National Society to Prevent Blindness

Analysis

National Society to Prevent Blindness is a registered charity in United States, based in Des Moines, IA. 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 $230k and spending of $236k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2019 to March 2023, income grew from $87k to $230k (+164%), an average of +27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2020, when income rose by 117%. Over the whole period it spent 113% 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 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 57th percentile, and in the 58th percentile within IA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Alaska Hemophilia Association Inc ($230k), PTA California Congress of Parents Teachers & Students Inc ($230k) and San Marcos Nursing & Rehab Center Inc ($230k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending March 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $88k (37% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $50k. At year end it held assets of $410k against liabilities of $26k, net assets of $383k. It reported 2 employees.