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Joint Costs
National Federation of the Blind's rating was adjusted for Joint Costs. If you are a donor who considers direct mail, telemarketing, and other Joint Cost solicitations to be true charitable programs, the below efficiency ratios, which were not adjusted for joint costs, may better reflect your goals.
| Program % | Cost to Raise $100 |
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| 88% | $9 |
Accounting rules allow charities to report some telemarketing, direct mail, and other solicitation costs as Program expenses. CharityWatch believes that most donors do not consider a charity's solicitation activities to be the Programs they are intending to support with their donations. We therefore adjust such expenses out of a charity's reported Program expense and add it to Fundraising expense prior to calculating its rating.
Financial Documents
| Entity | Document Type | Tax ID |
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| National Federation of the Blind | IRS Form 990 | 02-0259978 |
| National Federation of the Blind | Audited Consolidated Financial Statements | Multiple |
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Entity: National Federation of the Blind Document Type: IRS Form 990 Tax ID: 02-0259978 |
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Entity: National Federation of the Blind Document Type: Audited Consolidated Financial Statements Tax ID: Multiple |
Governance & Transparency
CharityWatch evaluates certain criteria related to a charity's Governance and Transparency. Donors may want to consider a charity's willingness to be open and transparent with CharityWatch to be a good litmus test for determining its commitment to public accountability.
Top Salaries
| Name | Title | Compensation | |
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| 1 | John G. Pare | Executive Director of Advocacy & Policy | $135,198 |
| 2 | John Berggren | Executive Director for Operations | $131,378 |
| 3 | Patricia Maurer | Director of Community Relations | $126,188 |
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1 Name: John G. Pare Title: Executive Director of Advocacy & Policy Compensation: $135,198 |
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2 Name: John Berggren Title: Executive Director for Operations Compensation: $131,378 |
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3 Name: Patricia Maurer Title: Director of Community Relations Compensation: $126,188 |
Analysts' Notes
CharityWatch Analysts perform an in-depth analysis of charities' audited financial statements and IRS tax filings, and often review other documents such as state filings, annual reports, and fundraising contracts during their evaluations. Below are select notes that CharityWatch believes may be of interest to donors.
| According to the National Federation of the Blind consolidated audit of December 31, 2016 (Note 1, Donated Services and Media), the Federation reports receiving in-kind donated volunteer services and donated media in 2016 on which it placed a value of approximately $3,024,000 and $1,338,000, respectively, for a total value of approximately $4,362,000. [Note: CharityWatch generally excludes the value of in-kind (non-cash) donations of goods and services from its calculations of Program % and Cost to Raise $100. More information on how grades are calculated and the treatment of in-kind donations can be found on the Our Process page.] |
| According to the National Federation of the Blind consolidated audit of December 31, 2016 (Note 6, Alternative Investments): "The Federation makes program-related investments to further its purpose of integrating the blind into society on the basis of equality. Such investments are made primarily to accomplish the Federation's program purpose rather than to produce income..." "The Federation has invested $125,000 in E.A.S.Y., LLC (EASY), to develop and market products to enhance the technologies for freehand tactile graphics. ...The Federation has a twenty percent (20%) interest and has the ability to exert significant influence..." "The Federation has invested $260,000 in Transforming Braille Group, LLC (TBG), to support and encourage the development of lower cost Braille devices, tools, and equipment. ...The Federation has a twenty-one percent (21%) interest and has the ability to exert significant influence..." |