Affiliated Blind of Louisiana Training Center Inc

Analysis

Affiliated Blind of Louisiana Training Center Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Lafayette, LA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1998, 28 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 June 2023, Affiliated Blind of Louisiana Training Center Inc reported income of $2.3m and spending of $2.6m, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $1.7m to $2.3m (+35%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 111% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Affiliated Blind of Louisiana Training Center Inc sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within LA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Seagull Industries for the Disabled Inc ($2.3m), Little Eagle Child Care Center Inc ($2.3m) and Camp Chautauqua Inc ($2.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 61% and program service revenue 29% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $1.0m. At year end it held assets of $2.6m against liabilities of $131k, net assets of $2.4m. It reported 42 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.