Nuclear Threat Initiative Inc

Analysis

Nuclear Threat Initiative Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2001, 25 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, Nuclear Threat Initiative Inc reported income of $19.9m and spending of $19.0m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $41.8m to $19.9m (-52%), an average of -17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 64%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Nuclear Threat Initiative Inc sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% 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 Friends of the Orphans ($19.9m), Central European University ($20.0m) and Gsma Mobile for Development Foundation Inc ($19.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 88% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $4.8m (25% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $4.2m. It paid $302k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $91.5m against liabilities of $10.1m, net assets of $81.3m. It reported 71 employees.