Empowering people with vision loss to achieve their goals and aspirations.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
94¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$979K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.8M a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
94%
of spending
Looks good: 94% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$979K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $5.8M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 0.2 months of spending in cash, plus $5.8M in investments.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $50K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$32.2M
53% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 53% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 16 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 16 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$65.9M
Spent
$64.0M
To programs
94%
Net assets
$28.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$65.9M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$65.9M
FY2021$62.8M
FY2022$66.0M
FY2023$65.1M
FY2024$66.5M
FY2025$67.3M
Expenses
$64.0M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$64.0M
FY2021$64.0M
FY2022$59.6M
FY2023$65.3M
FY2024$65.0M
FY2025$64.9M
Net assets
$28.6M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$28.6M
FY2021$28.4M
FY2022$34.4M
FY2023$34.5M
FY2024$36.9M
FY2025$39.5M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending September 2020) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 1941.

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Where the money goes

94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 94% · $59.9M Management & general 6% · $4.1M

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

23 people listed on the 990; $979K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
CEO & President
$280,983Pt VII · Sec A
$149,270Pt VII · Sec A
VP Sales and Marketing
$117,055Pt VII · Sec A
Director Base Service Centers
$108,674Pt VII · Sec A
Foundation Director
$107,849Pt VII · Sec A
$107,487Pt VII · Sec A
Dir. New Product Development
$107,362Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Reinhard Mabry’s $375K as CEO and President is at the 82nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 414 $10–100M employment 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Reinhard Mabry$374,584$373,222$373,222$313,476$369,025$280,983
Jeffrey McHenry—$179,338$179,338$168,839$199,690$149,270
Robert Cowan III$149,305$149,829$149,829$146,686$172,697—
Ryan Williams$169,734$168,557$168,557$149,637$162,621$117,055
Carroll Foreman JR$145,846$137,387$137,387$124,281——
Brenda Mee$145,383$140,415$140,415$121,636$143,909$107,362
Gina Gowin$138,267$142,438$142,438$117,376$130,378$107,849
Stanley Wright$129,047$128,337$128,338$123,069$140,143$107,487

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Employs blind individuals and offers rehabilitation for the visually impaired.

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1 program · $59.9M · in their own filed words · FY2019
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Alphapointe provides employment and other opportunities for increased independence to blind and visually impaired people by supplying products and services within the U.S. Abilityone program and other federal, state and commercial markets.

$59.9Mprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$50K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$65.9M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$52.9M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$12.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$367K
Money outPt IX
$64.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$59.9M
Managementcol C$4.1M
Owns and owesPt X
$28.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$60.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$32.2M
PeoplePt VI, VII
23
listed · VII A
PaidVII A7
Voting boardVI 1a16
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$12.4M
Government grantsLn 1e$11.8M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$52.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$367K
Other incomeLn 4–11$180K
Gains on assetsLn 7$186K
Total revenueLn 12$65.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$565K
SavingsLn 2$493K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$5.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$34.6M
Other assetsLn 15$1.9M
Total assetsLn 16$60.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$32.2M
Net assetsLn 32$28.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5423
VolunteersI 6584
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$850K$1.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$5.4M$5.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$34.5M$34.6M
Total assetsLn 16$59.5M$60.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$32.3M$32.2M
Net assetsLn 32$27.2M$28.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$606K$515K$91K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$12.3M$10.4M$1.9M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$485K$409K$76K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$3.4M$2.9M$561K
Payroll taxesLn 10$958K$813K$145K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$74K$13K$61K
Accounting feesLn 11c$163K$163K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1.8M$1.7M$138K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$88K$75K$13K
Office expensesLn 13$130K$87K$43K
Information technologyLn 14$162K$45K$117K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$1.2M$1.2M$39K
TravelLn 17$352K$217K$136K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$912K$861K$51K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1.8M$1.7M$132K
InsuranceLn 23$350K$338K$12K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$38.0M$37.8M$266K
All other expensesLn 24e$1.2M$943K$231K
Total functional expensesLn 25$64.0M$59.9M$4.1M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $67.3M$64.9M$2.4M$39.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 $66.5M$65.0M$1.5M$36.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 $65.1M$65.3M−$154K$34.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $66.0M$59.6M$6.4M$34.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $62.8M$64.0M−$1.2M$28.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $65.9M$64.0M$1.9M$28.6M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $65,874,700 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $13,487,093$12,426,861
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $45,577,249$52,901,189
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $251,681$366,727
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $127,159$179,923
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $59,443,182$65,874,700
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $17,517,858$17,748,257
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $41,877,278$46,265,693
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $59,395,136$64,013,950
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $48,046$1,860,750
Part VI · Governance 15 of 16 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body16
VI-1b Independent voting members15
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
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $65,874,700 across 12 lines filed
VIII-1d Related organizations$615,229
VIII-1e Government grants$11,750,290
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$61,342
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$12,426,861
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $52,901,189$52,901,189
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $181,086$181,086
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $185,641$185,641
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $179,923$179,923
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $53,081,112 · Excluded from tax $366,727$65,874,700
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $64,013,950 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $514,846 · Management $90,855$605,701
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $10,391,296 · Management $1,861,134$12,252,430
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $409,131 · Management $75,691$484,822
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,886,316 · Management $560,606$3,446,922
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $813,376 · Management $145,006$958,382
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $13,422 · Management $60,843$74,265
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $163,121$163,121
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,683,314 · Management $138,452 · Fundraising $0$1,821,766
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $74,535 · Management $13,261$87,796
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $87,373 · Management $42,667$130,040
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $45,229 · Management $116,540$161,769
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,198,378 · Management $38,626$1,237,004
IX-17 TravelPrograms $216,824 · Management $135,552$352,376
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $861,294 · Management $50,995$912,289
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,652,533 · Management $131,595$1,784,128
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $337,623 · Management $12,414$350,037
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $37,751,884 · Management $266,105$38,017,989
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $942,509 · Management $230,604$1,173,113
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $59,879,883 · Management $4,134,067 · Fundraising $0$64,013,950
Part X · Balance sheet $60,764,117 assets, 24 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $367,381$565,290
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $482,601$492,981
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $5,817,082$5,618,762
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $7,940,855$8,341,525
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $533,571$598,982
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $34,516,617$34,602,871
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $5,418,988$5,837,440
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $2,589,144$2,807,490
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,840,809$1,898,776
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $59,507,048$60,764,117
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,417,671$4,685,632
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $562,573$631,721
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $22,358,273$21,559,362
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$3,828,600
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $3,994,800$1,459,743
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $32,333,317$32,165,058
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $24,066,212$25,332,814
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $3,107,519$3,266,245
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $27,173,731$28,599,059
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $59,507,048$60,764,117
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $28,599,059 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$65,874,700
XI-2 Total expenses$64,013,950
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,860,750
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$27,173,731
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$225,802
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$661,224
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$28,599,059

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