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    Foundation Fighting Blindness

    Mission

    The urgent mission of the Foundation Fighting Blindness (FFB) is to drive the research that will provide preventions, treatments and cures for people affected by retinitis pigmentosa (RP), macular degeneration, Usher Syndrome, and the entire spectrum of retinal degenerative diseases. Since its inception in 1971, The Foundation has raised over $500 million and funded thousands of research studies at hundreds of prominent institutions. The FFB funds leading-edge research in promising areas such as genetics, gene therapy, retinal cell transplantation, artificial retinal implants, and pharmaceutical and nutritional therapies.

    Columbia MD | EIN: 23-7135845
    Profile managed by nonprofit | Is this your nonprofit?
    501(c)(3) organization
    6925 Oakland Mills Road, Suite 701,
    Columbia MD 21045
    https://www.blindness.org
    800-683-5555

    Foundation Fighting Blindness

    Mission

    The urgent mission of the Foundation Fighting Blindness (FFB) is to drive the research that will provide preventions, treatments and cures for people affected by retinitis pigmentosa (RP), macular degeneration, Usher Syndrome, and the entire spectrum of retinal degenerative diseases. Since its inception in 1971, The Foundation has raised over $500 million and funded thousands of research studies at hundreds of prominent institutions. The FFB funds leading-edge research in promising areas such as genetics, gene therapy, retinal cell transplantation, artificial retinal implants, and pharmaceutical and nutritional therapies.

    Columbia MD | EIN: 23-7135845
    Profile managed by nonprofit | Is this your nonprofit?
    501(c)(3) organization
    6925 Oakland Mills Road, Suite 701,
    Columbia MD 21045
    https://www.blindness.org
    800-683-5555

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    Accountability Panel
    ScoreMetric
    100%
    Website Reported on Tax Form:Yes
    100%
    No Material Diversion of Assets:Yes
    100%
    Financial Statements:Yes
    100%
    Audit Oversight Committee:Yes
    100%
    No Loans Reported To or From Officers:Yes
    100%
    Records Retention Policy:Yes
    100%
    Tax Form Disclosed on Website:Yes
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