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FOUNDATION FIGHTING BLINDNESS INC: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization
FOUNDATION FIGHTING BLINDNESS INC (EIN 23-7135845)
Tax period
2020-07-01 to 2021-06-30
Filed
2021-11-11
IRS object ID
202103159349308195
Schema version
2020v4.1
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)
Return2021-11-11T17:43:36-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2021-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

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Business Name ControlFOUNBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone4104230600PhoneNum

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PersonPETER GINSBERGPersonNm
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Principal OfficerBENJAMIN YERXAPrincipalOfficerNm

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Activity Or MissionTHE URGENT MISSION OF THE FOUNDATION FIGHTING BLINDNESS IS TO DRIVE THE RESEARCH THAT WILL PROVIDE PREVENTIONS, TREATMENTS AND CURES FOR PEOPLE AFFECTED BY RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA, AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION, USHER SYNDROME AND THE ENTIRE SPECTRUM OF RETINAL DEGENERATIVE DISEASES. THE FOUNDATION IS A BEACON FOR THOSE AFFECTED BY THESE BLINDING DISEASES.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE MISSION OF THE FOUNDATION FIGHTING BLINDNESS, INC. (FOUNDATION) IS TO DRIVE THE RESEARCH THAT WILL PROVIDE PREVENTIONS, TREATMENTS AND CURES, FOR PEOPLE AFFECTED BY RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA, MACULAR DEGENERATION, USHER SYNDROME, AND THE SPECTRUM OF RETINAL DEGENERATIVE DISEASES.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
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DescRESEARCH: THE FOUNDATION FIGHTING BLINDNESS, INC. (THE FOUNDATION) FUNDED RESEARCHERS ARE ACHIEVING REMARKABLE SUCCESS IN DISCOVERING, TESTING AND DELIVERING TO PATIENTS A WIDE RANGE OF PROMISING THERAPIES TO PREVENT, STOP THE PROGRESSION OF, AND CURE BLINDNESS DUE TO RETINAL DEGENERATIVE DISEASES. THE FOUNDATION HAS ENCUMBRANCES OF $42 MILLION, NOT INCLUDED ON OUR JUNE 30 FINANCIAL REPORT, FOR ACTIVE RESEARCH PROJECTS THAT HAVE FUTURE RESEARCH MILESTONES. OUR RESEARCH OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE'S SPENDING PLAN INCLUDES SPENDING AT AN AVERAGE OF $21 MILLION ANNUALLY TO SUPPORT FUTURE RESEARCH.AS OF THE END OF OUR FISCAL YEAR 2021, THE FOUNDATION'S RESEARCH GRANTS PROGRAM IS FUNDING 82 GRANTS BEING CONDUCTED BY MORE THAN 90 INVESTIGATORS AT 67 INSTITUTIONS, EYE HOSPITALS AND UNIVERSITIES IN THE U.S. AND AROUND THE WORLD. A SAMPLING OF THE RESEARCH PROJECTS FUNDED ARE LISTED BELOW.DEVELOPMENT OF A DRY AMD GENE THERAPYBARBEL ROHRER, PHD, MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINATRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH ACCELERATION PROGRAMDR. ROHRER IS CONDUCTING AN ANIMAL STUDY OF A GENE THERAPY DESIGNED TO SELECTIVELY DELIVER A COMPONENT OF COMPLEMENT FACTOR H (CFH) TO TEMPER THE OVERACTIVE INNATE IMMUNE SYSTEM IN AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION. THE APPROACH IS DESIGNED TO MITIGATE RETINAL DEGENERATION CAUSED BY THE IMMUNE RESPONSE, TARGETING THE DAMAGE WHERE IT IS MOST LIKELY TO OCCUR.ADVANCING A PHARMACEUTICAL THERAPY FOR RETINITIS PIGMENTOSAPAUL YANG, MD, PHD, OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITYTRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH ACCELERATION PROGRAMDR. YANG IS EVALUATING THE DRUG MYCOPHENOLATE AS A THERAPY FOR MULTIPLE FORMS OF RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA AND RELATED CONDITIONS. ALREADY APPROVED BY THE FDA FOR INFLAMMATORY CONDITIONS, MYCOPHENOLATE HAS BEEN SHOWN TO REDUCE THE ACCUMULATION OF A MOLECULE CALLED CYCLIC GUANOSINE MONOPHOSPHATE (CGMP). WHILE CGMP IS AN IMPORTANT MESSENGER MOLECULE FOR CONVERTING LIGHT INTO ELECTRICAL SIGNALS IN THE RETINA, TOO MUCH OF IT IS TOXIC AND CAUSES RETINAL DEGENERATION. DEVELOPMENT OF RNA THERAPIES FOR STARGARDT DISEASEROB COLLIN, PHD, RADBOUD UNIVERSITYTRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH ACCELERATION PROGRAM DR. COLLIN IS DEVELOPING ANTISENSE OLIGONUCLEOTIDES (AON) TINY PIECES OF DNA TO MASK SPLICING MUTATIONS IN ABCA4, THE AFFECTED GENE IN PEOPLE WITH STARGARDT DISEASE. THE AONS TARGET MUTATIONS IN RNA, THE GENETIC MESSAGES USED TO BUILD PROTEINS THAT ARE NECESSARY FOR A CELL'S HEALTH AND PROPER FUNCTIONING.Desc

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Expense$1,707,983ExpenseAmt
DescPUBLIC HEALTH EDUCATION: DURING FISCAL YEAR 2021, THROUGH OUR CHATLOS FOUNDATION PUBLIC EDUCATION PROGRAM, THE FOUNDATION AIMED TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE EDUCATION AND SUPPORT TO PEOPLE AFFECTED BY RETINAL DEGENERATIVE DISEASES. THE FOUNDATION ALSO FIELDS A TEAM OF PROFESSIONALS FOCUSED ON EDUCATING OPHTHALMOLOGISTS AND OPTOMETRISTS ON THE LATEST ADVANCEMENTS WITH THE FOUNDATIONS RESOURCES AND RESEARCH ON THE INHERITED RETINAL DISEASE SPACE. TO KEEP OUR CONSTITUENTS AND PROFESSIONALS INFORMED, THE FOUNDATION PUBLISHES EXTENSIVE CONTENT VIA WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA/EMAIL CHANNELS; DISTRIBUTES A NEWSLETTER ONLINE AND IN PRINT; HOLDS QUARTERLY INSIGHTS FORUM CALLS TO INFORM THE COMMUNITY ABOUT SCIENTIFIC PROGRESS. THE CONTENT PRODUCED INCLUDES THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN RESEARCH AND CLINICAL TRIALS, AND PERSONAL STORIES FROM MEMBERS OF THE FIGHTING BLINDNESS COMMUNITY. ADDITIONALLY, THE FOUNDATION HOLDS CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION COURSES TWICE A YEAR, FOCUSED ON PROVIDING TIMELY CONTENT TO EYECARE PROFESSIONALS. CHAPTERS BRING THE FOUNDATION'S MESSAGE AND MISSION TO LIFE. IN FY21 THE FOUNDATION SUPPORTED OVER 40 VOLUNTEER-LED CHAPTERS IN 22 STATES. THE CHAPTERS HELD 46 VIRTUAL SPEAKER PRESENTATIONS, SOCIALS, AND OTHER OUTREACH ACTIVITIES, AND CO-HOSTED SIX VIRTUAL VISION WEBINARS WITH THE FOUNDATION WITH OVER 650 PEOPLE IN ATTENDANCE FOR EACH WEBINAR.Desc

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DescMY RETINA TRACKER: THE FOUNDATION MAINTAINS A RESEARCH DATABASE OF PEOPLE AND FAMILIES AFFECTED BY RARE INHERITED RETINAL DEGENERATIVE DISEASES. THE REGISTRY IS DESIGNED TO SHARE DE-IDENTIFIED INFORMATION WITHIN THE IRD RESEARCH AND CLINICAL COMMUNITIES ABOUT PEOPLE WITH AN INHERITED RETINAL DISEASE TO HELP ACCELERATE THE DISCOVERY OF TREATMENTS AND CURES. DURING FISCAL YEAR 2021 APPROXIMATELY 3,600 ADDITIONAL MEMBERS WERE ADDED TO THE REGISTRY, BRINGING TOTAL REGISTERED INDIVIDUALS UP TO 18,542.Desc
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Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
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Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
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School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgYes (1)MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional FundraisingYes (1)ProfessionalFundraisingInd
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Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
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Change To Org DocumentsYes (1)ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
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Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
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Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
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Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
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Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (39 entries)

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CHAIRMAN10.001.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
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DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
EDWARD RUSSNOW
VICE CHAIRMAN, DEVELOPMENT1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JONATHAN STEINBERG MD
VICE CHAIRMAN, RESEARCH1.001.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
WARREN THALER
VICE CHAIRMAN, BOARD DEV & COMM1.001.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
HAYNES LEA
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
YVONNE CHESTER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEVEN ALPER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SCOTT BURT
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WILLIAM CARTY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DARREN DEVOUE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JASON FERREIRA
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ADRIENNE GRAVES
DIRECTOR1.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GORDON GUND
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DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JANNI LEHRER-STEIN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LAURA MANFRE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRADFORD MANNING
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
EVAN MITTMAN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JASON MORRIS
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DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARYROSE SYLVESTER
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JEFFREY FREED
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID NIXON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARTHA STEELE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BENJAMIN R YERXA
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PATRICIA DUDLEY
CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCE OFFICER40.00Yes (X)$210,883$0$48,983
JASON D MENZO
COO38.002.00Yes (X)$357,995$18,842$57,117
BRIAN MANSFIELD
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JUDY L TAYLOR
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NANCY M DAVENPORT
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RUSSELL W KELLEY
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TODD A DURHAM
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CHRISTOPHER S ADAMS
VP, COMMUNICATIONS & MARKETING40.00$169,325$0$39,324Yes (X)
MICHELE C DIVINCENZO
VP, EVENTS40.00$146,567$0$29,349Yes (X)
CHAD R JACKSON
DIR, PRECLINICAL TRANSLATIONAL RES40.00$154,501$0$7,364Yes (X)
AMY M PALMER LASTER
VP, GRANTS & AWARDS PROGRAMS40.00$159,355$0$11,449Yes (X)
JEFFRY C COLLINS
VP, DATABASE SYSTEMS & TECH40.00$138,068$0$26,792Yes (X)
STEPHEN MARK ROSE
FOMER SR. SCIENTIFIC ADV (THRU 6/1/20)40.00$141,116$0$19,684Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$2,660,576TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$444,351TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$470,031TotalOtherCompensationAmt
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Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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RED DELUXE LLC
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IQVIA TECHNOLOGY SERVICES LTD
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AILERON CONSULTING LLC
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DP SOLUTIONS
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All Other Contributions$21,471,726AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$14,034,939NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$27,741,201TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescCONTRACT REVENUEDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$145,815TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$145,815RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$145,815TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$4,317,491TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$4,317,491ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$46,955TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$46,955ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$29,767RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$0RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$29,767RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$29,767TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$29,767ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$44,880,975SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$47,096,312SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities-$2,215,337SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$2,215,337TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$2,215,337ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$100,200FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$5,049,239ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$408,395FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$308,195TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$308,195ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$12,431GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$9,163CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$3,268TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$3,268UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmtExclusionExclusionAmt
FFB RDF SERVICE FEES900099$30,500$30,500
OTHER INCOME900099$14$14
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$30,514OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$29,791,479TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$176,315RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$3,268UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$1,870,695ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$18,228,626TotalAmt
Program Services$18,228,626ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,160,172TotalAmt
Program Services$4,160,172ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,856,941TotalAmt
Program Services$757,114ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$604,882ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$494,945FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,872,661TotalAmt
Program Services$1,287,182ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$727,436ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,858,043FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$240,306TotalAmt
Program Services$79,903ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$57,735ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$102,668FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$587,532TotalAmt
Program Services$170,224ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$134,920ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$282,388FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$384,624TotalAmt
Program Services$130,033ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$87,357ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$167,234FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,896,810TotalAmt
Program Services$1,319,019ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$259,481ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$318,310FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$18,295TotalAmt
Program Services$4,000ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$14,295ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$51,413TotalAmt
Management And General$46,900ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,513FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$924,110TotalAmt
Fundraising$924,110FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$344,015TotalAmt
Management And General$317,011ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$27,004FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$210,658TotalAmt
Program Services$112,215ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,146ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$93,297FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$446,053TotalAmt
Program Services$100,242ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$74,670ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$271,141FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$345,128TotalAmt
Program Services$25,819ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$58,784ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$260,525FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$444,400TotalAmt
Program Services$50,512ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$71,264ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$322,624FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,805TotalAmt
Program Services$748ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,986ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,071FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$72,136TotalAmt
Program Services$11,885ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,113ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$55,138FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$303,474TotalAmt
Program Services$144,247ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$31,046ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$128,181FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$249,843TotalAmt
Program Services$135,037ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$28,165ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$86,641FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
TRIAL RELATED COSTS$5,339,431$5,339,431
PROF FUNDRAISING - OTHE$319,496$319,496
PRINTING & PRODUCTION$139,267$76,491$26,893$35,883
CONFERENCE FEE REFUNDS$25,000$25,000

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$259,029TotalAmt
Program Services$35,928ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$140,425ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$82,676FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$40,728,225TotalAmt
Program Services$32,193,828ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,702,499ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,831,898FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,753,237BOYAmt
EOY$7,041,825EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$25,363,837BOYAmt
EOY$25,047,700EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$28,415,543BOYAmt
EOY$13,668,152EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$550,430BOYAmt
EOY$458,457EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$500,000BOYAmt
EOY$1,000,000EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$15,170EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,012,101BOYAmt
EOY$755,948EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$4,840,299LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$3,891,051LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,153,839BOYAmt
EOY$949,248EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$86,180,174BOYAmt
EOY$97,624,354EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,644,086BOYAmt
EOY$9,055,204EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$159,573,247BOYAmt
EOY$155,616,058EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,293,010BOYAmt
EOY$1,700,819EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,904,636BOYAmt
EOY$11,728,046EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$17,450BOYAmt
EOY$265,681EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,062,123BOYAmt
EOY$1,093,127EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$736,855BOYAmt
EOY$6,232,216EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,014,074BOYAmt
EOY$21,019,889EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$33,631,452BOYAmt
EOY$32,481,702EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$111,927,721BOYAmt
EOY$102,114,467EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$145,559,173BOYAmt
EOY$134,596,169EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$159,573,247BOYAmt
EOY$155,616,058EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$10,936,746ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$32,146NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$5,888OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$22,746,532CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$22,775,761CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$50,471,319CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$31,895,116CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$27,741,201CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$155,629,929TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$22,746,532CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$22,775,761CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$50,471,319CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$31,895,116CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$27,741,201CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$155,629,929TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$47,661,176SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$107,968,753PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$4,320,989CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,875,189CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,503,900CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,325,536CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,394,213CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$24,419,827TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$100,091CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$636,502CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$867,745CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$358,160CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$130,714CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,093,212TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$182,142,968TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$1,565,751GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.59280PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.57110PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationFFB RD FUND SERVICE FEES - 2016 AMOUNT: $ 99,996. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 100,000. 2018 AMOUNT: $ 100,000. 2019 AMOUNT: $ 100,000. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 30,500. MISCELLANEOUS - 2016 AMOUNT: $ 95. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 1,805. 2018 AMOUNT: $ 82. 2019 AMOUNT: $ 71. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 14. FUNDRAISING EVENTS - 2017 AMOUNT: $ 534,697. 2018 AMOUNT: $ 767,663. 2019 AMOUNT: $ 258,089. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 100,200.ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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 D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$3,422,374BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$939,020InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$145,067GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Administrative Expenses$15,805AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$4,200,522EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$3,381,828BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$137,702InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$83,399GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Administrative Expenses$13,757AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$3,422,374EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$3,256,748BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$208,731InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$74,246GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Administrative Expenses$9,405AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$3,381,828EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$3,256,748BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$11,279InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$9,028GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Administrative Expenses$2,251AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$3,256,748EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$3,190,000BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$66,748ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$17,173InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$15,012GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Administrative Expenses$2,161AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$3,256,748EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY1.00000PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$149,229OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$147,433DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,796BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,113,640OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$898,418DepreciationAmt
Book Value$215,222BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$3,577,430OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,845,200DepreciationAmt
Book Value$732,230BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$949,248TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN REMAINDER TRUSTS$7,816,076
CHARITABLE GIFT ANNUITY$888,072
DUE FROM RELATED PARTY$351,056
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$9,055,204TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
CHARITABLE GIFT ANNUITY OBLIGATION$617,921
DEFERRED RENT$12,485
DUE TO RELATED PARTY$5,601,810
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$6,232,216TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$40,817,085TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$32,146NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$59,067DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue$22,486,984OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$22,513,905RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$18,303,180RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$317,011InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$11,171,288OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$11,488,299RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$29,791,479TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$31,593,270TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$59,067DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$2,319,277OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$2,378,344ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$29,214,926ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$317,011InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Other Expenses Not Included$11,196,288OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$11,513,299ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$40,728,225TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART V, LINE 4:EARNINGS CAN BE USED FOR OPERATIONS; PRINCIPAL IS DONOR RESTRICTED.
PART X, LINE 2:THE FOUNDATION PERFORMED AN EVALUATION OF ITS UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAX FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2021 AND 2020, AND DETERMINED THAT THERE WERE NO MATTERS THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION IN THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OR THAT MAY HAVE ANY EFFECT ON ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS. THE FOUNDATION FOLLOWS THE ACCOUNTING STANDARD ON ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES, WHICH ADDRESSES THE DETERMINATION OF WHETHER TAX BENEFITS CLAIMED OR EXPECTED TO BE CLAIMED ON A TAX RETURN SHOULD BE RECORDED IN THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. UNDER THIS POLICY, THE FOUNDATION MAY RECOGNIZE THE TAX BENEFIT FROM AN UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION ONLY IF IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THAT THE TAX POSITION WOULD BE SUSTAINED ON EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES, BASED ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITION. MANAGEMENT HAS EVALUATED THE FOUNDATION'S TAX POSITIONS AND HAS CONCLUDED THAT THE FOUNDATION HAS TAKEN NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT REQUIRE ADJUSTMENT TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TO COMPLY WITH PROVISIONS OF THIS GUIDANCE. THE FOUNDATION IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO INCOME TAX EXAMINATIONS FOR THE U.S. FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL TAX AUTHORITIES FOR YEARS BEFORE JUNE 30, 2018.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:REVENUE FROM AFFILIATE INCLUDED ON CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 22,511,984. RECLASSIFICATION OF CONFERENCE FEE REFUNDS -25,000.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:ELIMINATION ENTRY INCLUDED ON FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 11,171,288.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:EXPENSES FROM AFFILIATE INCLUDED ON CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 2,325,165. GRANT REFUNDS -5,888.
PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:ELIMINATION ENTRY INCLUDED ON FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 11,171,288. RECLASSIFICATION OF CONFERENCE FEE REFUNDS 25,000.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (4 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)00GRANTMAKING$3,835,172
NORTH AMERICA00GRANTMAKING$150,000
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC00GRANTMAKING$75,000
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA00GRANTMAKING$100,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$4,160,172SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$4,160,172TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (13 entries)

RegionRegionTxtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtCash GrantCashGrantAmtManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmt
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)RESEARCH$1,537,891CHECK$0
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)RESEARCH$150,000CHECK$0
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)RESEARCH$100,000CHECK$0
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)RESEARCH$601,602CHECK$0
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)RESEARCH$100,000CHECK$0
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICARESEARCH$100,000CHECK$0
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)RESEARCH$94,000CHECK$0
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)RESEARCH$218,446CHECK$0
NORTH AMERICARESEARCH$75,000CHECK$0
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)RESEARCH$333,233CHECK$0
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)RESEARCH$700,000CHECK$0
NORTH AMERICARESEARCH$75,000CHECK$0
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFICRESEARCH$75,000CHECK$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org13Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 2:EACH GRANTEE IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT A YEARLY SCIENTIFIC PROGRESS REPORT, WHICH IS REVIEWED BY THE FFB SCIENCE STAFF AND COMPARED WITH THE PROPOSED MILESTONES SUBMITTED WITH THE ORIGINAL GRANT APPLICATION. ATTENTION IS ALSO GIVEN TO THE PLAN FOR EXPERIMENTS TO BE PERFORMED IN THE COMING YEAR. ANY PROBLEMS OR ISSUES IDENTIFIED BY THE GRANTEE AND/OR FFB SCIENTIFIC STAFF ARE RESOLVED TO OUR MUTUAL SATISFACTION; HOWEVER, IF A CONSENSUS CANNOT BE REACHED OR IF THE APPARENT PROGRESS IS NOT SATISFACTORY IN THE OPINION OF FFB SCIENTIFIC STAFF, AFTER CONSULTATION WITH MEMBERS OF THE FFB SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY BOARD, THE GRANT IS TERMINATED WITH A SHORT PHASE OUT PERIOD. EACH GRANTEE IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT A YEARLY FINANCIAL REPORT DETAILING GRANT EXPENDITURES ACCORDING TO THEIR FFB APPROVED GRANT BUDGET. SCIENCE STAFF REVIEW EACH FINANCIAL REPORT FOR ADHERENCE TO BUDGETED EXPENDITURES IN EACH CATEGORY. WITH PROPER DOCUMENTATION AND IF DETERMINED APPROPRIATE, REQUESTS FOR CARRYOVER OF UNEXPENDED FUNDS TO THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR ARE REVIEWED AND APPROVED ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS.
PART III ACCOUNTING METHOD:

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Mail SolicitationsYes (X)MailSolicitationsInd
Email SolicitationsYes (X)EmailSolicitationsInd
Phone SolicitationsYes (X)PhoneSolicitationsInd
In Person SolicitationsYes (X)InPersonSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt GrantsYes (X)SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Special Fundraising EventsYes (X)SpecialFundraisingEventsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising ActyYes (1)AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdActivityActivityTxtFundraiser Control Of FundsFundraiserControlOfFundsIndGross ReceiptsGrossReceiptsAmtRetained By ContractorRetainedByContractorAmtNet To OrganizationNetToOrganizationAmt
FUSE FUNDRAISING GROUP LLC
12355 SUNRISE VALLEY DRIVERESTONVA20191FUNDRAISING COUNSEL0$1,258,733$576,618$682,115
GASKILL STRATEGIES LLC
1759 CENTRAL AVEMEMPHISTN38104FUNDRAISING COUNSEL0$0$178,712-$178,712
RED DELUXE
PO BOX 3350MEMPHISTN38173FUNDRAISING COUNSEL0$0$488,276-$488,276
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts$1,258,733TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Retained By Contractors$1,243,606TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization$15,127TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed StatesALLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesAKLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesAZLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesARLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCOLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCTLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesFLLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesGALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesHILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesILLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesINLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesKSLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMELicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMDLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMNLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMSLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNCLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNHLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNJLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNMLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNYLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesOHLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesOKLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesORLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesPALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesSCLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesTNLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesUTLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesVALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWVLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWILicensedStatesCd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1HOPE FROM HOME (VIRTUAL)Event1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$795,584GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$741,334CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$54,250GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$58,800EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$109,196OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2NIGHT FOR SIGHT (VIRTUAL)Event2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$606,992GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$586,067CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$20,925GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Entertainment Event2$116,250EntertainmentEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$57,521OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total71OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events$3,746,863GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events$3,721,838CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events$25,025GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Other Events$19,566RentFcltyCostsOtherEventsAmt
Entertainment Other Events$250EntertainmentOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events$46,812OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$5,149,439GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$5,049,239CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$100,200GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$19,566RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$175,300EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$213,529OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$408,395DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$308,195NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (24 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
635 WEST 165TH STREETNEW YORKNY10032135598093501(C)(3)$596,691$0RESEARCH
DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER
2200 W MAINE STREETDURHAMNC27705560532129501(C)(3)$265,000$0RESEARCH
EMORY UNIVERSITY
1559 CLIFTON ROADATLANTAGA30322580566256501(C)(3)$75,000$0RESEARCH
FOUNDATION FIGHTING BLINDNESS RD FUND
6925 OAKLAND MILLS ROAD 701COLUMBIAMD21045450524687501(C)(3)$11,140,788$0RESEARCH
JACKSON LABORATORY
600 MAIN STBAR HARBORME04609010211513501(C)(3)$198,790$0RESEARCH
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
600 NORTH WOLFE STREETBALTIMOREMD21287520595110501(C)(3)$175,000$0RESEARCH
MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY
PO BOX 1881MILWAUKEWI53201390806251501(C)(3)$96,726$0RESEARCH
MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY
243 CHARLES STREETBOSTONMA02114042103591501(C)(3)$675,000$0RESEARCH
MEDICAL UNIVERSITY SOUTH CAROLINA
19 HAGOOD AVECHARLESTONSC29425576028985501(C)(3)$178,385$0RESEARCH
OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY
3375 TERWILLIGER BOULEVARD SWPORTLANDOR97201237083114501(C)(3)$300,000$0RESEARCH
REGENTS UNIV OF CALIFORNIA
10889 WILSHIRE BLVDLOS ANGELESCA90095943067788501(C)(3)$180,615$0RESEARCH
RETINA FOUNDATION OF THE SOUTHWEST
9900 NORTH CENTRAL EXPRESSWAYDALLASTX75231510151514501(C)(3)$100,000$0RESEARCH
UNIVERSITY CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO
100 STEIN PLAZALOS ANGELESCA90095956006143501(C)(3)$498,701$0RESEARCH
UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS
UH GRANTS DEPT 781686 PO BOX 78000DETROITMI48278341567805501(C)(3)$1,308,460$0RESEARCH
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM
1670 UNIVERSITY BLVDBIRMINGHAMAL35293636005396501(C)(3)$99,946$0RESEARCH
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY
2150 SHATTUCK AVENUEBERKELEYCA94720946002123501(C)(3)$100,000$0RESEARCH
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO
9500 GILMAN DRIVELA JOLLACA92037956006144501(C)(3)$575,000$0RESEARCH
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
PO BOX 100284GAINESVILLEFL32610592729133501(C)(3)$200,000$0RESEARCH
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
2 GILMORE HALLIOWA CITYIA52242237436761501(C)(3)$100,000$0RESEARCH
UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE
300 E MARKET STREETLOUISVILLEKY40202237078461501(C)(3)$167,507$0RESEARCH
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
3451 WALNUT STREETPHILADELPHIAPA19104232810852501(C)(3)$475,000$0RESEARCH
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH
123 UNIVERSITY PLACEPITTSBURGHPA15213250965591501(C)(3)$75,000$0RESEARCH
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
1100 45TH ST NESEATTLEWA98105943079432501(C)(3)$485,017$0RESEARCH
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN
21 NORTH PARK STREETMADISONWI53715390743975501(C)(3)$162,000$0RESEARCH
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org24Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationEACH GRANTEE IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT A YEARLY SCIENTIFIC PROGRESS REPORT, WHICH IS REVIEWED BY THE FFB SCIENCE STAFF AND COMPARED WITH THE PROPOSED MILESTONES SUBMITTED WITH THE ORIGINAL GRANT APPLICATION. ATTENTION IS ALSO GIVEN TO THE PLAN FOR EXPERIMENTS TO BE PERFORMED IN THE COMING YEAR. ANY PROBLEMS OR ISSUES IDENTIFIED BY THE GRANTEE AND/OR FFB SCIENTIFIC STAFF ARE RESOLVED TO OUR MUTUAL SATISFACTION; HOWEVER, IF A CONSENSUS CANNOT BE REACHED OR IF THE APPARENT PROGRESS IS NOT SATISFACTORY IN THE OPINION OF FFB SCIENTIFIC STAFF, AFTER CONSULTATION WITH MEMBERS OF THE FFB SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY BOARD, THE GRANT IS TERMINATED WITH A SHORT PHASE OUT PERIOD. EACH GRANTEE IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT A YEARLY FINANCIAL REPORT DETAILING GRANT EXPENDITURES ACCORDING TO THEIR FFB APPROVED GRANT BUDGET. SCIENCE STAFF REVIEW EACH FINANCIAL REPORT FOR ADHERENCE TO BUDGETED EXPENDITURES IN EACH CATEGORY. WITH PROPER DOCUMENTATION AND IF DETERMINED APPROPRIATE, REQUESTS FOR CARRYOVER OF UNEXPENDED FUNDS TO THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR ARE REVIEWED AND APPROVED ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Idemnification Gross Up PmtsYes (X)IdemnificationGrossUpPmtsInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (1)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentYes (1)SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsYes (1)AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (14 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
BENJAMIN R YERXA
CEO$270,471$145,638$65,516$35,278$637$343$11,136$5,996$23,189$12,487$370,949$199,742$0$0
JASON D MENZO
COO$311,351$16,387$46,009$2,422$635$33$16,572$872$37,689$1,984$412,256$21,698$0$0
BRIAN MANSFIELD
EVP, RESEARCH & INTERIM CSO$241,383$0$35,371$0$3,298$0$15,350$0$26,457$0$321,859$0$0$0
RUSSELL W KELLEY
SVP, RD FUNDS$0$205,125$0$19,740$0$723$0$13,129$0$36,624$0$275,341$0$0
PATRICIA DUDLEY
CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCE OFFICER$179,487$0$27,217$0$4,179$0$11,833$0$37,150$0$259,866$0$0$0
TODD A DURHAM
VP, CLINICAL & OUTCOMES RESEARCH$199,955$0$19,467$0$499$0$6,712$0$20,878$0$247,511$0$0$0
JUDY L TAYLOR
VP, DEVELOPMENT$161,508$0$15,880$0$826$0$10,674$0$34,991$0$223,879$0$0$0
CHRISTOPHER S ADAMS
VP, COMMUNICATIONS & MARKETING$152,704$0$16,062$0$559$0$1,788$0$37,536$0$208,649$0$0$0
NANCY M DAVENPORT
VP, FINANCE$151,781$16,865$14,165$1,574$2,009$223$9,957$1,106$1,155$128$179,067$19,896$0$0
MICHELE C DIVINCENZO
VP, EVENTS$132,699$0$13,385$0$483$0$8,979$0$20,370$0$175,916$0$0$0
AMY M PALMER LASTER
VP, GRANTS & AWARDS PROGRAMS$145,797$0$13,384$0$174$0$8,838$0$2,611$0$170,804$0$0$0
JEFFRY C COLLINS
VP, DATABASE SYSTEMS & TECH$132,107$0$4,000$0$1,961$0$8,460$0$18,332$0$164,860$0$0$0
CHAD R JACKSON
DIR, PRECLINICAL TRANSLATIONAL RES$148,596$0$5,816$0$89$0$4,644$0$2,720$0$161,865$0$0$0
STEPHEN MARK ROSE
FOMER SR. SCIENTIFIC ADV (THRU 6/1/2$122,742$0$0$0$18,374$0$6,473$0$13,211$0$160,800$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 4ASTEPHEN ROSE RECEIVED A SEVERANCE PAYMENT DURING THE CALENDAR YEAR. THE PAYMENT IS INCLUDED IN PART VII, COLUMN D AND SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN BIII. THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE CONFIDENTIAL SEVERANCE AGREEMENT ARE AVAILABLE TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE UPON REQUEST.
PART I, LINE 7FFB EMPLOYEES PARTICIPATE IN AN ANNUAL INCENTIVE PLAN. THE PLAN PROVIDES AN ANNUAL CASH BONUS DEPENDING UPON THE ACHIEVEMENT OF PRE-DETERMINED ORGANIZATION AND INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE CRITERIA.

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution97ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$13,864,204NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFAIR MARKET VALUEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
DescEVENT ITEMSDesc
Contribution277ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$170,735NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFAIR MARKET VALUEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received0Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties UsedYes (1)ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, COLUMN (B):THE NUMBER IN THIS COLUMN FOR LINE 9 REPRESENTS THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS OF STOCK.
PART I, LINE 32B:WHEN DONATED STOCK IS RECEIVED, OUR BROKER MERRILL LYNCH IMMEDIATELY CONVERTS THESE CONTRIBUTIONS INTO CASH.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4THE FOUNDATION FIGHTING BLINDNESS, INC MADE THE FOLLOWING CHANGE TO THEIR BYLAWS: ARTICLE IX, SECTION 1. NAMES. THE NINE STANDING COMMITTEES SHALL BE THE AUDIT, COMPENSATION, DEVELOPMENT, FINANCE, GOVERNMENT RELATIONS, INVESTMENT, MARKETING, COMMUNICATIONS, & SOCIAL MEDIA, NOMINATING & GOVERNANCE, AND RESEARCH OVERSIGHT. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SHALL HAVE THE POWER TO ADD OR ELIMINATE STANDING COMMITTEES, EXCEPT THAT THE FINANCE, AUDIT, COMPENSATION, RESEARCH OVERSIGHT, AND NOMINATING AND GOVERNANCE COMMITTEES MAY NOT BE ELIMINATED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6MEMBERS OF FFB ARE KNOWN AS NATIONAL TRUSTEES. THE QUALIFICATIONS AND ELIGIBILITY FOR MEMBERSHIP AND THE MANNER OF ADMISSION INTO MEMBERSHIP IS PRESCRIBED BY RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE NATIONAL TRUSTEES ARE ENTITLED TO VOTE ON ELECTION OF DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7ADURING THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE NATIONAL TRUSTEES, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE ELECTED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BDATA TO PREPARE THE FEDERAL FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO OUR OUTSIDE ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR PREPARATION AND GUIDANCE. AFTER IT HAS BEEN COMPLETED, A DRAFT OF THE FEDERAL FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE CONTROLLER AND CHIEF BUSINESS OFFICER. WITH THE CBO'S APPROVAL, THE DRAFT FEDERAL FORM 990 IS THEN MADE AVAILABLE TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS. ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE INVITED TO ATTEND A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE TO REVIEW THE FEDERAL FORM 990. A FINAL DRAFT IS MADE AVAILABLE TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS BEFORE FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CIN CONNECTION WITH ANY ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST, AN INTERESTED PERSON (INCLUDING OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AND KEY EMPLOYEES) MUST DISCLOSE, IN WRITING PRIOR TO ANY DISCUSSION OR VOTE UPON A PROPOSAL, THE EXISTENCE AND NATURE OF HIS OR HER PERSONAL INTEREST TO THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD AND CHAIR OF THE BOARD COMMITTEE CONSIDERING THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT. AFTER DISCLOSURE OF THE FINANCIAL INTEREST AND ALL MATERIAL FACTS, THE INTERESTED PERSON SHALL LEAVE THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEETING WHILE THE FINANCIAL INTEREST IS DISCUSSED AND VOTED UPON. THE REMAINING BOARD SHALL DECIDE IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS, AND IF SO, WHETHER THERE IS A COMPELLING REASON TO RECOMMEND TO THE BOARD THAT THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY BE OVERRIDDEN. A QUORUM IS NEEDED FOR VOTING AND THE VOTE TO OVERRIDE SHALL BE BY MAJORITY AND DULY NOTED IN THE MINUTES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVES THE COMPENSATION OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE APPROVES THE COMPENSATION OF THE OTHER CHIEF OFFICERS. ON A ROUTINE BASIS, EXTERNAL DATA PROVIDED BY OUTSIDE EXPERT COMPENSATION CONSULTANTS IS USED TO MEASURE REASONABLENESS OF SALARIES TO THE MARKET PLACE AND RESULTS ARE COMMUNICATED BY OUTSIDE CONSULTANTS TO THE BOARD CHAIR/COMPENSATION COMMITTEE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19FFB'S FEDERAL FORM 990 AND CONSOLIDATED AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE AT WWW.FIGHTBLINDNESS.ORG. OTHER PUBLIC DOCUMENTS INCLUDING THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST THROUGH THE CONTACT INFORMATION DISCLOSED ON FFB'S WEB SITE. THESE DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR THE SAME PERIOD OF DISCLOSURE AS SET FORTH IN SECTION 6104(D).
FORM 990, PART VII, SECTION A:FFB ACTS AS THE COMMON PAYMASTER FOR THE FOUNDATION FIGHTING BLINDNESS RETINAL DEGENERATION FUND, A RELATED ORGANIZATION.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:GRANT REFUNDS 5,888.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdExempt Code SectionExemptCodeSectionTxtPublic Charity StatusPublicCharityStatusTxtBusiness Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1TxtControlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
FOUNDATION FIGHTING BLINDNESS RETINAL DEGENERATION FUND
6925 OAKLAND MILLS ROAD 701COLUMBIAMD21045450524687FUNDS RESEARCH AND CLINICAL TRIALS TO FIND TREATMENTS FOR RETINAL DISEASESDE501(C)(3)LINE 12A, IFOUNDATION FIGHTING BLINDNESS INCYes (1)
MACULAR DEGENERATION INTERNATIONAL INC
6925 OAKLAND MILLS ROAD 701COLUMBIAMD21045363923922FUNDRAISINGIL501(C)(3)LINE 7FOUNDATION FIGHTING BLINDNESS INCYes (1)
NATIONAL RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA FOUNDATION INC
6925 OAKLAND MILLS ROAD 701COLUMBIAMD21045522072391FUNDRAISINGMD501(C)(3)LINE 12A, IFOUNDATION FIGHTING BLINDNESS INCYes (1)

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp

Related Organization Name RelatedOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1OPUS GENETICS INCBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1223 SOUTH WEST STREET SUITE 900AddressLine1Txt
CityRALEIGHCityNm
State AbbreviationNCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP27603ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN863335973EIN
Primary ActivitiesGENE THERAPYPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateDELegalDomicileStateCd
Direct Controlling NAN/ADirectControllingNACd
Entity TypeCEntityTypeTxt
Controlled Organization0ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth OrgYes (1)GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth OrgYes (1)PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities0SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (1)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (3 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
FOUNDATION FIGHTING BLINDNESS RD FUND
B$11,140,788FAIR MARKET VALUE
FOUNDATION FIGHTING BLINDNESS RD FUND
L$30,500FAIR MARKET VALUE
FOUNDATION FIGHTING BLINDNESS RD FUND
O$849,141FAIR MARKET VALUE