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Aid Association for the Blind of the District of Columbia: 10 grants to organizations, $245,050 (tax year ended December 2025)
Aid Association for the Blind of the District of Columbia, a private foundation in Washington, DC, paid 10 grants to organizations totaling $245,050 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on April 27, 2026. The largest was $51,000 to Children's National Medical Foundation in Washington, DC for ophthalmology services.
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- EIN
- 530196564
- Based in
- Washington, DC
- Assets
- $5,413,131
- Grants paid
- $245,050
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed April 27, 2026, IRS object ID 202601179349100645. It reported $245,050 in grants paid; 10 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children's National Medical Foundation | Washington, DC | Ophthalmology services | $51,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Washington National Eye Center | Washington, DC | Operating expenses | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Independence Now | Silver Spring, MD | Services to blind/low vision dc area residents | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $34,050 | apps.irs.gov |
| Prevention of Blindness Society of Metro Washington | Washington, DC | Operating expenses | $32,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bread for the City Inc | Washington, DC | Vision clinic's geneal operations | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Washington Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights & Urban Affairs | Washington, DC | Advocacy for blind/low vision services | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $22,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Council of the Blind Inc | Arlington, VA | General operations in dc metropolitan area | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Iona Senior Services | Washington, DC | Programs for blind seniors | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lisner Louise Dickson Hurt Home | Washington, DC | Operating expenses | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Omnium Circusense Inc | Brooklyn, NY | Operating expenses | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed July 3, 2025, IRS object ID 202501849349100210. It reported $254,500 in grants paid; 11 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington National Eye Center | Washington, DC | Operating expenses | $47,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Children's National Medical Foundation | Washington, DC | Ophthalmology services | $42,700 | apps.irs.gov | |
| DC Center for Independent Living Inc | Washington, DC | Services to blind/low vision dc area residents | $32,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Council of the Blind Inc | Arlington, VA | General operations in dc metropolitan area | $27,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Prevention of Blindness Society of Metro Washington | Washington, DC | Operating expenses | $26,700 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Independence Now | Silver Spring, MD | Services to blind/low vision dc area residents | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $26,200 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bread for the City Inc | Washington, DC | Vision clinic's geneal operations | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $16,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Iona Senior Services | Washington, DC | Programs for blind seniors | Human services | $13,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| So Others Might Eat | Washington, DC | For ophthalmology services | $10,700 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Omnium Circusense Inc | Brooklyn, NY | Operating expenses | $7,300 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Metro Washington Ear Inc | Silver Spring, MD | Operating expenses | $5,400 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $60,250 |
| Food, agriculture and nutrition | $46,000 |
| Human services | $23,000 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $22,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| District of Columbia | $378,600 |
| Maryland | $65,650 |
| Virginia | $47,000 |
| New York | $8,300 |
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Updated April 27, 2026. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.