Central Association for the Blind Inc
Donations deductibleRevenue
$28.2m
year to 31 December 2025
Expenses
$19.5m
year to 31 December 2025
Total assets
$145.3m
$20.4m liabilities
Net assets
$124.9m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
19
7.0 years on average
Staff
361
63 volunteers
Chair observed
≥6 yrs
George Nehme
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Central Association for the Blind Inc's network
19 people9 organisationsi19 people and 9 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (19). Violet dotted lines (9) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
19 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 17 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Nehme Chair | Chair | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| James B Turnbull IV Chair | Chair | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Allen F Zuck | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Barry Sinnott | Treasurer | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Barton R Rasmus (also filed as Barton Rasmus) | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| COL Paul A Steves USA RET | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Deborah Kessler | Company secretary | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Gary Heenan | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| GEN Richard Evans USA RET | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Hon Michael J Misiaszek | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Joanne Joseph PHD | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Joseph Gale MD | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Margaret Brown CPA (also filed as Margaret G Brown) | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Paul Drejza | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Ralph J Eannace | 1st VICE CHAIR | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Richard Dewar | 2nd Vice Chair | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Ronald Tascarella | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Shawn Kelly | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Thomas Webb OD | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
10 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Dennis Webster | Senior VP of Prod & Operations | since 2018 |
| Edward P Welsh | President/CEO | since 2019 |
| Jill Koch | CFO | since 2018 |
| Juliana Byrne | VP of Human Resources | since 2020 |
| Kathleen Beaver | VP of Rehabilitation | since 2018 |
| Katie Eddy | VP of Products and Distribution | since 2019 |
| Kimberly Wadas | Low Vision Optomerist | since 2023 |
| Rudy D'Amico | President/CEO | since 2018 |
| Scott Macgregor | VP of Operations | since 2023 |
| Vincent Salatino | VP of Operations | since 2018 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward P Welsh | President/CEO | 50 | $279k | $6k | |
| Jill Koch | CFO | 45 | $172k | $36k | |
| Ray Carrock | Senior Director of Finance & Audit | 38 | $162k | $48k | |
| Katie Eddy | VP of Products and Distrib | 40 | $154k | $20k | |
| Scott Macgregor | VP of Operations | 38 | $150k | $19k | |
| Juliana Byrne | VP of HR | 38 | $142k | $32k | |
| Dennis Webster | Senior VP of Prod & Operat | 38 | $134k | $45k | |
| Gary Heenan | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Deborah Kessler | Secretary | 2 | $0 | ||
| Shawn Kelly | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Thomas Webb Od | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Col Paul A Steves USA Ret | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Joanne Joseph PhD | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Barry Sinnott | Treasurer | 2 | $0 | ||
| Gen Richard Evans USA Ret | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Joseph Gale MD | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Hon Michael J Misiaszek | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Ronald Tascarella | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| George Nehme | Chair | 4 | $0 | ||
| Paul Drejza | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Richard Dewar | 2nd Vice Chair | 2 | $0 | ||
| James B Turnbull | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Ralph J Eannace | 1st Vice Chair | 2 | $0 | ||
| Allen F Zuck | Director | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Central Association for the Blind Inc
- EIN
- 150543587
- Address
- 507 Kent St, Utica, NY, 13501-2317
- State
- New York
- Mission
- To assist people who are blind or visually impaired to achieve their highest level of independence by providing vision rehabilitation services and offering integrated competitive jobs throughout all levels of the association including information technology, contact center, social worker, adaptive technology instructor, maintenance and serving on the governing board of directors. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- G41Z Voluntary health associations and medical disciplines
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Voluntary Health Associations & Medical Disciplines
- Size band
- 9 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1929
- Principal officer
- Edward P Welsh (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 September 1937
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Related organisations (Schedule R)
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsJames B Turnbull IV
≥8years on the filingsBarry Sinnott
≥8years on the filingsBarton R Rasmus
≥8years on the filingsGEN Richard Evans USA RET
Latest return
year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $145.3m
- Total liabilities
- $20.4m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $124.9m
- Contributions and grants received
- $2.2m
- Program service revenue
- $575k
- Employees
- 361
- Volunteers
- 63
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $30m | $18.9m | $11.1m |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.Central Association For The Blind, Inc. likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: New York Department of State, active corporations (data.ny.gov n9v6-gdp6). Licence: New York open data terms of use. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- New York
- Entity type
- Domestic Not-For-Profit Corporation
- Status
- Active
- Formed
- 9 January 1929
- Registered agent
- N/A: The Corp. (city and state not held)