National Strategic Research Institute

Analysis

National Strategic Research Institute is a registered charity in United States, based in Lincoln, NE. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover science and technology, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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 June 2023, National Strategic Research Institute reported income of $18.9m and spending of $17.8m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $20.5m to $18.9m (-7.4%), an average of -1.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income dropped by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 97% 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 Strategic Research Institute sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within NE. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include CPWR the Center for Construction Research and Training ($18.9m), Santa Barbara Museum of Art ($19.0m) and Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra Inc ($18.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.2m (6.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $5.2m. At year end it held assets of $8.8m against liabilities of $4.1m, net assets of $4.8m. It reported 82 employees.