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RESOURCES FOR THE BLIND INTERNATIONAL INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2024

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Organization
RESOURCES FOR THE BLIND INTERNATIONAL INC (EIN 58-2091561)
Tax period
2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed
2025-04-26
IRS object ID
202541169349200714
Schema version
2024v5.0
Source
Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2025-04-26T19:30:05ZReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN582091561EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESOURCES FOR THE BLIND INTERNATIONAL INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlRESOBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone0000000000PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1516 NOBSCOT RDAddressLine1Txt
CityKNOXVILLECityNm
State AbbreviationTNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP37919ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJoel LownPersonNm
Person TitleExecutive DirectorPersonTitleTxt
Phone0000000000PhoneNum
Signature2025-04-26SignatureDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (true)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting OtherModified cashMethodOfAccountingOtherDesc
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$61,750GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$61,750ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Program Service Revenue$0ProgramServiceRevenueAmt
Membership Dues$0MembershipDuesAmt
Investment Income$0InvestmentIncomeAmt
Sale Of Assets Gross$0SaleOfAssetsGrossAmt
Cost Or Other Basis Expense Sale$0CostOrOtherBasisExpenseSaleAmt
Gain Or Loss From Sale Of Assets$0GainOrLossFromSaleOfAssetsAmt
Gaming Gross Income$0GamingGrossIncomeAmt
Fundraising Gross Income$0FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Special Events Direct Expenses$0SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt
Special Events Net Income Loss$0SpecialEventsNetIncomeLossAmt
Gross Sales Of Inventory$0GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$0CostOfGoodsSoldAmt
Gross Profit Loss Sls Of Invntry$0GrossProfitLossSlsOfInvntryAmt
Other Revenue Total$0OtherRevenueTotalAmt
Total Revenue$61,750TotalRevenueAmt
Grants And Similar Amounts Paid$45,140GrantsAndSimilarAmountsPaidAmt
Benefits Paid To Or For Members$0BenefitsPaidToOrForMembersAmt
Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft$0SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$8FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint$1,313OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt
Printing Publications Postage$629PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total$1,823OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$48,913TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year$12,837ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$16,992NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$29,829NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,992BOYAmt
EOY$29,829EOYAmt

Land And Buildings LandAndBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,992BOYAmt
EOY$29,829EOYAmt

Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,992BOYAmt
EOY$29,829EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Primary Exempt PurposeProvide services to the blind and oral-learners internationallyPrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp (2 entries)

Description Program Srvc AccomDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxtGrants And AllocationsGrantsAndAllocationsAmtForeign GrantsForeignGrantsIndProgram Service ExpensesProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Provide funding for supervising planning and implementing various programs for visually-impaired people in the Philippines and other lesser-developed nations$13,185Yes (X)$17,421
Partner with other ministries to produce and distribute subsidized audio Bibles for the blind and others$25,253Yes (X)$27,719
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$45,140TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (5 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
Joel Lown
Executive Director40.00$0$0$0
Monty Middlebrook
DirectorBoard Chair1.00$0$0$0
Jim Penney
DirectorTreasurer1.00$0$0$0
Jewel Birdwell
DirectorSecretary1.00$0$0$0
Connie Mullins
Director1.00$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part VYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVInd
Activities Not Previously RptYes (true)ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not RptfalseChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd
Organization Had UBIfalseOrganizationHadUBIInd
Subject To Proxy TaxfalseSubjectToProxyTaxInd
Organization Dissolved EtcfalseOrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Direct Indirect Pltcl Expend$0DirectIndirectPltclExpendAmt
Made Loans To From OfficersfalseMadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Tax Imposed Under IRC4911$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4911Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4912$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4912Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4955$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4955Amt
Engaged In Excess Benefit TransfalseEngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldGAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldTNStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJoel LownPersonNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1516 Nobscot RdAddressLine1Txt
CityKnoxvilleCityNm
State AbbreviationTNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP37919ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone8654039006PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign OfficefalseForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised FndsfalseDonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate HospitalfalseOperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services ProvidedfalseTanningServicesProvidedInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntfalseRelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control EntfalseTransactionWithControlEntInd
Political Campaign ActyfalsePoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesfalseLobbyingActivitiesInd
School OperatingfalseSchoolOperatingInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd OrgfalseTrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd EmplNONEPartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt
Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof SrvcNONEPartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt
Filed Schedule AYes (true)FiledScheduleAInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$30,860CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$43,826CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$52,844CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$44,271CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$61,750CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$233,551TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp
Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$44,271CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$61,750CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$233,551TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$233,551PublicSupportTotal170Amt
Gross Investment Income170GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp
Unrelated Business Net Incm170UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp
Other Income170OtherIncome170Grp
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Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind
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Gross Receipts AdmissionsGrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp
Gross Receipts Non Unrlt BusGrossReceiptsNonUnrltBusGrp
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Investment Income And UBTIInvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp
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Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$0CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0InvestmentIncomePYPct
Form990 Sch A Type3 Func IntForm990SchAType3FuncIntGrp

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule O:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationForm 990 EZ, Part I, Line 10: Wire transfers and expenses for services to visually-impaired persons, as well as for production and distribution of audio Bible players. Form 990 EZ, Part I, Line 16: Advertising and marketing, bank service fees, licenses and permits, miscellaneous expenses, research and reference materials, office supplies. Form 990 EZ, Part V, Line 33: Initiated Bible audio player production and distribution since last 990-EZ (filed e-postcard since 2019).ExplanationTxt

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