Blind Service Association Inc
Donations deductibleRevenue
$2m
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$1.6m
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$14.5m
$1.8m liabilities
Net assets
$12.7m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
10
5.5 years on average
Staff
10
84 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
1
named in Part VII
Blind Service Association Inc's network
10 peoplei10 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (10). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.The board
10 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.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 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ann Munoz | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Anthony Thomas | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Dr Carol Menner | Past President | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Dr Matthew Gifford | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Joel Matter | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| John P Casey | Vice President | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| John Powen | Treasurer | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Lyle Hamrick Harlow | President | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Thomas J Loftus | Company secretary | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| YAN Zong | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
1 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Laura Stokes-Gray | Executive Director | 2023 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laura Stokes-Gray | Executive Director | 40 | $143k | ||
| Lyle Hamrick Harlow | President | 5 | $0 | ||
| John P Casey | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Thomas J Loftus | Vice President | 5 | $0 | ||
| John Powen | Treasurer | 5 | $0 | ||
| Christine Tepper | Secretary | 5 | $0 | ||
| Christina McGleam | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Jennifer Reis | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Anthony Thomas | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Diana Hoffman | Director | 2 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Blind Service Association Inc
- EIN
- 362240484
- Address
- 17 N State St Ste 1050, Chicago, IL, 60602-3510
- State
- Illinois
- Mission
- The organization provides various services and assistance to the blind and visually impaired in the chicago area. It provides reading and recording services free of charge to its clients, in addition to a number of other successful and popular education, recreational and support groups. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- P860 Human services
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Human Services
- Size band
- 8 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1930
- Principal officer
- Lyle Harlow (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 July 1942
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 4, latest 2023
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥6years on the filingsAnthony Thomas
≥6years on the filingsDr Carol Menner
≥6years on the filingsJoel Matter
≥6years on the filingsJohn P Casey
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $14.5m
- Total liabilities
- $1.8m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $12.7m
- Contributions and grants received
- $429k
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Grants and similar paid out
- $40k
- Employees
- 10
- Volunteers
- 84