National Society to Prevent Blindness

Analysis

National Society to Prevent Blindness is a registered charity in United States, based in Sandy Springs, GA. 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 March 2023, National Society to Prevent Blindness reported income of $1.3m and spending of $959k, leaving 28% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2019 to March 2023, income grew from $623k to $1.3m (+113%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, National Society to Prevent Blindness sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 85th percentile within GA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Brain Injury Alliance of Arizona ($1.3m), Redwood Empire Electrical Training Trust ($1.3m) and Warren W Cherry Preschool ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending March 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 87% and program service revenue 21% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $128k (13% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $321k. At year end it held assets of $1.7m against liabilities of $575k, net assets of $1.1m. It reported 24 employees.