The Jewish Guild for the Blind
Also known as Jewish Guild Healthcare
The Jewish Guild for the Blind reported $10.2 million in revenue and $5.8 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $75.49 went to program services, $24.51 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was investment income: 52.4% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $1,305,428 (PRESIDENT & CEO). 43 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 147% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $5.8MFor context, the median across 3,614 covered human services charities: $88.27 programs, $11.52 management, $0.21 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $10MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 75.5% | 87.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 24.5% | 11.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 26.2% | 20.6% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 2.4% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 21.4% | 70.8% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $1,305,428 | $274,992 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 22.49% | 1.18% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 43 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 99.2 | 6.9 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 7 of 8 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseVision rehabilitation: approximately 1,200 people received vision rehabilitation services in 2024. Examples included: academic and communication skills training to assess academic potential, use adaptive AIDS, and prepare for tests such as high school equivalency tests and college preparatory exams. Training in adaptive technology to help clients enter or stay in school or the job market, including technologies that enlarge written material, software that reads what is on a computer screen, and other devices that compensate for vision loss. Career services that prepare clients for work…
Education and research support: sixteen merit-based scholarships of $10,000 each were awarded this year to help legally blind students successfully transition to college or support their post-graduate education, as well as facilitate their career development. Jewish Guild healthcare also presented the bressler prize in vision science to recognize a clinician-scientist whose leadership, research and service resulted in translation of medical or scientific knowledge into significant advancements in the treatment or rehabilitation of people with vision loss
Highest reported compensation
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRESIDENT & CEO Director/trustee, officer, 1.5 hrs/week | $38,293 | $1,238,155 | $28,980 | $1,305,428 |
| CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Officer, 0.1 hrs/week | $0 | $529,509 | $25,194 | $554,703 |
| CHIEF PROGRAM & SERVICE OFFICER Key employee, 6.8 hrs/week | $78,990 | $385,660 | $47,358 | $512,008 |
| CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer, 3.2 hrs/week | $23,049 | $265,070 | $35,250 | $323,369 |
| GC & CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER Officer, 2.1 hrs/week | $21,565 | $194,090 | $70,762 | $286,417 |
| CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS & MARKETING OFFICER Highest compensated employee, 3.5 hrs/week | $21,848 | $196,628 | $40,983 | $259,459 |
| DIRECTOR OF IT NETWORK INFRA & OPS Highest compensated employee, 1.8 hrs/week | $9,212 | $175,010 | $67,554 | $251,776 |
| DIRECTOR OF BUDGET AND REIMBURSEMENT Highest compensated employee, 5.5 hrs/week | $24,432 | $132,183 | $69,541 | $226,156 |
43 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from The Jewish Guild for the Blind (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $183K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2024 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b8 · 7 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4Yes
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bYes
- Employees Part I, line 5235
- Volunteers Part I, line 640
Private foundation grants it received
9 private foundations reported grants to The Jewish Guild for the Blind totaling $71,879 on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Of every $100 The Jewish Guild for the Blind spent in 2024, $75.49 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of The Jewish Guild for the Blind's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, The Jewish Guild for the Blind reported that 75.5% of its $5.8 million in expenses went to program services, 24.5% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does The Jewish Guild for the Blind pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation The Jewish Guild for the Blind reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $1,305,428, for the role of PRESIDENT & CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does The Jewish Guild for the Blind get its money?
Of $10.2 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 26.2% came from contributions and grants and 21.4% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is The Jewish Guild for the Blind a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 13-1623854 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202513159349304831 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202413129349303386 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202313139349305321 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202233119349302308 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202123169349303507 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202013219349301506 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 13-1623854: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.