2021-04-21T15:10:09-05:00 2020-12-31 475153865 ROSEN SAPPERSTEIN & FRIEDLANDER LLC 405 YORK ROAD TOWSON MD 21204 990 2020-01-01 020259978 THE NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND NATI 4106599314 1800 JOHNSON STREET BALTIMORE MD 21230 JEANNIE MASSAY TREASURER 4106599314 2021-04-12 1 JEANNIE MASSAY 999009999 RICHARD G DAESCHNER CPA P00005783 4105810800 2021-04-12 3 AAL1 IAL1 2020 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z BLIND FEDERATION OF AMERICA MARK A RICCOBONO 1800 JOHNSON STREET BALTIMORE MD 21230 23719406 0 X WWW.NFB.ORG X 1949 DC INTEGRATING THE BLIND INTO SOCIETY 17 17 81 25000 0 0 17763895 18323111 0 0 1391517 1167207 533061 288193 19688473 19778511 881234 762859 0 0 5418880 5514038 10691 13435 1292580 11412698 12765966 17723503 19056298 1964970 722213 30092354 32833729 972131 923549 29120223 31910180 X INTEGRATING THE BLIND INTO SOCIETY 0 0 6272750 25139 BLINDNESS INTEGRATION - SEEK TO INTEGRATE THE BLIND INTO SOCIETY ON A BASIS OF EQUALITY THROUGH BROAD BASED INTERACTION WITH BLIND PERSONS, THEIR FAMILIES AND MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC UTILIZING MULTIPLE VENUES, MEDIA AND ACTIVITIES. ALL BLIND PERSONS AND PERSONS WITH VISUAL DISABILITIES IN THE UNITED STATES (APPROXIMATELY 7 MILLION AS REPORTED BY THE UNITED STATES CENSUS DEPARTMENT) ARE POTENTIALLY BENEFITED BY THESE ACTIVITIES (SEE SCHEDULE O). 5838474 219646 CIVIL RIGHTS, ADVOCACY AND SELF-ORGANIZATION - PROTECT CIVIL RIGHTS, STRENGTHEN SELF-ORGANIZATION, MONITOR AND IMPROVE GOVERNMENTAL AND OTHER SERVICES, ADVOCATE FOR AND CONDUCT PROJECTS TO MEET SOCIAL, EDUCATIONAL, ECONOMIC AND EMPLOYMENT NEEDS OF THE BLIND. ALL BLIND PERSONS AND PERSONS WITH VISUAL DISABILITIES IN THE UNITED STATES (APPROXIMATELY 7 MILLION AS REPORTED BY THE UNITED STATES CENSUS DEPARTMENT) ARE POTENTIALLY BENEFITED BY THESE ACTIVITIES (SEE SCHEDULE O). 5024707 518074 NONVISUAL ACCESS SYSTEMS - DEVELOP, PROMOTE, EVALUATE AND DISTRIBUTE NONVISUAL ACCESS TECHNOLOGY, DEVICES, METHODS AND SYSTEMS THAT REMOVE VISION BASED BARRIERS PREVENTING FULL PARTICIPATION BY THE BLIND IN SOCIETY. 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PART X, LINE 2: PER THE FEDERATION'S EVALUATION AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2020, INCLUDING ALL PRIOR TAX YEARS SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT NO MATERIAL ADJUSTMENTS WERE REQUIRED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR TAX POSITIONS LESS-LIKELY-THAN-NOT TO BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY A TAXING AUTHORITY. THE FEDERATION BELIEVES IT IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO INCOME TAX EXAMINATIONS FOR YEARS PRIOR TO 2017. 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NORTH AMERICA BLINDNESS PROJECTS 25000 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 2: MONITORING IS ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH VARIOUS MEANS AS IS APPROPRIATE TO THE TYPE OF ASSISTANCE PROVIDED - PERSONAL CONTACT AND OBSERVATION, WRITTEN AND ORAL REPORTS, EVALUATION OF PRODUCTS AND TECHNOLOGY, EFFECTIVENESS OF SERVICES PROVIDED, ETC. PART III ACCOUNTING METHOD: 1 JACOBUS TENBROEK MEMORIAL FUND 1800 JOHNSON STREET BALTIMORE MD 21230 237241906 501(C)(3) 350000 BLINDNESS PROJECTS SCIENCE MUSEUM OF MINNESOTA 120 WEST KELLOGG BLVD ST PAUL MN 55102 410706172 501(C)(3) 8139 BLINDNESS PROJECTS UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY PO BOX 410027 SALT LAKE CITY UT 84141 876000528 501(C)(3) 85226 BLINDNESS PROJECTS NFB OF OREGON 448 NW RIVERVIEW WAY GRESHAM OR 97030 237197342 501(C)(3) 15396 BLINDNESS PROJECTS NFB OF WASHINGTON 8214 NE 12TH STREET VANCOUVER WA 98664 911155110 501(C)(3) 6500 BLINDNESS PROJECTS NFB OF IDAHO 410 NORTH AVENUE H BOISE ID 83712 237039334 501(C)(3) 6000 BLINDNESS PROJECTS SEA TO SEE LLC 1129 BUTTONWOOD DRIVE FT COLLINS CO 80525 845069595 501(C)(3) 50000 BLINDNESS PROJECTS GLAS EDUCATION PO BOX 850 WILLIAMS BAY WI 53191 831179347 501(C)(3) 25000 BLINDNESS PROJECTS MVERSE INC 9 WASHINGTON STREET WISCASSET ME 04578 843305622 25000 BLINDNESS PROJECTS ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY 100 S FELL AVENUE STE A CAMPUS BOX 3040 NORMAL IL 61790 376014070 501(C)(3) 7999 BLINDNESS PROJECTS NFB OF CALIFORNIA 4226 CASTANOS STREET FREMONT CA 94536 953416224 501(C)(3) 7300 BLINDNESS PROJECTS 10 1 BLINDNESS PROJECTS 2 3000 HIGHER EDUCATION ASSISTANCE 29 134843 SPECIFIC NEED 1 4640 PART I, LINE 2: MONITORING IS ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH VARIOUS MEANS AS IS APPROPRIATE TO THE TYPE OF ASSISTANCE PROVIDED - PERSONAL CONTRACT AND OBSERVATION, WRITTEN AND ORAL REPORTS, EVALUATION OF PRODUCTS AND TECHNOLOGY, ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, EFFECTIVENESS OF SERVICES PROVIDED, ETC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 JOHN G PARE EXEC DIR OF ADVOCACY & POLICY 143517 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7850 0 151367 0 0 0 X 404698 SELLING PRICE X 145 90410 SELLING PRICE 0 0 1 1 PART I, LINE 32B: PART I LINE 32B: THE NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND HIRES ARC THRIFT STORES, INC., A COLORADO NONPROFIT CORPORATION, TO ARRANGE FOR THE PICK-UP AND SALE OF VEHICLES WHICH HAVE BEEN DONATED. ARC THRIFT STORES, INC., DOES NOT SOLICIT DONATIONS OF VEHICLES FOR THE NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND. THE NUMBER REPORTED IS THE NUMBER OF VEHICLES RECEIVED AND SOLD. THE NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND HAS A CONTRACT WITH GREENDROP LLC, A DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, TO SOLICIT DONATIONS OF HOUSEHOLD DISCARDS. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4: PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS: ALTHOUGH THE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES OF THE NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND SERVE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF BLIND PERSONS IN SPECIFIC AND INDIVIDUAL WAYS, THE OVERALL SCOPE OF OUR WORK IS ALSO FOCUSED IN A STRATEGIC EFFORT TO MAKE SYSTEMIC CHANGES TO THE CULTURE OF LOW EXPECTATIONS, UNINFORMED PUBLIC POLICY, INADEQUATE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, LACK OF ENFORCEMENT OF EXISTING LAWS, AND GENERAL MISUNDERSTANDING OF THE REAL NATURE OF PROBLEMS FACED BY BLIND PEOPLE. THESE ACTIVITIES CREATE MORE EQUITABLE WORKPLACES, CLASSROOMS, AND COMMUNITIES - ENHANCING THE LIVES OF SEVEN MILLION PERSONS IN AMERICA WHO ARE BLIND OR HAVE VISUAL DISABILITIES. A MAJOR COMPONENT OF THIS WORK FOR SYSTEMIC CHANGE IN OUR COUNTRY WITH RESPECT TO BLINDNESS IS OUR BROAD-BASED INTERACTION WITH THE GENERAL PUBLIC THROUGH ALL METHODS OF MASS COMMUNICATION AVAILABLE TO US - INTERNET, PRINT AND ELECTRONIC MAIL, SOCIAL MEDIA, NEWS OUTLETS, PUBLIC MEETINGS AND FORUMS, CIVIC GROUPS, AND LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS OF BLIND PEOPLE COMPRISING THE MEMBERSHIP AND OF THE ORGANIZATION. BELOW ARE LISTED SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF OUR ACTIVITIES AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS DURING 2020 AIMED TOWARD THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THESE SYSTEMIC CULTURAL CHANGES. IN 2020, THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC CAUSED THE NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND TO PIVOT PROGRAMS FROM IN-PERSON TO VIRTUAL MEETINGS, ACTIVITIES, AND CONVENTIONS. NFB CREATED COMMUNICATION CHANNELS TO SHARE PANDEMIC NEWS AND TO SUPPORT BLIND PEOPLE WHO WERE ISOLATED BECAUSE OF STAY-AT-HOME ORDERS, ENCOURAGED STATE CHAPTERS TO CHANGE MEETINGS AND CONVENTIONS TO ONLINE PLATFORMS, AND HOSTED THE 2020 NATIONAL CONVENTION THROUGH ONLINE AND STREAMING PLATFORMS. THESE ACTIVITIES ALLOWED OVER 10,000 BLIND AND LOW-VISION PEOPLE FROM AROUND THE WORLD TO STAY CONNECTED TO OTHER BLIND PEOPLE, LEARN ABOUT OUR ORGANIZATION, AND BECOME PART OF A LARGER COMMUNITY. MODIFYING IN-PERSON ACTIVITIES TO ONLINE ACCESS PROVIDED STUDENTS FROM PRE-K THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND BRAILLE AND STEM ACTIVITIES; BLIND CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES WERE ABLE TO CONTINUE LEARNING IMPORTANT SKILLS IN A YEAR OF ONLINE LEARNING CHALLENGES. NFB-NEWSLINE-- WE OPERATED NFB-NEWSLINE, THE WORLD'S LARGEST NEWSPAPER SERVICE FOR THE BLIND AND PRINT DISABLED PERSONS PROVIDING ACCESS TO OVER 500 PUBLICATIONS, INCLUDING OVER 350 LOCAL AND STATE NEWSPAPERS, 13 NATIONAL NEWSPAPERS, 45 BREAKING NEWS SOURCES, 14 INTERNATIONAL NEWSPAPERS, 89 MAGAZINES, 6 SPANISH-LANGUAGE NEWSPAPERS, AND 9 BLINDNESS-SPECIFIC PUBLICATIONS, INCLUDING THE BRAILLE MONITOR, FUTURE REFLECTIONS AND JOURNAL OF BLINDNESS INNOVATION AND RESEARCH. DURING 2020, 2,096 NEW SUBSCRIBERS SIGNED UP FOR NFB-NEWSLINE, BRINGING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF SUBSCRIBERS TO 124,813. NFB-NEWSLINE PROVIDED 32,727,029 MINUTES OF NEWS TO SUBSCRIBERS WHO ACCESSED THE SERVICE ONLINE 5,334,329 TIMES AND RECEIVED 10,362,925 ELECTRONIC DOWNLOADS. WE DISTRIBUTED FREE WHITE CANES TO BLIND PEOPLE ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. MORE THAN 77,000 FREE CANES HAVE BEEN DISTRIBUTED THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, INCLUDING OVER 5,000 IN 2020. WE DISTRIBUTED OVER 700 FREE SLATES AND STYLUSES IN 2020 FOR WRITING BRAILLE TO BLIND INDIVIDUALS UPON REQUEST. WE OPERATED THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR NONVISUAL ELECTION TECHNOLOGY WHICH SHARES BEST PRACTICES ABOUT BLIND VOTERS' NEEDS AND HOUSES VOTING MACHINES THAT ARE AVAILABLE FOR DEMONSTRATION AND EVALUATION AT NO COST TO OFFICIALS OR THE PUBLIC. WE PROVIDED THROUGH OUR CENTER OF EXCELLENCE IN NONVISUAL ACCESS THE HIGHER EDUCATION ACCESSIBILITY ONLINE RESOURCE CENTER TO HELP COLLEGES MEET THEIR NON-VISUAL ACCESSIBILITY OBLIGATIONS THROUGH THE CREATION OF DIGITAL ACCESSIBILITY POLICIES, UNDERSTANDING OF LEGAL REQUIREMENTS AND ACCESSIBILITY STANDARDS AND PROCUREMENT POLICIES. WE CONDUCTED AN EXTENSIVE LEGAL ADVOCACY PROGRAM WHICH BOTH PROTECTS THE RIGHTS OF THE INDIVIDUAL BLIND PERSONS INVOLVED IN A PARTICULAR ACTION AND ADVANCES DISABILITY RIGHTS CASE LAW UNDER THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT AND THE REHABILITATION ACT OF 1973. ACTIVE LEGAL CASES DURING 2020 INCLUDED ACTIONS REGARDING ENFORCEMENT OF THE RIGHTS OF BLIND INDIVIDUALS TO VOTE INDEPENDENTLY AND WITH PRIVACY; THE RIGHTS OF BLIND PARENTS, STUDENTS, AND EMPLOYEES TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY WITHOUT DISCRIMINATION; AND ENFORCEMENT OF LAWS REQUIRING NON-VISUAL ACCESS TO WEB-BASED AND OTHER ELECTRONIC AND DIGITAL SYSTEMS USED BY SCHOOLS, RETAILERS AND OTHER PROVIDERS OR PRODUCTS AND SERVICES, AND EMPLOYERS--INCLUDING ESPECIALLY LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYERS. LACK OF ACCESS TO THESE SYSTEMS AFFECTS ALL AREAS OF LIFE AND IS A MAJOR IMPEDIMENT TO FULL AND EQUAL PARTICIPATION BY BLIND PEOPLE IN SOCIETY. WE PROVIDED MENTORING, LEADERSHIP TRAINING, TECHNOLOGY TRAINING, AND RESOURCES AND SERVICES TO BLIND INDIVIDUALS AND MORE THAN 500 LOCAL SELF-ADVOCACY AND PEER SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS OF BLIND INDIVIDUALS. WE OFFERED UNDER CONTRACT WITH LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, NATIONAL LIBRARY SERVICE OF THE BLIND AND PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED COURSES LEADING TO LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CERTIFICATION IN BRAILLE TRANSCRIPTION AND PROOFREADING. WE CONDUCT AN ON-GOING RESEARCH PROGRAM THE MISSION OF WHICH IS TO DEEPEN THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE REAL CHALLENGES THAT FACE BLIND PEOPLE AND TO HELP BLIND PEOPLE INCREASE INDEPENDENCE, SELF-RESPECT, AND SELF-DETERMINATION. AREAS OF IN-DEPTH INVESTIGATION INCLUDE NEW APPROACHES IN EDUCATION AND REHABILITATION, ATTITUDES TOWARD THE BLIND, INNOVATIONS RELATED TO THE USE OF BRAILLE, QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUES, CUTTING-EDGE TECHNOLOGIES, AND PRODUCTS AND SERVICES DEVELOPED BY AND FOR THE BLIND. OUR RESEARCH EFFORTS INCLUDE THE PUBLICATION OF THE JOURNAL OF BLINDNESS INNOVATION AND RESEARCH. WE PROVIDE ON-GOING OUTREACH AND MENTORING TO PARENTS OF BLIND CHILDREN WHICH INCLUDES SPECIFIC RESOURCES AND ACTIVITIES FOR BLIND CHILDREN, PARTICULARLY ACTIVITIES AIMED AT EARLY DEVELOPMENT OF BRAILLE AND MOBILITY SKILLS. WE ADJUSTED THE 2020 BRAILLE ENRICHMENT FOR LITERACY AND LEARNING (BELL) ACADEMY SUMMER PROGRAMS FOR BLIND CHILDREN AGES FOUR THROUGH TWELVE FROM IN-PERSON LOCAL PROGRAM ACTIVITIES TO ONLINE NATIONAL SEMINARS THAT ALLOWED CHILDREN AND PARENTS FROM 40 STATES TO PARTICIPATE IN ONE OF THREE TWO-WEEK SESSIONS. THE ONLINE FORMAT: ALLOWED THE CHILDREN TO CONTINUE TO LEARN OR BEGIN TO LEARN IMPORTANT BLINDNESS SKILLS DURING A TIME WHEN MANY WERE NOT RECEIVING SERVICES IN SCHOOLS; ENCOURAGED PARTICIPATION OF PARENTS TO LEARN ALONG WITH THEIR CHILDREN; AND GAVE FAMILIES AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET OTHER LIKE FAMILIES FROM DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE COUNTRY. WE AWARDED 30 ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIPS TO BLIND HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS AND COLLEGE OR GRADUATE SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM THE UNITED STATES AND PUERTO RICO. WE PROVIDED NON-VISUAL TECHNOLOGY ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING TO BLIND INDIVIDUALS THROUGH OUR INTERNATIONAL BRAILLE AND TECHNOLOGY CENTER AS WELL AS EVALUATION OF AND INPUT TO THE IMPROVEMENT OF AVAILABLE TECHNOLOGY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION ARE THE MEMBERS OF THE 52 STATE CHAPTERS OF THE ORGANIZATION WHICH ARE MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATIONS (A MAJORITY OF WHOSE VOTING MEMBERS MUST BE BLIND) IN EACH OF THE 50 STATES, PUERTO RICO AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION CONSISTING OF THE MEMBERS OF 52 STATE CHAPTERS (MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATIONS WITH A MAJORITY OF VOTING MEMBERS WHO ARE BLIND IN THE 50 STATES PLUS PUERTO RICO AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA) ELECT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B THE NATIONAL CONVENTION (52 STATE CHAPTERS WITH ONE VOTE EACH) IS THE SUPREME AUTHORITY OF THE ORGANIZATION, HAVING THE FINAL AUTHORITY WITH RESPECT TO ALL ISSUES OF POLICY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE ORGANIZATION'S FINAL FORM 990 (INCLUDING REQUIRED SCHEDULES), AS ULTIMATELY FILED WITH THE IRS WAS REVIEWED AT A MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS (THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING BODY) HELD PRIOR TO THE FILING OF THE RETURN. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE POLICY APPLIES TO ALL OFFICERS, DIRECTORS AND FAMILY MEMBERS OF SAME. FULL DISCLOSURE AND BOARD REVIEW OF A CONFLICT OR POTENTIAL CONFLICT IS REQUIRED. AN OFFICER OR BOARD MEMBER INVOLVED IN A CONFLICT OR POTENTIAL CONFLICT MAY NOT PARTICIPATE IN DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS RELATING TO IT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 NO OFFICERS OR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECEIVE ANY COMPENSATION. THE PRESIDENT IS THE CEO AND RECEIVES NO COMPENSATION. THERE ARE NO KEY EMPLOYEES. IF THERE WERE KEY EMPLOYEES, CEO, OFFICERS OR DIRECTORS RECEIVING COMPENSATION - AN INDEPENDENT REVIEW, COMPARABILITY DATA AND CONTEMPORANEOUS SUBSTANTIATION OF ACTION WOULD BE REQUIRED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 3: INVESTMENT INCOME IS REPORTED NET OF INVESTMENT EXPENSES. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE PROCESS FOR SELECTING THE AUDITORS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRECEDING YEAR. KNFB READER LLC 200 EAST WELLS STREET BALTIMORE MD 21230 MOBILE APP FOR VISUALLY IMPAIRED MD 70673 987858 THE NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND