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Filing year 2024

LAVELLE FUND FOR THE BLIND INC

New York, New York·EIN 13-1740463·NTEE T22 · Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations·501(c)(3)
Total revenue
$2.4M
Total assets
$153.7M
Total expenses
$7.4M
Reported officers
14

Executive compensation

Form 990-PF · Part VIII · 1 reported individual · Filing year 2024

Percentile bands compare each position's total pay with the same role at Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking organizations in New York.

Executive Director & CEO
75th to 90th percentile
$270k
$292k

Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.

Estimated with New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Plus 13 unpaid individuals.

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Pay in context

Top pay as a share of expenses

In 2024, the highest total compensation at LAVELLE FUND FOR THE BLIND INC equaled 4% of the organization's total expenses. The median for philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organizations is 15%.

This organization (2024)
4%
Sector median
15%
Middle half of sector
5% to 24%

Based on 35,946 philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organizations, each measured at its most recent filing year with reported expenses and compensation.

Grants paid

Itemized grants reported on this foundation's 2024 Form 990-PF, Part XV.

Total granted

$5.9M

Itemized grants

77

Median grant

$53k

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
PERKINS SCHOOL FOR THE BLINDWATERTOWN, MA#22-24: EVERY CHILD CAN LEARN: SCALING UP SYSTEMIC CHANGE FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES AND VISUAL IMPAIRMENT IN LATIN AMERICA$679k
LAVELLE SCHOOL FOR THE BLINDBRONX, NY#24-28: GARDEN OF GIVING$355k
HELEN KELLER INTERNATIONALNEW YORK, NY#23-29: NEW JERSEY VISION PROGRAM$250k
BENETECHPALO ALTO, CA#24-10: SAKSHARTA (LITERACY)$239k
VISIONSERVE ALLIANCESAINT LOUIS, MO#24-25: VISION REHABILITATION WITH OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS: A HUB AND SPOKE APPROACH$206k
SUNY COLLEGE OF OPTOMETRY FOUNDATION (FORMERLY KNOWN AS OPTOMETRIC CENTER ONEW YORK, NY#24-29: SUNY OPTOMETRY + SYRACUSE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER VISION PARTNERSHIP$202k
DR SHROFF'S CHARITY EYE HOSPITALDELHI, IN#23-20ER: ESTABLISHING REGIONAL TRAINING RESOURCE CENTRE FOR ALLIED OPHTHALMIC PARAMEDICS (AOPS)$175k
RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK HUNTER COLLEGENEW YORK, NY#22-17: VISION REHABILITATION THERAPY: SUPPORTING GRADUATE PROGRAMS AND PREPARING FOR THE FUTURE OF THE FIELD AT HUNTER COLLEGE$169k
FUNDACION GUATEMALTECA PARA NINOS CON SORDOCEGUERA ALEX (FUNDAL)GUATEMALA CITY, GT#24-27ER: MULTISENSORY LEARNING CENTERS: PROMOTING AN INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY IN GUATEMALA$155k
SEVA FOUNDATIONBERKELEY, CA#23-10: ESTABLISHING A WORLD-CLASS EYE CARE TRAINING AND LEARNING CENTER IN GUATEMALA$153k
RUTGERS DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHIATRIC REHABILITATION AND COUNSELING PROFESSIONSNEW BRUNSWICK, NJ#23-18: EYE2EYE: A PEER SUPPORT PROGRAM FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES COPING WITH VISION LOSS$125k
VISIONSSERVICES FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIREDNEW YORK, NY#23-21: EXPANSION OF VISIONS SERVICES IN WESTCHESTER COUNTY, ROCKLAND COUNTY AND THE HUDSON VALLEY (RENEWAL GRANT)$125k
LAVELLE SCHOOL FOR THE BLINDBRONX, NY#24-12: DISCRETIONARY FUNDING FOR MISCELLANEOUS PROJECTS$125k
VISIONSSERVICES FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIREDNEW YORK, NY#24-24: LAVELLE SCHOLARS COLLEGE TO CAREER PROGRAM$125k
C L GUPTA EYE INSTITUTEMORADABAD, IN#21-29ER: ELIMINATING RURAL AVOIDABLE BLINDNESS BACKLOG DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN WESTERN UTTAR PRADESH (INDIA)$124k
DOMINICAN COLLEGE OF BLAUVELTORANGEBURG, NY#21-19: HYBRID ONLINE LEARNING FOR TEACHERS OF STUDENTS WHO ARE BLIND OR VISUALLY IMPAIRED (TVIS) INCLUDING THOSE WITH MULTIPLE DISABILITIES, IN THE GREATER NEW YORK METROPOLITAN AREA$118k
THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARYNEW YORK, NY#24-13: HEISKELL LIBRARY: TRANSLATING ACCESS PROJECT (RENEWAL)$116k
VISION FORWARD ASSOCIATIONMILWAUKEE, WI#24-14: TECHNOLOGY CREATES POSSIBILITIES: A NATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAM IN ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY PHASE 2$113k
ADAPTIVE DESIGN ASSOCIATION INCNEW YORK, NY#24-26: ENHANCING COMMUNICATION CARD SERVICES FOR CHILDREN WITH VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS$104k
LIONS CLUBS INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATIONOAK BROOK, IL#24-03: COMPREHENSIVE EYE CARE INTERVENTIONS, WESTERN PROVINCE, ZAMBIA$103k
CHRISTIAN BLIND MISSION INTERNATIONAL INCWHEATON, IL#22-01: HIGH IMPACT SIMULATED OPHTHALMIC SURGICAL TRAINING IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA$102k
ORBIS INTERNATIONALNEW YORK, NY#22-23: SITAPUR EYE HOSPITAL - ORBIS COMPREHENSIVE CHILDHOOD BLINDNESS PROJECT (PHASE II)$101k
SALUS AT DREXEL UNIVERSITYELKINS PARK, PA#23-08: PROJECT REACH: A PROFESSIONAL RECRUITMENT MODEL$100k
THE CARROLL CENTER FOR THE BLINDNEWTON, MA#24-20: CARROLL INTERNS (RENEWAL)$89k
NORTHEASTERN ASSOCIATION OF THE BLIND AT ALBANY INCALBANY, NY#24-04: YOUTH EMPOWERMENT$89k
Compare this foundation's grantees

Up 4%
from 2023

From $260k in 2023 to $270k in 2024.

$260k
2023
$270k
2024
In today's dollarsEst.
Roughly flat in real terms$292k to $292k

Estimated with New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Pay for the position

Chief Executive Officer pay rose 4% from 2023 to 2024, while revenue fell 59%.

$260k in 2023 to $270k in 2024.

Pay for the position itself, not any one person. The officeholder may have changed between 2023 and 2024.

Highest reported compensation in each year. Volunteer board members and partial-year payouts are filtered out.

This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($150M - $1B), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.

Among peers

Revenue and top compensation, plotted against similar organizations. This organization is highlighted in cyan.

FAQ

Common questions about LAVELLE FUND FOR THE BLIND INC

What does the Chief Executive Officer of LAVELLE FUND FOR THE BLIND INC earn?

In 2024, the Chief Executive Officer of LAVELLE FUND FOR THE BLIND INC received $270,400 in total compensation. This pay is in the top quarter for Chief Executive Officer roles among Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking organizations in New York, though not the top 10% of comparable filings. Based on IRS Form 990 data.

How does Chief Executive Officer pay at LAVELLE FUND FOR THE BLIND INC compare with similar nonprofits?

Compared with the same role at Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking organizations in New York, the 2024 pay of the Chief Executive Officer at LAVELLE FUND FOR THE BLIND INC falls between the 75th and 90th percentiles. In 2024, the highest total compensation at LAVELLE FUND FOR THE BLIND INC equaled 4% of the organization's total expenses. The median for philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organizations is 15%.

What are LAVELLE FUND FOR THE BLIND INC's revenue and expenses?

In 2024, LAVELLE FUND FOR THE BLIND INC reported $2.4M in total revenue and $7.4M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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