National Federation of the Blind Inc

Analysis

National Federation of the Blind Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Baltimore, MD. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1949, 77 years ago. Its declared purposes cover diseases, disorders and medical disciplines, which this site groups under health and saving lives. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, National Federation of the Blind Inc reported income of $17.6m and spending of $19.5m, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $19.7m to $17.6m (-11%), an average of -2.8% a year. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, National Federation of the Blind Inc sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within MD. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Corewell Health ($17.5m), Boston Pediatric Neurosurgical Foundation Inc ($17.6m) and Mid-South Transplant Foundation Inc ($17.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 94% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $4.9m. It paid $6,965 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $32.7m against liabilities of $1.4m, net assets of $31.3m. It reported 81 employees.