National Association of Blind Merchants

Analysis

National Association of Blind Merchants is a registered charity in United States, based in Knoxville, TN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2014, 12 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, National Association of Blind Merchants reported income of $464k and spending of $483k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $426k to $464k (+8.9%), an average of +2.2% a year. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, National Association of Blind Merchants sits at the 63rd percentile: it is larger than about 63% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile, and in the 70th percentile within TN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Projects for Humanity ($464k), Foodfinder Inc ($464k) and Grahamtown Team ($463k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 109% of the total. At year end it held assets of $399k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $399k.