EIN 95-6097023

Beyond Blindness

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
55
Year formed
1962
Most recent tax filings
2023-06-01
Description
Providing early intervention, education and enrichment, and support for children with visual impairments and other disabilities and their families. To prepare children with visual impairments for a life of independence through early intervention, education, and parent support. Beyond Blindness empowers children with visual impairments and other disabilities to achieve their fullest potential. 0providing support for blind children and their families. Providing support for blind children and their families.
Also known as...
Blind Childrens Learning Center of Orange County
Total revenues
$4,071,502
2023
Total expenses
$3,935,640
2023
Total assets
$5,265,573
2023
Num. employees
55
2023

Program areas at Beyond Blindness

Early intervention:early intervention services provide comprehensive support and resources to children ages 0 to 5 to overcome early obstacles, meet key milestones, and establish a foundation for each child to reach their fullest potential.home-based and center-based services offer vision stimulation and therapy services that help to minimize developmental delays and optimize growth towards and independent future while toddler classrooms, located onsite, focus on healthy develpment and school readiness.
Family support: our family support services enable Beyond Blindness to be a resource for families of children with visual impairments and other disabilities throughout the child's entire journey of care. These services not only offer necessary and comforting support to parents, grandparents, siblings, children and more in the form of education, training and inclusive family events, but they also help provide guidance, a sense of community, and more.
Education + enrichment: through Beyond Blindness' education + enrichment services, students receive itinerant (within their public-school classroom) education support with a dedicated teacher of the visually impaired (tvi), orientation & mobility training (o&m), and the opportunity to attend fun and valuable summer camps. Additional education + enrichment services include assistive technology training, peer groups, expanded core curriculum, and life-skills development.

Who funds Beyond Blindness

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
McBeth Foundation TrustEarly Intervention Program$95,000
Bundy FoundationGeneral Operating$40,000
FrontStream GLOBAL FundContribution$32,180
...and 32 more grants received totalling $482,492

Personnel at Beyond Blindness

NameTitleCompensation
Meradith CagleChief Program Officer$97,078
Angie RoweExecutive Director
Irene TakahashiPresident and Executive Director
Kevin FuhrmannDirector of Development
Gina SamsonController$52,231
...and 4 more key personnel

Financials for Beyond Blindness

RevenuesFYE 06/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$2,616,815
Program services$1,607,366
Investment income and dividends$74,180
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$-88,472
Net income from fundraising events$-138,387
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$4,071,502

Form 990s for Beyond Blindness

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-062023-11-02990View PDF
2022-062023-01-12990View PDF
2021-062021-11-10990View PDF
2020-062021-04-14990View PDF
2019-062020-01-31990View PDF
...and 10 more Form 990s
Data update history
August 10, 2024
Received grants
Identified 10 new grant, including a grant for $32,180 from FrontStream GLOBAL Fund
May 18, 2024
Received grants
Identified 14 new grant, including a grant for $25,000 from Tappan Foundation Agy
January 10, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
January 9, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 6 new personnel
October 26, 2023
Received grants
Identified 5 new grant, including a grant for $77,500 from McBeth Foundation Trust
Nonprofit Types
Grantmaking organizationsDisease research fundraisersSchoolsDisease-focused nonprofitsCharities
Issues
HealthEducationDiseases and disorders
Characteristics
Conducts researchFundraising eventsState / local levelReceives government fundingCommunity engagement / volunteeringGala fundraisersFundraising races, competitions, and tournamentsTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
18542 Vanderlip Ave B
Santa Ana, CA 92705
Metro area
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
County
Orange County, CA
Website URL
beyondblindness.org/ 
Phone
(714) 573-8888
IRS details
EIN
95-6097023
Fiscal year end
June
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1962
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
G40: Diseases of Specific Organs
NAICS code, primary
813212: Health and Disease Research Fundraising Organizations
Parent/child status
Independent
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