American Brotherhood for the Blind Dba Blind Children and Adults

Analysis

American Brotherhood for the Blind Dba Blind Children and Adults is a registered charity in United States, based in Baltimore, MD. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1944, 82 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, American Brotherhood for the Blind Dba Blind Children and Adults reported income of $4.5m and spending of $4.2m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $5.3m to $4.5m (-15%), an average of -4.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 79% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, American Brotherhood for the Blind Dba Blind Children and Adults sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 90th percentile within MD. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lexington Rescue Mission Inc ($4.5m), Self-Determination Resources Inc ($4.5m) and Brevard Alzheimers Foundation Inc ($4.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 72% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $198k (4.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $179k. At year end it held assets of $36.3m against liabilities of $256k, net assets of $36.1m. It reported 3 employees.