Travis Association for the Blind

Analysis

Travis Association for the Blind is a registered charity in United States, based in Austin, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1986, 40 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 September 2023, Travis Association for the Blind reported income of $36.6m and spending of $38.0m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $35.3m to $36.6m (+3.6%), an average of +0.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2020, when income rose by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Travis Association for the Blind sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile, and in the 99th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Caron of Florida Inc ($36.6m), Claiborne Medical Center ($36.6m) and Brookville Hospital ($36.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 0.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $923k (2.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $15.0m. At year end it held assets of $88.9m against liabilities of $30.7m, net assets of $58.2m. It reported 498 employees.