Public Charity

WISCONSIN COUNCIL OF THE BLIND AND VISUA

WISCONSIN COUNCIL OF THE BLIND AND VISUA, of MADISON, WI, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2024 filing shows $1.6M in revenue, $1.5M in expenses, $9.8M in total assets. 19 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $897K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 390977746 MADISON, WI Eye Diseases, Blindness & Vision Impairments NTEE: G41 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$1.6M
Total Expenses$1.5M
Total Assets$9.8M
Grant Records19
Funding Total$897K
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

THE WISCONSIN COUNCIL OF THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED'S MISSION IS TO PROMOTE THE DIGNITY AND EMPOWERMENT OF PEOPLE IN WISCONSIN WHO ARE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED BY PROVIDING SERVICES, ADVOCATING LEGISLATION, AND EDUCATING THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

Where $100 goes at Wisconsin Council of the Blind and Visua

How Wisconsin Council of the Blind and Visua divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$69 Programs the work itself
$20 Management running the organization
$11 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $69 for programs

$44
The wisconsin council of the blind and visually impaired sells specialized assistive products at low cost to people who are blind or have low vision
64% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 21 visits; 157 individuals; 308 people
$25
The wisconsin council of the blind and visually impaired provides various education and community and social services that support the blind and visually impaired by providing scholarships and…
36% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 3,049 attendees
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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.

Officers & Directors

SECRETARY Brent Goodman
DIRECTOR Chamomile Harrison
DIRECTOR Chip Kaufman
CEO/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Denise Jess
DIRECTOR Margaret Groshan
VICE-CHAIR Melanie G Ramey

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$880,251 15 grants
Education
$11,900 3 grants
Health & Medicine
$5,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $1.6M $1.5M $9.8M
2023 $895K $1.4M $9.5M
2022 $1.1M $1.3M $9.1M
2020 $1.2M $1.1M $10.2M
2019 $978K $1.2M $9.1M

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $978K to $1.6M (+63%), with total assets most recently reported at $9.8M.

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

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