National Society to Prevent Blindness

Analysis

National Society to Prevent Blindness is a registered charity in United States, based in Chicago, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1990, 36 years ago. Its declared purposes cover diseases, disorders and medical disciplines, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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 2023, National Society to Prevent Blindness reported income of $5.1m and spending of $4.2m, spending 83% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from March 2020 to March 2023, income grew from $3.8m to $5.1m (+32%), an average of +9.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2021, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, National Society to Prevent Blindness sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Townhall II ($5.1m), Unite for Her ($5.1m) and Community Medical Associates Inc ($5.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending March 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 75% and program service revenue 18% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $417k (9.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.7m. At year end it held assets of $18.2m against liabilities of $1.8m, net assets of $16.3m. It reported 132 employees.