National Forensic League

Analysis

National Forensic League is a registered charity in United States, based in WDM, IA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1956, 70 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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 July 2023, National Forensic League reported income of $5.8m and spending of $6.1m, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from July 2020 to July 2023, income grew from $3.0m to $5.8m (+94%), an average of +25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2021, when income rose by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 105% 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 Forensic League sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within IA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Mexican Museum ($5.8m), Minnesota Museum of American Art ($5.8m) and The Cici and Hyatt Brown Museum of Art Science & History Inc ($5.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending July 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 30% and program service revenue 52% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $980k (16% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.8m. At year end it held assets of $4.9m against liabilities of $2.0m, net assets of $2.9m. It reported 39 employees.