapped consumers
All program spending
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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.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR David Meyer
VP/TREASURER Jeff T Thorsen
DIRECTOR John Fredrickson
SECRETARY Karen Hutchings
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Keith Myers
DIRECTOR Paul Rink

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Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$112,800 3 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $3.1M $1.9M $7.2M
2024 $2.4M $1.7M $5.8M
2023 $2.4M $1.5M $5.1M
2022 $1.9M $1.4M $4.8M
2021 $2.3M $1.4M $4.4M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $2.3M to $3.1M (+37%), with total assets most recently reported at $7.2M.

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