2024-11-13T18:42:12-07:00 2023-12-31 990 2023-01-01 166028451 NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND OF NEW YORK STATE INC NATI 5857396473 136 Thomas Avenue Rochester NY 146172134 Heather Bird President 4106599314 2024-11-13 1 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z Heather Bird 136 Thomas Avenue Rochester NY 146172134 227843 0 X www.nfbny.org X 1962 NY The NFB of New York is made up of blind and sighted people working to improve the lives of blind New York residents by providing assistance and services to parents, blind workers, and consumers of rehabilitation services. 17 17 0 100 0 0 325818 227843 0 0 0 0 0 0 325818 227843 15153 14050 0 0 0 0 10473 8544 8544 212642 217690 238268 240284 87550 -12441 258516 223676 55850 33450 202666 190226 Self-help for the blind 0 0 21816 0 0 Program A: Education, Civil Rights, and Self-Organization - Operated community outreach offices to provide information to the public about blindness and how to help blind people and to locate blind persons in need of assistance. Provided assistance to blind people to attend seminars and workshops designed to assist the blind in learning methods and techniques of organizing local groups of blind people for self-help and in learning about library services, rehabilitation services, new technology, aids, devices, and other resources and materials. Developed, produced, or distributed in print, Braille, and/or recorded media materials relating to blindness. Provided information to individuals, employers, governmental agencies, and the general public through written, telephone, personal, and media contacts. Developed and strengthened state and local organizations of the blind (self-help and support groups) and provided legal assistance, encouragement, information, or advocacy assistance to blind persons. Worked to improve services of governmental and private agencies established to give services to the blind through consumer input, technical assistance, and monitoring. It is estimated that educational activities in one way or another impact upon at least one million individuals in this state annually. Such services are available to and benefit all of the blind of this state. Additionally, since improvements for blind persons in this state affect all blind persons in the country, these activities potentially benefit in excess of half a million blind people. 201844 14050 0 Program B: Specialized Programs and Services - Provided scholarships to blind students. Provided direct assistance to individual blind persons to meet specific needs. Sponsored seminars and other activities to assist parents of blind children. Sponsored seminars and other activities to create better employment opportunities for blind persons. Helped to make available specialized aids, devices, tools, and materials for the blind-Braille writing equipment, measuring devices, white canes, clocks, watches, talking calculators, etc. Operated NEWSLINE for the Blind(R), a free digital talking newspaper service available by telephone for the blind. Provided Braille materials to the blind. Made grants to provide services of the kind described herein and to improve educational, vocational, and cultural opportunities for the blind. The activities described herein potentially benefit all blind persons in this state, and improvements in opportunities here expand opportunities for the half million blind persons in the country as well as creating more opportunities for the blind adults of tomorrow. 0 0 0 223660 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 17 17 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 NY X X Nina Marranca 7164796487 439 Deerfield Drive North Tonawada NY 141201805 Rasheta Bunting First Vice President 2 0 X X 5525 0 0 Arthur Jacobs Board Member 2 0 X 5280 0 0 Maura Kutnyak-Smalley Board Member 2 0 X 2875 0 0 Heather Bird President 10.00 0 X X 1000 0 0 Catherine Mendez Second Vice President 2 0 X X 0 0 0 Lucy Marr Secretary 2 0 X X 0 0 0 Nina Marranca Treasurer 10 0 X X 0 0 0 Chancey Fleet Immediate Past President 2 0 X X 0 0 0 Candice Attrill Board Member 2 0 X 0 0 0 Jovan Campbell Board Member 2 0 X 0 0 0 Margo Downey Board Member 2 0 X 0 0 0 Sabrina Frasier Board Member 2 0 X 0 0 0 Manahil Jafri Board Member 2 0 X 0 0 0 Christian Minkler Board Member 2 0 X 0 0 0 Dawn Penson Board Member 2 0 X 0 0 0 Stephanie Foxworth Board Member 2 0 X 0 0 0 Mindy Jacobsen Board Member 2 0 X 0 0 0 14680 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 0 0 118335 109448 0 227843 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 227843 0 0 0 4560 4560 9490 9490 0 31205 31205 7000 7000 8544 8544 0 129082 128549 533 1255 1080 175 9932 9932 19432 19432 1396 1256 140 Community Outreach 18156 18156 0 0 Filing Fees 232 0 232 0 0 240284 223660 8080 8544 124528 123614 37259 22479 0 0 95333 77583 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15315 15315 1396 0 0 0 0 0 0 258516 223676 55850 33450 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 55850 33450 X 200016 187576 2650 2650 202666 190226 258516 223676 X -12441 0 0 0 0 1 X 0 0 0 X 333159 262467 244811 314318 227843 1382598 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 333159 262467 244811 314318 227843 1382598 1382598 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1382601 1.00000 1.00000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15315 0 15315 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Blindness training assistance 25 9490 0 Cash Schedule I, Part I, Line 2 Monitoring through various means as is appropriate to the type of assistance provided - personal contact and observation, written and oral reports, evaluation of products and technology, academic achievement, effectiveness of services provided, etc. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 6 MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION ARE MEMBERS OF LOCAL CHAPTERS OF THE ORGANIZATION, A MAJORITY OF WHOSE VOTING MEMBERS MUST BE BLIND. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7a MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION ARE MEMBERS OF LOCAL CHAPTERS OF THE ORGANIZATION, A MAJORITY OF WHOSE VOTING MEMBERS MUST BE BLIND, ELECT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7b THE STATE CONVENTION IS THE SUPREME AUTHORITY OF THE ORGANIZATION AND HAS FINAL AUTHORITY WITH RESPECT TO ALL ISSUES OF POLICY. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b THE ORGANIZATION'S FINAL FORM 990, INCLUDING REQUIRED SCHEDULES, WAS REVIEWED AT A MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING BODY, HELD PRIOR TO FILING THIS 990. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c THE CONFLICT-OF-INTEREST POLICY APPLIES TO ALL OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AND FAMILY MEMBERS OF SAME. FULL DISCLOSURE AND BOARD REVIEW OF A CONFLICT OR A POTENTIAL CONFLICT IS REQUIRED; THE OFFICER OR BOARD MEMBER INVOLVED IN THE CONFLICT OR POTENTIAL CONFLICT MAY NOT PARTICIPATE IN DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS RELATING TO IT. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 NO OFFICER OR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECEIVE COMPENSATION. TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS RECEIVE NO COMPENSATION; THERE ARE NO KEY EMPLOYEES. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 One dollar added for rounding issue. The National Federation of the Blind of New York State, Inc., requested and was granted a 990 filing extension by the IRS.