The National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation

Analysis

The National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1990, 36 years ago. Its declared purposes cover food, agriculture and nutrition, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a supporting organisation under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, The National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation reported income of $21.4m and spending of $21.4m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $15.0m to $21.4m (+43%), an average of +9.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 148%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Toward Maximum Independence ($21.4m), Handicapped Childrens Association of Southern New York Inc ($21.4m) and Progressive Directions Inc ($21.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 43% and program service revenue 26% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $2.1m (9.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.8m. At year end it held assets of $44.3m against liabilities of $3.2m, net assets of $41.1m. It reported 42 employees.