National Space Club and Foundation

Analysis

National Space Club and Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2024, National Space Club and Foundation reported income of $1.2m and spending of $1.0m, spending 83% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2024, income grew from $1.0m to $1.2m (+22%), an average of +4.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 233%. Over the whole period it spent 87% 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 Space Club and Foundation sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 58th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Woodland Pattern Inc ($1.2m), Society of the Educational Arts Inc ($1.2m) and Metropolitan Opera Centennial Fund Endowment Trust ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 41% and program service revenue 61% of the total. At year end it held assets of $2.0m against liabilities of $90k, net assets of $1.9m.