EIN 94-1156630

Blind Babies Foundation

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
19
Year formed
1949
Most recent tax filings
2014-06-01
Notice
This nonprofit is terminated or no longer active
Blind Babies Foundation may be no longer active or terminated. Either the organization hasn't filed a Form 990 in many years and appears to no longer be active, or they marked in their most recent Form 990 that they have closed down.
Description
When an infant or preschool child is identified as Blind or visually impaired, Blind Babies Foundation provides family-centered services to support the child's optimal development and access to the world.
Also known as...
Variety Club Blind Babies Foundation
Total revenues
$759,656
2014
Total expenses
$770,200
2014
Total assets
$0
2014
Num. employees
19
2014

Program areas at Blind Babies Foundation

Blind Babies Foundation (bbf), currently a program of junior Blind (jb), is a leading expert in early childhood vision loss, with more than 65 years of experience in the field. Similarly, for 65 years, Blind Babies Foundation and junior Blind have shared the same vision to enable families of infants and preschoolers who are Blind or visually impaired to encourage greater independence by intervening early and helping their children maximize their strengths. Bbf and jb have been partners for several years and most recently shared office space when the jb transition and rehab program launched in 2012. Please see schedule o for further information Blind Babies Foundation (bbf), currently a program of junior Blind (jb), is a leading expert in early childhood vision loss, with more than 65 years of experience in the field. Similarly, for 65 years, Blind Babies Foundation and junior Blind have shared the same vision to enable families of infants and preschoolers who are Blind or visually impaired to encourage greater independence by intervening early and helping their children maximize their strengths. Bbf and jb have been partners for several years and most recently shared office space when the jb transition and rehab program launched in 2012. While working together, it became clear a merger would enable the agencies to double the impact of services for families of children with vision loss. Jb would also support administrative and accounting functions through their la office. Therefore, with aligned goals and missions, a plan was developed to merge agencies in july 2014. At bbf, our highly-trained vision impairment specialists (vis) provide family-centered services in the natural environment of the family home, in the child's early childhood program and through accompaniment on important medical visits to encourage the child's optimal development, with careful attention to individual abilities and needs. When a child is born with vision loss or is Blind, his developmental needs are far more complex and require highly-specialized intervention services to get a good start in life. These essential early services help to enhance available vision, teach essential blindness skills as necessary, and promote full sensory development of other faculties and skills,often preventing a further decline of visual acuity or total vision loss.as soon as a visual impairment is detected, bbf is called upon to helpfamilies move from crisis to understanding, acceptance andself-sufficiency. Throughout northern and central California bbf's vision impairment specialists train hundreds of families and professionals each year-from head start staff to teachers, health care providers and family members-all of whom address the unique needs of the children and must know how vision loss affects child development in order to tailor interventions to meet their needs. Blind Babies Foundation also lectures in teacher preparation programs at san francisco state university, santa clara university and local community colleges. Bbf has been known in the field of pediatric ophthalmology as a thoughtful leader and model agency. Under bbf leadership, a ground breaking national registry of early childhood vision loss was developed called Babies count, the data of which is utilized by medical and education communities throughout the country. Among the 28 us states currently participating, Blind Babies Foundation is one of the primary providers of data to the registry. Blind Babies Foundation is also part of a key national group, the international preschool seminarcomprised of 32 representatives of universities, research institutions, direct service agencies and schools for the Blind, who meet regularly to collaborate and develop industry best practices. It is through these local, regional, national and international collaborations that Blind Babies Foundation, a program of junior Blind, has proudly shaped andcontributed to best practices in the field of early childhood vision impairment.

Personnel at Blind Babies Foundation

NameTitleCompensation
Clare FriedmanFirst Vice President$0
David HartmanPast Executive Director - Interim$41,831

Financials for Blind Babies Foundation

RevenuesFYE 06/2014
Total grants, contributions, etc.$282,037
Program services$466,009
Investment income and dividends$6,024
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$5,586
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$759,656

Form 990s for Blind Babies Foundation

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2014-062015-08-21990View PDF
2013-092014-10-28990View PDF
2012-092013-12-06990View PDF
2011-092012-06-29990View PDF
2010-092011-08-03990View PDF
Data update history
September 8, 2020
Used new vendors
Identified 2 new vendors, including , and
March 17, 2020
Updated personnel
Identified 10 new personnel
Nonprofit Types
Disease-focused nonprofitsYouth service charities
Issues
HealthChildrenDiseases and disorders
Characteristics
Community engagement / volunteeringTerminated
General information
Address
1814 Franklin St
Oakland, CA 94612
Metro area
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA
County
Alameda County, CA
Website URL
wayfinderfamily.org/program/blind-babies-foundation 
Phone
(510) 446-2229
IRS details
EIN
94-1156630
Fiscal year end
June
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1949
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
No
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
G40: Diseases of Specific Organs
NAICS code, primary
624110: Child and Youth Services
Parent/child status
Independent
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