Cincinnati Association for the Blind

Analysis

Cincinnati Association for the Blind is a registered charity in United States, based in Cincinnati, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1960, 66 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 December 2023, Cincinnati Association for the Blind reported income of $11.4m and spending of $12.9m, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $11.5m to $11.4m (-0.7%), an average of -0.2% a year. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Cincinnati Association for the Blind sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Lincoln Center for Family and Youth ($11.4m), Bair Foundation of Texas ($11.4m) and Vapor Ministries Inc ($11.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 24% and program service revenue 20% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $527k (4.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $7.0m. At year end it held assets of $40.0m against liabilities of $2.8m, net assets of $37.3m. It reported 196 employees.