Public Charity

NATIONAL SOCIETY TO PREVENT BLINDNESS

Based in CHICAGO, IL, NATIONAL SOCIETY TO PREVENT BLINDNESS operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $14.7M in revenue, $5.8M in expenses, $29.2M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 111 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $2.2M.

EIN: 363667121 CHICAGO, IL Eye Diseases, Blindness & Vision Impairments NTEE: G41 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$14.7M
Total Expenses$5.8M
Total Assets$29.2M
Grant Records111
Funding Total$2.2M
Filing Years2020–2025

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.

Where $100 goes at National Society to Prevent Blindness

How National Society to Prevent Blindness divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$75 Programs the work itself
$17 Management running the organization
$8 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $75 for programs

$32
Health education & training
43% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 700,000 organizations
$19
Public education/awareness
25% of program spending
$17
Community service/patient support
22% of program spending

Plus 1 more program. 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 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

BOARD MEMBER Alan Gunner
VP DIGITAL CONTENT Charles West
BOARD MEMBER Dean A Vannasdale
BOARD MEMBER Ed Buffington
SECRETARY Jacqueline Herd
PRESIDENT & CEO Jeffrey Todd

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$885,717 40 grants
Health & Medicine
$488,589 32 grants
Human & Social Services
$92,687 11 grants
Fundraising & Sponsorship
$71,396 4 grants
Research & Policy
$50,028 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $14.7M $5.8M $29.2M
2024 $5.2M $4.9M $20.3M
2023 $5.1M $4.2M $18.2M
2021 $4.7M $4.1M $17.5M
2020 $3.8M $4.1M $12.3M

Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $3.8M to $14.7M (+283%), with total assets most recently reported at $29.2M.

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

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