ASSOCIATION FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED

The Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired (ABVI) is a long-established, donor-facing 501(c)(3) organization based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Founded in 1913 by Roberta Griffith, ABVI provides low-vision clinical care, vision rehabilitation, assistive-technology training, employment services, peer support and youth programming across a 13-county service area in western Michigan. ABVI is an active clinical and rehabilitation provider serving over 1,000 people annually and operates low-vision clinics (including Grand Rapids, Holland, Muskegon and mobile clinics to Ludington). The organization became an independent subsidiary of Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital in 2020 and launched the R.I.S.E. (Reaching Inclusion through Successful Employment) employment initiative and expanded assistive-technology training in 2023, demonstrating recent program growth and community partnerships. The EIN provided (38-1387122) was verified against publicly available nonprofit filings and nonprofit databases and matches the Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired in Grand Rapids, MI. Recent Form 990 filings (fiscal year 2024) show the organization at roughly $1.14M in revenue, reflecting continued program activity and donor support in the last 2–3 years.