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BLIND FOUNDATION FOR INDIA: Form 990, tax year 2021

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Organization
BLIND FOUNDATION FOR INDIA (EIN 36-3663471)
Tax period
2021-05-01 to 2022-04-30
Filed
2022-12-13
IRS object ID
202233479349300348
Schema version
2021v4.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2022-12-13T14:05:16-08:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2022-04-30TaxPeriodEndDt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN364012962PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SUNNY & ASSOCIATES LTD CPABusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11 East Northwest Hwy Suite 214AddressLine1Txt
CityPalatineCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2021-05-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN363663471EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlBLINBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6305485531PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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CityNAPERVILLECityNm
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Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonDR MANU K VORAPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone6305485531PhoneNum
Signature2022-11-13SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Person LastVORAPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSNXXX-XX-XXXXSSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonSunny ModiPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00003785PTIN
Phone8472029984PhoneNum
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2021TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerDR MANU K VORAPrincipalOfficerNm

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Legal Domicile StateILLegalDomicileStateCd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (6 entries)

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Dr Manu K Vora
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Raj Baxi
Secretary1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Nilesh N Kothari
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Navin S Sanghavi
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Prosobee Sanghavi
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Tapan Shah
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$228,000TotalAmt
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Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

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Printing$650$650$0$0

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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BOY$2,720BOYAmt
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Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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BOY$377,085BOYAmt
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Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

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BOY$379,805BOYAmt
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BOY$379,805BOYAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FS AuditedfalseFSAuditedInd
Audit CommitteeYes (true)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$297,458CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$299,772CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,439,479TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$193,075SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$212CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,773CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,677CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$182CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$4,015TotalAmt

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$0CurrentTaxYearAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$1,443,494TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.86350PublicSupportCY170Pct
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Public Support CY5090PublicSupportCY509Pct
Investment Income CY0InvestmentIncomeCYPct

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

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ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (true)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (16 entries)

RegionRegionTxtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtCash GrantCashGrantAmtManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
South AsiaEyecare Equipment$56,000Wire Trf
South AsiaEye Camps$15,000Wire Trf
South AsiaMobile Van$16,000Wire Trf
South AsiaEye Camps$15,000Wire Trf
South AsiaEye Camps$15,000Wire Trf
South AsiaEye Camps$11,000Wire Trf
South AsiaEye Camps$10,000Wire Trf
South AsiaEye Camps$10,000Wire Trf
South AsiaEye Camps$10,000Wire Trf
South AsiaEye Camps$10,000Wire Trf
South AsiaEye Camps$10,000Wire Trf
South AsiaEye Camps$10,000Wire Trf
South AsiaEye Camps$10,000Wire Trf
South AsiaEye Camps$10,000Wire Trf
South AsiaEye Camps$10,000Wire Trf
South AsiaEye Camps$10,000Wire Trf
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org16Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt
Transfer To Foreign CorpfalseTransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign TrustfalseInterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp OwnershipfalseForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest CofalsePassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign PartnershipfalseForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott CountriesfalseBoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Pt I Line 2Funds are only sent to NGO in India who have FCRA required by Govt. of India to receive foreign Funds. Utilization of funds is monitored by BFI's overseas Coordinator in India & regular reports are collected from the NGOs and sent to donors.
Pt II, Line 1Accounting Method-Cash

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Pt VI, Line 12cRegularly and consistently monitor and enforce compliance with the conflict of interest policy. At BFI in our quarterly meetings, all the Directors are reminded to comply with the BFI's conflict of interest policy. We have a simple guideline -Directors must not materially benefit from the Not-for-Profit BFI organization. Since its inception in 1989, no monetary compensation is given to any of the Directors or Officers.
Pt VI, Line 19Governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements availability to Public: WE at BFI make these documents available to anyone upon request. Over the years we have shared financial statements with donors and prospective donors upon their requests. These documents are public and anyone can request and see them.
Pt VI, Line 11bProcess to review Form 990: President and Tresurer create a draft Form 990. This form is then reviewed by an independent CPA. When the final numbers are reconciled, the President and Tresurer, and the CPA sign off on the final form 990 for submission.
Pt VI, Line 15bThere is no compensation paid to any officers/employees
Pt VI, Line 15aThere is no compensation paid to any officers/employees. It's voluntary work