Vista Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired

Analysis

Vista Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired is a registered charity in United States, based in Palo Alto, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1947, 79 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 June 2023, Vista Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired reported income of $4.1m and spending of $4.0m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $2.7m to $4.1m (+51%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 111% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Vista Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 91st percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Thrive St Louis Inc ($4.1m), Lancaster Volunteer Ambulance Corps Inc ($4.1m) and Nami Santa Clara County ($4.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 76% and program service revenue 23% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $192k (4.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.0m. At year end it held assets of $13.6m against liabilities of $2.9m, net assets of $10.6m. It reported 49 employees.