Educational Center for the Visually Impaired

Analysis

Educational Center for the Visually Impaired is a registered charity in United States, based in Springfield, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2017, 9 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 December 2023, Educational Center for the Visually Impaired reported income of $65k and spending of $110k, spending 170% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $79k to $65k (-19%), an average of -5.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 233%. Over the whole period it spent 61% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Educational Center for the Visually Impaired sits at the 22nd percentile: it is larger than about 22% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 25th percentile, and in the 27th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Tender Rock Counseling a Washington Nonprofit Corporation ($65k), Society of St Vincent de Paul Council of Pensacola-Tallahassee ($65k) and Operation Now ($65k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $38k (34% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $12k. At year end it held assets of $306k against liabilities of $2,296, net assets of $303k. It reported 1 employees.