National Safety Council

Analysis

National Safety Council is a registered charity in United States, based in Itasca, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1953, 73 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public safety, disaster preparedness and relief, which this site groups under armed forces, emergency and public safety. 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 June 2023, National Safety Council reported income of $46.2m and spending of $56.4m, spending 122% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $62.2m to $46.2m (-26%), an average of -7.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income dropped by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 9,128 United States charities whose main cause is armed forces, emergency and public safety and that reported income, National Safety Council sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile, and in the 98th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Team Rubicon ($40.4m), Icna Relief USA Programs Inc ($46.4m) and Insurance Institute for Highway Safety ($36.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 14% and program service revenue 80% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $5.1m (9.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $23.3m. It paid $5,750 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $63.0m against liabilities of $30.8m, net assets of $32.2m. It reported 437 employees.