Lions Volunteer Blind Industries Inc
To provide employment opportunities and vocational rehab to vissually impaired individuals.
Lions Volunteer Blind Industries Inc at a glance
- Total assets
- $13,064,563
- -5.9% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $503,114
- +91.6% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $155,119
- -75.4% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $1,856,814
- -14.0% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Lions Volunteer Blind Industries Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
In 2023 it made 1 grant totaling $1.5M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| TNVOL Manufacturing & Services Inc Morristown, TN | Expand Operations | $1,502,055 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $13,064,563 | $503,114 | $1,856,814 | — | — | $155,119 |
| 2024 | $13,884,813 | $262,647 | $2,158,048 | — | — | $629,352 |
| 2023 | $17,051,241 | $1,469,023 | $3,544,648 | $1,502,055 | 1 | $32,434 |
| 2022 | $6,170,102 | $1,326,528 | $2,346,490 | — | — | $31,489 |
| 2021 | $5,648,432 | $3,223,804 | $2,448,682 | — | — | $4,863 |
| 2019 | $5,822,076 | $2,770,861 | $2,660,943 | — | — | $344,953 |
About Lions Volunteer Blind Industries Inc
Based on IRS filings
Lions Volunteer Blind Industries Inc is a public charity, based in Morristown, TN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $13.1M in total assets. Net investment income was $155K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Lions Volunteer Blind Industries Inc is led by Trevor Southerland, CEO on every filing since 2019; 2 of 19 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Trevor Southerland
CEO
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$133K (2019) → $150K (2025)
Nathanael Hughes
Chairperson
Director → First Chairperson, 2022
First Chairperson → Chairperson, 2023
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Richard Wilson
1st Chairperson
Director → 2nd Chairperson, 2022
2nd Chairperson → 1st Chairperson, 2023
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Don Abernathy
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Don Raines
Director
Director → 3rd Past Cha, 2021
3rd Past Cha → Director, 2022
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jim McFarland
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Keith McCord
Director
First Chairperson → Director, 2022
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stephen McCrary
Director
2nd Past Cha → 3rd Past Cha, 2022
3rd Past Cha → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Purkey
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jack Kennerly
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lisa Grooms
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Millie Burke
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kim Osborne
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Heather Baker
Treasurer
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$50K (2025)
Brandon Johnson
2nd Past Chairperson
Past Chairperson → 2nd Past Cha, 2023
2nd Past Cha → 2nd Past Chairperson, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Curt Isakson
Past Chairperson
Director → Chairperson, 2022
Chairperson → Past Chairperson, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ed Gibbons
Secretary
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Greg Parman
3rd Past Chairperson
2nd Past Cha → 3rd Past Cha, 2023
3rd Past Cha → 3rd Past Chairperson, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rich Wilson
District Governor
Director → District Governor, 2024
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (4)
- Former: Jane Hutton (2019–2022) — Treasurer
- Former: Paulette Bailey (2022) — Director
- Former: Pat Garrow (2019) — Third Chairperson
- Former: Tim Hilliker (2019) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $150K, to Trevor Southerland (CEO). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Lions Volunteer Blind Industries Inc
How large is Lions Volunteer Blind Industries Inc?
Lions Volunteer Blind Industries Inc reported $13.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $503K.
Where does Lions Volunteer Blind Industries Inc operate?
Lions Volunteer Blind Industries Inc has awarded grants in Tennessee.
What is Lions Volunteer Blind Industries Inc's EIN?
Lions Volunteer Blind Industries Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 62-0526643. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS January 24, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
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