Joplin Association for the Blind

Analysis

Joplin Association for the Blind is a registered charity in United States, based in Joplin, MO. 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 December 2023, Joplin Association for the Blind reported income of $77k and spending of $89k, spending 116% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $138k to $77k (-44%), an average of -14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 3087%. Over the whole period it spent 129% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Joplin Association for the Blind sits at the 30th percentile: it is larger than about 30% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 30th percentile, and in the 27th percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Class Achieving Change Together Class Act Inc ($77k), PTA New Jersey Congress of Parents & Teachers ($77k) and Lake Area Mission Builders Inc ($77k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 94% and program service revenue 5.3% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $31k. At year end it held assets of $662k against liabilities of $836, net assets of $661k. It reported 2 employees.