Business Opportunities for the Blind Inc
Donations deductibleRevenue
$3m
year to 30 September 2025
Expenses
$3.1m
year to 30 September 2025
Total assets
$5m
$270k liabilities
Net assets
$4.7m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
7
5.3 years on average
Staff
12
employees, year to 30 September 2025
Left since last filing
2
29% of the board
Officers and senior staff
9
named in Part VII
Business Opportunities for the Blind Inc's network
7 peoplei7 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (7). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.The board
7 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 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Hartt | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Brendon Jewell | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Jennifer Levin | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Jimmy Cunningham | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Larry Povinelli | President | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Lorraine Magnussen | Vice President | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Patricia Lancaster | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
9 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Carly Bullock | Secretary/Treasurer - Ended 7/18 | since 2018 |
| Chant Connock | General Manager - Ended 5/30/2024 | since 2018 |
| Charlie Brannan | General Manager | since 2024 |
| Jonathan Ray | Accounting Manager | since 2018 |
| Jonathan Ray - Ended 620 | Accounting Manager | 2021 |
| Jonathan Ray - Ended 63020 | Accounting Manager | 2020 |
| Lindsey Dawson | Accounting Manager | since 2020 |
| Lindsey Dawson - Started 820 | Accounting Manager | 2021 |
| Lindsey Matthews | Accounting Manager | since 2024 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 September 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Brannan | General Manager | 40 | $84k | $25k | |
| Lindsey Matthews | Accounting Manager | 40 | $78k | $16k | |
| Chant Connock | General Manager - Ended 5/30/2024 | 40 | $65k | $14k | |
| Patricia Lancaster | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Bob Hartt | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Brendon Jewell | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jennifer Levin | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jimmy Cunningham | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Larry Povinelli | President | 1 | $0 | ||
| Lorraine Magnussen | Vice President | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Business Opportunities for the Blind Inc
- EIN
- 540627094
- Address
- 5904 School Ave, Henrico, VA, 23228-5446
- State
- Virginia
- Mission
- Agent to the department for the blind and vision impaired in providing services to the blind licensees under the randolph-sheppard program. (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
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1957
- Principal officer
- Lindsey Matthews (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 April 1995
- 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
≥8years on the filingsBrendon Jewell
≥8years on the filingsPatricia Lancaster
≥6years on the filingsBob Hartt
≥5years on the filingsJimmy Cunningham
Latest return
year to 30 September 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 September 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $5m
- Total liabilities
- $270k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $4.7m
- Contributions and grants received
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $2.9m
- Employees
- 12
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $3m | $2.6m | $440k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.