National Braille Association Inc

Analysis

National Braille Association Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Rochester, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1961, 65 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 Braille Association Inc reported income of $244k and spending of $387k, spending 159% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $307k to $244k (-20%), an average of -5.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 116% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, National Braille Association Inc sits at the 44th percentile: it is larger than about 44% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile, and in the 55th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Louisa County Rescue Squad ($244k), P a T C H ($244k) and Helen Keller Hospital Foundation Inc ($244k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 16% and program service revenue 40% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $206k. At year end it held assets of $2.7m against liabilities of $3,769, net assets of $2.7m. It reported 3 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.