Sightless Children Club

Analysis

Sightless Children Club is a registered charity in United States, based in Vandalia, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1954, 72 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 October 2023, Sightless Children Club reported income of $97k and spending of $35k, leaving 64% of income unspent that year. Across the 6 years on record, from October 2018 to October 2023, income fell from $98k to $97k (-1.4%), an average of -0.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2022, when income rose by 517%. Over the whole period it spent 127% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Sightless Children Club sits at the 36th percentile: it is larger than about 36% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 36th percentile, and in the 37th percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Waverly-Belmont Parent-Teacher Organization ($97k), Clearwater County Historical Society ($97k) and PTA Texas Congress ($97k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending October 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 0.8% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.4m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.4m.