Charity profile · Historical source record

Associated Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired

EIN 23-1370508Human Services Pennsylvania Mid-sized

Historical collection: May 2019 · Rating details mostly from 2017. Source & context

The mission

What this organization describes

Serving Philadelphia's and the nation's blind and visually impaired population since 1874

The Associated Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired (ASB) started as the Pennsylvania Working Home for Blind Men in 1874 and now more than 125 years later, it is the largest nonprofit organization serving the needs of people who are blind or visually impaired in the Delaware Valley, which includes Southeastern Pennsylvania, Southern New Jersey and Northern Delaware. ASB promotes self-esteem, independence and self-determination in people who are blind or visually impaired. ASB accomplishes this by providing support through education, training and resources, as well as through community action and public education, serving as a voice and advocate for the rights of all people who are blind or visually impaired.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

78.35Overall score
out of 100

76.00Financial score
out of 100

81.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

These are the dataset’s historical numeric fields, not a current rating or a new DonorAPI.com assessment. Read the score context ↗

Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$3,651,312

Total expenses · USD$3,718,143

Program expenses

$2,639,881.53 recorded amount

71.0%

Fundraising expenses

$252,833.72 recorded amount

6.8%

Administrative expenses

$821,709.60 recorded amount

22.1%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.30 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

Expense shares are displayed as percentages. Component amounts in this collection match total expenses multiplied by the source ratios; rounding can leave a small difference from the total. The source does not supply a row-specific fiscal year. Field definitions ↗

Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Patricia C. Johnson
Recorded compensation: $201,310.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 5.41%

These fields do not establish the current officeholder or current compensation. The metadata does not specify the denominator of the leader compensation percentage. Read with context ↗

Inspect all 23 original source fields

Exact source strings are retained below, including numeric precision. A blank value is marked as not reported; zero remains zero.

All 23 original fields for Associated Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	81.0
`category` Category	Human Services
`description` Mission & description	The Associated Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired (ASB) started as the Pennsylvania Working Home for Blind Men in 1874 and now more than 125 years later, it is the largest nonprofit organization serving the needs of people who are blind or visually impaired in the Delaware Valley, which includes Southeastern Pennsylvania, Southern New Jersey and Northern Delaware. ASB promotes self-esteem, independence and self-determination in people who are blind or visually impaired. ASB accomplishes this by providing support through education, training and resources, as well as through community action and public education, serving as a voice and advocate for the rights of all people who are blind or visually impaired.
`ein` EIN	23-1370508
`tot_exp` Total expenses	3718143.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.221
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.3
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.068
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.71
`fscore` Financial score	76.0
`leader` Recorded leader	Patricia C. Johnson
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	201310.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0541
`motto` Tagline	Serving Philadelphia's and the nation's blind and visually impaired population since 1874
`name` Charity name	Associated Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired
`tot_rev` Total revenue	3651312.0
`score` Overall score	78.35
`state` State code	PA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Social Services
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	2639881.53
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	252833.72400000002
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	821709.603

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 23-1370508
Source category: Human Services
Source subcategory: Social Services
Recorded location: Pennsylvania (PA)
Expense-based size: Mid-sized
$3.5M–$13.5M in total expenses · source label: mid

Explore alongside

Related source records

Linked by source subcategory, prioritizing the same recorded state. Not a recommendation or ranking.

A useful next step

Keep the context.

Check current organizational information separately before making a giving decision. This record does not include an official website, donation URL, or current eligibility field.

Giving research guide ↗

Source: Charity Navigator Scores Expenses Dataset, version 1, attributed to katyjqian on Kaggle. Collection: May 2019; rating details mostly from 2017. Read attribution, scope, and reuse notes.