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Screen a listPerkins School for the Blind
Can you give?
Listed with the IRS. Every screen came back clear.
A 501(c)(3) on Publication 78 and the IRS master file.
- IRS nonprofit listing
- No issue
- Revocation
- None
- IRS files
- Agree
- Sanctions
- No match
- IRS bulletin
- No notice
- California
- Registered
- Charity type
- 509(a)(1)
$90Mrevenue
FY2025 · −5% in 3 yrs976staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin−17.5%
Months of reserve0.5mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+5.1%
Middle half of peersMedianPerkins School for the Blind
Where the money goes FY2025 · $105M spent
Programs$81M77%Management and general$20M19%Fundraising$3.8M4%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Deficits in 3 of the last 3 years
−$11M in FY2023, −$26M in FY2024 and −$16M in FY2025. Cash covers 0.5 months, under the peer median of 3.3.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor3
Strong governance
19 of 19 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VIFunders stay
117 of the 191 funders that gave before FY2021 are still giving.
Funders’ 990-PF grant listsA history of government grants
Government grants on 9 of its 9 returns, 6% of revenue in FY2025. $4.5M is traced federal awards from Department of Education.
990 Part VIII · USAspending310funders
$4.2Ma year, last 3 years
14%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Lavelle Fund for the Blind IncSince FY2020$300k$334k$707k$675kAW Baldwin Charitable Foundation IncStopped after FY2019$615k$615k$315k–Olin J Cochran Tr Uw Xxx-Xx-XxxxEvery year since FY2017$102k$110k$107k$107k$128k$111k$107kMakepeace Isab Charitable Trust Xxx-Xx-XxxxEvery year since FY2017$81k$85k$85k$87k$94k$110k$91kAmelia Peabody Charitable Fund TrustOn and off$300k$250kBilezikian Family Foundation IncStopped after FY2022$73k$77k$75k$92k$92k$106k–Donor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$643k$916k$568k$1.1M$1.1M$849k$942k254 other fundersUp to $488k a year each$740k$857k$1.2M$1.6M$1.6M$2.8M$2.5M
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped