EIN 13-3471559

Research To Prevent Blindness Endowment Fund (RPB)

Name: Research To Prevent Blindness Endowment Fund (RPB) financials for 2023
Creator: Cause IQ
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/

IRS 501(c) type

501(c)(3)

Num. employees

City

New York

State

New York

Year formed

1988

Most recent tax filings

2023-12-01

NTEE code, primary

G40: Diseases of Specific Organs

Description

Research to Prevent Blindness (RPB) is the leading voluntary health organization supporting eye research directed at the prevention, treatment or eradication of all diseases that threaten vision.

Related structure

RPB is a subordinate organization under Research to Prevent Blindness (RPB).

Total revenues

$14,626,979

2023

Total expenses

$8,789,523

2023

Total assets

$273,658,736

2023

Num. employees

2023

Program areas at RPB

Research grants and support: during 2023, Research To Prevent Blindness Endowment Fund, Inc. (rpbef) made grants To university medical schools To aid in the ophthalmological Research of blinding eye diseases.

Grants made by RPB

Grantee	Grant description	Grant year	Amount
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary	Career Development Research Grant	2023-12	$350,000
The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois	Career Development Research Grant	2023-12	$350,000
Washington University in St. Louis (Wash. U)	Career Development Research Grant	2023-12	$350,000
...and 41 more grants made totalling $6,528,000

Who funds Research To Prevent Blindness Endowment Fund (RPB)

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits

Grantmaker	Grantmaker tax period	Description	Amount
Lions Clubs International Foundation (LCIF)	2023-06	Research To Prevent Blindness/lcif Low Vision Award	$150,000
Silver Mountain Foundation for the Arts	2022-12	General Purposes - Healthcare	$1,000

Personnel at RPB

Name	Title	Compensation	Date of data
Brian Hofland	President	$0	2024-11-04
Eric Mohlenhoff	Director of Finance and Operations		2024-10-23
Diana Friedman	Director of External Affairs		2024-10-23
MariaClaudia Lora-Montano	Director of Grants Management		2024-10-23
Jane Van Ingen	Database Manager		2024-10-23
...and 2 more key personnel

Financials for RPB

Revenues	FYE 12/2023	FYE 12/2022	% Change
Total grants, contributions, etc.	$39,837	$2,000	1891.9%
Program services	$0	$0	-
Investment income and dividends	$4,168,050	$4,662,748	-10.6%
Tax-exempt bond proceeds	$0	$0	-
Royalty revenue	$0	$0	-
Net rental income	$0	$0	-
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets	$-286,621	$2,896,755	-109.9%
Net income from fundraising events	$0	$0	-
Net income from gaming activities	$0	$0	-
Net income from sales of inventory	$0	$0	-
Miscellaneous revenues	$10,705,713	$-464,293	2405.8%
Total revenues	$14,626,979	$7,097,210	106.1%

Form 990s for RPB

Fiscal year ending	Date received by IRS	Form	PDF link
2023-12	2024-11-04	990	View PDF
2022-12	2023-10-30	990	View PDF
2021-12	2022-05-27	990	View PDF
2020-12	2021-06-17	990	View PDF
2019-12	2020-08-20	990	View PDF
...and 9 more Form 990s

Organizations like RPB

Organization	Type	Location	Revenue
Eye and Ear Foundation	501(c)(3)	Pittsburgh, PA	$5,970,803
CMHC Otolaryngologic Foundation	501(c)(3)	Boston, MA	$39,054,990
National Society to Prevent Blindness / Prevent Blindness America	501(c)(3)	Chicago, IL	$5,068,074
The Foundation of The American Academy of Ophthalmology	501(c)(3)	San Francisco, CA	$12,756,911
Foundation Fighting Blindness Retinal Degeneration Fund	501(c)(3)	Columbia, MD	$8,751,135
Brain Injury Alliance of New Jersey (BIANJ)	501(c)(3)	North Brunswick, NJ	$4,063,517
Westmoreland County Blind Association	501(c)(3)	Greensburg, PA	$5,245,138
National Brain Tumor Society (NBTS)	501(c)(3)	Newton, MA	$13,349,365
The Glaucoma Foundation	501(c)(3)	New York, NY	$4,763,086
American Liver Foundation (ALF)	501(c)(3)	West Orange, NJ	$5,007,914

Data update history

January 11, 2025

Posted financials

Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023

December 24, 2024

Used new vendors

Identified 1 new vendor, including

October 23, 2024

Updated personnel

Identified 2 new personnel

May 18, 2024

Received grants

Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $150,000 from Lions Clubs International Foundation (LCIF)

January 10, 2024

Posted financials

Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022

Nonprofit Types

Grantmaking organizationsDisease research fundraisersDisease-focused nonprofitsChapter / child organizationsCharities

Issues

HealthDiseases and disorders

Characteristics

Conducts researchEndowed supportTax deductible donationsNo full-time employeesAccepts online donations

General information

Address: 360 Lexington Ave 22nd FL; New York, NY 10017
Metro area: New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
County: New York County, NY
Website URL: rpbusa.org/rpb/
Phone: (212) 752-4333
Facebook page: ResearchtoPreventBlindness

IRS details

EIN: 13-3471559
Fiscal year end: December
Taxreturn type: Form 990
Year formed: 1988
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: Subordinate organization

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Personnel at RPB

Financials for RPB

Form 990s for RPB

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