Prevention of Blindness Society of Metropolitan Washington
Prevention of Blindness Society of Metropolitan Washington
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About this organization
Mission
Founded in 1936, the Prevention of Blindness Society of Metropolitan Washington (POB) is dedicated to the improvement and preservation of sight and quality of life by providing services and education, and by championing healthy vision and innovation to everyone in our area.
About
Children's vision screening: The society provides vision screenings to pre-school aged children to detect early stage vision defects.
Interesting data from their 2019 990 filing
The filing specifies the mission of the non-profit as “The prevention of blindness society of metropolitan washington is dedicated to the improvement and preservation of sight by providing service, education, advocacy and innovation.”.
When detailing its duties, they were outlined as: “To help prevent blindness for populations at risk”.
- The state in which the non-profit is authorized to operate legally is DC.
- According to the filing, the address of the non-profit for the year 2019 is 233 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE NE, WASHINGTON, DC, 200924913.
- The non-profit's form for the year 2019 reports a total of 35 employees on their payroll.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is $1,382,224.
- The organization has 26 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1936.
- The organization pays $792,757 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $2,009 in fundraising expenses.
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