Education : Other Education Programs and Services
American Action Fund for Blind Children and Adults
Providing help to blind people
Rating
| Overall Rating |  |
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| (52.60) | |||
| Organizational Efficiency | |||
| Program Expenses | 79.6% | ||
| Administrative Expenses | 3.0% | ||
| Fundraising Expenses | 17.3% | ||
| Fundraising Efficiency | $0.11 | ||
| Efficiency Rating |  |
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| (30.46) | |||
| Organizational Capacity | |||
| Primary Revenue Growth | 8.2% | ||
| Program Expenses Growth | 2.1% | ||
| Working Capital Ratio (years) | 5.14 | ||
| Capacity Rating |  |
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| (22.14) |
Income Statement (FYE 12/2008)
Contact Information
American Action Fund for Blind Children and Adults
1800 Johnson Street
Suite 100
Baltimore, MD 21230
tel: (410) 659-9315
fax: (410) 685-5653
EIN: 52-1192529
Leadership (FYE 12/2008)
| Name | Title | Compensation | % of Expenses | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marc Maurer | Executive Director (The person identified as holding the highest position of management, and therefore who would normally be responsible for carrying out the mission of the charity and leading the organization on a day-to-day basis.) | $114,877 | 3.18% |
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Mission
The American Action Fund for Blind Children and Adults is a service agency which specializes in providing help to blind people which is not readily available to them from government programs or other existing service systems. The purpose of the American Action Fund for Blind Children and Adults is to assist blind and deaf-blind persons in securing reading matter, to educate the public about blindness, to provide specialized aids and appliances to the blind, to give consultation to governmental and private agencies serving the blind, to offer assistance to those losing vision in their later years, to offer services to blind children and their parents, and to work towards improving the quality of life for the blind and deaf-blind.
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| Charity Name | Overall Score | Overall Rating |
|---|---|---|
| American Action Fund for Blind Children and Adults - MD | 52.60 | |
| Pine Tree Society - ME | 63.72 |  |
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| The Briarwood School and The Brookwood Community - TX | 64.13 | |
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| Charity Name | Overall Score | Overall Rating |
|---|---|---|
| American Action Fund for Blind Children and Adults - MD | 52.60 | |
| Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic - NJ | 38.26 |  |
| Central Institute for the Deaf - MO | 61.73 | |
| Perkins School for the Blind - MA | 60.58 | |
| Braille Institute of America - CA | 49.13 | |
