Perkins School for the Blind: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 04-2103616)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$67.6M
FY2021	$83.7M
FY2022	$94.9M
FY2023	$88.4M
FY2024	$79.8M
FY2025	$89.8M

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$77.1M
FY2021	$75.6M
FY2022	$82.3M
FY2023	$98.9M
FY2024	$106.3M
FY2025	$105.5M

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$342.0M
FY2021	$419.5M
FY2022	$375.2M
FY2023	$382.9M
FY2024	$385.7M
FY2025	$393.3M

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 1961.

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Where the money goes

77 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

77%

19%

Program services 77% · $81.4M Management & general 19% · $20.3M Fundraising 4% · $3.8M

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

30 people listed on the 990; $2.6M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII

William David Power

President & CEO (thru 5/2/25)

$448,543Pt VII · Sec A

Brenna Child

Chief People Officer

$329,595Pt VII · Sec A

Rebecca Fater

Exec Dir of Marketing (thru 6/2024)

$324,497Pt VII · Sec A

Edward H Bosso

Interim COO & Pres of Ed Progrms

$323,033Pt VII · Sec A

Astrid Vermeer

Chief Fin & Admin Off (thru 9/24)

$285,886Pt VII · Sec A

Katherine Holland-Ortiz

Executive Director of International

$275,400Pt VII · Sec A

Bashar Al-Nakhala

Chief Technology Officer

$225,007Pt VII · Sec A

Sandra K Lacey

Exec Dir of Howe Innovation Ctr

$221,440Pt VII · Sec A

William David Power’s $449K as President & CEO (thru 5/2/25) is at the 85th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3683 $10–100M education nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
William David Power	$448,543	$481,138	$422,076	$429,663	$403,842	$434,315
Astrid Vermeer	$285,886	$391,572	$304,635	$132,267	—	—
Brenna Child	$329,595	$353,692	$306,709	$298,990	$207,586	—
Edward H Bosso	$323,033	$334,144	$333,137	$313,527	$296,595	$296,168
Rebecca Fater	$324,497	$287,749	$254,544	$210,004	$187,256	$166,968
David J Whalen	—	—	—	—	$293,377	$290,527
Katherine Holland-Ortiz	$275,400	$287,223	$256,524	$253,485	$248,458	—
John Czajkowski	—	—	—	—	—	$263,524

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Educates and provides services for children and adults worldwide who are blind or visually impaired.

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3 programs · $74.5M · in their own filed words · FY2024

01

At perkins school for the blind, we deliver the very best education and services for children with visual impairments and multiple disabilities. We teach children on our campus in watertown, massachusetts, and support students and teachers in public schools across the U.S., focusing on academic, social and self-advocacy skill building.

$64.2Mprogram expense

02

Internationalthere are millions of children with visual impairment and multiple disabilities (mdvi) around the world who don't receive the quality education they deserve. Perkins international works to put these children in school, equip educators with the specialized skills they need to teach them and connect the most vulnerable…

$6.1Mprogram expense

03

Regional libraryperkins library has provided accessible reading material to people with visual impairment and other disabilities since 1837. In recent years, we have significantly expanded our offerings to serve more people with more nuanced needs.

$4.2Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record

Grants received · FY2025

George R Wright for CharitiesFY2025$40K

Trust Uw Sarah Hunt Howell 2-1131FY2025$40K

Mary L Perkins Trust 420-5378506 Uw FBOFY2025$38K

Mark P & Joyce a Davis Char TrFY2025$33K

S Alice Knapp Trust 12310900FY2025$33K

Grapevine Giving FoundationFY2025$10K

Bay State Federal Savings Charitable FoundationFY2025$4K

Moser Foundation USA INCFY2025$532

Total grants receivedfrom 10 funders$198K

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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$89.8M

Ln 12

Fees for servicesLn 2g$58.7M

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$17.6M

Investment incomeLn 3$13.0M

Money outPt IX

$105.5M

Ln 25

Programscol B$81.4M

Managementcol C$20.3M

Fundraisingcol D$3.8M

Owns and owesPt X

$393.3M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.0M

Total assetsLn 16$429.7M

LiabilitiesLn 26$36.4M

PeoplePt VI, VII

30

listed · VII A

PaidVII A9

Voting boardVI 1a19

IndependentVI 1b19

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$17.6M

Government grantsLn 1e$5.3M

Noncash giftsLn 1g$984K

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$498K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$58.7M

Investment incomeLn 3$13.0M

Other incomeLn 4–11$411K

Gains on assetsLn 7$6.0M

Total revenueLn 12$89.8M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$4.0M

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$4.0M

InvestmentsLn 11–13$346.3M

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$48.2M

Other assetsLn 15$11.3M

Total assetsLn 16$429.7M

LiabilitiesLn 26$36.4M

Net assetsLn 32$393.3M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 5947

VolunteersI 6540

Fiscal year endsHeaderJune

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes

Records policyVI 14Yes

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY25	End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$1.8M	$4.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$340.6M	$346.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$50.0M	$48.2M
Total assetsLn 16	$423.9M	$429.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$38.2M	$36.4M
Net assetsLn 32	$385.7M	$393.3M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3	$126K	$126K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$3.0M	$1.3M	$1.6M	$74K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$57.1M	$47.6M	$7.4M	$2.2M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$2.8M	$2.3M	$363K	$106K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$8.0M	$6.7M	$1.0M	$302K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$4.6M	$3.8M	$592K	$173K
Management feesLn 11a	$523K		$523K
Legal feesLn 11b	$247K	$42K	$205K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$314K	$12K	$302K
Lobbying feesLn 11d	$13K	$13K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e	$78K			$78K
Investment management feesLn 11f	$3.1M		$3.1M
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$6.0M	$5.3M	$511K	$176K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$389K	$295K	$79K	$14K
Office expensesLn 13	$2.1M	$1.7M	$262K	$86K
Information technologyLn 14	$2.7M	$608K	$2.1M	$20K
OccupancyLn 16	$4.9M	$4.4M	$565K	$21K
TravelLn 17	$1.9M	$1.9M	$41K	$18K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$317K	$257K	$57K	$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$4.3M	$3.7M	$616K	$20K
InsuranceLn 23	$636K	$71K	$565K	$386
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$2.1M	$1.3M	$322K	$505K
All other expensesLn 24e	$74K	$65K	$9K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$105.5M	$81.4M	$20.3M	$3.8M

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest Viewing	$89.8M	$105.5M	−$15.7M	$393.3M	990 PDF
FY2024	$79.8M	$106.3M	−$26.5M	$385.7M	990 PDF
FY2023	$88.4M	$98.9M	−$10.6M	$382.9M	990 PDF
FY2022	$94.9M	$82.3M	$12.6M	$375.2M	990 PDF
FY2021	$83.7M	$75.6M	$8.1M	$419.5M	990 PDF
FY2020	$67.6M	$77.1M	−$9.5M	$342.0M	990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash

See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)

Part I · Summary $89,783,296 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $14,162,777$17,598,711

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $54,468,822$58,726,285

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $10,552,433$13,046,832

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $622,459$411,468

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $79,806,491$89,783,296

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $259,372$126,486

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $72,875,534$75,522,828

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $155,734$78,500

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $32,986,386$29,737,909

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $106,277,026$105,465,723

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$26,470,535−$15,682,427

Part VI · Governance 19 of 19 board members independent, 1 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body19

VI-1b Independent voting members19

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $89,783,296 across 11 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for $500,209 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1c Fundraising events$498,111

VIII-1e Government grants$5,302,160

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$11,798,440

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$983,640

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$17,598,711

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $58,726,285$58,726,285

VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $297,712 · Excluded from tax $6,787,135$7,084,847

VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $62,852$62,852

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsUnrelated business $179,191 · Excluded from tax $5,782,794$5,961,985

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$151,593−$151,593

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $59,226,494 · Unrelated business $476,903 · Excluded from tax $12,481,188$89,783,296

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $105,465,723 across 23 lines filed

IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $126,486$126,486

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $1,342,499 · Management $1,619,298 · Fundraising $74,497$3,036,294

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $47,563,718 · Management $7,398,176 · Fundraising $2,159,141$57,121,035

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $2,331,434 · Management $362,637 · Fundraising $105,835$2,799,906

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $6,654,248 · Management $1,035,018 · Fundraising $302,068$7,991,334

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,808,908 · Management $592,447 · Fundraising $172,904$4,574,259

IX-11a Management feesManagement $522,815$522,815

IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $41,692 · Management $205,083$246,775

IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $12,000 · Management $302,310$314,310

IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $13,110$13,110

IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $78,500$78,500

IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $3,135,596$3,135,596

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $5,325,202 · Management $510,675 · Fundraising $176,496$6,012,373

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $295,217 · Management $79,491 · Fundraising $13,879$388,587

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,730,709 · Management $262,441 · Fundraising $86,422$2,079,572

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $607,988 · Management $2,081,763 · Fundraising $19,711$2,709,462

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $4,359,908 · Management $564,636 · Fundraising $21,085$4,945,629

IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,867,422 · Management $41,121 · Fundraising $17,542$1,926,085

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $257,362 · Management $57,208 · Fundraising $1,976$316,546

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,684,942 · Management $616,329 · Fundraising $19,836$4,321,107

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $70,780 · Management $564,715 · Fundraising $386$635,881

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,269,011 · Management $321,788 · Fundraising $505,233$2,096,032

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $64,596 · Management $9,433$74,029

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $81,427,232 · Management $20,282,980 · Fundraising $3,755,511$105,465,723

Part X · Balance sheet $429,689,543 assets, 19 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,757,445$3,955,218

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $3,978,731$1,154,925

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $8,725,862$10,681,342

X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $5,107,169$5,046,637

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $3,227,898$3,026,852

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $50,013,708$48,248,162

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $136,871,874$144,254,591

X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $203,714,957$202,058,828

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $10,501,543$11,262,988

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $423,899,187$429,689,543

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $10,450,935$9,205,360

X-19 Deferred revenue$2,848,772

X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $23,914,583$22,963,236

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,423,531$1,420,849

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $38,154,922$36,438,217

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $192,889,134$192,739,411

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $192,855,131$200,511,915

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $385,744,265$393,251,326

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $423,899,187$429,689,543

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $393,251,326 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$89,783,296

XI-2 Total expenses$105,465,723

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$15,682,427

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$385,744,265

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$22,507,098

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$682,390

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$393,251,326

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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