National 4-H Council

Analysis

National 4-H Council is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1976, 50 years ago. Its declared purposes cover youth development, which this site groups under children and youth development. 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 February 2023, National 4-H Council reported income of $31.6m and spending of $40.2m, spending 127% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from February 2019 to February 2023, income fell from $43.2m to $31.6m (-27%), an average of -7.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to February 2022, when income rose by 425%. Over the whole period it spent 69% of the income it received.

Among 14,332 United States charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, National 4-H 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 98th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Treehouse ($31.2m), Onegoal ($33.6m) and Playworks Education Energized ($31.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending February 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 82% and program service revenue 5.3% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $2.4m (5.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $10.3m. At year end it held assets of $134.8m against liabilities of $21.1m, net assets of $113.7m. It reported 132 employees.