Pennsylvania Council of the Blind

Analysis

Pennsylvania Council of the Blind is a registered charity in United States, based in Volant, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1983, 43 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Pennsylvania Council of the Blind reported income of $70k and spending of $70k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $6,074 to $70k (+1058%), an average of +84% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 1191%. Over the whole period it spent 118% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Pennsylvania Council of the Blind sits at the 24th percentile: it is larger than about 24% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 28th percentile, and in the 26th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Help for the Homeless Inc ($70k), Finland Children in Nature Group ($70k) and Greater Goods Ojai ($70k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 19% and program service revenue 8.6% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $32k. At year end it held assets of $1.0m against liabilities of $1,163, net assets of $1.0m. It reported 2 employees.