Public Charity

FOUNDATION FOR BLIND CHILDREN

FOUNDATION FOR BLIND CHILDREN is a Public Charity headquartered in PHOENIX, AZ. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $14.6M revenue, $13.8M expenses, $31.7M total assets. 111 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $5.0M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 860129981 PHOENIX, AZ Eye Diseases, Blindness & Vision Impairments NTEE: G41 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$14.6M
Total Expenses$13.8M
Total Assets$31.7M
Grant Records111
Funding Total$5.0M
Filing Years2019–2025

Mission

FOUNDATION FOR BLIND CHILDREN'S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE EDUCATION, TOOLS AND SERVICES THAT ENABLE ALL PERSONS WITH VISION LOSS TO ACHIEVE GREATER INDEPENDENCE. OUR VISION IS A WORLD WHERE VISION LOSS IS A DIAGNOSIS, NOT A DISABILITY. FOUNDATION FOR BLIND CHILDREN VALUES EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE, ADVOCACY, GREAT WORK ENVIRONMENT, COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS AND FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY.

Where $100 goes at Foundation for Blind Children

How Foundation for Blind Children divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 6 years.

$85 Programs the work itself
$10 Management running the organization
$5 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $85 for programs

$32
Foundation for Blind Children's school-based program serves students from pre-k to 4th grade, teaching skills aligned with the expanded core curriculum
38% of program spending
$21
Foundation for Blind Children's adult services program provides rehabilitation and training for individuals with visual impairments, ages 14 and up, who are registered with arizona vocational rehabilitation
24% of program spending
$18
Foundation for Blind Children's media center manufactures and distributes braille, large-print and e-text versions of textbooks and classroom worksheets nationwide
21% 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.

Sample Grants Received

2025
GENERAL SUPPORT
$10,301
2024
AID FOR BLIND
$119,389
$52,000
2024
SUPPORT CHILDRENS PROGRAMS
$50,000
2024
DESIGNATED SUPPORT FOR THE SPORTS, HABILITATION, ART & RECREATION PROGRAM
$30,000

Showing up to 5 of 111 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

TRUSTEE (THROUGH 3/20/25) Allison Sheaves
VICE PRESIDENT OF OPERATIONS Barbra Smith
TRUSTEE Callie Maxwell
TRUSTEE Chris Kirch
TRUSTEE (THROUGH 3/20/25) Chris Meyers
DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Christopher Hawk

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$2,193,309 62 grants
Health & Medicine
$1,135,300 10 grants
Education
$813,956 6 grants
Youth Development
$63,000 7 grants
Fundraising & Sponsorship
$41,000 3 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $14.6M $13.8M $31.7M
2024 $14.3M $15.0M $30.0M
2023 $11.2M $12.6M $29.8M
2021 $9.2M $9.5M $29.5M
2019 $10.7M $8.8M $27.7M

Between 2019 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $10.7M to $14.6M (+37%), with total assets most recently reported at $31.7M.

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

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