Westmoreland County Blind Association

Analysis

Westmoreland County Blind Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Greensburg, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1951, 75 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 June 2023, Westmoreland County Blind Association reported income of $5.2m and spending of $2.8m, leaving 46% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $3.4m to $5.2m (+54%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 53% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Westmoreland County Blind Association sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 91st percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Meals on Wheels Collin County ($5.2m), Chicago Lighthouse Industries ($5.2m) and Senior Citizens Inc ($5.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 75% and program service revenue 6.4% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $148k (5.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.5m. It paid $613 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $17.6m against liabilities of $176k, net assets of $17.4m. It reported 201 employees.