Program areas at Blind Childrens Center
Inclusive Learning Preschool: Most students in our Toddler Program move on to our Preschool which provides comprehensive, onsite education in an inclusive environment, with typically developing children in each classroom. Our small class sizes encourage individualized education and, for students who are blind or visually impaired, training in optimizing the use of their remaining vision, sensory development, orientation & mobility (including cane travel), speech/language development, early math, and literacy preparedness for children from 3 5 years-old. Both our Toddler and Preschool Programs utilize the Creative Curriculum.
California Child and Adult Food Program; medical, vision and therapeutic services tochildren.
Prenatal to Three Program Options: (1) Infant Program (0-35 months and pregnant mothers) Utilizing the Parent as Teacher Curriculum, parents attend this program with their children two days each week in a small group setting. Parents are guided by Parent Educators and can learn from and support one another. The program focuses on fostering parent/child relationships, addressing early developmental needs of children with visual impairments and other disabilities, and bringing parents out of isolation. See Schedule O for further details.
Grants made by Blind Childrens Center
Who funds Blind Childrens Center
Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
Personnel at Blind Childrens Center
Name | Title | Compensation | Date of data |
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Sarah Orth | Chief Executive Officer | $202,295 | 2023-12-15 |
Scott Kassel | Director of Development | $115,625 | 2023-06-30 |
Bianca Ciebrant | Director of Education | $116,978 | 2023-06-30 |
Fernanda Armenta-Schmitt | Director of Edu and Family SVCS. | $182,077 | 2022-06-30 |
Alan L Boring | President | $0 | 2023-06-30 |
...and 9 more key personnel |
Financials for Blind Childrens Center
Revenues | FYE 06/2023 | FYE 06/2022 | % Change |
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Total grants, contributions, etc. | $4,068,713 | $2,552,883 | 59.4% |
Program services | $2,469 | $2,761 | -10.6% |
Investment income and dividends | $370,754 | $247,797 | 49.6% |
Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 | $0 | - |
Royalty revenue | $0 | $0 | - |
Net rental income | $4,404 | $1,700 | 159.1% |
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $0 | $282,620 | -100% |
Net income from fundraising events | $7,411 | $-30,523 | 124.3% |
Net income from gaming activities | $0 | $0 | - |
Net income from sales of inventory | $0 | $0 | - |
Miscellaneous revenues | $399,713 | $456 | 87556.4% |
Total revenues | $4,853,464 | $3,057,694 | 58.7% |
Organizations like Blind Childrens Center
Organization | Type | Location | Revenue |
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Project Harmony | 501(c)(3) | Omaha, NE | $13,457,432 |
Children's Center Early Intervention & Family Support | 501(c)(3) | Augusta, ME | $4,439,788 |
Harwood Center | 501(c)(3) | Memphis, TN | $1,725,687 |
E John Gavras Center | 501(c)(3) | Auburn, NY | $4,398,711 |
Sprouts Child Development Initiative | 501(c)(3) | Tulsa, OK | $1,266,191 |
Space Coast Discovery | 501(c)(3) | Melbourne, FL | $2,022,960 |
Saint Francis Childrens Center | 501(c)(3) | Milwaukee, WI | $3,667,156 |
Visually Impaired Preschool Services | 501(c)(3) | Louisville, KY | $3,123,868 |
Rising Treetops at Oakhurst | 501(c)(3) | New York, NY | $3,456,970 |
Happiness House | 501(c)(3) | Geneva, NY | $13,101,755 |
Data update history
February 6, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
February 6, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 6 new personnel
February 4, 2024
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
January 1, 2024
Received grants
Identified 12 new grant, including a grant for $150,000 from Windsong Trust October 26, 2023
Received grants
Identified 11 new grant, including a grant for $500,000 from The Ahmanson Foundation Nonprofit Types
SchoolsDisease-focused nonprofitsYouth service charitiesCharities
Issues
HealthEducationHuman servicesChildrenDiseases and disorders
Characteristics
Fundraising eventsReceives government fundingEndowed supportTax deductible donations
General information
- Address
- 4120 Marathon St
- Los Angeles, CA 90029
- Metro area
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
- County
- Los Angeles County, CA
- Website URL
- blindchildrenscenter.org/Â
- Phone
- (323) 664-2153
- Facebook page
- blindchildrenscenterÂ
- Twitter profile
- @lightthewaybccÂ
IRS details
- EIN
- 95-1656369
- Fiscal year end
- June
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990
- Year formed
- 1940
- Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
- Yes
Categorization
- NTEE code, primary
- G20: Birth Defects and Genetic Diseases
- NAICS code, primary
- 624110: Child and Youth Services
- Parent/child status
- Independent
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