Pacific Foundation for Blind Children
Pacific Foundation for Blind Children
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About this organization
Mission
To provide funding and support for blind and visually impaired individuals in the Pacific Northwest to broaden and enhance their educational and employment opportunities.
About
Achievements include providing funding for common online learning around the Pacific Northwest. We make available blindness tips to all within the Pacific Northwest. Access to technology, recreation equipment and activities are provided to the students. Provided piano lessons and held assemblies. Repaired recreation equipment. Funding online information is essential since it opens a world for the visually impaired graduating seniors. Funding for accessible technology increases students' abilities to continue onto higher education. Our braille book program opens the world of information to our students. Sponsored a 9 week course for blind students who have writing goals and objectives to improve their ability to compose argumentative/persuasive texts. A baby to 3 year old program called B-3 to help identify babies with vision problems. The program gets families in contact with agencies and people who can help their child. There were over 130 children assessments done in the year 2018. Funding dental & eyeglass help for students who attend WSSB. Started up a mobile low vision clinic traveling around the state of Washington testing children for abnormalities in their vision.
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
The purpose of the non-profit is stated in the filing as “To provide funding and support for blind and visually impaired individuals in the pacific northwest to broaden and enhance their educational and employment opportunities.”.
Their activities were defined as: “To provide funding and support for blind and visually impaired individuals in the pacific northwest to broaden and enhance their educational and employment opportunities.”.
- As per legal requirements, the non-profit's state of operation is reported as WA.
- The non-profit's address in 2020 as per the filing is 8507 S 5TH STREET BLDG A 105, RIDGEFIELD, WA, 98642.
- The form of the non-profit organization shows 1 employees as of 2020.
- Does not operate a hospital.
- Does not operate a school.
- Does not collect art.
- Does not provide credit counseling.
- Does not have foreign activities.
- Is not a donor-advised fund.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are less than $100,000.
- Revenue is between $250,000 and $500,000.
- Revenue less expenses is $198,105.
- The CEO's salary policy within the organization is not determined through a review and approval by an independent source.
- The organization has a written policy that describes how long it will retain documents.
- The organization has 7 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1997.
- The organization has a written policy that addresses conflicts of interest.
- The organization is required to file Schedule B.
- The organization is required to file Schedule J.
- The organization pays $32,553 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $3,598 in fundraising expenses.
- The organization pays grants to individuals.
- The organization has minutes of its meetings.
- The organization has a written whistleblower policy.
- The organization has fundraising events.