The National Capital Poison Center

Analysis

The National Capital Poison Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Falls Church, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover health care, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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 June 2024, The National Capital Poison Center reported income of $4.8m and spending of $5.7m, spending 121% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income grew from $4.5m to $4.8m (+5.5%), an average of +1.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The National Capital Poison Center sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Dyouville Leadership Solutions Inc ($4.8m), First Call for Help of Itasca County ($4.8m) and The St Anthony Hospital Foundation Inc Oklahoma City Oklahoma ($4.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 81% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $737k (13% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.0m. At year end it held assets of $11.1m against liabilities of $844k, net assets of $10.3m.