American Foundation For The Blind Inc in Huntington, West Virginia (WV)

American Foundation For The Blind Inc
Employer Identification Number (EIN)	135562161
Name of Organization	American Foundation For The Blind Inc
Address	1000 5th Ave Ste 275, Huntington, WV 25701-2238
Activities	Other school related activities, Scholarships (other), Aid to the handicapped (see also 031)
Ruling Date	04/1922
Deductibility	Contributions are deductible
Foundation	Organization which receives a substantial part of its support from a governmental unit or the general public
Organization	Corporation
Exempt Organization Status	Unconditional Exemption
Tax Period	06/2014
Assets	$10,000,000 to $49,999,999
Income	$10,000,000 to $49,999,999
Filing Requirement	990 (all other) or 990EZ return
Asset Amount	$38,497,903
Amount of Income	$26,491,186
Form 990 Revenue Amount	$7,859,816
National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE)	Human Services - Multipurpose and Other: Blind/Visually Impaired Centers, Services

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Amount of income in 2014: $26,491,186

This organization:	$26,491,186
Other organizations performing similar types of work:	$7,618,264

Assets in 2014: $38,497,903

American Foundation For The Blind Inc:	$38,497,903
Other organizations performing similar types of work:	$16,502,323

Expenses in 2014: $10,952,704

American Foundation For The Blind Inc:	$10,952,704
Other organizations performing similar types of work:	$4,486,505

Income to expenses ratio in 2014: 2.4

This organization:	2.4
Other organizations performing similar types of work:	1.5

Expenses allocated to program services in 2007: 72.1%

American Foundation For The Blind Inc:	72.1%
Other organizations performing similar types of work:	77.1%

Number of employees in 2014: 82

This organization:	82
Other organizations performing similar types of work:	99

Employees paid over $100,000 in 2014: 9.8%

American Foundation For The Blind Inc:	9.8%
Other organizations performing similar types of work:	0.0%

Grants share in income in 2014: 61.6%

This organization:	61.6%
Other organizations performing similar types of work:	53.9%

Financial snapshot ($)

Revenue for 2014

Assets at the end of 2014

Functional expenses for 2014

Support schedule

	2013	2014
Checklist
Is the organization described in section 501(c)(3) or 4947(a)(1) (other than a private foundation)?	Yes	Yes
Is the organization required to complete Schedule B, Schedule of Contributors?	Yes	Yes
Did the organization engage in direct or indirect political campaign activities on behalf of or in opposition to candidates for public office?	No	No
Did the organization engage in lobbying activities, or have a section 501(h) election in effect during the tax year?	Yes	Yes
Is the organization a section 501(c)(4), 501(c)(5), or 501(c)(6) organization that receives membership dues, assessments, or similar amounts as defined in Revenue Procedure 98-19?	No	No
Did the organization maintain any donor advised funds or any similar funds or accounts for which donors have the right to provide advice on the distribution or investment of amounts in such funds or accounts?	No	No
Did the organization receive or hold a conservation easement, including easements to preserve open space, the environment, historic land areas, or historic structures?	No	No
Did the organization maintain collections of works of art, historical treasures, or other similar assets?	Yes	Yes
Did the organization report an amount for escrow or custodial account liability; serve as a custodian or provide credit counseling, debt management, credit repair, or debt negotiation services?	No	No
Did the organization, directly or through a related organization, hold assets in temporarily restricted endowments, permanent endowments, or quasi-endowments?	Yes	Yes
Did the organization report an amount for land, buildings, and equipment?	Yes	Yes
Did the organization report an amount for investments-other securities that is 5% or more of its total assets?	No	No
Did the organization report an amount for investments-program related that is 5% or more of its total assets?	No	No
Did the organization report an amount for other assets that is 5% or more of its total assets?	No	No
Did the organization report an amount for other liabilities?	Yes	Yes
Did the organization's separate or consolidated financial statements for the tax year include a footnote that addresses the organization's liability for uncertain tax positions under FIN 48 (ASC 740)?	Yes	Yes
Did the organization obtain separate, independent audited financial statements for the tax year?	No	No
Was the organization included in consolidated, independent audited financial statements for the tax year?	Yes	Yes
Is the organization a school described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)?	No	No
Did the organization maintain an office, employees, or agents outside of the United States?	No	No
Did the organization have aggregate revenues or expenses of more than $10,000 from grantmaking, fundraising, business, investment, and program service activities outside the United States, or aggregate foreign investments valued at $100,000 or more?	No	No
Did the organization report more than $5,000 of grants or other assistance to or for any foreign organization?	No	No
Did the organization report more than $5,000 of aggregate grants or other assistance to or for foreign individuals?	No	No
Did the organization report a total of more than $15,000 of expenses for professional fundraising services?	Yes	Yes
Did the organization report more than $15,000 total of fundraising event gross income and contributions?	No	Yes
Did the organization report more than $15,000 of gross income from gaming activities?	No	No
Did the organization operate one or more hospital facilities?	No	No
Did the organization attach a copy of its audited financial statements?	No	No
Did the organization report more than $5,000 of grants or other assistance to any domestic organization or domestic government?	Yes	Yes
Did the organization report more than $5,000 of grants or other assistance to or for domestic individuals?	Yes	Yes
Did the organization answer 'Yes' about compensation of the organization's current and former officers, directors, trustees, key employees, and highest compensated employees?	Yes	Yes
Did the organization have a tax-exempt bond issue with an outstanding principal amount of more than $100,000 as of the last day of the year, that was issued after December 31, 2002?	No	No
Did the organization invest any proceeds of tax-exempt bonds beyond a temporary period exception?	No	No
Did the organization maintain an escrow account other than a refunding escrow at any time during the year to defease any tax-exempt bonds?	No	No
Did the organization act as an 'on behalf of' issuer for bonds outstanding at any time during the year?	No	No
Did the organization engage in an excess benefit transaction with a disqualified person during the year?	No	No
Is the organization aware that it engaged in an excess benefit transaction with a disqualified person in a prior year, and that the transaction has not been reported on any of the organization's prior Forms 990 or 990-EZ?	No	No
Did the organization report any amount for receivables from or payables to any current or former officers, directors, trustees, key employees, highest compensated employees, or disqualified persons?	No	No
Did the organization provide a grant or other assistance to an officer, director, trustee, key employee, substantial contributor or employee thereof, a grant selection committee member, or to a 35% controlled entity or family member of any of these persons?	No	No
Was the organization a party to a business transaction with one of the following parties
A current or former officer, director, trustee, or key employee?	No	No
A family member of a current or former officer, director, trustee, or key employee?	No	No
An entity of which a current or former officer, director, trustee, or key employee (or a family member thereof) was an officer, director, trustee, or direct or indirect owner?	No	No
Did the organization receive more than $25,000 in non-cash contributions?	No	No
Did the organization receive contributions of art, historical treasures, or other similar assets, or qualified conservation contributions?	No	No
Did the organization liquidate, terminate, or dissolve and cease operations?	No	No
Did the organization sell, exchange, dispose of, or transfer more than 25% of its net assets?	No	No
Did the organization own 100% of an entity disregarded as separate from the organization under Regulations sections 301.7701-2 and 301.7701-3?	No	No
Was the organization related to any tax-exempt or taxable entity?	Yes	Yes
Did the organization have a controlled entity within the meaning of section 512(b)(13)?	No	No
Did the organization make any transfers to an exempt non-charitable related organization?	No	No
Did the organization conduct more than 5% of its activities through an entity that is not a related organization and that is treated as a partnership for federal income tax purposes?	No	No

	2012	2013	2014
Statements Regarding Other IRS Filings and Tax Compliance
The number reported in Box 3 of Form 1096		102	107
The number of Forms W-2G		0	0
Did the organization comply with backup withholding rules for reportable payments to vendors and reportable gaming (gambling) winnings to prize winners?		No	No
The number of employees reported on Form W-3, Transmittal of Wage and Tax Statements, filed for the calendar year ending with or within the year covered by this return		74	82
Did the organization file all required federal employment tax returns?		Yes	Yes
Did the organization have unrelated business gross income of $1,000 or more during the year?	No	No	No
Has it filed a Form 990-T for this year?		No	No
At any time during the calendar year, did the organization have an interest in, or a signature or other authority over, a financial account in a foreign country (such as a bank account, securities account, or other financial account)?		No	No
Was the organization a party to a prohibited tax shelter transaction at any time during the tax year?		No	No
Did any taxable party notify the organization that it was or is a party to a prohibited tax shelter transaction?		No	No
Did the organization file Form 8886-T?		No	No
Does the organization have annual gross receipts that are normally greater than $100,000, and did the organization solicit any contributions that were not tax deductible as charitable contributions?		No	No
Did the organization include with every solicitation an express statement that such contributions or gifts were not tax deductible?		No	No
Did the organization receive a payment in excess of $75 made partly as a contribution and partly for goods and services provided to the payor?		No	No
Did the organization notify the donor of the value of the goods or services provided?		No	No
Did the organization sell, exchange, or otherwise dispose of tangible personal property for which it was required to file Form 8282?		No	No
Did the organization receive any funds, directly or indirectly, to pay premiums on a personal benefit contract?		No	No
Did the organization, during the year, pay premiums, directly or indirectly, on a personal benefit contract?		No	No
If the organization received a contribution of qualified intellectual property, did the organization file Form 8899 as required?		No	No
If the organization received a contribution of cars, boats, airplanes, or other vehicles, did the organization file a Form 1098-C?		No	No
Did a donor advised fund maintained by the sponsoring organization have excess business holdings at any time during the year?		No	No
Did the sponsoring organization make any taxable distributions under section 4966?		No	No
Did the sponsoring organization make a distribution to a donor, donor advisor, or related person?		No	No
Initiation fees and capital contributions	$0	$0	$0
Gross receipts for public use of club facilities	$0	$0	$0
Gross income from members or shareholders	$0	$0	$0
Gross income from other sources	$0	$0	$0
Is the organization filing Form 990 in lieu of Form 1041?		No	No
The amount of tax-exempt interest received or accrued during the year		$0	$0
Is the organization licensed to issue qualified health plans in more than one state?		No	No
The amount of reserves the organization is required to maintain by the states in which the organization is licensed to issue qualified health plans		$0	$0
The amount of reserves on hand		$0	$0
Did the organization receive any payments for indoor tanning services during the tax year?		No	No
Has it filed a Form 720 to report these payments?		No	No

	2013	2014
Compensation of Officers, Directors, Trustees, Key Employees, Highest Compensated Employees, and Independent Contractors
Officers, Directors, Trustees, Key Employees, and Highest Compensated Employees
Total reportable compensation from the organization	$1,218,187	$763,312
Total reportable compensation from related organizations	$0	$0
Total estimated amount of other compensation from the organization and related organizations	$154,171	$85,081
Total number of individuals who received more than $100,000 of reportable compensation from the organization	8	8
Total number of independent contractors who received more than $100,000 of compensation from the organization	0	0

	2012	2013	2014
Statement of Revenue
Total revenue	$9,167,992	$7,801,640	$7,859,816
Contributions, Gifts, Grants and Other Similar Amounts	$5,002,671	$4,981,436	$4,838,710
Program Service Revenue	$308,417	$188,980	$257,004
900099		$188,980	$257,004
All other program service revenue		$0	$0
Other Revenue
Investment income (including dividends, interest, and other similar amounts)	$1,301,030	$1,264,155	$880,813
Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds	$0	$0	$0
Royalties	$0	$0	$0
Net rental income	$0	$0	$86,800
Gross rents (Real / Personal)	$0 / $0	$0 / $0	$86,800 / $0
Less: rental expenses (Real / Personal)	$0 / $0	$0 / $0	$0 / $0
Rental income or (loss) (Real / Personal)	$0 / $0	$0 / $0	$86,800 / $0
Net gain/loss from sales of assets other than inventory	$1,839,330	$565,621	$1,115,291
Gross amount from sales of assets other than inventory (Securities / Other)	$67,733,410 / $0	$14,035,394 / $0	$19,270,882 / $0
Less: cost or other basis and sales expenses (Securities / Other)	$65,894,080 / $0	$13,469,773 / $0	$18,155,591 / $0
Gain or (loss) (Securities / Other)	$1,839,330 / $0	$565,621 / $0	$1,115,291 / $0
Net income/loss from fundraising events	$74,119	$0	$187,515
Gross income from fundraising events	$174,840	$0	$247,375
Less: direct expenses	$100,721	$0	$59,860
Net income/loss from gaming activities	$0	$0	$0
Net income/loss from sales of inventory	$414,034	$456,864	$197,907
Gross sales of inventory, less returns and allowances	$786,393	$678,433	$613,826
Less: cost of goods sold	$372,359	$221,569	$415,919
Miscellaneous Revenue	$228,391	$344,584	$295,776
900099		$281,221	$222,900
900099		$60,665	$69,990
Directory and Mailing List Publishers		$2,698	$2,886
All other revenue		$0	$0

	2012	2013	2014
Statement of Functional Expenses
Total functional expenses	$11,209,478	$12,211,096	$10,952,704
Grants and other assistance to domestic organizations and domestic governments		$49,500	$27,500
Grants and other assistance to domestic individuals		$19,000	$16,500
Grants and other assistance to foreign organizations, foreign governments, and foreign individuals		$0	$0
Benefits paid to or for members		$0	$0
Compensation of current officers, directors, trustees, and key employees	$1,137,034	$1,245,029	$1,439,437
Compensation not included above, to disqualified persons		$0	$0
Other salaries and wages	$3,838,725	$3,771,194	$3,691,787
Pension plan accruals and contributions		$236,328	$200,196
Other employee benefits		$407,006	$362,769
Payroll taxes	$387,554	$377,290	$388,644
Fees for services (non-employees)
Management		$0	$0
Legal		$19,766	$129,508
Accounting		$60,450	$80,352
Lobbying		$42,601	$55,744
Professional fundraising services	$282,713	$334,132	$368,761
Investment management fees		$0	$0
Other		$298,855	$409,777
Advertising and promotion		$0	$0
Office expenses		$1,187,128	$1,171,837
Information technology		$181,135	$185,040
Royalties		$0	$0
Occupancy		$1,089,128	$1,174,599
Travel		$322,875	$322,392
Payments of travel or entertainment expenses for any federal, state, or local public officials		$0	$0
Conferences, conventions, and meetings		$0	$0
Interest		$0	$0
Payments to affiliates		$0	$0
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization		$209,500	$217,444
Insurance		$0	$0
Other expenses		$1,920,647	$264,414
Other expenses		$290,277	$226,754
Other expenses		$149,255	$219,249

	2012	2013	2014
Balance Sheet
Total assets	$40,745,456	$38,497,340	$38,497,903
Cash - non-interest-bearing		$35,453	$933,453
Savings and temporary cash investments		$51,836	$50,568
Pledges and grants receivable, net		$881,344	$950,472
Accounts receivable, net		$210,398	$134,279
Loans and other receivables from current and former officers, directors, trustees, key employees, and highest compensated employees		$0	$0
Loans and other receivables from other disqualified persons, persons described in section 4958(c)(3)(B), and contributing employers and sponsoring organizations of section 501(c)(9) voluntary employees' beneficiary organizations		$0	$0
Notes and loans receivable, net		$57,488	$6,884
Inventories for sale or use		$276,453	$0
Prepaid expenses and deferred charges		$322,335	$344,620
Land, buildings, and equipment: cost or other basis		$1,746,306	$1,548,177
Investments - publicly traded securities		$34,464,414	$34,092,336
Investments - other securities		$427,517	$427,517
Investments - program-related		$0	$0
Intangible assets		$0	$0
Other assets		$23,796	$9,597
Total liabilities	$2,059,006	$1,728,034	$1,934,631
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		$850,514	$1,159,890
Grants payable		$0	$0
Deferred revenue		$642,622	$543,095
Tax-exempt bond liabilities	$0	$0	$0
Escrow or custodial account liability		$0	$0
Loans and other payables to current and former officers, directors, trustees, key employees, highest compensated employees, and disqualified persons		$0	$0
Secured mortgages and notes payable to unrelated third parties	$0	$0	$0
Unsecured notes and loans payable to unrelated third parties	$0	$0	$0
Other liabilities (including federal income tax, payables to related third parties, and other liabilities)		$234,898	$231,646
Total net assets or fund balances	$38,686,450	$36,769,306	$36,563,272
Unrestricted net assets		$20,506,906	$20,272,980
Temporarily restricted net assets		$12,240,435	$12,240,334
Permanently restricted net assets		$4,021,965	$4,049,958
Capital stock or trust principal, or current funds		$0	$0
Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building, or equipment fund		$0	$0
Retained earnings, endowment, accumulated income, or other funds	$0	$0	$0

Reason for Public Charity Status (for 2014)
The organization is not a private foundation because it is:	An organization that normally receives a substantial part of its support from a governmental unit or from the general public described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)
Number of organizations supported	0
Sum of amounts of support	$0

	2010 - 2014 Total
Support Schedule for Organizations Described in Sections 170(b)(1)(A)(iv) and 170(b)(1)(A)(vi) (for 2010 - 2014)
Public Support	$29,013,581
Subtotal Support	$29,560,795
Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received	$29,560,795
Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf	$0
The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge	$0
The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) that exceeds 2% of the total support	$547,214
Total Support	$36,711,156
Public Support	$29,560,795
Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources	$5,726,317
Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on	$0
Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets	$1,424,044
Gross receipts from related activities, etc.	$9,531,000

	2000	2001	2002	2006	2007
Revenue, Expenses, and Changes in Net Assets or Fund Balances
Total revenue	$22,548,216	$19,934,871	$13,123,713	$23,412,769	$22,349,225
Contributions, gifts, grants, and similar amounts received	$10,320,075	$11,106,084	$8,959,667	$17,499,163	$17,269,862
Contributions to donor advised funds				$0	$0
Direct public support	$10,256,257	$10,582,376	$8,384,871	$17,051,641	$16,922,659
Indirect public support	$41,112	$51,324	$45,190	$0	$0
Government contributions (grants)	$22,706	$472,384	$529,606	$447,522	$347,203
Program service revenue including government fees and contracts	$6,708,723	$6,753,321	$6,563,279	$2,100,924	$14,901
Membership dues and assessments	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Interest on savings and temporary cash investments	$16,405	$45,354	$23,753	$63,053	$0
Dividends and interest from securities	$1,135,987	$1,093,840	$706,677	$1,607,010	$2,322,414
Net rental income or (loss)	$0	$0	$0	$-67,576	$-67,901
Gross rents	$0	$0	$0	$246,917	$250,757
Less: rental expenses	$0	$0	$0	$314,493	$318,658
Other investment income	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Gain or (loss) from sales of assets other than inventory	$4,150,974	$290,821	$-3,584,491	$705,263	$118,457
Gross amount from sales of assets other than inventory	$25,189,127	$22,921,117	$20,869,557	$9,553,000	$1,261,913
Less: cost or other basis and sales expenses	$21,038,153	$22,630,296	$24,454,048	$8,847,737	$1,143,456
Net income or (loss) from special events and activities	$4,201	$15,044	$-71,443	$-22,458	$118
Gross revenue	$27,695	$107,400	$91,016	$61,110	$38,192
Less: direct expenses other than fundraising expenses	$23,494	$92,356	$162,459	$83,568	$38,074
Gross profit or (loss) from sales of inventory	$0	$0	$0	$1,145,036	$2,065,326
Gross sales of inventory, less returns and allowances	$0	$0	$0	$2,521,331	$4,157,122
Less: cost of goods sold	$0	$0	$0	$1,376,295	$2,091,796
Other revenue	$211,851	$630,407	$526,271	$382,354	$626,048
Total expenses	$19,194,772	$21,482,608	$21,708,382	$16,251,398	$15,848,604
Program services	$14,708,674	$16,226,117	$16,669,799	$11,252,248	$11,433,060
Management and general	$1,779,950	$2,159,930	$2,015,939	$2,174,242	$1,632,921
Fundraising	$2,706,148	$3,096,561	$3,022,644	$2,824,908	$2,782,623
Payments to affiliates	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Net assets or fund balances at end of year	$47,111,027	$40,619,496	$37,839,000	$51,316,541	$53,963,408
Excess or (deficit) for the year	$3,353,444	$-1,547,737	$-8,584,669	$7,161,371	$6,500,621
Net assets or fund balances at beginning of year	$54,034,860	$47,111,027	$40,619,496	$41,772,726	$51,316,541
Other changes in net assets or fund balances	$-10,277,277	$-4,943,794	$5,804,173	$2,382,444	$-3,853,754

	Total	Program services	Management and general	Fundraising
Statement of Functional Expenses (for 2007)
Total functional expenses	$15,848,604	$11,433,060	$1,632,921	$2,782,623
Grants paid from donor advised funds		$0
Other grants and allocations		$153,929
Specific assistance to individuals		$0
Benefits paid to or for members		$0
Compensation of current officers, directors, key employees, etc.	$840,062	$333,067	$457,479	$49,516
Compensation of former officers, directors, key employees, etc.	$0	$0	$0	$0
Compensation and other distributions, not included above, to disqualified persons (as defined under section 4958(f)(1)) and persons described in section 4958(c)(3)(B)	$0	$0	$0	$0
Salaries and wages of employees not included above	$6,041,784	$4,844,846	$349,843	$847,095
Pension plan contributions not included above	$339,986	$275,459	$16,547	$47,980
Employee benefits not included above	$685,286	$551,303	$37,327	$96,656
Payroll taxes	$461,717	$350,627	$50,288	$60,802
Professional fundraising fees	$0	$0	$0	$0
Accounting fees	$0	$0	$0	$0
Legal fees	$0	$0	$0	$0
Supplies	$594,091	$347,507	$131,182	$115,402
Telephone	$0	$0	$0	$0
Postage and shipping	$505,806	$59,887	$22,334	$423,585
Occupancy	$1,162,661	$1,046,269	$51,571	$64,821
Equipment rental and maintenance	$0	$0	$0	$0
Printing and publications	$569,591	$93,523	$9,052	$467,016
Travel	$687,556	$464,387	$91,259	$131,910
Conferences, conventions, and meetings	$0	$0	$0	$0
Interest	$0	$0	$0	$0
Depreciation, depletion, etc.	$822,451	$595,152	$208,886	$18,413
Other expenses not covered above	$2,983,684	$2,317,104	$207,153	$459,427

	2000	2001	2002	2006	2007
Balance Sheets
Total assets	$49,998,386	$44,548,112	$40,700,682	$54,309,748	$56,302,717
Cash - non-interest-bearing	$642,032	$902,975	$1,047,100	$1,028,270	$45,148
Savings and temporary cash investments	$6,692,311	$5,081,496	$876,037	$4,273,154	$6,580,292
Accounts receivable less allowance for doubtful accounts	$1,320,682	$852,957	$965,818	$1,979,110	$1,365,169
Pledges receivable less allowance for doubtful accounts	$1,058,946	$2,276,880	$1,010,625	$3,515,540	$6,790,604
Grants receivable	$13,330	$218,162	$219,119	$67,615	$0
Receivables from current and former officers, directors, trustees, and key employees	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Receivables from other disqualified persons (as defined under section 4958(f)(1)) and persons described in section 4958(c)(3)(B)				$0	$0
Other notes and loans receivable less allowance for doubtful accounts	$412,067	$148,833	$555,953	$260,668	$271,692
Inventories for sale or use	$501,879	$547,636	$619,811	$560,209	$427,209
Prepaid expenses and deferred charges	$287,646	$396,964	$312,035	$364,583	$235,369
Investments - publicly-traded securities				$35,768,372	$34,808,594
Investments - other securities	$34,564,308	$30,844,768	$32,474,037	$2,890,000	$2,749,549
Investments - land, buildings, and equipment less accumulated depreciation	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Investments - other	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Land, buildings, and equipment less accumulated depreciation	$3,092,988	$2,884,537	$2,602,720	$2,963,004	$2,680,307
Other assets, including program-related investments	$1,412,197	$392,904	$17,427	$639,223	$348,784
Total liabilities	$2,887,359	$3,928,616	$2,861,682	$2,993,207	$2,339,309
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	$2,162,239	$2,484,734	$2,445,570	$2,527,654	$1,910,410
Grants payable	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Deferred revenue	$463,451	$220,076	$279,897	$254,283	$269,603
Loans from officers, directors, trustees, and key employees	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Tax-exempt bond liabilities	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Mortgages and other notes payable	$227,564	$187,993	$136,215	$211,270	$159,296
Other liabilities	$34,105	$1,035,813	$0	$0	$0
Total liabilities and net assets/fund balances	$49,998,386	$44,548,112	$40,700,682	$54,309,748	$56,302,717
Total net assets or fund balances	$47,111,027	$40,619,496	$37,839,000	$51,316,541	$53,963,408

	2000	2001	2002	2006	2007
Reconciliation of Revenue per Audited Financial Statements With Revenue per Return
Total revenue	$22,548,216	$19,934,871	$13,123,713	$23,412,769	$22,349,225
Total revenue, gains, and other support per audited financial statements	$14,692,000	$17,366,000	$18,504,000	$28,598,284	$15,011,734
Other expenses	$-7,856,216	$-2,568,871	$5,380,287	$3,485,797	$-3,786,019
Net unrealized gains on investments	$-10,277,277	$-4,943,794	$3,184,000	$2,051,444	$-4,023,364
Donated services and use of facilities	$42,198	$51,339	$80,845	$0	$0
Recoveries of prior year grants	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Other	$2,378,863	$2,323,584	$2,115,442	$1,434,353	$237,345
Other revenue	$0	$0	$0	$-1,699,718	$3,551,472
Investment expenses	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Other	$0	$0	$0	$-1,699,718	$3,551,472

	2000	2001	2002	2006	2007
Reconciliation of Expenses per Audited Financial Statements With Expenses per Return
Total expenses	$19,194,772	$21,482,608	$21,708,382	$16,251,398	$15,848,604
Total expenses and losses per audited financial statements	$19,426,000	$21,650,000	$22,043,000	$18,195,754	$18,267,297
Other revenue	$231,228	$167,392	$334,618	$1,944,356	$2,484,283
Donated services and use of facilities	$42,198	$51,339	$80,845	$0	$0
Prior year adjustments	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Losses	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Other	$189,030	$116,053	$253,773	$1,944,356	$2,484,283
Other expenses	$0	$0	$0	$0	$65,590
Investment expenses	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Other	$0	$0	$0	$0	$65,590

Average hours per week devoted to position	Compensation	Contributions to employee benefit plans & deferred compensation plans	Expense account and other allowances
Current Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees
45	$277,001	$53,106	$0
45	$184,984	$40,524	$0
45	$137,998	$23,548	$0
45	$106,504	$16,397	$0

Total number of officers, directors, and trustees permitted to vote on organization business at board meetings	25
Are any officers, directors, trustees, or key employees listed in Form 990, Part V-A, or highest compensated employees listed in Schedule A, Part I, or highest compensated professional and other independent contractors listed in Schedule A, Part II-A or II-B, related to each other through family or business relationships?	No
Do any officers, directors, trustees, or key employees listed in Form 990, Part V-A, or highest compensated employees listed in Schedule A, Part I, or highest compensated professional and other independent contractors listed in Schedule A, Part II-A or II-B, receive compensation from any other organizations, whether tax exempt or taxable, that are related to the organization?	No
Does the organization have a written conflict of interest policy?	Yes

Other Information
Did the organization have unrelated business gross income of $1,000 or more during the year covered by this return, and has it filed a tax return on Form 990-T for this year?	Yes
Was there a liquidation, dissolution, termination, or substantial contraction during the year?	No
Is the organization related (other than by association with a statewide or nationwide organization) through common membership, governing bodies, trustees, officers, etc., to any other exempt or nonexempt organization?	Yes
Direct and indirect political expenditures	$0
Did the organization file Form 1120-POL for this year?	Yes
Were substantially all dues nondeductible by members?
Did the organization make only in-house lobbying expenditures of $2,000 or less?
Dues, assessments, and similar amounts from members	$0
Section 162(e) lobbying and political expenditures	$0
Aggregate nondeductible amount of section 6033(e)(1)(A) dues notices	$0
Taxable amount of lobbying and political expenditures	$0
Does the organization elect to pay the section 6033(e) tax on the amount above?
If section 6033(e)(1)(A) dues notices were sent, does the organization agree to add the amount above to its reasonable estimate of dues allocable to nondeductible lobbying and political expenditures for the following tax year?
Initiation fees and capital contributions	$0
Gross receipts for public use of club facilities	$0
At any time during the year, did the organization, directly or indirectly, own a controlled entity within the meaning of section 512(b)(13)?	Yes
Amount of tax imposed on the organization during the year under: section 4911	$0
Amount of tax imposed on the organization during the year under: section 4912	$0
Amount of tax imposed on the organization during the year under: section 4955	$0
Did the organization engage in any section 4958 excess benefit transaction during the year or did it become aware of an excess benefit transaction from a prior year?	No
Amount of tax imposed on the organization managers or disqualified persons during the year under sections 4912, 4955, and 4958	$0
Amount of tax above, reimbursed by the organization	$0
At any time during the tax year, was the organization a party to a prohibited tax shelter transaction?	No
Did the organization acquire a direct or indirect interest in any applicable insurance contract?	No
Did the supporting organization, or a fund maintained by a sponsoring organization, have excess business holdings at any time during the year?	No
Number of employees employed in the pay period that includes March 12, 2006	100

	Unrelated business income		Excluded by section 512, 513, or 514		Related or exempt function income
Analysis of Income-Producing Activities (for 2007)
	Business code	Amount	Exclusion code	Amount	Related or exempt function income
Total		$168,652		$2,451,579	$2,459,132
Program service revenue
Program service revenue 1	Periodical publishers (except Internet)	$14,901	00	$0	$0
Program service revenue 2	000000	$0	00	$0	$0
Program service revenue 3	000000	$0	00	$0	$0
Program service revenue 4	000000	$0	00	$0	$0
Program service revenue 5	000000	$0	00	$0	$0
Medicare/Medicaid payments	000000	$0	00	$0	$0
Fees and contracts from government agencies	000000	$0	00	$0	$0
Membership dues and assessments	000000	$0	00	$0	$0
Interest on savings and temporary cash investments	000000	$0	00	$0	$0
Dividends and interest from securities	000000	$0	Dividends, interest, payments with respect to securities loans, annuities, income from notional principal contracts, loan commitment fees, and other substantially similar income from ordinary and routine investments excluded by section 512(b)(1)	$2,322,414	$0
Net rental income or (loss) from real estate
debt-financed property	000000	$0	00	$0	$0
not debt-financed property	000000	$0	Real property rental income that does not depend on the income or profits derived by the person leasing the property and is excluded by section 512(b)(3)	$-67,901	$0
Net rental income or (loss) from personal property	000000	$0	00	$0	$0
Other investment income	000000	$0	00	$0	$0
Gain or (loss) from sales of assets other than inventory	000000	$0	Gain (or loss, to the extent allowed) from the sale of investments and other non-inventory property and from certain property acquired from financial institutions that are in conservatorship or receivership (sections 512(b)(5) and 512(b)(16)(A))	$118,457	$0
Net income or (loss) from special events	000000	$0	Income from an activity that is not regularly carried on (section 512(a)(1))	$118	$0
Gross profit or (loss) from sales of inventory	Periodical publishers (except Internet)	$153,751	00	$0	$1,911,575
Other revenue	000000	$0	Royalty income excluded by section 512(b)(2)	$78,491	$547,557

EIN of corporation, partnership, or disregarded entity	Percentage of ownership interest	Total income	End-of-year assets
Information Regarding Taxable Subsidiaries and Disregarded Entities (for 2007)
000000000	0%	$0	$0
000000000	0%	$0	$0
000000000	0%	$0	$0
000000000	0%	$0	$0

Compensation	Contributions to employee benefit plans & deferred compensation	Expense account and other allowances
Compensation of the Five Highest Paid Employees Other Than Officers, Directors, and Trustees (for 2007)
$167,921	$33,679	$0
$159,564	$38,630	$0
$155,587	$39,092	$0
$135,415	$16,046	$0
$104,341	$16,056	$0

Total number of other employees paid over $50,000	49

Total number of other employees paid over $50,000

Statements About Activities (for 2007)
Expenses paid or incurred in connection with the lobbying activities	$112,654
Did the organization receive or hold an easement for conservation purposes, including easements to preserve open space, the environment, historic land areas or historic structures?	No
Did the organization provide credit counseling, debt management, credit repair, or debt negotiation services?	No
Did the organization maintain any donor advised funds?	No
Did the organization make any taxable distributions under section 4966?	No
Did the organization make a distribution to a donor, donor advisor, or related person?	No
The total number of donor advised funds owned at the end of the tax year	$0
The aggregate value of assets held in all donor advised funds owned at the end of the tax year	$0
The total number of separate funds or accounts owned at the end of the tax year (excluding donor advised funds included above) where donors have the right to provide advice on the distribution or investment of amounts in such funds or accounts	$0
The aggregate value of assets held in all funds or accounts included above at the end of the tax year	$0

Reason for Non-Private Foundation Status
The organization is not a private foundation because it is	Organization that normally receives: less than 1/3 of its support from gross investment income and unrelated taxable business income and more than 1/3 of its support from contribution, membership fees

	1999	2000	2001	2005	2006
Support Schedule
Total	$11,807,784	$18,161,142	$18,805,184	$20,079,968	$21,631,657
Gifts, grants, and contributions received	$6,937,434	$10,365,811	$11,573,809	$15,315,218	$17,499,163
Membership fees received	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or furnishing of facilities in any activity that is related to the organization's charitable, etc., purpose	$3,432,665	$6,131,589	$5,812,867	$3,643,993	$2,080,077
Gross income from interest, dividends, amounts received from payments on securities loans (section 512(a)(5)), rents, royalties, and unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired by the organization after June 30, 1975	$1,290,902	$1,466,822	$1,039,742	$796,879	$1,769,187
Net income from unrelated business activities not included above	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to it or expended on its behalf	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
The value of services or facilities furnished to the organization by a governmental unit without charge. Do not include the value of services or facilities generally furnished to the public without charge	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Other income	$146,783	$196,920	$378,766	$323,878	$283,230

Lobbying Expenditures by Electing Public Charities (for 2007)
Total exempt purpose expenditures	$15,848,604
Total lobbying expenditures	$112,654
Total lobbying expenditures to influence public opinion (grassroots lobbying)	$3,570
Total lobbying expenditures to influence a legislative body (direct lobbying)	$109,084
Other exempt purpose expenditures	$15,735,950
Lobbying nontaxable amount	$942,430
Grassroots nontaxable amount	$235,608

	Income	Expenses	Net
Unrelated Trade or Business Income (for 2008)
Total	$168,652	$0	$168,652
Gross receipts or sales less returns and allowances	$584,810	$0	$0
Cost of goods sold	$431,059	$0	$0
Gross profit	$153,751	$0	$153,751
Capital gain net income	$0	$0	$0
Net gain	$0	$0	$0
Capital loss deduction for trusts	$0	$0	$0
Income (loss) from partnerships and S corporations	$0	$0	$0
Rent income	$0	$0	$0
Unrelated debt-financed income	$0	$0	$0
Interest, annuities, royalties, and rents from controlled organizations	$0	$0	$0
Investment income of a section 501(c)(7), (9), or (17) organization	$0	$0	$0
Exploited exempt activity income	$0	$0	$0
Advertising income	$0	$0	$0
Other income	$14,901	$0	$14,901

Deductions Not Taken Elsewhere (for 2008)
Total deductions	$157,840
Compensation of officers, directors, and trustees	$0
Salaries and wages	$0
Repairs and maintenance	$0
Bad debts	$0
Interest	$0
Taxes and licenses	$0
Charitable contributions	$0
Depreciation	$0
Depletion	$0
Contributions to deferred compensation plans	$0
Employee benefit programs	$0
Excess exempt expenses	$0
Excess readership costs	$0
Other deductions	$157,840
Unrelated business taxable income	$0
Unrelated business taxable income before net operating loss deduction	$10,812
Net operating loss deduction	$10,812
Unrelated business taxable income before specific deduction	$0
Specific deduction	$1,000

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1	L C Ind Inc	4500 Emperor Blvd, Durham, NC 27703-8420	NC	1960-07	$250,122,152
2	Guide Dogs For The Blind Inc	350 Los Ranchitos Rd, San Rafael, CA 94903-3606	CA	1955-06	$164,486,011
3	Jewish Guild For The Blind	15 W 65th St, New York, NY 10023-6601	NY	1941-06	$127,277,478
4	The Seeing Eye Inc	10 Washington Valley Rd, Morristown, NJ 07960-3412	NJ	1935-01	$90,246,514
5	Connecticut Institute For The Blind	120 Holcomb St, Hartford, CT 06112-1589	CT	1988-07	$82,172,566
6	San Antonio Lighthouse For The Blind	2305 Roosevelt Ave, San Antonio, TX 78210-4920	TX	1946-04	$60,494,872
7	Guiding Eyes For The Blind Inc	611 Granite Springs Rd, Yorktown Hts, NY 10598-3411	NY	1956-07	$57,390,300
8	Lighthouse For The Blind Inc	2501 S Plum St, Seattle, WA 98144-4711	WA	1921-10	$53,743,846
9	Learning Ally Inc, Group Return	20 Roszel Rd, Princeton, NJ 08540-6206	NJ	1992-11	$42,263,119
10	Braille Institute Of America Inc	741 N Vermont Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90029-3514	CA	1963-09	$40,688,001
11	Envision Industries Inc	2301 S Water St, Wichita, KS 67213-4819	KS	1952-03	$39,319,330
12	Helen Keller Services For The Blind	57 Willoughby Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201-5257	NY	1936-07	$36,140,343
13	Clovernook Center For The Blind And Visually Impaired	7000 Hamilton Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45231-5240	OH	1959-03	$35,709,706
14	Cleveland Society For The Blind	1909 E 101st St, Cleveland, OH 44106-4110	OH	1928-04	$32,244,123
15	Visions Services For The Blind And Visually Impaired	500 Greenwich Street 3rd Fl, New York, NY 10013-1354	NY	1956-02	$29,932,819
16	Leader Dogs For The Blind	1039 S Rochester Rd, Rochester Hls, MI 48307-3115	MI	1952-12	$28,319,922
17	American Foundation For The Blind Inc	1000 5th Ave Ste 275, Huntington, WV 25701-2238	WV	1922-04	$26,491,186
18	The Sight Center Of Northwest Pennsylvania	2545 W 26th St, Erie, PA 16506-3261	PA	1951-09	$1,355,233
19	Vision For Independence Center	Po Box 2833, Yakima, WA 98907	WA	2007-06	$79,507
20	Indiana Lions For Leader Dog Inc	23030 Mach Drive, Steger, IL 60475	IL	1987-05	$735

Number of organizations performing similar types of work

Arkansas	1
California	8
Connecticut	3
District of Columbia	1
Florida	4
Illinois	3
Indiana	1
Kansas	1
Louisiana	1
Maryland	2
Michigan	2
Minnesota	1

Missouri	1
North Carolina	3
New Jersey	4
New York	6
Ohio	4
Pennsylvania	10
Rhode Island	1
Texas	2
Virginia	2
Washington	2
West Virginia	1

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