HELEN KELLER INTERNATIONAL

Financials

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)

39 BROADWAY RM 1505, NEW YORK, NY 10006-3095

In care of

% EILEEN CHU

Principal officer (990 for 2024)

SARAH BOUCHIE, ONE DAG HAMMARSKJOLD PLAZA FL 2, NEW YORK, NY 10017

Signed the 990

JOYCE NGUGI, CHIEF FIN & OPERATING OFFICER

Phone

(212) 532-0544

Website

WWW.HELENKELLERINTL.ORG

Return prepared by

TAIT WELLER & BAKER LLP

Mission

GUIDED BY HER REMARKABLE LEGACY OF ITS CO-FOUNDER, HELEN KELLER, HELEN KELLER INTL PARTNERS WITH COMMUNITIES THAT ARE STRIVING TO OVERCOME LONGSTANDING CYCLES OF POVERTY. BY DELIVERING THE ESSENTIAL BUILDING BLOCKS OF GOOD HEALTH, SOUND NUTRITION, AND CLEAR VISION, WE HELP MILLIONS OF PEOPLE CREATE LASTING CHANGE IN THEIR OWN LIVES. WORKING IN 20 COUNTRIES WITH NEARLY 1,000 STAFF ACROSS AFRICA, ASIA, EUROPE, AND THE UNITED STATES, AND TOGETHER WITH A GLOBAL COMMUNITY OF SUPPORTERS, WE HELP ENSURE EVERY PERSON HAS THE OPPORTUNITY AS HELEN DID TO REACH THEIR TRUE POTENTIAL.

Program accomplishments

• EYEHEALTH: CURRENTLY 1 IN 7 PEOPLE WORLDWIDE ARE BLIND OR LIVING WITH SOME FORM OF VISION LOSS, YET A STAGGERING 90% OF VISION LOSS IS PREVENTABLE OR TREATABLE. VISION LOSS CAN HAVE AN INCREDIBLE IMPACT ON PEOPLE'S QUALITY OF LIFE, IMPACTING CHILDREN AND FAMILY MEMBERS' ABILITY TO LEARN, FORM FRIENDSHIPS, EARN A LIVING, AND TO REMAIN SAFE. IT CAN EVEN SET THEM ON A COURSE FOR GENERATIONS OF POVERTY. TO PROTECT VISION, HELEN KELLER INTL PARTNERS WITH COMMUNITIES AND LOCAL HEALTH NETWORKS TO IMPROVE THEIR ABILITY TO PROVIDE HIGH-QUALITY EYE HEALTH SERVICES TO CHILDREN AND ADULTS WHO DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO ADEQUATE, AFFORDABLE CARE. IN AFRICA AND ASIA, WE TRAIN, EQUIP, AND PROVIDE ONGOING SUPPORT TO CLINICIANS HELPING THEM TREAT PEOPLE WITH CATARACT, REFRACTIVE ERROR, AND DIABETIC RETINOPATHY. IN THE UNITED STATES, WE PARTNER WITH SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE VISION SCREENINGS, EYE EXAMS, AND PRESCRIPTION GLASSES FOR VULNERABLE CHILDREN AND ADULTS. LAST YEAR WE SUPPORTED VISIONS SCREENINGS FOR MORE THAN 136,000 STUDENTS AND ADULTS GLOBALLY, OF WHICH 119,600 RESIDED IN THE UNITED STATES, AND PROVIDED FREE EYEGLASSES TO OVER 31,600 (OR 78%) OF THOSE DIAGNOSED WITH REFRACTIVE ERROR. IN 14 COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD, HELEN KELLER IS DELIVERING VISION-PROTECTING VITAMIN A TO MILLIONS OF CHILDREN, STAVING OFF BLINDNESS AND BUILDING IMMUNE SYSTEMS.
  Expenses $4,328,459 · revenue $2,164,377
• NUTRITION: TODAY AS MANY AS 318 MILLION FACE ACUTE LEVELS OF FOOD INSECURITY. ONGOING STRESSORS INCLUDING CLIMATE CHANGE, RISING INFLATION, AND INSTABILITY AND CONFLICTS AROUND THE WORLD HAVE MADE NUTRITIOUS FOOD UNAFFORDABLE OR INACCESSIBLE TO MILLIONS OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES AT GREATEST RISK. TO REDUCE MALNUTRITION, HELEN KELLER INTL PARTNERS WITH GOVERNMENTS, COMMUNITIES, COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS, AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS IN AFRICA AND ASIA TO REACH INFANTS, CHILDREN, MOTHERS, AND FAMILIES WITH CLIMATE-SMART FARMING TRAINING, BREASTFEEDING SUPPORT, ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT OF MALNUTRITION, COMPLEMENTARY HIGH-NUTRIENT FOODS, AND CRITICAL VITAMINS AND NUTRIENTS LIKE IMMUNE-BUILDING VITAMIN A.LAST YEAR, HELEN KELLER PARTNERED WITH 14 AFRICAN GOVERNMENTS TO REACH OVER 47 MILLION CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF FIVE WITH TWO DOSES OF VITAMIN A SUPPLEMENTATION. WE ALSO CONTINUED OUR SUPPORT TO GOVERNMENTS AND PRIVATE SECTOR COMPANIES IN LARGE SCALE FOOD FORTIFICATION IN SEVERAL COUNTRIES ACROSS AFRICA (BURKINA FASO, NIGERIA, AND SENEGAL) TO EXPLORE FORTIFICATION OF BOUILLON CUBES. WE ESTIMATE HAVING REACHED MORE THAN 2.2 MILLION FAMILIES WITH BETTER ACCESS TO MICRONUTRIENT-RICH FOODS SINCE WE FIRST BEGAN SUPPORTING THESE APPROACHES MORE THAN THREE DECADES AGO.
  Expenses $76,889,685 · grants $16,846,918
• NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES: NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES INCLUDING BLINDING TRACHOMA, LYMPHATIC FILARIASIS, RIVER BLINDNESS, SCHISTOSOMIASIS, AND INTESTINAL WORMS IMPACT MORE THAN 1 BILLION PEOPLE GLOBALLY. THESE MAINLY PARASITIC, VIRAL, OR BACTERIAL DISEASES THAT CAN CAUSE A HOST OF PAINFUL PHYSICAL DISABILITIES, LOST ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES, AND SOCIAL STIGMA ARE MOST PREVALENT IN LOWER INCOME COUNTRIES THAT LACK ADEQUATE HEALTHCARE. HELEN KELLER INTL PARTNERS WITH MINISTRIES OF HEALTH, LOCAL LEADERS, AND COMMUNITIES TO PREVENT, TREAT, AND ELIMINATE THESE NEGLECTED DISEASES. A CORNERSTONE OF THE WORK INVOLVES MASS DRUG ADMINISTRATION EVENTS WHERE COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS DISTRIBUTE CRITICAL MEDICATIONS TO BOTH TREAT AND CURB THE SPREAD OF THESE DISEASES. DURING 2025 ALONE, WE WORKED WITH MINISTRIES OF HEALTH TO TREAT MORE THAN 32.3 MILLION INDIVIDUALS FOR AT LEAST ONE OF THESE FIVE DISEASES IN SEVEN AFRICAN COUNTRIES (BURKINA FASO, CAMEROON, GUINEA, MALI, NIGER, NIGERIA AND SIERRA LEONE), CONTRIBUTING GREATLY TO NATIONAL EFFORTS TOWARDS THEIR CONTROL AND ELIMINATION. HELEN KELLER IS ALSO INVOLVED IN MORBIDITY MANAGEMENT AND DISABILITY PREVENTION RELATED SPECIFICALLY TO TRACHOMA AND LYMPHATIC FILARIASIS AND IS WORKING TO BUILD THE CAPACITY OF NATIONAL GOVERNMENT AND PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS AREA IN FIVE AFRICAN COUNTRIES (MALI, NIGER, NIGERIA, SIERRA LEONE AND TANZANIA). IN 2025, WE SCREENED MORE THAN 1.6 MILLION INDIVIDUALS FOR TRACHOMA AND SUPPORTED SURGERY FOR OVER 2,400 PEOPLE AFFECTED BY A BLINDING CONDITION RESULTING FROM TRACHOMA (TRICHIASIS). THE COMBINATION OF THESE HELEN KELLER-SUPPORTED EFFORTS HAS LED TO THE GREAT SUCCESS OF MALI ELIMINATING TRACHOMA AS A PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM IN 2023 AND NIGER ELIMINATING ONCHOCERCIASIS IN 2025; OTHER COUNTRIES CONTINUE TO MAKE PROGRESS IN THIS DIRECTION WITH TRACHOMA, LYMPHATIC FILARIASIS AND ONCHOCERCIASIS
  Expenses $13,112,320 · grants $3,686,783

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

IRS record

EIN

13-5562162

Tax-exempt status

501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization

Foundation status

Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))

Donations deductible (Pub 78)

Public charity, 50% deduction limit

Exempt since

1963

Accounting year ends

June

Files

Form 990 or 990-EZ

Category (NTEE)

International, foreign affairs and national security (Q300)

Assets (IRS master file)

$166,255,533

Income (IRS master file)

$128,805,622

Filing history

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 13-5562162).

Questions about HELEN KELLER INTERNATIONAL

What is the EIN of HELEN KELLER INTERNATIONAL?

The employer identification number (EIN) of HELEN KELLER INTERNATIONAL is 13-5562162.

Is HELEN KELLER INTERNATIONAL tax-exempt?

Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1963.

Are donations to HELEN KELLER INTERNATIONAL tax-deductible?

Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).

Which annual return does HELEN KELLER INTERNATIONAL file?

Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.

When is the next return of HELEN KELLER INTERNATIONAL due?

The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.

When did HELEN KELLER INTERNATIONAL last file with the IRS?

The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.

Who is the principal officer of HELEN KELLER INTERNATIONAL?

The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names SARAH BOUCHIE.

Who are the officers and directors of HELEN KELLER INTERNATIONAL?

The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 49 people; 17 received compensation from the organization, the highest $425,000 (SARAH BOUCHIE, PRESIDENT & CEO - CURRENT).

How much revenue does HELEN KELLER INTERNATIONAL have?

On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $120,225,051, expenses of $115,343,527 and total assets of $166,255,533 at year end.

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