National Society to Prevent Blindness

Analysis

National Society to Prevent Blindness is a registered charity in United States, based in Houston, TX. 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 2024, National Society to Prevent Blindness reported income of $885k and spending of $1.0m, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2020 to March 2024, income fell from $1.3m to $885k (-32%), an average of -9.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 82% 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 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Drumright Memorial Hospital Foundation ($885k), Branford Early Learning Center Inc ($885k) and Western Avenue Community Center ($885k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending March 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 101% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $184k (18% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $392k. At year end it held assets of $2.9m against liabilities of $157k, net assets of $2.7m. It reported 9 employees.