National Society to Prevent Blindness

Analysis

National Society to Prevent Blindness is a registered charity in United States, based in Milwaukee, WI. 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 2023, National Society to Prevent Blindness reported income of $1.4m and spending of $960k, leaving 30% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2019 to March 2023, income grew from $839k to $1.4m (+63%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 56%. Over the whole period it spent 92% 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 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within WI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pregnancy Alternatives Center ($1.4m), Regional Partnering Center ($1.4m) and Mary & Martha House Inc ($1.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending March 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% and program service revenue 1.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $163k (17% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $350k. At year end it held assets of $1.5m against liabilities of $179k, net assets of $1.3m. It reported 14 employees.