FY15 ANNUAL REPORT

Joseph F. Abely Carol S. ParksPresident Chairman

REVENUE AND OTHER SUPPORT:

Program revenue $ 4,880,000

Donations and bequests 1,291,000

Other income 22,000

Total revenue 6,193,000

EXPENSES:

Rehabilitation Services 1,849,000

Education Services 1,552,000

General and Administrative 1,044,000

Accessible Instructional Materials Library 636,000

Community and Mobility Services 603,000

Other Programs 541,000

Fundraising 479,000

Computer Training 458,000

Total expenses 7,162,000

CHANGE IN NET ASSETS $ (969,000)

Net Assets Beginning of Fiscal Year $ 8,234,000

Change in Net Assets (969,000)

Net Assets End of Fiscal Year $ $7,265,000

CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION FY 15

CONFIDENT. CAPABLE. SUCCESSFUL. INDEPENDENT.These are our guiding principles at The Carroll Center for the Blind. Here, we encourage clients to take charge of their lives. Clients learn that with the right training and a supportive team, they can do anything they want to do, regardless of society’s perceived limitations.

At the end of the summer, one of the students shared a poem:

Beyond my cane and beyond my braille, I’m just as normal as you,

Beyond my very interesting tale, I can do what you can do,

I can set the table, of that I’m able,

I can get myself some food, because I’m a pretty smart dude,

I can do things that you would think I can not, like carrying things that are hot,

I can get myself a snack, and I can put my dishes back,

I know how to fold laundry and towels, and I can take my own showers,

So just because I’m blind as a bat, I’m just like you, and that is that!

Helen Keller once said, “Alone we can do little, together we can do so much.” Thanks to you, this year we helped 4,000 blind or visually impaired children, adults, and senior citizens learn that they, too, can do anything they want to do. The government reimburses us for 70% of our operating costs – the rest comes from generous friends like you. We are grateful for the steadfast support that makes such a tremendous difference in the lives of our clients.

Ryan, age 11

Joseph F. Abely, President

Michelle Antinarelli, Director of Education and Community Services

Brian Charlson, Director of Technology

Jennifer Harnish, Ph.D, Director of Rehabilitation

Katherine L. Leahy, Chief Financial Officer

Robert McGillivray, Director of Low Vision

Diane M. Newark, Chief Development Officer

Janet M. Perry, Director of Human Resources

Dina Rosenbaum, Chief Program Officer

Karen S. Ross, Ph.D, Director of Community Outreach

Carol Sawyer Parks, Chair

Carol A. Covell, Vice Chair

Maryann P. Sullivan, Treasurer

Stephen J. Hines, Esq., Secretary

Joseph F. Abely

Stephen E. Butler

David A. Cifrino, Esq.

Scott A. Faust, Esq.

Lawrence A. Heimlich

Philip W. Johnston

Christopher P. Kauders, Esq.

William H. McMahon IV

Lotfi B. Merabet, O.D., Ph.D., M.P.H.

Arthur O’Neill

Carl O. Richardson, III

Kate Sullivan-D’Eramo

Janice Belmonte

James Borghesani

Marie Chalmers

Manny Chrobak

Marie Corcoran

Robert Corcoran

Michael Corcoran

Anne Covert

Jon Cowen, Esq.

Mario DiCarlo

Paul Donahue

Sheila Dunn-McNeil

Mary Farrahar Hines

J. Edward Hall

Thomas Hines, MD

Mary Kinane

Ryck Lent

Steve Levinsky

David McCarthy

Paul McMahon

Hana Parks

Kevin Phelan

Robert Sanders

Rosellen Sullivan

James Sullivan, Sr.

Pam Swartz

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

TRUSTEES

SENIOR MANAGEMENT

MISSION STATEMENT

The Carroll Center for the Blind serves the needs of blind and visually impaired persons by providing

rehabilitation, skills training and educational opportunities to achieve independence, self-sufficiency

and self-fulfillment and by educating the public regarding the potential of persons who are blind and

visually impaired.

VISION STATEMENT

The Carroll Center for the Blind gives children, adults and senior citizens the skills and

confidence to be successful in school, at work and at home.

I CAN... READ AND WRITE BRAILLE

I CAN...EXPLORE THE GREAT OUTDOORS

I CAN...USE MY iPHONE TO EMAIL AND TEXT

I CAN...WORK AT A LOCALHOSPITAL

I CAN...MAKE MYOWN DINNER

I CAN...WORK AT A LOCALHOSPITAL

I CAN...GO ANYWHERE I WANT TO GO

I CAN...STAY IN MY HOME WITHOUT WORRYING ABOUT FALLING

I CAN...WORK, PAY MY BILLS AND SUPPORT MY FAMILY

I CAN...USE SPECIAL LIGHTING AND MAGNIFIERS TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF MY REMAINING VISION

HONOR ROLL OF DONORS

$50,000 - $1,000,000AnonymousTufts Health Plan Foundation

$25,000 - $49,999AnonymousEstate of Elizabeth FerrariniEstate of George R. SchenckEstate of Louise ReardonEstate of Susan SullaGeorge P. Bishop FoundationGibney Family FoundationLiberty MutualSarah K. de Coizart Article Tenth Perpetual Charitable TrustSawyer Charitable FoundationSullivan Family FoundationThe Flatley FoundationThe Peabody Foundation

$10,000 - $24,999Rae and Aaron Alberts FoundationJ. Walton Bissell Foundation, Inc.Boston Center for Blind ChildrenEstate of Lucy E. BrancaHenry S. Brooks, Sr. TrustAnne S. CovertEstate of Ann E. CullenGerald R. and Jeanne CurtisDCU for KidsThe Hamilton Company Charitable FoundationHighland Street FoundationThe Janey Fund Charitable TrustNorman Knight Charitable FoundationHorace Moses FoundationNicholas B. Ottaway FoundationThomas Anthony Pappas Charitable FoundationProgin FoundationJohn & Edith Sacco Charitable Foundation

$5,000 - $9,999Joseph and Susan AbelyFrederick A. Bailey TrustAdelaide Breed Bayrd FoundationBushrod H. Campbell and Adah F. Hall Charity FundAngela CoughlanDevonshire Foundation, Inc.Estate of Mary FiguritoAmerico Francisco FundMarcel P. GaudreauMelvin J. GordonJanitronicsMary Lincoln Johnson Charitable FoundationJames B. and Carmen Kelley

I CAN...USE SPECIAL LIGHTING AND MAGNIFIERS TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF MY REMAINING VISION

We are grateful to the hundreds of donors who helped our clients gain the skills and confidence they need tobe successful in school, at work, and in the community.

IN ADDITION TO SERVING 4,000 BLIND AND

VISUALLY IMPAIRED CHILDREN AND ADULTS

THIS YEAR, WE ALSO:

● Offered free Saturday technology trainings.

● Added 8 additional hours of technology training

per week for independent living program clients. ● Created a program to help clients gain the

technical skills needed to be successful at work. ● Provided in-home low vision training to

veterans. ● Helped 12 businesses and 3 colleges make their

websites accessible to customers and students. ● Gave iPads to teachers and community staff so

they can offer better services to their clients. ● Partnered with local and international

companies to conduct 2 usability studies and collaborate on 3 user tests.

● Opened an optical shop in our low vision Carroll

Store. ● Launched an on-the-job training program at

Cambridge Health Alliance in partnership withMass Commission for the Blind.

● Hosted international guests from China, Ghana,

Korea and Taiwan. ● Partnered with MIT researcher studying

technology and wayfinding.

Government funding covers 70% of our operating costs each year.

The rest comes from generous foundations, corporations, and friends. For every $1 you donate, $.80 supports programs and services, $0.14 is spent on administrative costs, and only $0.06 is spent on fundraising.

Your gift makes a tremendous difference in the lives of a person who is blind or visually impaired. If you have any questions or would like to speak to someone about making a gift, please call Diane Newark, Chief Development Officer, 617-969-6200.

770 Centre Street | Newton, MA 02458(617) 969-6200 | (800) 852-3131 | www.carroll.org

Daniel F. and Margaret MacAdam Loughry Charitable Foundation Trust

Richard P. MattioneJohn C. and Eunice B. Morrison

Charitable FoundationDarin S. and Debbie

SamaraweeraHollis Stern Charitable FundThe 200 FoundationMichael & Vincenza Vinciullo

Charitable Foundation TrustHolyoke and Joanne Whitney

$2,500 - $4,999AnonymousRobert BealDavid A. and Sheryl CifrinoTania Phillips and Jeffrey DoverScott and Joanne FaustGene, Rosalie and Susan

Goldberg Endowment FundRosenberg, Freedman,

and Lee, LLPMassachusetts Charitable

Mechanic AssociationJack and Joanne McCarthyJoseph Perini Memorial

FoundationReader’s Digest Partners for

Sight FoundationHarry and Estelle Sandler TrustStaples, Inc.Wellesley Bank Charitable

FoundationPaul WilsonAnonymous

$1,000 - $2,499AnonymousThe Ensign Bickford FoundationBoston BruinsBarry and Ellen BrownEstate of Louise ButlerGene CallahanNancy J. CarusoCentury Bank & Trust CompanyJames P. CifrinoCommunity Connections

Foundation, Inc.John T. CooneyCarol A. CovellGrover J. Cronin Memorial

Foundation

Curtis Construction CompanyDelphi Construction, Inc.Di Pesa & CompanyDunkin’ DonutsAlfred W. Ellis and Ruth K. Ellis

Charitable FoundationFacilities Management &

Maintenance, Inc.Joseph M. FlynnPeter and Katherine GelzinisVerena M. Gowa TrustHanscom Federal Credit UnionLeonard F. HannaMark and Ellyn HarmonHicks Family Charitable

FoundationSteve and Mary Beth HinesHowkins Charitable FundWilliam R. HunterJohn and Anita JamiesonPhil and Beverly JohnstonAlbert and Diane KanebJeffrey N. KarpGerard and Kathleen KennealeyKeolis Commuter ServicesKatherine LeahyTim LeahyRyck and Jennifer LentLions Club of HarvardLions Club of LexingtonLions Club of NewtonLions Club of ReadingLions Club of WalthamIlse and George LohrerWilliam A. Lynch TrustTim and Sally LynchGeorge and Ann MacomberBarbara J. McNeilSheila Dunn-McNeil and

Christopher McNeilLotfi B MerabetJonathan MillerAnthony and Mary Lou MonacoRobert R. MoorePeter and Nadine MowschensonMutual of AmericaRenee C. NicholsonArthur and Joan O’NeillKevin and Anne PhelanPinewood Acres Children’s

Charity, Inc.Douglas PlotkinPaul and Beverly RogersSchlesinger and BuchbinderVerLen Sheehan

Vincent and Mary StantonTim and Maryann SullivanSally Bernstein and Gary SylviaTrip AdvisorTucker TrustDavid F. WilliamsMichael and Marilyn WinerDorothy Davis Zimmering and

the Zimmering Family Memorial Fund

$500 - $999Robert AldrichRichard and Rosemary AllenRobert W. AndersonBaystate Council of the BlindSteve and Rebecca ButlerStephen R. Casey & Carlotta

Casey Coyne FundEd and Patricia ChristopherManny and Stephanie ChrobakAndrew and Marsha CohnWilliam CoughlinCynthia and Harvey CreemEileen CurranSusann P. CurtisDavid and Susann CurtisAndre and Marilyn DaneshDon DickinsonDavid ElliottCheryl ElpinStephen GamberJon S. GoplerudStewart GrossmanMichael GumowitzKathleen GunnStella N. HammondRita Wilson and Tom HanksHarvard Lodge A.F. & A.M.Arthur Hilsinger and Barbara

JansonBruce and Susan HowellIUOE Local No. 4 Social Action

CommitteeMichael and Deborah

KaloyanidesChristopher P. KaudersDavid L. KellyJill KirschAlice KrollPatricia LaCroixChrista LawrenceMuriel and Norman B. Leventhal

Family Fund

Lions Club of Chatham - NausetLions Club of HullLions Club of MilfordLions Club of NorfolkRebecca LoveElisabeth A. LuickRose I. LynchOwen B. LynchRaymond and Susan LyndsAlkis Makrides and Maryjane

TurnerBrian and Sandra MaloneyKathleen MaloneyMcDermott Family FundJoel McHaleJohn McLellanFernand MedeirosRobert MurrayMary S. NewmanPatricia Heaton-HuntRichard F. Perkins 2004

Charitable Lead Annuity TrustJanet M. PerryThomas G. and Jacqueline

PolimeniWilliam M. RaederAlbert and Lois RandReMax Leading EdgeRalph W. RichSheila M. RiderFrancis and Louise RidgeMichael and Assunta RiordanRobert RomanowRachel and Peter D. RosenbaumMark RuffaloSAGE Dining ServicesDuWayne and Helen SaylesMatthew and Christine SheenIrving SilvermanMarshall and Barbara SloanePaul and Annie SmithLeila SoffenBrenda R. TangerVCA Animal HospitalsVFW Post 4485The Village Bank\Auburndale

Co-Operative BankCora VizcarraWellPetWeston Veterinary ClinicWayne WilsonCarla WirzburgerThornton H. YanceyMilton Yanofsky