National Council for Geographic Education

Analysis

National Council for Geographic Education is a registered charity in United States, based in Gaithersburg, MD. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1948, 78 years ago. 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 December 2023, National Council for Geographic Education reported income of $365k and spending of $355k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $325k to $365k (+12%), an average of +3.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 79%. Over the whole period it spent 112% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, National Council for Geographic Education sits at the 63rd percentile: it is larger than about 63% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile, and in the 65th percentile within MD. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hydropower Foundation Inc ($365k), West Des Moines Soccer Club ($365k) and Alabama Junior Miss Scholarship Foundation Inc ($365k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 27% and program service revenue 45% of the total. It paid $2,814 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $518k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $518k.