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
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Manu K Vora | President | 2020-2024 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Prosobee Sanghavi | Secretary | 2020-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Rajendu S Baxi | Treasurer | 2023-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Navin S Sanghavi | Director | 2020-2024 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Raj Baxi (former) | Secretary | 2020-2022 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Nilesh N Kothari (former) | Treasurer | 2020-2022 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Tapan Shah (former) | Director | 2020-2022 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2024 · 4 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 100 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Manu K Vora | President | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Prosobee Sanghavi | Secretary | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Rajendu S Baxi | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Navin S Sanghavi | Director | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2023 · 4 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 100 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Manu K Vora | President | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Prosobee Sanghavi | Secretary | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Rajendu S Baxi | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Navin S Sanghavi | Director | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2022 · 6 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 100 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Manu K Vora | President | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Raj Baxi | Secretary | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Nilesh N Kothari | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Navin S Sanghavi | Director | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Prosobee Sanghavi | Director | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Tapan Shah | Director | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2021 · 6 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 100 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Manu K Vora | President | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Raj Baxi | Secretary | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Nilesh N Kothari | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Navin S Sanghavi | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Prosobee Sanghavi | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Tapan Shah | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2020 · 6 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 100 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Manu K Vora | President | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Raj Baxi | Secretary | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Nilesh N Kothari | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Navin S Sanghavi | Director | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Prosobee Sanghavi | Director | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Tapan Shah | Director | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
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.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $592,140 | $333,182 | $327,451 | $327,451 | $583,171 | $0 | $0 | 0 | 100 |
| 2023 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $299,783 | $655,035 | $68,493 | $68,493 | $294,402 | $0 | $0 | 0 | 100 |
| 2022 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $246,757 | $270,660 | $423,745 | $423,745 | $246,527 | $0 | $0 | 0 | 100 |
| 2021 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $299,954 | $232,111 | $447,648 | $447,648 | $299,772 | $0 | $0 | 0 | 100 |
| 2020 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $299,135 | $171,405 | $379,805 | $379,805 | $297,458 | $0 | - | 0 | 100 |
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
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2016-2024 | 9 | $214,190 | 2024 | $34,969 | show |
| VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2024 | 1 | $62,700 | 2024 | $62,700 | show |
| AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2021 | 1 | $31,350 | 2021 | $31,350 | show |
| VIJAY AND MARIE GORADIA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “BLIND FOUNDATION FOR INDIA” | 2019 | 1 | $28,000 | 2019 | $28,000 | show |
| NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2019 | 1 | $20,000 | 2019 | $20,000 | show |
| CHITTRANJAN A PATEL FAMILY FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “BLIND FOUNDATION FOR INDIA” | 2019-2021 | 3 | $15,000 | 2021 | $5,000 | show |
| LALIT AND ANUBHA GUPTA | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “BLIND FOUNDATION FOR INDIA” | 2017, 2020-2021 | 3 | $15,000 | 2021 | $5,000 | show |
| KUSUM FAMILY FOUNDATION INC | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “BLIND FOUNDATION FOR INDIA” | 2019-2023 | 5 | $11,800 | 2023 | $10,000 | show |
| TGKVF INC | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2017 | 1 | $10,000 | 2017 | $10,000 | show |
| BRIGHT FUNDS FOUNDATION | Public charity | Exact | 2021 | 1 | $6,283 | 2021 | $6,283 | show |
| JPMORGAN CHASE FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “BLIND FOUNDATION FOR INDIA” | 2010, 2014, 2021, 2023-2024 | 6 | $5,487 | 2024 | $3,317 | show |
| SATHI FOUNDATION INC | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “BLIND FOUNDATION FOR INDIA” | 2014 | 1 | $5,000 | 2014 | $5,000 | show |
| VEMIREDDY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “BLIND FOUNDATION FOR INDIA” | 2013, 2025 | 2 | $2,000 | 2025 | $1,000 | show |
| AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “BLIND FOUNDATION FOR INDIA” | 2020-2023 | 4 | $1,895 | 2023 | $342 | show |
| VERIZON FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “BLIND FOUNDATION FOR INDIA” | 2022-2024 | 3 | $1,200 | 2024 | $1,000 | show |
| KACHE MEDICAL & EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “BLIND FOUNDATION FOR INDIA” | 2025 | 1 | $1,000 | 2025 | $1,000 | show |
| TUMMALA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “BLIND FOUNDATION FOR INDIA” | 2020-2021 | 2 | $700 | 2021 | $500 | show |
| BANK OF AMERICA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “BLIND FOUNDATION FOR INDIA” | 2020, 2022-2023 | 10 | $479 | 2023 | $223 | show |
| PFIZER FOUNDATION INC | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “BLIND FOUNDATION FOR INDIA” | 2021 | 1 | $250 | 2021 | $250 | show |
| BHARAT AND PALLAVI JAILWALAFOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “BBLIND FOUNDATION FOR INDIA” | 2024 | 1 | $100 | 2024 | $100 | show |
| FIRST EAGLE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “BLIND FOUNDATION FOR INDIA” | 2024 | 1 | $100 | 2024 | $100 | show |
| ABBVIE FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “BLIND FOUNDATION FOR INDIA” | 2019 | 1 | $95 | 2019 | $95 | show |
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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
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | $333,182 | 100% |
2023 · Form 990 · $655,035 spent · pay $0 · grants $168,000 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | $655,035 | 100% |
2022 · Form 990 · $270,660 spent · pay $0 · grants $255,000 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| Total | $270,660 | 100% |
2021 · Form 990 · $232,111 spent · pay $0 · grants $228,000 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| Total | $232,111 | 100% |
2020 · Form 990 · $171,405 spent · pay $0 · grants $158,000 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | $171,405 | 100% |