Business Executives for National Security

Analysis

Business Executives for National Security is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1983, 43 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, Business Executives for National Security reported income of $7.5m and spending of $8.4m, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $7.6m to $7.5m (-1.4%), an average of -0.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Business Executives for National Security sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 84th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include African Economic Research Consortium Inc ($7.5m), Afghan Health and Development Services ($7.5m) and Earth University Foundation ($7.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.3m (15% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.2m. At year end it held assets of $22.8m against liabilities of $11.7m, net assets of $11.2m. It reported 50 employees.