Arkansas School for the Blind Foundation

Analysis

Arkansas School for the Blind Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Little Rock, AR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2016, 10 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 August 2024, Arkansas School for the Blind Foundation reported income of $160k and spending of $17k, leaving 89% of income unspent that year. Across the 6 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2024, income fell from $165k to $160k (-3.0%), an average of -0.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 581%. Over the whole period it spent 28% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Arkansas School for the Blind Foundation sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 49th percentile, and in the 49th percentile within AR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Taras Shevchenko School of Ukrainian Studies of DC Area Inc ($160k), Utah Pa&np Conference Group ($160k) and South Dakota Association for the Education of Young Children ($160k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 63% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.5m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.5m.