Mahalo
Little Canada, MN

Vision Loss Resources, Inc.

EIN 41-0694713
Health & Wellness Disability Services & Support People with disabilities Children & youth Seniors
Mission

Creating a community of services, skills, and support for people with vision loss.

IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) public charity Contributions are tax-deductible

About Vision Loss Resources, Inc.

Vision Loss Resources, Inc. (VLR) is a Minnesota-based nonprofit providing rehabilitation training, social supports, and education for people who are blind, have low vision, or are deafblind. Founded more than a century ago and incorporated in 1955, VLR operates programs across the Twin Cities metro area from its Little Canada campus and through its DeafBlind Services Minnesota subsidiary.

VLR delivers adjustment-to-blindness training, assistive-technology instruction, peer support, and community services, and operates Contract Production Services (a social enterprise) to help fund programs. In recent years VLR has expanded virtual supports and statewide deafblind services, providing thousands of hours of rehabilitation instruction and dozens of regular support groups to clients of all ages so they can adapt, connect, and thrive independently.

Notable achievements

Rehabilitation instruction delivered (2023)

Provided more than 7,500 hours of rehabilitation instruction to over 80 low-vision and blind Minnesotans in 2023.

DeafBlind services scale

DeafBlind Services Minnesota served nearly 100 deafblind children and adults in 2023, establishing VLR as Minnesota’s primary provider for combined vision-and-hearing loss services.

Robust peer and support network

Hosted over 80 support groups in 2023, including virtual groups that extend participation beyond Minnesota.

At a glance

Total assets
$17.3M
Annual revenue
$2.1M
Tax status
501(c)(3)Public charity
EIN
41-0694713
Location
Little Canada, MN
On Mahalo since
September 2026

Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.

Recognition

Rated highly for accountability and finance by major charity evaluators (recent multi-year financial oversight and audit practices).
Maintains audited financial statements and regular Form 990 filings, demonstrating financial transparency and oversight.
Recipient of state and local grant support, and a past recipient of a Minnesota Department of Human Services Live Well at Home grant supporting website accessibility and outreach.

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