Prevent Blindness North Carolina

Name

Prevent Blindness North Carolina

Legal name

Prevent Blindness North Carolina (National Society to Prevent Blindness – North Carolina Affiliate, Inc.)

Website

https://nc.preventblindness.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1967

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Raleigh

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: Tax-deductible donations from individuals, corporations, and foundations to support sight-saving mission and programs.
2. Grants and Foundation Funding: Funding from foundations such as Camber Foundation, GlaxoSmithKline Foundation, Walmart Foundation, and Piedmont Natural Gas Foundation to support specific programs like Star Pupils and Community Vision Program.
3. Sponsorships and Corporate Partnerships: Corporate sponsors support specific programs, events, and screening booths in exchange for visibility and brand association with the sight-saving mission.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Prevent Blindness North Carolina is a nonprofit health agency that delivers free, evidence-based vision screenings for preschool and school-aged children and at-risk adults, trains and certifies screeners in partnership with the NC Department of Health and Human Services, and operates a voucher/referral network that links financially needy North Carolinians to free or discounted eye exams, follow-up care, and glasses. All programs are funded by donations, foundation grants, and corporate sponsorships and reach more than 450,000 people across all 100 NC counties each year.

Product overview

Prevent Blindness North Carolina (PBNC) operates as a nonprofit health agency offering a portfolio of direct-service vision health programs rather than a unified technology product. Its core programs include the Preschool Children's Vision Screening Program (instrument-based screenings at childcare centers across all 100 NC counties), the School-Aged Children's Vision Screening Training & Certification Program (endorsed by NC DHHS, offering both synchronous and asynchronous virtual training), the Adult Vision Screening Program (retinal screenings at community clinics and NC State Fair), the Donor Docs Donation Program, the Star Pupils Program, and the Community Vision Program. Supporting sub-brands include the National Center for Children's Vision and Eye Health, the Diabetes & the Eyes Educational Toolkit (AADE-approved), the Living Well with Low Vision online resource, the GuideMe AMD interactive guide, the Eye2Eye workplace safety curriculum (partnered with Uvex), the Healthy Eyes Educational Series, the Ambassador Program, and the Visionary Partners Program. PBNC also provides a printable Fact Sheets library and Safe Toy Checklist. These programs collectively serve over 450,000–550,000 North Carolinians annually through screenings, training, referrals, and educational materials.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Preschool Children's Vision Screening Program

Quantifiable outcome

• Reaches 450,000+ North Carolinians annually
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered minor, core and major.

• NC State University Delta GammaminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2024Delta Gamma sorority supports PBNC's mission through volunteer efforts and fundraising. Delta Gamma's philanthropic purpose prioritizes the gift of sight since 1936.
• UNC-Chapel Hill Gillings School of Global Public HealthminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Community Vision Program collaborated with Dr. Emily Gower's team to provide insight on visual health and support public health research.
• IFB SolutionscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Partnership with IFB Solutions and school nurses to deliver critical eye care to students in Tyrrell County. IFB Solutions is a nonprofit agency serving the blind.
• EyePACscoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2020Partnership for pay-per-person retinal image reading service. Images uploaded to secure, HIPAA compliant portal with results returned within 24 hours instead of previous average of 24 days with volunteer doctors.
• Piedmont Health ServicecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Partner for retinal screenings at Prospect Hill location and other community health centers, providing state-of-the-art retinal imaging equipment to detect diabetic eye diseases.
• Raleigh Eye CenterminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2019Screened over 1,600 people at the 2019 NC State Fair booth as one of the booth sponsors.
• Duke Eye CenterminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2019Screened over 1,600 people at the 2019 NC State Fair booth as one of the booth sponsors.
• Triangle Visions OptometryminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2018Sponsored FREE ADULT VISION SCREENINGS on October 18-20 at the 2018 NC State Fair, enabling PBNC to provide no-cost risk assessments, visual acuity tests, and retinal screenings for hundreds of fair attendees.
• The Hamlin CompaniescoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2013Major sponsor of Prevent Blindness NC screening booth at the NC State Fair. After the death of board member Christine Hamlin in 2013, the screening booth was renamed 'The Christine Hamlin Mobile Vision Center'. Family continues to sponsor the booth in her memory.
• UvexminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2012Partnership to launch Eye2Eye initiative featuring peer-based, interactive curriculum and community-oriented forum for workplace eye safety. Uvex provides product samples and promotional prizes for certified Eye2Eye Safety Ambassadors.
• Doctors Vision CentermajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2011Donated $3,458 from campaign where $1 was contributed from every child's eye exam between August-September 2011. Has 43 offices across North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia. Patients could make individual donations when shopping for eyewear.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Essilor Vision Foundation: A nonprofit focused on eliminating uncorrected refractive error through school-based vision programs and free eyeglasses. Highly comparable to PBNC's Star Pupils and school-aged screening work, with strong corporate backing from a major optical manufacturer.
• Vision To Learn: A nonprofit that provides free vision screenings and eyeglasses to students in underserved communities across multiple US states. Closely comparable to PBNC's school-aged screening and voucher programs, with similar direct-service, mobile-screening delivery model.
• OneSight: A nonprofit that provides free vision screenings, exams, and glasses to underserved populations globally. Directly comparable in mission and model — vision screening + free eyewear for low-income populations — though operating at a much larger international scale.
• National Center for Children's Vision and Eye Health (Prevent Blindness affiliate): Operated by PBNC's national parent, this center focuses on building public health infrastructure for children's vision. Comparable as PBNC's own sub-brand and a national-level peer addressing the same preschool/school-aged screening mission.

Broad incumbents

• Lions Clubs International Foundation (SightFirst): One of the largest global networks funding vision screening, eyeglass distribution, and blindness prevention through local clubs. Comparable to PBNC as a grant- and volunteer-driven nonprofit focused on community vision health, with a much larger international footprint.
• Sightsavers: An international nonprofit working to eliminate avoidable blindness through screening, treatment, and advocacy in low-income countries. Comparable in mission (preventing avoidable blindness) though internationally focused rather than US state-level.
• Prevent Blindness (National Organization): The national parent organization founded in 1908; PBNC is an independent state affiliate. Directly comparable as the leading volunteer eye health nonprofit in the US, with a portfolio of vision screening, advocacy, and educational programs at national scale.
• American Foundation for the Blind: National nonprofit addressing blindness, low vision, and vision loss through advocacy, research, and direct services. Comparable as a mission-aligned nonprofit in the vision health space, though broader in scope (all ages and causes of vision loss, not just screening).

Others

• Delta Gamma Foundation (Service for Sight): A national sorority foundation whose philanthropy is the 'Gift of Sight,' funding vision-related nonprofits including PBNC itself. Comparable as a supporting philanthropic partner in the US vision nonprofit ecosystem, not a direct service peer.

Regional players

• ASCRS Foundation (EyeSmart): A US ophthalmology society foundation that funds vision care access and screening initiatives. Comparable as a nonprofit funder/operator in the vision health space, though more focused on the clinical specialist community than community-based screening.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/PreventBlindnessNC
• Xx.com/PBNorthCarolina
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/prevent-blindness-north-carolina

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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