National Society to Prevent Blindness

Analysis

National Society to Prevent Blindness is a registered charity in United States, based in Columbus, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1990, 36 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 March 2024, National Society to Prevent Blindness reported income of $1.8m and spending of $1.6m, spending 86% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from March 2019 to March 2024, income grew from $1.8m to $1.8m (+0.7%), an average of +0.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, National Society to Prevent Blindness sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Boy Scouts of America ($1.8m), Wesley House Community Center Inc ($1.8m) and International Housing and Economic Development Corporation ($1.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending March 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 89% and program service revenue 3.5% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $124k (8.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $608k. At year end it held assets of $5.3m against liabilities of $139k, net assets of $5.2m. It reported 16 employees.