2023-07-24T10:58:17-07:00 2022-12-31 990EZ 2022-01-01 720884188 NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND OF LOUISIANA INC NATI 3182511511 101 South Trenton Street Ruston LA 71270 Pam Allen President 4106599314 2023-07-24 1 1 11 1 AAL2 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z X http://www.nfbla.org/ X X 165976 X 157584 0 388 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8004 621 7383 0 165355 12650 0 0 750 0 4523 64111 82034 83321 75682 2 159005 75682 159005 0 0 0 0 75682 159005 0 0 75682 159005 Self-help for the blind Program A: Education, Civil Rights, and Self-Organization Operated community outreach offices to provide information to the public about blindness and how to help blind people and to locate blind persons in need of assistance. Provided assistance to blind people to attend seminars and workshops designed to assist the blind in learning methods and techniques of organizing local groups of blind people for self-help and in learning about library services, rehabilitation services, new technology, aids, devices, and other resources and materials. Developed, produced, or distributed in print, Braille, and/or recorded media materials relating to blindness. Provided information to individuals, employers, governmental agencies, and the general public through written, telephone, personal, and media contacts. Developed and strengthened state and local organizations of the blind (self-help and support groups) and provided legal assistance, encouragement, information, or advocacy assistance to blind persons. Worked to improve services of governmental and private agencies established to give services to the blind through consumer input, technical assistance, and monitoring. It is estimated that educational activities in one way or another impact upon at least one million individuals in this state annually. Such services are available to and benefit all of the blind of this state. Additionally, since improvements for blind persons in this state affect all blind persons in the country, these activities potentially benefit in excess of half a million blind people. 0 2901 Program B: Specialized Programs and Services Provided scholarships to blind students. Provided direct assistance to individual blind persons to meet specific needs. Sponsored seminars and other activities to assist parents of blind children. Sponsored seminars and other activities to create better employment opportunities for blind persons. Helped to make available specialized aids, devices, tools, and materials for the blind-Braille writing equipment, measuring devices, white canes, clocks, watches, talking calculators, etc. Operated NEWSLINE for the Blind(R), a free digital talking newspaper service available by telephone for the blind. Provided Braille materials to the blind. Made grants to provide services of the kind described herein and to improve educational, vocational, and cultural opportunities for the blind. The activities described herein potentially benefit all blind persons in this state, and improvements in opportunities here expand opportunities for the half million blind persons in the country as well as creating more opportunities for the blind adults of tomorrow. 12650 78811 81712 Pam Allen President 10 0 0 0 Treva Olivero First Vice President 2 0 0 0 Cathy Miller Second Vice President 2 0 0 0 Kristen Sims Secretary 2 0 0 0 Krystal Guillory Treasurer 5 0 0 0 Tammy Green Board Member 2 0 0 0 Diane Legrende Board Member 2 0 0 0 Brenda Gardner Board Member 2 0 0 0 Kiva Smith Board Member 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LA National Federation of the Blind of Louisiana 101 South Trenton Street Ruston LA 71270 3182511511 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 77567 75186 36220 74596 157972 421541 7679 1781 6779 947 8004 25190 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 85246 76967 42999 75543 165976 446731 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 446731 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 85246 76967 42999 75543 165976 446731 1 1 0 0 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 10 $9,150 - National Federation of the Blind, 1800 Johnson Street, Baltimore, MD 21230; to support nationwide program for the blind. $3,500 to support chapters and blind residents in Louisiana. Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 Supplies $15,561; Telephone $150; Equipment Rental & Repair $600; Travel $23,427; Conference, Convention, & Meetings $24,358; Other $15. Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 20 Adjustment for rounding issue. The National Federation of the Blind of Louisiana applied for and received an extension from the IRS.