Compensation 990

The Foundation Fighting Blindness Inc.

Fiscal year ending 2025. Filed on November 4, 2025.

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 2025 IRS Form 990 filing, The Foundation Fighting Blindness Inc., a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, reported compensation for 14 out of 96 total employees. Among the employees shown here, the average compensation is $383,892. The highest compensated employee at The Foundation Fighting Blindness Inc. is Jason D Menzo with fiscal year 2025 compensation of $723,931.

Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation

Revenue

$36,615,169

Expenses

$49,532,382

Employee compensation

$11,708,364
Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation over time

Reported Compensated Employees

＋22.9%vs 2024
Jason D Menzo
Chief Executive Officer
$723,931
$504,560 from org$126,140 from related$93,231 other
＋26.9%vs 2024
Peter L Ginsberg
Chief Operating Officer
$540,342
$364,025 from org$91,006 from related$85,311 other
＋29.3%vs 2024
Russell W Kelley
Managing Director, RD FUND
$533,294
$0 from org$447,300 from related$85,994 other
＋25.1%vs 2024
Todd A Durham
Senior Vice President Clinical and Outcomes Research
$404,440
$324,179 from orgNo related comp$80,261 other
New in 2025
Jeffrey D Klaas
Chief of Strategy and Innovation
$378,450
$344,934 from orgNo related comp$33,516 other
－17.7%vs 2024
Claire M Gelfman
Former CSO (Thru 6/24)
$373,020
$341,844 from orgNo related comp$31,176 other
＋23.5%vs 2024
Richele Donat
Chief Human Resources Officer
$369,963
$324,700 from orgNo related comp$45,263 other
＋27.2%vs 2024
Judy Taylor
Svp/Chief Development Officer
$365,135
$290,836 from orgNo related comp$74,299 other
＋30.0%vs 2024
Amy M Palmer Laster
Chief Scientific Officer
$308,683
$281,622 from orgNo related comp$27,061 other
＋24.1%vs 2024
Christopher S Adams
Vice President, Communications and Marketing
$301,648
$237,414 from orgNo related comp$64,234 other
＋21.2%vs 2024
Michele Divincenzo
Vice President, Scientific and ED Conferences
$300,758
$239,787 from orgNo related comp$60,971 other
＋23.3%vs 2024
Jeffry Collins
Vice President, Database Systems and Technology
$288,016
$234,136 from orgNo related comp$53,880 other

Non-Employee Board Members

New in 2025
Adrienne Graves, Ph.D.
Director
$12,500
$0 from org$12,500 from relatedNo other comp
Warren Thaler
Chair, Nominating and Governance
No compensation reported
New in 2025
Suber Huang, M.D.
Director
No compensation reported
David Brint
Director
No compensation reported
Evan Mittman
Director
No compensation reported
Bradford Manning
Director
No compensation reported
Marsha Link, Ph.D.
Director
No compensation reported
Robert Heidenberg
Director
No compensation reported
Steven Alper
Development Chair
No compensation reported
New in 2025
George Peinado
Director
No compensation reported
Gordon Gund
Director - Chairman Emeritus
No compensation reported
Scott Burt
Director
No compensation reported

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.

Other organizations also named The Foundation Fighting Blindness

Foundation Fighting Blindness Retinal Degeneration Fund
Columbia, Maryland

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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