Does Braille Institute pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Braille Institute employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Braille Institute. This rating has improved by 11% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Braille Institute?

57% of Braille Institute employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Braille Institute 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 3.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Braille Institute?

Instructor (5) , Administrative Assistant (2) , Occupational Therapist (2) , Volunteer (2)

What are the pros of working at Braille Institute according to real employee reviews?

"Good benefits." ((in 6 reviews)); "Amazing people!!! Creative." ((in 4 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Braille Institute according to real employee reviews?

"low pay, quiet, no company party" ((in 8 reviews)); "The "old Braille," personal and familial, has been replaced by a cold, bureaucratic leadership bent on trimming the fat even if it cuts into the bone." ((in 4 reviews))

What are employees saying about Braille Institute layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Braille Institute layoffs and their outlook for job security at Braille Institute in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Braille Institute locations?

Los Angeles , Anaheim , Huntington Beach , Cathedral City , Rancho Mirage , San Diego , Santa Barbara , Coachella Valley

Braille Institute reviews

3.4

57% would recommend to a friend

(46 total reviews)

Jim Kales

87% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.4

Culture & values

3.0

Compensation and benefits

3.0

Career opportunities

2.8

Senior management

Braille Institute has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 46 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Braille Institute employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Nonprofit & NGO industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

46 reviews

5.0

Jan 28, 2026

Forward Momentum

Fundraising

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1) Even when you are in an admin role, being around people being helped in real, tangible ways every day makes you feel good. 2) Really good 403b match compared to other NGOs I've worked at 3) New employee resource groups around blindness and neurodiversity 4) I've worked for a ton of nonprofit organizations. This is the first time I've seen a strategic plan that is both aggressive, yet realistic. 5) Because we don't get federal dollars, we have not felt the turmoil other nonprofits have gone though. This is a very steady organization.

Cons

The organization is going through some long-overdue changes to bring us up to date and that can be hard. Some of the senior staff were let go recently, which didn't always land well. As a result, I think some of my colleagues feel it. Since most of that happened as part of phase I of a new strategic plan, I'm hoping things settle down and time will heal all, but we'll see.

Braille Institute Response

4mo

Thank you for your positive feedback! We appreciate you and feel free to reach out to People and Culture if you have any questions. rmwilliams@brailleinstitute.org

2.0

Dec 2, 2025

Good place to work while I was there, but being ruined by badly implemneted strategic plan

Instructor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great mission and love working with clients, strong team cultures in the departments and regional centers until recently, career development support

Cons

Red tape, weak benefits and family leave policies, increasing culture of suspicion and staff reporting on each other for minor issues, increasing job instability due to cuts. The new CEO was great for the first year or two but lost his way. I don't disagree with any of the reviews about greater transparency until earlier this year; we were building a team with great potential and had a good plan for building national remote programs as well as strong programs at our centers. There was also some work on diversity initiatives including a better culture for blind employees. but now dozens of staff members have been let go, sometimes suddenly and with no stated reason, and many of the positive improvements to regional centers such as transportation support are gone.

Braille Institute Response

4mo

Thank you for your review. Feel free to reach out to People and Culture Team if you have any questions. rmwilliams@brailleinstitute.org

3.0

Dec 1, 2025

Braille Dynamic

Tech instructor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Working on the computer / technology based

Cons

Not organized or trained for the position with the right tools and software

Braille Institute Response

4mo

Thank you for your review. Feel free to reach out to a team member in People and Culture. rmwilliams@brailleinstitute.org

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Jobs at Braille Institute

Customer Experience Associate I

Public Relations & Communications Specialist

Director of Development

Deaf Blind Coordinator, Tactile ASL Interpreter