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BLIND FOUNDATION FOR INDIA

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $592K · expenses $333K · assets $327K

EIN
36-3663471
Address
PO BOX 3971, NAPERVILLE, IL 60567-3971
Website
www.blindfoundation.org
NTEE code
Q300
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
1990
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Mission

The Blind Foundation for India(BFI)Charter is to prevent and cure blindness and rehabilitate permanently blind people in India. BFI provides support for free cataract operations, Braille kits, Mobile Vans, Eye Hospital equipments, and Child sight projects in India.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 7 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

7 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Dr Manu K Vora President2020-2024 5 $0 reported 1
Prosobee Sanghavi Secretary2020-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Rajendu S Baxi Treasurer2023-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Navin S Sanghavi Director2020-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Raj Baxi (former) Secretary2020-2022 1 $0 reported 1
Nilesh N Kothari (former) Treasurer2020-2022 1 $0 reported 1
Tapan Shah (former) Director2020-2022 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 4 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 100 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Dr Manu K Vora President5 $0$0$0 $01
Prosobee Sanghavi Secretary1 $0$0$0 $01
Rajendu S Baxi Treasurer1 $0$0$0 $01
Navin S Sanghavi Director0 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 4 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 100 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Dr Manu K Vora President5 $0$0$0 $01
Prosobee Sanghavi Secretary1 $0$0$0 $01
Rajendu S Baxi Treasurer1 $0$0$0 $01
Navin S Sanghavi Director0 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 6 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 100 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Dr Manu K Vora President5 $0$0$0 $01
Raj Baxi Secretary1 $0$0$0 $01
Nilesh N Kothari Treasurer1 $0$0$0 $01
Navin S Sanghavi Director0 $0$0$0 $01
Prosobee Sanghavi Director0 $0$0$0 $01
Tapan Shah Director0 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 6 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 100 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Dr Manu K Vora President5 $0$0$0 $01
Raj Baxi Secretary1 $0$0$0 $01
Nilesh N Kothari Treasurer1 $0$0$0 $01
Navin S Sanghavi Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Prosobee Sanghavi Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Tapan Shah Director1 $0$0$0 $01
2020 · 6 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 100 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Dr Manu K Vora President5 $0$0$0 $01
Raj Baxi Secretary1 $0$0$0 $01
Nilesh N Kothari Treasurer1 $0$0$0 $01
Navin S Sanghavi Director0 $0$0$0 $01
Prosobee Sanghavi Director0 $0$0$0 $01
Tapan Shah Director0 $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2025-04-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$592,140$333,182 $327,451$327,451 $583,171$0 $00100
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2024-04-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$299,783$655,035 $68,493$68,493 $294,402$0 $00100
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2023-04-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$246,757$270,660 $423,745$423,745 $246,527$0 $00100
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2022-04-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$299,954$232,111 $447,648$447,648 $299,772$0 $00100
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2021-04-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$299,135$171,405 $379,805$379,805 $297,458$0 -0100

Funders of this organization

22 grantors reported grants to this organization, $432,629 in all, tax years 2010 to 2025. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2016-2024 9$214,190 2024$34,969
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VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM DAF sponsor Exact 2024 1$62,700 2024$62,700
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AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor Exact 2021 1$31,350 2021$31,350
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VIJAY AND MARIE GORADIA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “BLIND FOUNDATION FOR INDIA” 2019 1$28,000 2019$28,000
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NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR DAF sponsor Exact 2019 1$20,000 2019$20,000
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CHITTRANJAN A PATEL FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “BLIND FOUNDATION FOR INDIA” 2019-2021 3$15,000 2021$5,000
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LALIT AND ANUBHA GUPTA Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “BLIND FOUNDATION FOR INDIA” 2017, 2020-2021 3$15,000 2021$5,000
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KUSUM FAMILY FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “BLIND FOUNDATION FOR INDIA” 2019-2023 5$11,800 2023$10,000
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TGKVF INC DAF sponsor Exact 2017 1$10,000 2017$10,000
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BRIGHT FUNDS FOUNDATION Public charity Exact 2021 1$6,283 2021$6,283
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JPMORGAN CHASE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “BLIND FOUNDATION FOR INDIA” 2010, 2014, 2021, 2023-2024 6$5,487 2024$3,317
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SATHI FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “BLIND FOUNDATION FOR INDIA” 2014 1$5,000 2014$5,000
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VEMIREDDY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “BLIND FOUNDATION FOR INDIA” 2013, 2025 2$2,000 2025$1,000
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “BLIND FOUNDATION FOR INDIA” 2020-2023 4$1,895 2023$342
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VERIZON FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “BLIND FOUNDATION FOR INDIA” 2022-2024 3$1,200 2024$1,000
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KACHE MEDICAL & EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “BLIND FOUNDATION FOR INDIA” 2025 1$1,000 2025$1,000
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TUMMALA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “BLIND FOUNDATION FOR INDIA” 2020-2021 2$700 2021$500
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BANK OF AMERICA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “BLIND FOUNDATION FOR INDIA” 2020, 2022-2023 10$479 2023$223
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PFIZER FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “BLIND FOUNDATION FOR INDIA” 2021 1$250 2021$250
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BHARAT AND PALLAVI JAILWALAFOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “BBLIND FOUNDATION FOR INDIA” 2024 1$100 2024$100
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FIRST EAGLE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “BLIND FOUNDATION FOR INDIA” 2024 1$100 2024$100
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ABBVIE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “BLIND FOUNDATION FOR INDIA” 2019 1$95 2019$95
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990 · $333,182 spent · pay $0 · grants $315,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants outside the US $315,000$315,000-- 94.5%
Other (as described)Outside Services $6,440$6,440$0$0 1.9%
Other (as described)Postage $3,418$3,418$0$0 1.0%
Other (as described)Printing $3,352$3,352$0$0 1.0%
Other (as described)Supplies $2,851$2,851$0$0 0.9%
All other expenses $2,121$2,095$26$0 0.6%
Total$333,182100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $655,035 spent · pay $0 · grants $168,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
All other expenses $478,125$478,125$0$0 73.0%
Grants outside the US $168,000$168,000-- 25.6%
Other (as described)Postage $3,094$3,094$0$0 0.5%
Other (as described)Printing $3,045$3,045$0$0 0.5%
Other (as described)Supplies $2,745$2,745$0$0 0.4%
Other (as described)License $26$26$0$0 0.0%
Total$655,035100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $270,660 spent · pay $0 · grants $255,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants outside the US $255,000$255,000-- 94.2%
All other expenses $6,590$6,590$0$0 2.4%
Other (as described)Postage $3,339$3,339$0$0 1.2%
Other (as described)Printing $2,891$2,891$0$0 1.1%
Other (as described)Supplies $2,815$2,815$0$0 1.0%
Other (as described)License Fees $25$0$25$0 0.0%
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2021 · Form 990 · $232,111 spent · pay $0 · grants $228,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants outside the US $228,000$228,000-- 98.2%
Other (as described)Postage $1,749$1,749$0$0 0.8%
Other (as described)Supplies $1,542$1,542$0$0 0.7%
Other (as described)Printing $650$650$0$0 0.3%
All other expenses $145$145$0$0 0.1%
Other (as described)License Fees $25$25$0$0 0.0%
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2020 · Form 990 · $171,405 spent · pay $0 · grants $158,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants outside the US $158,000$158,000-- 92.2%
All other expenses $6,455$6,455$0$0 3.8%
Other (as described)Postage $2,431$2,431$0$0 1.4%
Other (as described)Printing $2,239$2,239$0$0 1.3%
Other (as described)Supplies $1,330$1,330$0$0 0.8%
Other (as described)Equipment & Maintenance $950$950$0$0 0.6%
Total$171,405100%

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