Horizons for the Blind Inc
Donations deductibleRevenue
$3.1m
year to 31 December 2025
Expenses
$1.9m
year to 31 December 2025
Total assets
$7.2m
$79k liabilities
Net assets
$7.1m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
6
8.4 years on average
Staff
21
6 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
2
named in Part VII
Horizons for the Blind Inc's network
6 people4 organisationsi6 people and 4 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (6). Violet dotted lines (4) 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
6 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 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Meyer | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Jeff T Thorsen (also filed as Jeffrey Thorsen) | VP/Treasurer | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| John Fredrickson | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Karen Hutchings | Company secretary | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Paul Rink | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Steve Karaba | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
2 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Camille Caffarelli | Former Chief Executive Officer | since 2018 |
| Keith Myers | Chief Executive Officer | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Myers | Chief Executive Officer | 40 | $98k | ||
| John Fredrickson | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Steve Karaba | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| David Meyer | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Paul Rink | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Karen Hutchings | Secretary | 2 | $0 | ||
| Jeff T Thorsen | VP/Treasurer | 2 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Horizons for the Blind Inc
- EIN
- 362915239
- Address
- 125 Erick St Ste A103, Crystal Lake, IL, 60014-4555
- State
- Illinois
- Mission
- Assistance to visually handicapped persons, increasing accessibility by providing braille and large print transcription and local group activities.significant activities include assistance to visually handicapped persons, increasing accessibility, by providing braille and large print transcription, and local group activities. (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
- 7 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1977
- Principal officer
- Keith Myers (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 August 1977
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsDavid Meyer
≥8years on the filingsJeff T Thorsen
≥8years on the filingsJohn Fredrickson
≥8years on the filingsKaren Hutchings
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
- $7.2m
- Total liabilities
- $79k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $7.1m
- Contributions and grants received
- $61k
- Program service revenue
- $2.9m
- Employees
- 21
- Volunteers
- 6
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 | $2.4m | $1.7m | $703k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.