Program areas at Alaska Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired
The center offers the following services:Assisted Daily Living: Training in personal and household management for independent living.Orientation and Mobility: Safe travel in business and residential areas.Assistive Technology: Adaptive communications involving the use of computers and related electronic devices and reading and writing Braille.Manual Skills: Use of tools and development of problem solving skills.Vocational Services and Worksite Evaluations: Job preparation and vocational training for employment success.Visually Impaired Senior Alaskans (VISA): Living Well With Vision Loss support groups and services providing support to seniors to increase their home safety for independent living.Rural Outreach: Through a State grant, the Center provides rehabilitation training in communities all over Alaska. When vision loss begins impacting daily life like reading, travelling, cooking, or using the computer, the proper rehabilitation training and assistive technology can help. From Utqiagvik to Ketchikan, over 100 Alaskans per year attend our low vision clinic and receive training at no cost in their community or nearby hub. Up to $100 of low vision devices is provided to each individual as needed. While many are referred by their eye doctor, no referral is needed to benefit from our rural outreach. We typically visit a community once per year and rely on our wonderful community partners to get the word out and host our low vision clinic. Optometrists, nurses, care coordinators, Lions Club members, and many others help make our program a success by connecting those in their community who are blind or have vision loss to our services.Low Vision Clinics: The low vision clinic empowers those with vision loss to regain independence by providing education about vision loss, rehabilitation training, and appropriate assistive technology. Our clinics are held regularly in Anchorage and in Wasilla. A typical appointment has the individual meet with our low vision optometrist who will provide recommendations on devices for magnification, reducing glare, and other ways to optimize useable vision. The client then meets with the low vision therapist and has the opportunity to learn about and try low vision devices such as handheld magnifiers, screen readers, and many others to increase independence with daily tasks. For our low vision clinics in Anchorage and the Mat-Su Valley, a doctor referral is preferred.The Bright Path Program: Vision rehabilitation, vocational training, job preparation, assisted daily living and supervised social activities for youth ages 14-21.Blindness Sensitivity Training: An educational seminar for businesses, organizations, offices, etc. about how to approach blind and visually impaired people in a public setting. Please call to schedule.
Who funds Alaska Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired
Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
Personnel at Alaska Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired
Name | Title | Compensation | Date of data |
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Carl F Brady | Executive Director | $70,709 | 2024-03-21 |
Arlee R Cada | Finance Manager | $41,995 | 2023-06-30 |
Elizabeth Lane Bow | Vice President | $0 | 2023-06-30 |
Janice Weiss | President | $0 | 2023-06-30 |
Christina Y McCoy | Treasurer | $0 | 2023-06-30 |
...and 4 more key personnel |
Financials for Alaska Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired
Revenues | FYE 06/2023 | FYE 06/2022 | % Change |
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Total grants, contributions, etc. | $436,113 | $616,488 | -29.3% |
Program services | $211,531 | $241,543 | -12.4% |
Investment income and dividends | $2,273 | $1,170 | 94.3% |
Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 | $0 | - |
Royalty revenue | $0 | $0 | - |
Net rental income | $0 | $0 | - |
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $0 | $0 | - |
Net income from fundraising events | $0 | $0 | - |
Net income from gaming activities | $11,053 | $46,826 | -76.4% |
Net income from sales of inventory | $2,594 | $1,426 | 81.9% |
Miscellaneous revenues | $21,903 | $5,080 | 331.2% |
Total revenues | $685,467 | $912,533 | -24.9% |
Organizations like Alaska Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired
Organization | Type | Location | Revenue |
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Lighthouse Vision Loss Education Center | 501(c)(3) | Sarasota, FL | $1,718,494 |
Preserve Vision Florida | 501(c)(3) | Clearwater, FL | $778,273 |
Montgomery County Association for Blind | 501(c)(3) | Norristown, PA | $1,496,626 |
Aurora of Central New York | 501(c)(3) | Syracuse, NY | $2,552,155 |
Lighthouse for the Blind of the Palm Beaches | 501(c)(3) | West Palm Beach, FL | $1,510,165 |
Vista Center For The Blind And Visually Impaired | 501(c)(3) | Palo Alto, CA | $3,227,087 |
Center for Sight and Hearing | 501(c)(3) | Rockford, IL | $1,924,114 |
Community Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired | 501(c)(3) | Stockton, CA | $487,386 |
Earle Baum Center of the Blind | 501(c)(3) | Santa Rosa, CA | $933,150 |
Beaver County Association for the Blind | 501(c)(3) | Beaver Falls, PA | $1,311,208 |
Data update history
August 20, 2023
Received grants
Identified 4 new grant, including a grant for $24,206 from Rasmuson Foundation June 17, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
June 15, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 2 new personnel
Nonprofit Types
Disease-focused nonprofitsFamily service centersCharities
Issues
HealthDiseases and disorders
Characteristics
State / local levelReceives government fundingEndowed supportTax deductible donations
General information
- Address
- 3903 Taft Dr
- Anchorage, AK 99517
- Metro area
- Anchorage, AK
- County
- Anchorage Municipality, AK
- Website URL
- alaskabvi.org/Â
- Phone
- (907) 248-7770
IRS details
- EIN
- 92-0108817
- Fiscal year end
- June
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990
- Year formed
- 1983
- Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
- Yes
Categorization
- NTEE code, primary
- G40: Diseases of Specific Organs
- NAICS code, primary
- 624190: Individual and Family Services
- Parent/child status
- Independent
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