Kindness to Prevent Blindness

Analysis

Kindness to Prevent Blindness is a registered charity in United States, based in Elkhart, IN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2022, 4 years ago. Its declared purposes cover health care, 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 December 2023, Kindness to Prevent Blindness reported income of $144k and spending of $86k, leaving 40% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $164k to $144k (-13%), an average of -13% a year. Over the whole period it spent 49% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Kindness to Prevent Blindness sits at the 34th percentile: it is larger than about 34% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 46th percentile, and in the 44th percentile within IN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include John Michael Pierce Foundation ($143k), Central Park Medical Unit Inc ($144k) and Maximizing Mental Health Inc ($143k).

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 $33k (38% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $24k. At year end it held assets of $157k against liabilities of $259, net assets of $157k. It reported 6 employees.