Mission
THE MISSION OF THE SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND IS TO EMPOWER INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE BLIND OR HAVE LOW VISION TO LIVE PRODUCTIVELY AND INDEPENDENTLY BY BUILDING CONFIDENCE THROUGH TRAINING, TOOLS AND MENTORSHIP.
Public Charity
SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND INC
Based in SACRAMENTO, CA, SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND INC operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $4.5M in revenue, $3.5M in expenses, $8.7M in total assets for fiscal year 2024. Imperigo tracks 47 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $1.3M.
EIN: 941384666
SACRAMENTO, CA
Eye Diseases, Blindness & Vision Impairments
NTEE: G41
Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$4.5M
Total Expenses$3.5M
Total Assets$8.7M
Grant Records47
Funding Total$1.3M
Filing Years2019–2024
Where $100 goes at Society for the Blind Inc
How Society for the Blind Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.
$81
Programs
the work itself
$6
Management
running the organization
$13
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $81 for programs
$56
In 2024, 157 new general rehabilitation clients received blindness instruction in orientation and mobility, adaptive technology, daily living skills, and braille
$18
In 2024, 733 people were helped through a total of 966 appointments with our doctors and occupational therapist in our low vision clinic
$7
In 2024, 2,384 subscribers placed a total of 9,687 calls to use access news, our free telephone-based news service providing audio access to volunteer-read recordings of local and…
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.
Sample Grants Received
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$105,000
TO FURTHER SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION
$72,614
COMMUNITY HEALTH
$42,500
COMMUNITY HEALTH
$37,500
GENERAL SUPPORT
$17,537
Showing up to 5 of 47 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
DIRECTOR
Adam Elshama
SECRETARY
Allison Otto
DIRECTOR
Angela Justice
DIRECTOR
Annmarie Bronte
DIRECTOR
Bryce Mcanally
DIRECTOR
Dana Schwarzinger
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $4.5M | $3.5M | $8.7M |
| 2023 | $3.2M | $3.0M | $7.8M |
| 2022 | $3.2M | $2.6M | $7.6M |
| 2020 | $2.6M | $2.5M | $5.9M |
| 2019 | $2.5M | $2.5M | $5.8M |
Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $2.5M to $4.5M (+84%), with total assets most recently reported at $8.7M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.