National Communication Association

Analysis

National Communication Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 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 Communication Association reported income of $3.2m and spending of $4.3m, spending 132% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $3.7m to $3.2m (-13%), an average of -3.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 58%. Over the whole period it spent 114% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, National Communication Association sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 74th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Union Baptist Church-School ($3.2m), Leon Springs Volunteer Fire Department ($3.2m) and Eagle Creek Park Foundation Inc ($3.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 0.9% and program service revenue 64% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $296k (6.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $899k. At year end it held assets of $9.0m against liabilities of $594k, net assets of $8.4m. It reported 14 employees.