Clovernook Center For the Blind and Visually Impaired
Clovernook Center For the Blind and Visually Impaired reported $12.3 million in revenue and $10.1 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $78.91 went to program services, $15.70 to management and general costs and $5.39 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 50.5% of the total. Government grants made up 8.0%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $198,426 (President/CEO - Exit 4/25). 2 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 75% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending April 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $10MFor 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
The fiscal year ending April 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $12MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 78.9% | 87.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 15.7% | 11.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 5.4% | 0.2% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.28 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 15.6% | 20.6% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 8.0% | 2.4% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 50.5% | 70.8% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $198,426 | $274,992 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.97% | 1.18% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 43.0 | 6.9 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 16 of 16 | 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
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseSocial Enterprises provides meaningful jobs to individuals who are blind or visually impaired. Our associates produce top-quality file folders in a light-manufacturing environment and also offer competitive assembly, packaging and shipping to meet unique company specifications. The Clovernook Braille Printing House is recognized as one of the largest volume producers of braille in North America, producing more than 20 million pages annually. Clovernook's Braille Printing House produces a variety of braille materials that include books and magazines for the National Library Service (NLS), a…
Multi-State Center East is under contract with the Library of Congress, distributes books in adaptive format, including audio, and related materials for the National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled
Clovernook Program Services twice monthly offers vision screening services for low income and uninsured adults. Also, in partnership with a local Children's Hospital, Clovernook provides a Pediatric Low Vision Program which is fast becoming a national model for integrated services to children with permanent vision loss. Annually Clovernook Center hosts the Ohio Regional Braille Challenge competition for K-12 students
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · 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 - Exit 4/25 Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $185,240 | $0 | $13,186 | $198,426 |
| Controller/Vice President Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $132,279 | $0 | $8,267 | $140,546 |
2 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Clovernook Center For the Blind and Visually Impaired (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $339K (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
FY2025 · 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–1b16 · 16 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 4No
- 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 5106
- Volunteers Part I, line 617
Private foundation grants it received
20 private foundations reported grants to Clovernook Center For the Blind and Visually Impaired totaling $575K 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 Clovernook Center For the Blind and Visually Impaired spent in FY2025, $78.91 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Clovernook Center For the Blind and Visually Impaired's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending April 30, 2025, Clovernook Center For the Blind and Visually Impaired reported that 78.9% of its $10.1 million in expenses went to program services, 15.7% to management and general and 5.4% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Clovernook Center For the Blind and Visually Impaired pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Clovernook Center For the Blind and Visually Impaired reported for one person in the fiscal year ending April 30, 2025 was $198,426, for the role of President/CEO - Exit 4/25 (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Clovernook Center For the Blind and Visually Impaired get its money?
Of $12.3 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending April 30, 2025, 15.6% came from contributions and grants (including 8.0% from government grants) and 50.5% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Clovernook Center For the Blind and Visually Impaired a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 31-0584310 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
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2025, object 202513389349300226 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2024, object 202422619349300412 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2023, object 202400689349301710 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2022, object 202310609349300711 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2021, object 202210499349301046 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2020, object 202130679349300618 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 31-0584310: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.