National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy

Analysis

National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1977, 49 years ago. 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 September 2023, National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy reported income of $3.4m and spending of $4.5m, spending 135% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $2.4m to $3.4m (+42%), an average of +9.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2021, when income rose by 89%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 75th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ronald McDonald House Charities of Greater Las Vegas Inc ($3.4m), Town & Country School Inc ($3.4m) and Alcohol and Drug Awareness Program ($3.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 90% and program service revenue 10% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $763k (17% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.9m. At year end it held assets of $4.4m against liabilities of $768k, net assets of $3.6m. It reported 27 employees.