National Federation of the Blind of South Carolina

Analysis

National Federation of the Blind of South Carolina is a registered charity in United States, based in Columbia, SC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1970, 56 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2022, National Federation of the Blind of South Carolina reported income of $138k and spending of $122k, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2022, income fell from $174k to $138k (-21%), an average of -5.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 99% 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 of South Carolina sits at the 34th percentile: it is larger than about 34% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 45th percentile, and in the 51st percentile within SC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lavi Project ($138k), Irise Above Foundation ($138k) and Melissa Vosburg ($138k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $24k (20% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $12k. At year end it held assets of $78k against liabilities of $1,131, net assets of $77k.