VISIONS/Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired

City-funded organization

VISIONS/Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired is a nonprofit vision-rehabilitation and social-services organization founded in 1926, headquartered at 500 Greenwich Street in Manhattan, that provides in-home rehabilitation training, employment counseling, assistive-technology instruction, youth programs and caregiver support to people who are blind or visually impaired across New York City. It holds $7.85 million in active NYC contracts as of August 2026 (2 contracts) with the Department for the Aging, including a "CAREGIVER SERVICES" award and an "OLDER ADULT CENTER" contract, and has been awarded $27.6 million all-time since 2013 across 31 contracts, with $18.3 million paid to date; 57% of contract value ($15.9 million, across 26 contracts) was awarded without a fresh competitive bid. It has also received $2.5 million in City Council discretionary funding across 316 awards, and per the site's funding-history tracking has been funded every year since FY2009.

Industry (per city contracts)
Human Services
City contracts (active)
$7,849,938 · 2 contracts
Awarded all-time
$27,592,958 · 31 since 2013, incl. expired
Paid to date
$18,251,474
Won without a fresh bid
57% of contract value · $15,856,342 · 26 contracts
Discretionary funding (FY2009-FY2027)
$2,515,237 · 316 awards
Funding history
Funded every year since FY2009 (19 years running)
Top officer pay (FY2023)
$409,996 · Nancy D Miller, Executive Director/ CEO (Until 3/24)
Based in
New York, NY

Holds contracts at

City contracts

Registered city contracts, largest first by current contract value (not amount spent): running now, then registered to start later, then ended. Totals count every registered contract. Each line shows its Checkbook contract ID. The tag on each row is how it was awarded (“no-bid” = non-competitive).

Discretionary funding received

City Council discretionary (member-item) awards, largest first. Covers FY2009-FY2027.

Funded by these council members

City Council members who steered discretionary (member-item) money to this organization, largest first (FY2020 and later, where the sponsoring member is disclosed). Sitting members link to their page.

Officer & key-staff pay

Reportable compensation from this organization's IRS Form 990 (Part VII), latest available filing (FY2023). Includes pay from related organizations where reported; an annual figure, not a running total. Source: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.

Officer pay over time

Total officer pay changed +88% from FY2020 to FY2023. Top-officer reportable compensation by year (org-paid only), with each year's share of total revenue. Source: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer 990 filings.

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