National Institute for Trial Advocacy

Analysis

National Institute for Trial Advocacy is a registered charity in United States, based in Louisville, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1973, 53 years ago. Its declared purposes cover social science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. The IRS classifies it as a school under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, National Institute for Trial Advocacy reported income of $8.7m and spending of $8.4m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $8.2m to $8.7m (+6.4%), an average of +1.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, National Institute for Trial Advocacy sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of the Marthas Vineyard Concert Series ($8.7m), Forward Assoc Inc ($8.7m) and Machon Mashe Rockeach Inc ($8.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 5.8% and program service revenue 84% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $802k (9.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.8m. At year end it held assets of $4.5m against liabilities of $1.3m, net assets of $3.2m. It reported 29 employees.