Northwest Association for Blindathletes

Analysis

Northwest Association for Blindathletes is a registered charity in United States, based in Vancouver, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2009, 17 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 June 2023, Northwest Association for Blindathletes reported income of $2.7m and spending of $2.6m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $1.1m to $2.7m (+153%), an average of +36% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 50%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Northwest Association for Blindathletes sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include California Child Care Resource & Referral Network ($2.7m), Father Fred Foundation ($2.7m) and Neighborhood Services Inc ($2.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 102% and program service revenue 1.5% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $119k (4.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.2m. At year end it held assets of $2.0m against liabilities of $457k, net assets of $1.5m. It reported 21 employees.