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. 106 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $5.0M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 860129981 PHOENIX, AZ Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$14.6M
Total Expenses$13.8M
Total Assets$31.7M
Grant Records106
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.

Sample Grants Received

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
2024
THIS IS DESIGNATED SUPPORT FOR COLLEGE PREP PROGRAM
$16,000

Showing up to 5 of 106 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

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Top Grant Purposes

PROGRAM SUPPORT
$773,161 12 grants
INNOVATIVE K-12 TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS AND EDUCATION INNOVATION
$629,000 1 grant
SUPPORT THERAPY PROGRAMS
$502,600 2 grants
AID FOR BLIND
$398,041 9 grants
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$249,638 6 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.

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