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The Foundation Fighting Blindness Inc.

Fiscal year ending 2023. Filed on November 2, 2023.

6925 Oakland Mills Road 701
Columbia, Maryland 21045

The Foundation Fighting Blindness Inc. (EIN: 23-7135845) has filed an IRS Form 990 since fiscal year 2017. In its fiscal year 2023 IRS Form 990 filing, The Foundation Fighting Blindness Inc., a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, reported compensation for 14 out of 67 total employees. Among the employees shown here, the average compensation is $311,945. The highest compensated employee at The Foundation Fighting Blindness Inc. is Benjamin R Yerxa with fiscal year 2023 compensation of $622,172.

Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation

Revenue

$30,437,892

Expenses

$51,265,440

Employee compensation

$8,954,322
Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation over time

Reported Compensated Employees

Benjamin R Yerxa
CEO (Thru 7/1/22)
$622,172
$248,524 $331,190 $42,458
Jason D Menzo
CEO (BEG 7/1/22)
$523,027
$367,118 $91,780 $64,129
Claire Gelfman
Chief Scientific Officer
$419,861
$363,370 No related comp$56,491
Peter Ginsberg
Chief Operating Officer
$389,133
$264,095 $66,023 $59,015
Russell W Kelley
Managing Director, RD FUND
$339,833
$0 $280,543 $59,290
Richele Donat
Chief Human Resources Officer
$289,907
$261,155 No related comp$28,752
Todd A Durham
Vice President, Clinical and Outcomes Research
$279,761
$246,371 No related comp$33,390
Judy L Taylor
Senior Vice President, Chief Development Officer
$252,310
$198,073 No related comp$54,237
Christopher S Adams
Vice President, Communications and Marketing
$228,535
$182,079 No related comp$46,456
Michele C Divincenzo
Vice President, Events
$221,441
$185,979 No related comp$35,462
Jeffry C Collins
Vice President, Database Systems and Technology
$214,944
$177,155 No related comp$37,789
Amy M Palmer Laster
Senior Vice President, Science Strategy and Awards
$211,697
$197,800 No related comp$13,897

Benchmark Employee Compensation

Non-Employee Board Members

Adrienne Graves, Ph D
Director
Bradford Manning
VICE Chair, Marketing, COMM and Social Media
Darren Devoue
Director
David Brint
Board Chair
David Nixon
Director
Edward Russnow
Vice Chair - Development
Evan Mittman
Director
Gordon Gund
Director - Chairman Emeritus
Haynes Lea
Secretary
Janice Lehrer-Stein
Director
Jason Ferreira
Director
Jason Morris
VICE Chair, Board COMM and Development and Treasurer

Contractors

Fuse Fundraising Group
Direct Marketing Consultant
$552,985
Disney Destination LLC
Venue for Visions 2022 Conference
$432,161
The Ritz-Carlton Half Moon Bay
Venue for Investing in Cures Summit/Bod
$302,046
Contemporary Productions LLC
Entertainment for Fundraising Events
$275,303
Gaskill Strategies LLC
Fund Raising Campaign Consultants
$231,785

Mission Statement

TO DRIVE THE RESEARCH THAT WILL PROVIDE PREVENTIONS, TREATMENTS AND CURES, FOR PEOPLE AFFECTED BY RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA, MACULAR DEGENERATION, USHER SYNDROME, AND THE SPECTRUM OF RETINAL DEGENERATIVE DISEASES.

Revisions to this organization profile

November 4, 2025:
2025 The Foundation Fighting Blindness Inc. 990 filed
November 7, 2024:
2024 The Foundation Fighting Blindness Inc. 990 filed
November 2, 2023:
2023 The Foundation Fighting Blindness Inc. 990 filed

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