Georgia Cooperative Services for the Blind Inc

Analysis

Georgia Cooperative Services for the Blind Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Columbus, GA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1946, 80 years ago. Its declared purposes cover diseases, disorders and medical disciplines, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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 June 2023, Georgia Cooperative Services for the Blind Inc reported income of $8.3m and spending of $7.3m, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $9.3m to $8.3m (-10%), an average of -2.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income dropped by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Georgia Cooperative Services for the Blind Inc sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within GA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include West Tennessee Family Solutions Inc ($8.3m), Southwest Louisiana AIDS Council ($8.3m) and St Lukes Ambulatory Services Inc ($8.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 5.7% and program service revenue 86% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $113k (1.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $959k. At year end it held assets of $34.1m against liabilities of $12.3m, net assets of $21.8m. It reported 113 employees.