Greater Wilkes-Barre Association for the Blind

Analysis

Greater Wilkes-Barre Association for the Blind is a registered charity in United States, based in Exeter, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1992, 34 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, Greater Wilkes-Barre Association for the Blind reported income of $663k and spending of $741k, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $545k to $663k (+22%), an average of +5.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 117% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Greater Wilkes-Barre Association for the Blind sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile, and in the 72nd percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Divine Love World Charity Inc ($663k), Families First ($663k) and Full Circle Adult Day Center Inc ($663k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 68% and program service revenue 17% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $117k (16% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $224k. At year end it held assets of $1.8m against liabilities of $27k, net assets of $1.8m. It reported 17 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.