Nonprofit screen
Screen a listThe Foundation Fighting Blindness Inc
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)
$37Mrevenue
FY2025 · −15% in 3 yrs96staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin−35.3%
Months of reserve2.1mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+5.1%
Middle half of peersMedianFoundation Fighting Blindness
Where the money goes FY2025 · $50M spent
Programs$37M75%Management and general$3.2M6%Fundraising$9.0M18%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Deficits in 3 of the last 3 years
−$21M in FY2023, −$13M in FY2024 and −$13M in FY2025. Cash covers 2.1 months, above the peer median of 1.8.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor2
Strong governance
24 of 25 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VIA history of government grants
Government grants on 4 of its 4 returns, 0% of revenue in FY2025.
990 Part VIII486funders
$14Ma year, last 3 years
33%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23The George Gund FoundationEvery year since FY2017$2.5M$3.0M$2.0M$3.0M$3.0M$2.0M$2.0MGordon and Llura Gund FoundationOn and off$3k$10k$932k$1.7M$6.3M$5.7MManning Family FoundationOn and off$5.0M$5.0M$20kGordon & Llura Gund 1993 Charitable FoundationStopped after FY2018$1.4M$2.5M–Diana Davis Spencer Foundation IncOn and off$240k$200k$1.0M$1.0MThe Goatie Foundation Ta 20 -102300680120 C/O KeybankStopped after FY2021$1.0M$500k$500k–Donor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$1.3M$1.5M$1.8M$2.3M$1.2M$2.0M$3.6M377 other fundersUp to $1.0M a year each$1.3M$1.1M$1.3M$3.0M$1.9M$2.5M$2.3M
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped