Public Charity

PREVENTION OF BLINDNESS SOCIETY OF METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON INC

PREVENTION OF BLINDNESS SOCIETY OF METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON INC, of WASHINGTON, DC, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $2.2M in revenue, $2.4M in expenses, $29.7M in total assets. 24 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $381K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 530204690 WASHINGTON, DC Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$2.2M
Total Expenses$2.4M
Total Assets$29.7M
Grant Records24
Funding Total$381K
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE PREVENTION OF BLINDNESS SOCIETY OF METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON IS DEDICATED TO THE IMPROVEMENT AND PRESERVATION OF SIGHT BY PROVIDING SERVICE, EDUCATION, ADVOCACY AND INNOVATION.

Sample Grants Received

2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$7,600
2023
EYE DISEASES, BLINDNESS, & VISION IMPAIRMENT
$18,000
2023
Grant Sub-Award
$17,500
2023
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$17,054

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Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Alice Wendy Gasch Md
DIRECTOR Beth Glassman
CEO Caren Forsten
DIRECTOR Cathy Grealy Cohen
DIRECTOR Christine Rocchio Rn Fnp
DIRECTOR Donna Oser

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Top Grant Purposes

HEALTH
$112,392 4 grants
General Support
$80,000 2 grants
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$31,154 3 grants
EYE DISEASES, BLINDNESS, & VISION IMPAIRMENT
$18,000 1 grant
CHILDREN'S VISION HEALTH PROGRAM
$17,500 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $2.2M $2.4M $29.7M
2024 $2.8M $2.0M $28.2M
2023 $1.9M $1.9M $26.7M
2022 $1.4M $1.9M $25.8M
2021 $2.1M $1.6M $29.9M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $2.1M to $2.2M (+9%), with total assets most recently reported at $29.7M.

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