Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 1936.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
77 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
29 people listed on the 990; $1.5M paid to officers and key staff.
Susan Ruzenski’s $250K as CEO is at the 63rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3122 $10–100M human services 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph F Bruno Thru 62419 | — | — | — | — | — | $347,271 |
| Susan Ruzenski | $249,615 | $219,222 | $219,651 | $217,885 | — | $155,658 |
| Kimberly Zimmer | — | — | — | — | $224,219 | — |
| Rosanna Fodera | $215,503 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lorraine Muzio | — | $205,042 | $167,767 | $168,904 | $164,269 | $167,052 |
| Sharona Hebroni | $189,115 | $193,104 | $181,675 | $160,223 | $135,143 | — |
| Marc Feldman | — | — | — | — | $142,124 | $186,463 |
| Mia Murro | $184,846 | $169,515 | $153,596 | $138,980 | $131,337 | $117,743 |
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
The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.
- Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
- Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Programs and updates
Empowers blind and visually impaired individuals to live, work, and thrive in their communities.
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Helen Keller National Center (hknc)
HKNC offers vocational rehabilitation services exclusively designed for youth and adults who are DeafBlind. HKNC overall mandates include provision of intensive services to individuals who are DeafBlind throughout the US and territories, provision of training and support to families, provision of training to professional, maintenance of…
Hksb Comprehensive Rehabilitation Services
HKSB offers an array of core vocational rehabilitation services that include but are not limited to employment training, job development and job placement, orientation and mobility, vision rehabilitation, social work, low vision and adaptive technology, Day Habilitation Services, and a community residence in Wantagh, N.Y.
The Children's Learning Center (clc)
CLC is a specialized program which offers a full range of programs and services to preschool children who are blind or have low vision, as well as multiple disabilities, autism, Down syndrome, or pervasive developmental delays.
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Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2024 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY24 | End FY24 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $7.6M | $6.9M |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $86.1M | $97.2M |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $10.3M | $11.8M |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $142.0M | $150.9M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $38.2M | $37.4M |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $103.8M | $113.5M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $670K | $570K | $101K | |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $20.9M | $19.2M | $1.2M | $521K |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $944K | $883K | $39K | $22K |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $5.5M | $4.7M | $540K | $174K |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $1.5M | $1.3M | $148K | $47K |
| Legal feesLn 11b | $283K | $283K | ||
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $354K | $354K | ||
| Lobbying feesLn 11d | $195K | $195K | ||
| Investment management feesLn 11f | $201K | $201K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $2.6M | $1.8M | $567K | $223K |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $304K | $38K | $25K | $241K |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $1.3M | $1.0M | $224K | $51K |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $527K | $527K | ||
| OccupancyLn 16 | $2.8M | $673K | $2.1M | $21K |
| TravelLn 17 | $1.0M | $1.0M | $15K | $6K |
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $851K | $606K | $244K | |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $790K | $369K | $406K | $15K |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $749K | $450K | $289K | $11K |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $2.0M | $942K | $1.0M | $42K |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $43.4M | $33.4M | $8.5M | $1.5M |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Latest | $53.3M | $44.0M | $9.3M | $128.7M | 990 PDF |
| FY2024 Viewing | $45.3M | $43.4M | $1.8M | $113.5M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 | $40.4M | $38.8M | $1.5M | $103.8M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 | $42.9M | $34.5M | $8.4M | $95.9M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 | $36.1M | $32.2M | $3.9M | $103.8M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020 | $31.5M | $34.2M | −$2.7M | $74.0M | 990 PDF |
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Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $45,257,220 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 19 of 19 board members independent, 1 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $45,257,220 across 12 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $43,431,604 across 20 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $150,928,190 assets, 17 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $113,515,155 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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