Joint National Committee for Languages

Analysis

Joint National Committee for Languages is a registered charity in United States, based in Seattle, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1982, 44 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 December 2023, Joint National Committee for Languages reported income of $197k and spending of $164k, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $223k to $197k (-12%), an average of -3.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 68%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Joint National Committee for Languages sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile, and in the 50th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Women for Life of Winchester Inc ($197k), Carlisle Parent Teacher Organization ($197k) and Full Gospel Zion Church ($197k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 86% and program service revenue 14% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $54k. At year end it held assets of $173k against liabilities of $98k, net assets of $75k. It reported 3 employees.