Helping Blind People Inc

Analysis

Helping Blind People Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Houston, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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 2022, Helping Blind People Inc reported income of $348k and spending of $438k, spending 126% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2022, income grew from $301k to $348k (+16%), an average of +7.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Helping Blind People Inc 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 64th percentile, and in the 69th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of the University of Windsor ($348k), Magnet Educational Choice Association Inc ($348k) and California School Boards Foundation ($348k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $24k (5.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $41k. At year end it held assets of $68k against liabilities of $27k, net assets of $41k. It reported 3 employees.