BRAILLE INSTITUTE OF AMERICA INC: Form 990, tax year 2010

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Organization: BRAILLE INSTITUTE OF AMERICA INC (EIN 95-1641426)
Tax period: 2010-07-01 to 2011-06-30
Filed: 2011-11-09
IRS object ID: 201133139349301113
Schema version: 2010v3.2
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
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule E
Schedule G
Schedule J
Schedule M
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2011-11-09T08:48:54-08:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2011-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Grant Thornton LLP	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	One California Street Suite 2300	AddressLine1
City	San Francisco	City
State	CA	State
ZIP Code	94111	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date	2010-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	951641426	EIN

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	BRAILLE INSTITUTE OF AMERICA INC	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Control	BRAI	NameControl
Phone	3236631111	Phone

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	741 N VERMONT AVENUE	AddressLine1
City	LOS ANGELES	City
State	CA	State
ZIP Code	90029	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	Reza Rahman	Name
Title	VP of Finance	Title
Date Signed	2011-11-09	DateSigned

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	Joseph S De Trane	Name
Self Employed	X	SelfEmployed

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2010	TaxYear
Build TS	2016-02-24 21:20:13Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer Person	Leslie EStocker	NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	741 N Vermont Ave	AddressLine1
City	Los Angeles	City
State	CA	State
ZIP Code	90029	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	77460984	GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliates
All Affiliates Included	false	AllAffiliatesIncluded
Organization501c3	X	Organization501c3
Web Site	www.brailleinstitute.org	WebSite
Type Of Organization Corporation	X	TypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Year Formation	1961	YearFormation
State Legal Domicile	CA	StateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission Description	See Attached Statement	ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body	24	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	24	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	343	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers	4133	TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI	0	TotalGrossUBI
Contributions Grants Prior Year	23246028	ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year	20848869	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue CY	0	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year	3257342	InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year	5039336	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Prior Year	2796213	OtherRevenuePriorYear
Other Revenue Current Year	3118820	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	29299583	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	29007025	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY	0	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members CY	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year	17406996	SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year	17176894	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp Prior Year	122442	TotalProfFundrsngExpPriorYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	125122	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	2921410	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year	9431389	OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year	9486572	OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year	26960827	TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year	26788588	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year	2338756	RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	2218437	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	147067488	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	163405157	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY	13666091	TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY	8862670	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	133401397	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	154542487	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Mission Description	See Attached Statement	MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services	false	SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change	false	SignificantChange
Expense	16072786	Expense
Description	See Attached Statement Supplemental Information Page 1, Part III - Line 4a	Description

Activity2 Activity2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	3831725	Expense
Description	See Attached Statement Supplemental Information Page 1, Part III - Line 4b	Description

Activity3 Activity3

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	1245244	Expense
Description	See Attached Statement Supplemental Information Page 2, Part III - Line 4c	Description

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expense	21149755	TotalProgramServiceExpense
Described In501 C3	true	DescribedIn501C3
Schedule B Required	true	ScheduleBRequired
Political Activities	false	PoliticalActivities
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivities
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTax
Donor Advised Funds	false	DonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasements
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArt
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent Endowments	true	TermOrPermanentEndowments
Report Land Bldg Equip	true	ReportLandBldgEquip
Report Invest Oth Securities	true	ReportInvestOthSecurities
Report Prog Rel Invest	false	ReportProgRelInvest
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssets
Report Other Liabilities	true	ReportOtherLiabilities
Report Fin48 Footnote	true	ReportFin48Footnote
Independent Audit Financial Stmt	false	IndependentAuditFinancialStmt
Consolidated Audit Financial Stmt	true	ConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt
School	true	School
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOffice
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivities
More Than5000 K To Organizations	false	MoreThan5000KToOrganizations
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividuals
Professional Fundraising	true	ProfessionalFundraising
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivities
Gaming	false	Gaming
Hospital	false	Hospital
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizations
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividuals
Schedule J Required	true	ScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBonds
Invest Tax Exempt Bonds	false	InvestTaxExemptBonds
Escrow Account	false	EscrowAccount
On Behalf Of Issuer	false	OnBehalfOfIssuer
Excess Benefit Transaction	false	ExcessBenefitTransaction
Prior Excess Benefit Transaction	false	PriorExcessBenefitTransaction
Loan To Officer Or DQP	false	LoanToOfficerOrDQP
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPerson
Bsnss Rltnshp With Organization	false	BsnssRltnshpWithOrganization
Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family Member	false	BsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember
Officer Entity With Bsnss Rltnshp	false	OfficerEntityWithBsnssRltnshp
Deductible Non Cash Contributions	true	DeductibleNonCashContributions
Deductible Contributions Of Art	false	DeductibleContributionsOfArt
Terminated	false	Terminated
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidation
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntity
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled Entity	false	RelatedOrgControlledEntity
Transaction Related Entity	false	TransactionRelatedEntity
Transfers To Exempt Non Chrtbl Org	false	TransfersToExemptNonChrtblOrg
Activities Conducted Partnership	false	ActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O Required	true	ScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With1096	111	NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included	0	NumberW2GIncluded
Compliance With Backup Witholding	true	ComplianceWithBackupWitholding
Number Of Employees	343	NumberOfEmployees
Employment Tax Returns Filed	true	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiled
Unrelated Business Income	false	UnrelatedBusinessIncome
Form990-T Filed	false	Form990-TFiled
Foreign Financial Account	true	ForeignFinancialAccount
Name Of Foreign Country	CJ	NameOfForeignCountry
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotification
Form8886 T Filed	false	Form8886TFiled
Non Deductible Contributions	false	NonDeductibleContributions
Non Deductible Disclosure	false	NonDeductibleDisclosure
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	true	QuidProQuoContributions
Quid Pro Quo Disclosure	true	QuidProQuoDisclosure
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOf
Number Of8282 Filed	0	NumberOf8282Filed
Funds To Pay Premiums	false	FundsToPayPremiums
Premiums Paid	false	PremiumsPaid
Form8899 Filed	false	Form8899Filed
Form1098 C Filed	true	Form1098CFiled
Excess Business Holdings	false	ExcessBusinessHoldings
Taxable Distributions	false	TaxableDistributions
Distribution To Donor	false	DistributionToDonor
Filed Lieu1041	false	FiledLieu1041
Licensed More Than One State	false	LicensedMoreThanOneState
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServices
Form720 Filed	false	Form720Filed
Info In Schedule O Part VI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members	24	NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members	24	NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business Relationship	false	FamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management Duties	false	DelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing Docs	false	ChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or Stockholders	true	MembersOrStockholders
Election Of Board Members	true	ElectionOfBoardMembers
Decisions Subject To Approval	false	DecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing Body	true	MinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of Committees	true	MinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddress
Local Chapters	true	LocalChapters
Policies Reference Chapters	true	PoliciesReferenceChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing Body	true	Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest Policy	true	ConflictOfInterestPolicy
Annual Disclosure Covered Persons	true	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPersons
Regular Monitoring Enforcement	true	RegularMonitoringEnforcement
Whistleblower Policy	true	WhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention Policy	true	DocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEO	true	CompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process Other	true	CompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint Venture	true	InvestmentInJointVenture
Written Policy Or Procedure	false	WrittenPolicyOrProcedure
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	WV	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	WI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	WA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	VA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	UT	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	TN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	SC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	RI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	PA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	OR	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	OK	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	OH	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	NY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	NM	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	NJ	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	NH	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	ND	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	NC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	MS	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	MN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
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States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	MD	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	MA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	LA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	KY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	KS	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	IL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	HI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	GA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	FL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	CT	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	CA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	AZ	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	AR	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	AL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	AK	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
Own Website	X	OwnWebsite
Other Website	X	OtherWebsite
Upon Request	X	UponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Person	Jamie Aung Dirof FinServ	NamePerson
Telephone Number	3236631111	TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	741 NVermont Ave	AddressLine1
City	Los Angeles	City
State	CA	State
ZIP Code	90029	ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (35 entries)

TitleTitle	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	Other CompensationOtherCompensation	OfficerOfficer	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployee
Virginia Braun
Director	1.00	X	0	0	0
Thomas K Callister
Director	1.00	X	0	0	0
Sally Jameson
Vice President	38.00		172788	0	27411	X
Ronald E Smith
Director	1.00	X	0	0	0
Richard Larson
Director	1.00	X	0	0	0
Richard C Lawton
Director	1.00	X	0	0	0
Richard A Nelson
Director	1.00	X	0	0	0
Rezaur Rahman
V.P of Finance	38.00		164748	0	33812	X
Philip V Swan
Director	1.00	X	0	0	0
Percy Duran III
Director	1.00	X	0	0	0
Nancy Neal Davis
Director	1.00	X	0	0	0
Michael JD Lindsay
Director	1.00	X	0	0	0
Michael C Corley
Director	1.00	X	0	0	0
Lester M Sussman
Chairman	1.00	X	0	0	0	X
Leslie EStocker
President	38.00		288578	0	38090	X
Kathleen Ash
Vice President	38.00		151341	0	14430	X
John G Nuanes
Director	1.00	X	0	0	0
John F Llewellyn
Director	1.00	X	0	0	0
Janice E Herzberg
Dir.of H.R	38.00		110559	0	14648		X
James J Rhodes
Dr/V.Chr.Pt Yr	1.00	X	0	0	0	X
James H Jackson
Dr/Chair.Pt Yr	1.00	X	0	0	0	X
James B Boyle JrEsq
Director	1.00	X	0	0	0
Howard O Wilson
Director	1.00	X	0	0	0
Henry C Chang
Dir.of Library	38.00		112412	0	15920		X
Harvey Strode
Director	1.00	X	0	0	0
George E Thomas
Director	1.00	X	0	0	0
Frank R Miller Jr
Director	1.00	X	0	0	0
Frank L Mallory Esq
Director	1.00	X	0	0	0
Edmond R Davis Esq
Director/Pt Yr	1.00	X	0	0	0
Diane Wilkinson
Director	1.00	X	0	0	0
Delores C Louie
Dr/Sect.Pt Yr	1.00	X	0	0	0	X
David Burkhardt
Vice President	38.00		166348	0	21617	X
Caryl O Crahan
Director	1.00	X	0	0	0
Brent Mayne
Director/Pt Yr	1.00	X	0	0	0
Anthony Taketa
Corp.Secretary	38.00		157673	0	31436	X

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	1324447	TotalReportableCompFromOrg
Total Other Compensation	197364	TotalOtherCompensation
Number Individuals GT100 K	8	NumberIndividualsGT100K
Formers Listed	false	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	true	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	false	CompensationFromOtherSources

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensation (5 entries)

Address Line1AddressOfContractor/AddressUS/AddressLine1	CityAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/City	StateAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/State	ZIP CodeAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/ZIPCode	Description Of ServicesDescriptionOfServices	CompensationCompensation
Stratmark Group
855 East Collins Blvd	Richardson	TX	75081	Direct Mail Services	641489
Poindexter & Doutre Inc
One Wilshire Bulding Suite 2420	Los Angeles	CA	90017	legal Services	177118
Olympic Maintenance
13217 South Figueroa St	Los Angeles	CA	90061	Cleaning Services	208803
American Solutions
NW7794 PO BOX 145	Minneapolis	MN	554857794	Publishing Services	310987
2B Communications Inc
1201 Morningsise Drive Sute 105	Manhattan Beach	CA	90266	Marketing Services	193853

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Number Of Contractors GT100 K	9	NumberOfContractorsGT100K
Government Grants	725499	GovernmentGrants
All Other Contributions	20123370	AllOtherContributions
Noncash Contributions	1341667	NoncashContributions
Total Contributions	20848869	TotalContributions
Total Program Service Revenue	0	TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	1606859	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$1,606,859	ExclusionAmount

Income From Invest Bond Proceeds IncomeFromInvestBondProceeds

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	0	TotalRevenueColumn

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	3085850	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$3,085,850	ExclusionAmount

Gross Rents GrossRents

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	32970	Real

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	32970	Real

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	32970	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$32,970	ExclusionAmount

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	51594461	Securities
Other	291975	Other

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expenses LessCostOthBasisSalesExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	48195484	Securities
Other	258475	Other

Gain Or Loss GainOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	3398977	Securities
Other	33500	Other

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	3432477	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$3,432,477	ExclusionAmount

Net Income From Fundraising Events NetIncomeFromFundraisingEvents

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	0	TotalRevenueColumn

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGaming

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	0	TotalRevenueColumn

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	0	TotalRevenueColumn

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Revenue	0	TotalOtherRevenue

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	29007025	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$8,158,156	ExclusionAmount

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgs

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividuals

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Foreign Grants ForeignGrants

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembers

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1249557	Total
Program Services	291935	ProgramServices
Management And General	676830	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	280792	Fundraising

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersons

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	10870277	Total
Program Services	9401704	ProgramServices
Management And General	610438	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	858135	Fundraising

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributions

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	2056084	Total
Program Services	1696990	ProgramServices
Management And General	179085	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	180009	Fundraising

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	2069342	Total
Program Services	1698042	ProgramServices
Management And General	187641	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	183659	Fundraising

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	931634	Total
Program Services	754011	ProgramServices
Management And General	92754	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	84869	Fundraising

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagement

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	151294	Total
Management And General	151294	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	60000	Total
Management And General	60000	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbying

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	125122	Total
Fundraising	125122	Fundraising

Fees For Services Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForServicesInvstMgmntFees

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	289179	Total
Management And General	289179	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Advertising Advertising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	232711	Total
Program Services	120032	ProgramServices
Management And General	86493	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	26186	Fundraising

Information Technology InformationTechnology

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	139258	Total
Program Services	83555	ProgramServices
Management And General	55703	ManagementAndGeneral

Royalties Royalties

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Occupancy Occupancy

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1655382	Total
Program Services	1547184	ProgramServices
Management And General	73963	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	34235	Fundraising

Travel Travel

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Travel Entrtnmnt Public Officials TravelEntrtnmntPublicOfficials

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	205316	Total
Program Services	92055	ProgramServices
Management And General	92226	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	21035	Fundraising

Interest Interest

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliates

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1844839	Total
Program Services	1748592	ProgramServices
Management And General	57381	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	38866	Fundraising

Insurance Insurance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	248021	Total
Program Services	230659	ProgramServices
Management And General	9921	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	7441	Fundraising

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (5 entries)

DescriptionDescription	TotalTotal	Program ServicesProgramServices	FundraisingFundraising	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneral
Publications and Printing	561618	440984	120634
Programs Transportation	599505	593160	1607	4738
Instructional Program Supplies	454980	454539		441
Equipment/Facility Maintenance	1370057	1239298	66310	64449
Direct Mail	782236		782236

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	892176	Total
Program Services	757015	ProgramServices
Management And General	24887	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	110274	Fundraising

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	26788588	Total
Program Services	21149755	ProgramServices
Management And General	2717423	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	2921410	Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	605690	BOY
EOY	567510	EOY

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	4925370	BOY
EOY	5512118	EOY

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	1906560	EOY

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	362317	BOY
EOY	303730	EOY

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	0	EOY

Receivables From Disqual Persons ReceivablesFromDisqualPersons

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	0	EOY

Other Notes Loans Receivable Net OtherNotesLoansReceivableNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	0	EOY

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUse

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	452444	BOY
EOY	369381	EOY

Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	273769	BOY
EOY	41100	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis	71434966	LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec	40487659	LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	31823866	BOY
EOY	30947307	EOY

Investments Pub Traded Securities InvestmentsPubTradedSecurities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	86819428	BOY
EOY	100157827	EOY

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecurities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	19257780	BOY
EOY	21083273	EOY

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelated

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	0	EOY

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	0	EOY

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2546824	BOY
EOY	2516351	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	147067488	BOY
EOY	163405157	EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	7746635	BOY
EOY	4051736	EOY

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	5919456	BOY
EOY	4810934	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	13666091	BOY
EOY	8862670	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117	X	FollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	106836309	BOY
EOY	125430044	EOY

Temporarily Restricted Net Assets TemporarilyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	14317499	BOY
EOY	16625186	EOY

Permanently Restricted Net Assets PermanentlyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	12247589	BOY
EOY	12487257	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	133401397	BOY
EOY	154542487	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	147067488	BOY
EOY	163405157	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartXI
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses	2218437	ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Reconcilation Other Changes	18922653	ReconcilationOtherChanges
Method Of Accounting Accrual	X	MethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited	true	FSAudited
Audit Committee	true	AuditCommittee
Financial Statement Consolidated	X	FinancialStatementConsolidated
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequired
Federal Grant Audit Performed	false	FederalGrantAuditPerformed

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
School170b1 Aii	X	School170b1Aii

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor Number	RESTRICTED	ContributorNumber

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Aggregate Contributions	RESTRICTED	AggregateContributions

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Current Year CurrentYear

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	12247589	BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions	50000	Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses	189668	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
End Of Year Balance	12487257	EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus1 Year CurrentYearMinus1Year

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	12175853	BeginningOfYearBalance
Investment Earnings Or Losses	71736	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
End Of Year Balance	12247589	EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus2 Years CurrentYearMinus2Years

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	12401965	BeginningOfYearBalance
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-226112	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
End Of Year Balance	12175853	EndOfYearBalance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Permanent Endowment EOY Balance	1.00000	PermanentEndowmentEOYBalance
Endowments Held By Unrelated Orgs	false	EndowmentsHeldByUnrelatedOrgs
Endowments Held By Related Orgs	false	EndowmentsHeldByRelatedOrgs
Are Related Orgs Listed Schedule R	false	AreRelatedOrgsListedScheduleR

Land Land

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis	92883	InvestmentCostOrOtherBasis
Other Cost Or Other Basis	10250048	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Book Value	10342931	BookValue

Buildings Buildings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	45038496	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	28392198	Depreciation
Book Value	16646298	BookValue

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovements

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	4866456	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	2543597	Depreciation
Book Value	2322859	BookValue

Equipment Equipment

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	11090281	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	9551864	Depreciation
Book Value	1538417	BookValue

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	96802	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Book Value	96802	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings	30947307	TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings
Total Of Book Value Securities	21083273	TotalOfBookValueSecurities

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	Gift Annuity Liabilities	Description
Amount	$4,810,934	Amount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Amounts	4810934	TotalOfAmounts
Total Revenue	29007025	TotalRevenue
Total Expenses	26788588	TotalExpenses
Excess Or Deficit For Year	2218437	ExcessOrDeficitForYear
Net Unrealized GL On Investments	18922653	NetUnrealizedGLOnInvestments
Total Adjustments	18922653	TotalAdjustments
Excess Or Deficit Per FS	21141090	ExcessOrDeficitPerFS
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	47929678	TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Net Unrealized Gains Investments	18922653	NetUnrealizedGainsInvestments
Revenue Not Rptd F990	18922653	RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal	29007025	RevenueSubtotal
Total Revenue Per Form990	29007025	TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	26788588	TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Expenses Subtotal	26788588	ExpensesSubtotal
Total Expenses Per Form990	26788588	TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIV Form990ScheduleDPartXIV (2 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
Part X	Part X : FIN48 Footnote	TaxesThe Institute was organized pursuant to the General Nonprofit Corporation Law of the State of California. The Institute is exempt from federal income taxes under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. The Institute is also exempt from California franchise taxes and certain general county real and personal property taxes under Section 23701d of the California Revenue and Taxation Code. However, the Institute is subject to income taxes on any net income that is derived from a trade or business, regularly carried on, and not in furtherance of the purposes for which it was granted exemption. Since the Institute had no obligation for unrelated business income tax for the year ended June 30, 2011, no provisions for federal or state income taxes are required.Tax positions taken related to the Institute's tax exempt status, unrelated business activities taxable income and deductibility of expenses and other miscellaneous tax positions have been reviewed, and management is of the opinion that material positions taken by the Institute would more likely than not be sustained by examination. Accordingly, the Institute has not recorded an income tax liability for uncertain tax benefits. As of June 30, 2011, the Institute's tax years ending June 30, 2007 through June 30, 2011 remain subject to examination.
Part V, Line 4	Part V, Line 4: Intended uses of the endowment fund.	These are net assets resulting from contributions and other inflows of assets whose use by the Institute is limited by donor-imposed stipulations. All permanently restricted net assets are available for endowment.Part XI, Line 4 - Net unrealized gains (losses) on investmentsChanges in Pension Liability $ 3,017,704Changes in Split - Interest 554,000Unrealized Gain on Investments 15,161,922Unrealized Gain on Beneficiary Interest 189,027 -----------Total Net Unrealized Gains on Investments $18,922,653

Schedule E IRS990ScheduleE

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Nondiscriminatory Policy Stmt	true	NondiscriminatoryPolicyStmt
Policy Statement In Brochures Etc	true	PolicyStatementInBrochuresEtc
Policy Publ Via Broadcast Media	true	PolicyPublViaBroadcastMedia
Maint Racial Composition Records	true	MaintRacialCompositionRecords
Maint Scholarships Records	true	MaintScholarshipsRecords
Maint Copies Of Brochures Etc	true	MaintCopiesOfBrochuresEtc
Maint Copies Of All Solicitations	true	MaintCopiesOfAllSolicitations
Discriminate Race Students Rights	false	DiscriminateRaceStudentsRights
Discriminate Race Admiss Policies	false	DiscriminateRaceAdmissPolicies
Discriminate Race Emplmn Faculty	false	DiscriminateRaceEmplmnFaculty
Discriminate Race Scholarships	false	DiscriminateRaceScholarships
Discriminate Race Educ Policies	false	DiscriminateRaceEducPolicies
Discriminate Race Use Of Fclts	false	DiscriminateRaceUseOfFclts
Discriminate Race Athletic Prog	false	DiscriminateRaceAthleticProg
Discriminate Race Other Acty	false	DiscriminateRaceOtherActy
Government Financial Aid Received	true	GovernmentFinancialAidReceived
Government Financial Aid Revoked	false	GovernmentFinancialAidRevoked
Compliance With Rev Proc7550	true	ComplianceWithRevProc7550

Form990 Schedule E Part II Form990ScheduleEPartII (2 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	ExplanationExplanation
Schedule E, Line 3 - Racially Nondiscriminatory Policy Publicized	The organization has no set periods of solicitation or registration. Nevertheless, its policy was published in newspapers serving, Santa Barbara, San Diego, Los Angeles, Orange and Riverside Counties in 12/2010.
Schedule E, Line 6 - Explanation of Aid or Assistance from Governmental Agency	Our financial assistance comprises an appropriation from the State of California which reimburses Braille Institute for a portion of the operating expenses of the Library. This appropriation has been awarded annually.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Mail Solicitations	X	MailSolicitations
Phone Solicitations	X	PhoneSolicitations
In Person Solicitations	X	InPersonSolicitations
Solicitation Of Non Govt Grants	X	SolicitationOfNonGovtGrants
Solicitation Of Govt Grants	X	SolicitationOfGovtGrants
Agreement Ref Fundraising	true	AgreementRefFundraising

Fundraiser Activity Information FundraiserActivityInformation (2 entries)

ActivityActivity	Fundraiser Control Of FundsFundraiserControlOfFunds	Gross ReceiptsGrossReceipts	Amount Retained By ContractorAmountRetainedByContractor	Net To OrganizationNetToOrganization
Campbell & Comp
Cap. Campaign	false	1001500	26442	975058
Stratmark LTD
D. Mail Consult	false	1026795	96000	930795

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts	2028295	TotalGrossReceipts
Total Retained By Contractors	122442	TotalRetainedByContractors
Total Net To Organization	1905853	TotalNetToOrganization
Licensed States	WI	LicensedStates
Licensed States	WV	LicensedStates
Licensed States	WA	LicensedStates
Licensed States	VA	LicensedStates
Licensed States	UT	LicensedStates
Licensed States	TN	LicensedStates
Licensed States	SC	LicensedStates
Licensed States	RI	LicensedStates
Licensed States	PA	LicensedStates
Licensed States	OR	LicensedStates
Licensed States	OK	LicensedStates
Licensed States	OH	LicensedStates
Licensed States	ND	LicensedStates
Licensed States	NC	LicensedStates
Licensed States	NY	LicensedStates
Licensed States	NM	LicensedStates
Licensed States	NJ	LicensedStates
Licensed States	NH	LicensedStates
Licensed States	MO	LicensedStates
Licensed States	MS	LicensedStates
Licensed States	MN	LicensedStates
Licensed States	MI	LicensedStates
Licensed States	MA	LicensedStates
Licensed States	MD	LicensedStates
Licensed States	ME	LicensedStates
Licensed States	LA	LicensedStates
Licensed States	KY	LicensedStates
Licensed States	KS	LicensedStates
Licensed States	IL	LicensedStates
Licensed States	HI	LicensedStates
Licensed States	GA	LicensedStates
Licensed States	FL	LicensedStates
Licensed States	CT	LicensedStates
Licensed States	CO	LicensedStates
Licensed States	CA	LicensedStates
Licensed States	AR	LicensedStates
Licensed States	AZ	LicensedStates
Licensed States	AK	LicensedStates
Licensed States	AL	LicensedStates

Form990 Schedule G Part IV Form990ScheduleGPartIV

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Identifier	Part I, Line 2b - Fundraiser Additional Information	Identifier
Explanation	The Institute entered into separate agreements with Stratmark, LTD and Campbell & Company, to cover professional fundraising services and professional fundraising expenses, such as printing, paper, envelopes and postage. Amounts calculated on Schedule G can be supported by the agreements and the expenses paid to Stratmark, LTD and Campbell & Company.	Explanation

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Compensation Committee	X	CompensationCommittee
Form990 Of Other Organizations	X	Form990OfOtherOrganizations
Compensation Survey	X	CompensationSurvey
Board Or Committee Approval	X	BoardOrCommitteeApproval
Severance Payment	false	SeverancePayment
Supplemental Nonqual Retire Plan	false	SupplementalNonqualRetirePlan
Equity Based Comp Arrangement	false	EquityBasedCompArrangement
Comp Based On Revenue Of Filing Org	false	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFilingOrg
Comp Based On Revenue Related Orgs	false	CompBasedOnRevenueRelatedOrgs
Comp Based Net Earnings Filing Org	false	CompBasedNetEarningsFilingOrg
Comp Based Net Earnings Relate Orgs	false	CompBasedNetEarningsRelateOrgs
Any Non Fixed Payments	false	AnyNonFixedPayments
Initial Contract Exception	false	InitialContractException
Rebuttable Presumption Procedure	false	RebuttablePresumptionProcedure

Form990 Schedule J Part II Form990ScheduleJPartII (6 entries)

Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrg	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrg	Deferred Comp Filing OrgDeferredCompFilingOrg	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrg	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrg
Sally Jameson
172328	460	16621	10790	200199
Rezaur Rahman
164279	469	11808	22004	198560
Leslie EStocker
287432	1146	22877	15213	326668
Kathleen Ash
151341			14430	165771
David Burkhardt
165471	877	11648	9969	187965
Anthony Taketa
157204	469	11112	20324	189109

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Cars And Other Vehicles CarsAndOtherVehicles

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	X	NonCashCheckbox
Number Of Contributions	5	NumberOfContributions
Noncash Contribs Rptd F990	16625	NoncashContribsRptdF990
Method Of Determining Revenues	Selling Price	MethodOfDeterminingRevenues

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTraded

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	X	NonCashCheckbox
Number Of Contributions	1	NumberOfContributions
Noncash Contribs Rptd F990	1325042	NoncashContribsRptdF990
Method Of Determining Revenues	Market Value	MethodOfDeterminingRevenues

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held	false	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeld
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	true	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGifts
Third Parties Used	false	ThirdPartiesUsed

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (6 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19	Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available	The Institute makes the annual Audited Financial Statements available to the public by posting the published document on its website, www.brailleinstitute.org. The completed final Form 990 is available for public inspection through the Braille Institute, Guidestar and Foundation Directory websites. Additionally, the Institute's governing documents, including but not limited to, the annual Audited Financial Statements and the Conflict of Interest Policy are available by written request and free of charge. If ever an inspection at an office of the Institute ensues, all such documents will be promptly provided upon request within a reasonable time.Form 990, Part VI, Line 1a.- Composition of the Executive Committee The organization does maintain an Executive Committee consisting of the Board Chair, the past Board chair, Committee chairs and additional directors selected by the Board. All members of the Executive Committee are members of the Board of Directors. The Committee has all the powers of the Board except the power to fill Board vacancies and amend the bylaws.Form 990, Schedule J, Part III - Supplemental InformationCertain employees are covered by a defined benefit plan but no additions to future accruals have been made since the plan was frozen to future benefit accruals effective January 1,2008.Form 990, Part VII, Section A, Line 1-Part Year Directors and OfficersOfficer and director titles reflected with "Part Year (Pt Yr)" indicate that the individual held the position part of the tax year, and some are no longer holding the position at the end of the tax year.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b	Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees	According to the Institute's bylaws, "The Executive Compensation Committee shall review the performance and compensation of all officers and make recommendations to the Board regarding the compensation of said officers." In compliance with these bylaws, the Executive Compensation Committee meets annually to review the performance and compensation of not only the President but other top management officials. The Committee met in December of 2010 to determine the compensation for the top management officials of the Institute.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c	Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts	All of the Institute's board members and officers, i.e. the governing body, are required annually to sign the Braille Institute of America, Inc.'s Conflict of Interest Policy. The policy states that these individuals "should avoid placing themselves in positions in which their personal interests are, or may be, in conflict with the interests of Braille Institute," and continues on to provide certain guidelines on which to consider actual or potential conflict situations. The policy requires members and officers to disclose, to the best of their knowledge, any of these interests. "In the event of an actual conflict of interest, the Board shall investigate the material facts and the affected director's or officer's interest in the transaction or activity. * * * * After the Board's investigation is concluded, the Board shall vote on whether to authorize or approve of the conflict of interest, excluding the vote of the interested director. If a Board vote is not reasonably practicable, a committee of three (3) directors appointed by the Board or Executive Committee may conduct the investigation and report to the Board at the Board's next meeting whereupon the Board will vote on the conflict of interest, excluding the vote of the interested director." The individual signing the policy is taking responsibility to adhere to the Conflict of Interest Policy, which includes notifying the Chairman of the Board if he/she becomes aware of any actual or potential conflict situation.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11	Form 990, Part VI, Line 11: Form 990 Review Process	The Audit Committee reviews and approves the Corporation's Form 990 prior to its filing each year with the Internal Revenue Service. More specifically, staff prepares a final copy of the Form 990 for review by the Audit Committee. The Audit Committee then meets to review and discuss the Form 990. The Audit Committee then approves the Form 990 before it is filed with the IRS. The Audit Committee consists of voting members of the governing body. Additionally, Management and all Board Members of the Institute are provided the Form 990 prior to its filing with the IRS.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 6	Form 990, Part VI, Line 6: Explanation of Classes of Members or Shareholder	The Institute is a non-stock,nonprofit corporation with members,no shareholders.
		Client Note 1 - Braille Institute of America, Inc.Employer I.D.# 95-1641426Attachment to (Form Number 990 Part III - Line 1) for Tax year 2010What is the Organization's primary exempt purpose?Braille Institute of America, Inc. was founded in 1919 in Los Angeles, California and is now one of the largest and most comprehensive blind services organizations in the country. The Institute's mission is to eliminate barriers to a fulfilling life caused by blindness and severe sight loss. In addition to operating a nationally recognized library serving the blind and physically disabled, we offer braille publishing and recording services, child development services, youth independence-building programs, low vision rehabilitation services, adult educational classes, and we are a leader in the promotion of braille literacy throughout the United States. From July 1, 2010 - June 30, 2011, Braille Institute assisted 74,960 people of all ages. Services are available through the Sight Center in Los Angeles; regional centers in Anaheim, Rancho Mirage, San Diego and Santa Barbara; and through 251 community outreach locations throughout Southern California. A nonprofit organization, Braille Institute is operated and funded almost entirely through private donations. To achieve our mission, we provide free programs and services that help children and adults who are blind or visually impaired to gain adaptive living skills and build self-confidence so that they may live independent and satisfying lives. Part III - Line 4a:A. Through Braille Institute's Educational Services: 2,522 blind and visually impaired adults were enrolled in center-based classes, receiving instruction in independent living skills, orientation and mobility, home management and cooking, creative arts and access technology; 3,532 blind and visually impaired adults were enrolled in Community Outreach classes that took place in 251 locations throughout Southern California and received instruction in basic skills for people with sight loss; 506 Youth (ages 6-18) and 344 Young Adults (ages 19-30) built daily living and career readiness skills through guided instruction to meet individual performance goals.B. Braille Institute's Child Development Services for blind and visually impaired infants and young children ages 0-5 provided in-home early interventions and preschool assistance to 336 families. C. The Braille Challenge, a national braille literacy program of Braille Institute that tests children's braille-reading skills through a rigorous competition, served 855 children and youth between the ages of 6-18.D. Braille Institute provided 4,300 free low vision consultations at our five Regional Centers, through our Mobile Solutions program which utilizes specially outfitted vehicles, and through appointments in the field.E. We educated the public at large about sight loss and Braille Institute's capabilities to help through 249 speaking engagements and 387 group tours. We also provided 21 film and television consultations. Part III - Line 4b:Braille Institute's national award-winning Library Services provide brailled and audio books by mail, offering patrons access to more than 104,000 titles. It is the largest single service Braille Institute offers. In 2010/2011 our Library Services served 31,884 registered readers who are blind, visually impaired or physically disabled. As one of the largest National Library Service (NLS) chartered libraries in the country, we have 1,535,160 braille and audio books available and circulated 1,350,038 library materials last year. Braille Institute's comprehensive Library Services are available through the main library in the Los Angeles Sight Center, branch libraries in each of our Regional Centers (Anaheim, Rancho Mirage, San Diego and Santa Barbara), and more than 1,535 deposit libraries located in community centers, convalescent hospitals and public libraries throughout Southern California.Part III - Line 4c:Braille Institute's Braille Publishing Department produced 2,612,306 brailled pages. There were 5,482 subscriptions to our braille publications for blind and visually impaired individuals. The children's publication programs include "Special Collection" and "Partners in Literacy." The adult publication programs include the annual "Rose Parade Program."