Blind Children's Center
Blind Children's Center
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About this organization
Mission
The Blind Children’s Center prepares infants, toddlers, and preschoolers of all abilities to thrive through inclusive, family-focused early childhood education, with a specialized focus on children who are blind or visually impaired.
About
Founded in 1938, the Blind Children’s Center (BCC) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that provides FREE high-quality early childhood education programs for children ages 18 months to 5 years-old (Head Start, Early Head Start, CA State Preschool). We also offer Early Head Start services for infants and toddlers from birth through 36 months and pregnant mothers. BCC has specific expertise in supporting very young children who are blind and visually impaired and those with multiple disabilities. Our small class sizes, experienced staff and specialists all lend to individualized instruction and support for each child in our program. As a delegate of Los Angeles County Office of Education (LACOE) our programs are funded in part by the Administration for Children and Families, Department of Health and Human Services, and California Department of Education. Additionally, BCC solicits donations from private foundations, businesses, and individual donors to support our programs for children and families. We are committed to a family-focused approach where parents, siblings, grandparents, and caregivers are included in the educational process every step of the way. In keeping with best practices, our programs are fully inclusive with sighted children integrated in each class, providing unique opportunities for social interaction and acquisition of critical skills. Our multidisciplinary team of experts utilizes leading-edge technology and adaptive devices to help our students who are visually impaired keep pace in the sighted world. As a model program, the Center impacts communities globally through presentations, conferences, and research grants, as well as a full suite of publications for families and professionals. In all, more than 750,000 copies of our publications have been distributed in 75 countries, and translated into 17 languages.
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
The purpose of the non-profit is listed in the filing as “The mission of the blind children's center, inc. (the "center") is to prepare children who are visually impaired to thrive in a sighted world through inclusive, family-focused early intervention and child development programs.”.
When discussing its operations, they were characterized as: “To foster the development and education of children who are visually impaired.”.
- The non-profit's legally reported state of operation is CA.
- The filing states that the non-profit's address in the year 2020 is 4120 MARATHON STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA, 90029.
- The form submitted by the non-profit for 2020 shows a total of 44 employees.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is -$1,006,126.
- The organization has 27 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1940.
- The organization pays $2,567,601 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $440,914 in fundraising expenses.