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US nonprofit · EIN 381683860 · Southfield, MIiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 381683860) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 30 June 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Greater Detroit Agency for the Blind and Visually Impaired

Donations deductible
Revenue
$122k
year to 30 June 2025
Expenses
$795k
year to 30 June 2025
Total assets
$807k
$295k liabilities
Net assets
$512k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
13
2.3 years on average
Staff
7
25 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
4
named in Part VII
How am I connected?

Greater Detroit Agency for the Blind and Visually Impaired's network

13 people5 organisationsi13 people and 5 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (13). Violet dotted lines (5) 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

13 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 9 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI; we list 13 in Part VII (Part VII does not always name every voting member).
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Catherine McAdamPresident2024
2 yrs
Daniel Rathbun PHDCompany secretary2024
2 yrs
Deborah LoveVice-President2024
2 yrs
Dr Bernard Miller ODMember2025
1 yr
Honorable Steven BiedaMember2024
2 yrs
John ScottMember2025
1 yr
Leamon JonesMember2024
2 yrs
Lula GardfreyTreasurer2022
4 yrs
Michelle WhiteMember2024
2 yrs
Nancy BrownMember2025
1 yr
Richard BernsteinMember2025
1 yr
Ronald ColemanMember2024
2 yrs
Roshni PatelMember2024
2 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 13 →

Officers and senior leadership

4 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
James Smock JRExecutive Directorsince 2024
Stefanie WorthExecutive Directorsince 2022
Thomas SommerExecutive Director2024
Victor A ArbuluManaging Directorsince 2018

Pay and hours

year to 30 June 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.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
James Smock JrExecutive Director40$103k
Catherine McAdamPresident5$0
Deborah LoveVice-President5$0
Lula GardfreyTreasurer5$0
Daniel Rathbun PhDSecretary5$0
Leamon JonesMember2$0
Roshni PatelMember2$0
Ronald ColemanMember2$0
Michelle WhiteMember2$0
Honorable Steven BiedaMember2$0
Nancy BrownMember2$0
John ScottMember2$0
Dr Bernard Miller OdMember2$0
Richard BernsteinMember2$0

About

Legal name
Greater Detroit Agency for the Blind and Visually Impaired
EIN
381683860
Address
26777 Central Park Blvd Ste 150, Southfield, MI, 48076-4116
State
Michigan
Mission
Our mission is to provide services and support that help blind and visually impaired individuals live productive, independent lives with confidence and dignity. (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
5 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1961
Principal officer
James Smock Jr (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 October 1956
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
8, latest 2025
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥4years on the filingsLula Gardfrey
≥2years on the filingsCatherine McAdam
≥2years on the filingsDaniel Rathbun PHD
≥2years on the filingsDeborah Love

Latest return

year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$807k
Total liabilities
$295k
Net assets or fund balances
$512k
Contributions and grants received
$101k
Program service revenue
$0
Employees
7
Volunteers
25

Filed finances

2 yearsiTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$122k$795kDeficit $673k
2023$212k$818kDeficit $606k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.