Blind-Visually Impaired Early Services of Tennessee

Analysis

Blind-Visually Impaired Early Services of Tennessee is a registered charity in United States, based in Brentwood, TN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover youth development, which this site groups under children and youth development. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending May 2024, Blind-Visually Impaired Early Services of Tennessee reported income of $705k and spending of $731k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from May 2022 to May 2024, income grew from $391k to $705k (+80%), an average of +34% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2023, when income rose by 65%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 14,332 United States charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Blind-Visually Impaired Early Services of Tennessee sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile, and in the 77th percentile within TN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Preston County Youth Center Incorporated ($705k), Boys & Girls Club of Lewistown ($705k) and Building Futures ($705k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending May 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 102% and program service revenue 1.5% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $141k (19% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $70k. At year end it held assets of $163k against liabilities of $15k, net assets of $148k. It reported 21 employees.