Keystone Blind Association

Analysis

Keystone Blind Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Hermitage, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1951, 75 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, Keystone Blind Association reported income of $14.8m and spending of $14.6m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $12.2m to $14.8m (+21%), an average of +4.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Keystone Blind Association sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Halo Flight Inc ($14.8m), Valley Charities Inc ($14.9m) and Rannie Webster Foundation ($14.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 2.3% and program service revenue 92% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $7.3m. At year end it held assets of $7.9m against liabilities of $2.3m, net assets of $5.6m. It reported 426 employees.