Community Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired

Analysis

Community Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired is a registered charity in United States, based in Stockton, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1956, 70 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, Community Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired reported income of $277k and spending of $511k, spending 185% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $639k to $277k (-57%), an average of -19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income dropped by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 124% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Community Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired sits at the 46th percentile: it is larger than about 46% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile, and in the 62nd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Abba Human Services Foundation Inc ($277k), Montgomery Area Nontraditional Equestrians Inc ($277k) and Eau Claire Sober Living Inc ($277k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 27% and program service revenue 38% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $75k (15% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $203k. At year end it held assets of $2.5m against liabilities of $270k, net assets of $2.2m. It reported 14 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.