Nudge Foundation

Analysis

Nudge Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Irving, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. 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 December 2023, Nudge Foundation reported income of $6.2m and spending of $3.8m, leaving 39% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $785k to $6.2m (+688%), an average of +68% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 395%. Over the whole period it spent 36% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Nudge Foundation sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 95th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Precision Development Inc ($6.2m), Gleaning for the World Inc ($6.3m) and Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America Inc ($6.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 92% of the total. At year end it held assets of $15.1m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $15.1m.