The Council for Professional Recognition

Analysis

The Council for Professional Recognition is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1985, 41 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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, The Council for Professional Recognition reported income of $20.7m and spending of $17.9m, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $17.7m to $20.7m (+17%), an average of +3.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Council for Professional Recognition sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Prospect Ridge Academy ($20.7m), Hackensack Meridian Health Inc ($20.7m) and Georgia School Boards Association Workers Compensation Fund ($20.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 2.4% and program service revenue 85% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.0m (5.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $4.7m. At year end it held assets of $69.7m against liabilities of $2.9m, net assets of $66.8m. It reported 63 employees.