National Postal Forum

Analysis

National Postal Forum is a registered charity in United States, based in Gainesville, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1968, 58 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public and societal benefit, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. 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, National Postal Forum reported income of $3.1m and spending of $2.8m, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.7m to $3.1m (+16%), an average of +3.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 525%. Over the whole period it spent 108% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, National Postal Forum sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kula No Na Poe Hawaii ($3.1m), Anza-Borrego Foundation ($3.1m) and Safe Voices ($3.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from program service revenue 94% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $366k (13% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $338k. At year end it held assets of $5.4m against liabilities of $706k, net assets of $4.7m. It reported 4 employees.