National Federation of the Blind

Analysis

National Federation of the Blind is a registered charity in United States, based in Manchester, CT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1974, 52 years ago. 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 reported income of $114k and spending of $118k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $150k to $114k (-24%), an average of -24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, National Federation of the Blind sits at the 40th percentile: it is larger than about 40% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 40th percentile, and in the 38th percentile within CT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Dalton Cooperative Nursery School ($114k), PTA California Congress of Parents Teachers & Students Inc ($114k) and Irish Business Organization of New York Inc ($114k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. At year end it held assets of $195k against liabilities of $987, net assets of $194k.